Matt Eddy Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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@BaseballAmerica executive editor ⚾️ Prospect analysis and MLB insight ⚾️ Threads: MattEddyBA ⚾️ Substack: https://t.co/8Jc96kozxE

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Straw: Finding My Way

Darryl Strawberry

Matt Eddy

A basic OPS+ calculation, not adjusted for home park, puts Elly De La Cruz and Darryl Strawberry on similar footing. Elly in 2022: 157 OPS+ Straw in 1982: 161 OPS+ Both were 20 years old. Both are extra-tall. Both reached Double-A.

Paperback, 2010

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Last Time Out: Big-League Farewells of Baseball's Greats

John Nogowski

Matt Eddy

📘 Book Review at @BaseballAmerica “Last Time Out" recounts the final MLB game action for 44 of baseball’s all-time all-stars, each receiving his own essay. It both celebrates singular greatness and surveys baseball's rich history. https://t.co/EWr2HyHgWN

Paperback, 2022

$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Fantasyland: A Sportswriter's Obsessive Bid to Win the World's Most Ruthless Fantasy Baseball League

Sam Walker

Matt Eddy

This spring I am rereading Sam Walker's "Fantasyland," which depicts events that took place in MLB—and in fantasy baseball—20 seasons ago. I have not picked up the book since first reading it in 2006. What a trip down memory lane! This thread will collect my observations.

Paperback, 2007

$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book