Watching Baseball, 4th: Discovering the Game within the Game [Paperback]

Jerry Remy (Author), Corey Sandler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2008

Go inside the minds of the players and the coaches with beloved Red Sox broadcaster and former second baseman Jerry Remy as he opens your eyes to the game within the game. Whether readers are casual viewers or an armchair manager, Watching Baseball is the ticket to America's national pastime.

Editorial Reviews

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"This is a real baseball book, written by an alert, articulate veteran of the game."

--Boston Globe

 

"It's filled with insights about the intricacies of the game and anecdotes about its players and managers."

--Minneapolis Star Tribune

 

"Jerry Remy is an extraordinary broadcaster. He makes the victories sweeter and soothes me when the Red Sox suffer a defeat. He's a great analyst."

--Thomas C. Werner, Chairman, Boston Red Sox

 

 

From the Back Cover

A thoughtful and incisive guide to baseball from Red Sox Broadcaster and former
all-star second baseman Jerry Remy.

Updated with Remy’s analysis of the Red Sox 2007 World Series Victory

 

Go inside the minds of the players and the coaches with beloved Red Sox broadcaster and former second baseman Jerry Remy as he opens your eyes to the game within the game. He’ll take you around the diamond, revealing the difference between fastballs and sliders, how hitters work the count, the defensive strategies of infielders, what base stealers are thinking during a pitch, and how catchers and pitchers call a game. Written for both the rainy day fan and the avid addict, Watching Baseball covers the game pitch by pitch and play by play, all in the Rem Dawg’s inimitable voice: clear, concise, and opinionated.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 424 pages
• Publisher: Lyons Press; 4th edition (May 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076274801X
• ISBN-13: 978-0762748013
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,253,774 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Remy Still Gets a Good Read on the Ball, June 10, 2008

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A. R. Westra (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Watching Baseball, 4th: Discovering the Game within the Game (Paperback)

It's difficult to go through a day without a baseball analogy and almost impossible to review a baseball book without one. That disclaimer aside, here's my take on Rem-Dawg's latest edition.

The affable 1978 Bo-Sox all-star may have hung up the cleats, but he has not lost his ability to get a good read or produce a hit. Although he tends to play better at home, his talent can be appreciated outside of Boston as well. Remy may not have been quite a five-tool player, but he certainly excelled in several facets of the game. His passion, his powers of analysis, his leadership sprinkled with self-deprecating humor (check the included early career photos of Remy with his mouth open) and approachable style make him a great contributor.

Remy was never a power hitter, but this has to be one of his home runs.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Recommend only for those who know little about the game, September 9, 2009

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This review is from: Watching Baseball, 4th: Discovering the Game within the Game (Paperback)

I was hoping this book would be as insightful as George Will's Men at Work or Keith Hernandez's book (forget the title). However, while it was a quick read, it was not as advanced as I had hoped it would be.

I would recommend it for anybody relatively new to the game, though.

5.0 out of 5 stars great for all fans, April 4, 2011

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A. Rudolph (Foster City, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Watching Baseball, 4th: Discovering the Game within the Game (Paperback)

I was a guy who has loved going to games all my life, I always had a good time but I was more interested in the sunshine, hot dogs and beer. I always loved the game but never really dug into it, then something happened a few years ago and I started digging into it. I read everything I could get my hands on. There are a lot of really bad baseball books out there, the worst ones by far are written by well known authors. There are lots of baseball books supposedly written to educate the fan but most of them are simple collections of personel acecdotes about such and such Yankee game blah blah blah. The worst are the authors who are endlessly impressed with their own writting ability or how much more they know than you and by the way you will never understand the game as well as they do so don't even try.
Jerry includes anecdotes however he uses them to describe or teach what is going on and what to watch for when similar situations arise in the game you are watching. This was one of the first books I read when I wanted to learn more and I still consider it one of the best books written for the fan. I re-read it every winter and I discover something new every time. This is a great book for any level of fan, I have given it to lots of people who come to games with me, who like me never studied the game and are now ready to explore and learn....it sure makes the games more fun to watch. I wish there were more books like this out there.