Hernandez, Keith

• Pure Baseball (with Mike Bryan)

  • A very interesting, very different baseball book. Rather than being a memoir of Hernandez' playing days, this book is a very detailed pitch-by-pitch account of two different games. To be sure, there are some entertaining anecdotes scattered throughout the book, but the bulk of the book is a discussion of baseball strategy, mainly pitching and hitting.

    What I like best about this is that Hernandez recognizes that most fans watch most games at home rather than from the ballpark, so he tells you what you're missing and what you can catch if you're observant. He also teaches you how to anticipate things. After reading this book, you'll find it fun trying to outguess the manager by guessing when a hit-and-run will be called for or when a pitchout will be called for.

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