This Ain't Brain Surgery : How to Win the Pennant Without Losing Your Mind

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Summary: different look at baseball
Review: Nice to have an insider tell us about baseball who is literate and funny too. This is the best baseball book I have read in a long time. Looking forward to his next!

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Summary: Some good parts.
Review: Read a review from ESPN praising the book and then read a sample. The book seemed to be a total winner. After reading it, I would give it a thumbs up but not great. The vocabulary used by Dierker was inconsistent - sometimes straight baseball talk while other times, a bit flowery and poetical. ESPN was impressed by this style but I found it distracting. The book has no set path as Dierker talks about many different things in an unarranged order. Still worth reading though if you are a baseball fan.

Rating:
Summary: Some good parts.
Review: Read a review from ESPN praising the book and then read a sample. The book seemed to be a total winner. After reading it, I would give it a thumbs up but not great. The vocabulary used by Dierker was inconsistent - sometimes straight baseball talk while other times, a bit flowery and poetical. ESPN was impressed by this style but I found it distracting. The book has no set path as Dierker talks about many different things in an unarranged order. Still worth reading though if you are a baseball fan.

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Summary: Excellent reading for an Astros fan
Review: This is an excellent book that gives insight into the game that the ordinary fan would never get a chance to see. The book has sections dedicated to different aspects of the game including managing, umpires, the farm system, and more, and Larry has great stories for each one. As an Astros fan my favorite parts were the ones that talked about his dealings with some of the current and former Astros. It was interesting to read about the interactions he had with the players, and how he regarded some of the players in the clubhouse. As a player, broadcaster, and manager he witnessed enough to come up with an excellent book that makes great reading for any Astros fan, and that baseball fans in general can appreciate too.

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Summary: Excellent reading for an Astros fan
Review: This is an excellent book that gives insight into the game that the ordinary fan would never get a chance to see. The book has sections dedicated to different aspects of the game including managing, umpires, the farm system, and more, and Larry has great stories for each one. As an Astros fan my favorite parts were the ones that talked about his dealings with some of the current and former Astros. It was interesting to read about the interactions he had with the players, and how he regarded some of the players in the clubhouse. As a player, broadcaster, and manager he witnessed enough to come up with an excellent book that makes great reading for any Astros fan, and that baseball fans in general can appreciate too.

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Summary: entertaining and educational
Review: This sports book was very easy to read and enjoy, because the author told stories the way we like to hear them. He told about the game and its traditions, and then some of the behind the scenes stuff we love to read.
Can't wait for the next one from Larry.