Review by Budd Bailey Sometimes sequels are a good idea. “The Godfather, Part 2” lived up to the reputation of its predecessor. “Top Gun – Maverick” by all accounts is…
Book Review: But Seriously
Book Review: When Buffalo Stood Atop the Sports World
Review by Budd Bailey Some of the Buffalo television stations seem to be having a contest about who can be the most relentlessly optimistic about the local sports scene at…
Book Review: The NBA in Black and White
Review by Budd Bailey It’s time for a history lesson, and Ray Scott is your teacher. Your textbook is his autobiography, “The NBA in Black and White.” Scott is remembered…
Book Review: Across the River
Review by Budd Bailey The sports book industry has made plenty of money over the years publishing stories about a team and a particular season. In fact, it’s easy to…
Book Review: Rickey
Review by Budd Bailey With Rickey Henderson, the stories always start before the facts. Here’s one that didn’t make the book: A sportswriter asked Henderson for an interview, and Rickey…
Book Review: Icing on the Plains
Review by Budd Bailey Once upon a time, the National Hockey League had a team in Kansas City. You might have missed it. It was around for two seasons in…
Book Review: Playing Through the Pain
Review by Budd Bailey Author Dan Good spent 10 years trying to figure out the puzzle that was Ken Caminiti’s life. That sort of dedication shows up on every page…
Book Review: The Whalers
Book Review by Budd Bailey Ah, the Hartford Whalers. Or, as they were once called by Boston Globe hockey writer Kevin Dupont, “The Forever .500 Whalers.” The Whalers were around…
Book Review: Going 15 Rounds with Jerry Izenberg
Review by Budd Bailey “Going 15 Rounds with Jerry Izenberg” is something of a love letter to one of the nation’s top and most durable sports newspaper columnists. Jerry Izenberg…
Book Review: 1972
Review by Budd Bailey Authors don’t often have the chance to take a second swing at a subject. It turns out that Scott Morrison is an exception. Back in 1989,…
Book Review: The War
Review by Budd Bailey I hope you’ll excuse a quick personal story about the 1985 fight between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns, which is at the center of Don…
Review: So Help Me Golf
Review by Budd Bailey There’s always an argument brewing when the subject of “America’s best sportswriter” comes up. There are plenty of names that could be tossed around. Such a…
Book Review: Tiger & Phil
Review by Budd Bailey We love our rivalries in sports. The concept probably started in the 19th century, when the team in my town challenged the team from the town…
Book Review: Thunder Snow of Buffalo
Review by Budd Bailey Let’s start with a personal story about the regionally famous snowstorm that hit the Buffalo area on October 12-13, 2006 – known in most places as…
