Watching Baseball: Discovering the Game Within the Game

Remy knows it ALL. Every game I watch is infinitely more interesting because of the insights he shares in this book. Fantastic read.

I bought this book for my son. It's a little less anecdotal and more technical than I expected. If you really want to understand the strategy of the game, this book is for you. It is light-hearted and there are also some funny baseball stories and info on the Red Sox, but that's not the main part of the book, and if that's what you're looking for this probably isn't the book for you. Overall, I very much recommend this book for those who are true students of the game, and especially for kids about age 12 and up who want insights into how to become a better player MENTALLY, or those interested in coaching. Jerry doesn't explain how to hit a fastball, but he explains the STRATEGY of the game exceptionally well.

Baseball is such a simple game. Someone throws the ball, someone else tries to hit it, if he does he runs around .... Well you know.But what's really going on. In this quite large (367 page) book, Jerry Remy, a former second baseman explains the game as the players see it. There are hundreds of little tips: playing in the rain is to the advantage of the hitter, should the cutoff man jump if necessary to catch a ball, what about contract negotiations. And of course there's the discussions about people. As a player and then a baseball broadcaster, and a chat room moderator he knows all the principals in the business/game. If baseball is your thing....

Remy is the best. His analysis of the game and insights into why players do what they do are second to none--and he's always entertaining, too. I loved this book.

I always look forward to baseball games when Jerry Remy is in the broadcast booth because he continually teaches me new things about the sport. This book is full of those insights, all written in Remy's entertaining, conversational voice.