Books That Will Not Be In The CPF Book Club

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I looked at Amazon's upcoming baseball books and did not find "They Call Me Cowgill: My Months With The Mets" or any other books about the 2013 Mets. I did find four book that I am pretty sure will not be read by the members of the CPF:



http://www.amazon.com/The-Closer-ebook/dp/B00EXTQVKM/ref=sr_1_14?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1382975265&sr=1-14


http://www.amazon.com/Core-Four-Yankees-Dynasty-ebook/dp/B00CCTUU9S/ref=sr_1_63?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1382975338&sr=1-63


http://www.amazon.com/Facing-Mariano-Rivera-Players-Greatest/dp/1613216394/ref=sr_1_101?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1382975385&sr=1-101


http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Mr-October-ebook/dp/B00CCPIKRG/ref=sr_1_176?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1382975448&sr=1-176

[seawolf17]

BARF

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Reggie Jackson is an interesting person, although an authorized "auto"biography is probably not the best way to read about him.

[seawolf17]

Actually, that "Facing" book would be hilarious if it was all soft rain on the outside like that, but inside was only interviews from guys like Matt Franco and Luis Gonzalez.

[Fman99]

I was able to procure an excerpt from the Rivera book. It's riveting.

As I floated to the bottom of his pool, I got a peek at the man himself. Metallica was playing in the background and he stared down at me through the water, bug skimmer in hand. I had never been more intimidated in my life. They always talk about the cutter, I never realized what it meant. He cut the snorkel line and walked away. That's when the Sandman entered my life...

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

You know, there are some interesting MFYs out there. I'd sit down for a good longread about the Kekich/Peterson thing, and skim a well-written Bronx Zoo thing, maybe. I would read, if not necessarily buy, a book like The Straw That Stirs: Drunk Ex-Players Semi-Anonymously Share Their 'Favorite' Reggie Jackson Moments.

But, yeah, these hold no interest for me.

Edited October 28, 2013 by Guest

[Guest themetfairy]

Did you have to post that kind of thing when people are eating?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

That Phil Pepe book looks like the worst of 'em, although autobios from Reggie and Mariano are certain to be loaded with crap.

Best MFY book, I think, is BRONX ZOO. I gave Buster's LAST NIGHT a try but it didn;t do much for me.

This one is fun, if imperfect:

[dinosaur jesus]

Books I would totally read:

Facing Phil Hughes

Shut Up about Mariano Already: I'm Trying to Watch a Ballgame

Shadow over the Bronx: The New York Yankees in the Roberto Kelly Era

[seawolf17]

This one is fun, if imperfect:

I enjoyed that one enough to actually purchase it. It's sitting in a box somewhere. Should pull it out and reread it.

[Edgy MD]

I understand the nausea, but don't worry, I'm here to help.

Coming December 13:



Coming in April 2014:



Carter Content, coming in March:



April Fool's Day:



Also in April:



Re-Releasing in April:



Cool, Denehy! Shit, Golenbock! Coming April 15:



Coming in May of 2014:


Coming in Some Other Month, 2014:

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Is that Steinbrenner in the Uncle Sam cap?

[seawolf17]

I love baseball books. I'm excited about the Mookie and Expos ones, and the '76 one will be interesting.

What's Bill Denehy's deal?

[Edgy MD]

The Blurb wrote: Bill Denehy was at the top of his game . . . until he threw a pitch that changed the course of his life. A home-run bio about a gifted pitcher whose National League career held promise until a hard slider to Willie Mays injured his shoulder, Rage chronicles Denehy's injury-plagued career in major league baseball and the loss of his vision due to injections used to keep him in the game. Denehy holds nothing back as he shares the rage he felt his whole life, his lost dreams, his descent in addiction, and eventually finding peace when he entered recovery. His experience will resonate with athletes, baseball fans, those who struggle with addiction, and those who know someone who does. Bill "Baseball Bill" Denehy is a former major league baseball player for the New York Mets. He later coached the University of Hartford, was a minor league pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox and a radio announcer. He is now in long-term recovery and belongs to the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I really enjoyed this one:

[Guest d'Kong76]

This one too:

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Mets � Willets Point wrote: Is that Steinbrenner in the Uncle Sam cap?

I'm not sure? I lost my copy somewhere years ago, although I later met the author inadvertently at a bar.

[Frayed Knot]

I imagine the Mariano auto-bio as so tame to the point of being totally uninteresting.
... and through the strength given to me by my hard-working and loving family, my faith in God, and the support of my teammates and the Yanqui organization, I was able to succeed.

The 'Core Four' one might actually be good if it were a true in depth, warts and all look at the relationships between such long-standing teammates. But one authored by the combination fan-boy/hagiographer/pulp mill that is Phil Pepe means there's little chance of that.

I can't see how the 'Facing Mariano' thing wouldn't just be totally repetitive by like page 13 if not sooner. Is it even possible for different and often barely articulate players to say; "yeah, his cutter was really good" that would even make things remotely revealing?

And I simply assume that every word that comes out of Jackson's mouth is either mostly bullshit or total bullshit.

[Frayed Knot]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Best MFY book, I think, is BRONX ZOO. I gave Buster's LAST NIGHT a try but it didn;t do much for me.

I don't think I ever got around to BRONX ZOO
I rather liked Olney's "Last Night ...'. He was covering the team at the time so it was a reporter's look at a real interesting series even though I didn't buy his overall premise; the one where the 2001 WS Game 7, and the 9th inning culminating with Luis Gonzalez's hit in particular, changed the course of how the Yanx went about building their team.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Edgy MD wrote: The Blurb wrote: Bill Denehy was at the top of his game . . . until he threw a pitch that changed the course of his life. A home-run bio about a gifted pitcher whose National League career held promise until a hard slider to Willie Mays injured his shoulder, Rage chronicles Denehy's injury-plagued career in major league baseball and the loss of his vision due to injections used to keep him in the game. Denehy holds nothing back as he shares the rage he felt his whole life, his lost dreams, his descent in addiction, and eventually finding peace when he entered recovery. His experience will resonate with athletes, baseball fans, those who struggle with addiction, and those who know someone who does. Bill "Baseball Bill" Denehy is a former major league baseball player for the New York Mets. He later coached the University of Hartford, was a minor league pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox and a radio announcer. He is now in long-term recovery and belongs to the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association.

Denehy can take solace in the fact that his rookie card is really, really expensive.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

What's with Reggie's mug shot stare on his cover?

[Ceetar]

seawolf17 wrote: Actually, that "Facing" book would be hilarious if it was all soft rain on the outside like that, but inside was only interviews from guys like Matt Franco and Luis Gonzalez.

I'm totally down to post fake blurbs like this in the coming weeks.

"I stepped off to rattle Mo further, and when I stepped back in I was ready for what he had. I knew I just needed to put some muscle behind it and get it into outfield. I didn't try to do too much with the pitch, and it found grass. It was the greatest moment of my life." -Luis Gonzalez.

I should probably pare that down to 140 for maximum effect.

"After stepping off to rattle him, I beat Rivera on a game of strength, muscling the game-winner to the hole to the left of SS. Ballgame over. The Diaaaaaaaaaaaamondbacks win!"

[metirish]

I am so tired of the nightly mentions during the WS about the great Mariano....fuck off already.

[dinosaur jesus]

"So he takes the pizza from me, opens the lid, gives the pizza a death stare. And I'm shaking, because how do I know the guys if the guys in the kitchen remembered the green peppers, or put goat cheese on it instead of mozzarella slices, or whatever. God, I should have checked. Am I about to get electrocuted? But then he nods and closes the box and hands me a twenty, and waits while I give him his fifteen cents change. Then he pats his pockets--he's wearing these plaid flannel pajama pants--and says he's sorry, he doesn't keep small change around. And I say that's okay, could he just give me an autograph? And he says no, that would be worth way more than the tip on a pizza. As I'm going back to the car, I'm thinking, I just got stiffed by the greatest relief pitcher who ever lived! I've been stiffed by Mike Stanton, Steve Karsay, Randy Choate--but none of them ever did it with such class. There's Mariano, and there's everybody else."

[MFS62]

The last book I read about the Yankees was "Ball Four".
A few days ago, one of my associates picked up a call on the order line and I heard him as the caller, "Are you the Joe Pepitone?" Apparently he was the ex-Yankee. But I was busy on another call. I wanted him to ask what he later did with that popcorn.

Later

[Edgy MD]

Too bad the season's over, considering the way dino j. is swinging the bat.