The Skillz Report

RECOMMENDED PUBLICATIONS

(These are some quality sports books you should read when opportunity arises. They are not necessarily sources for TSR info, though many are.)

Al Michaels: You Can't Make This Up (2014)

Aubrey Huff: Confessions Of A Baseball Junkie (2016)

Bill Simmons: The Book Of Basketball (2010)

Bill Walton: Back From The Dead (2015)

Brian Murphy: A Band Of Misfits (2010 S.F. Giants)

David Wells: Perfect I'm Not (2003)

Darryl Henley: Intercepted: The Rise And Fall Of An NFL Cornerback (2012)

Derek Jeter: The Life You Imagine (1997)

Earl Strom: Calling The Shots (by the longtime NBA/ABA referee)

Fay Vincent: The Last Commissioner (2002)

Graig Nettles: Balls (1984)

Jack McCallum: Eight Seconds Or Less (The 2007 Phoenix Suns)

Jeff Pearlman: The Rocket That Fell To Earth (2009; Roger Clemens bio)

Jim Bouton: Ball Four, The Final Pitch (2013) 

Joe Torre: The Yankee Years (2008)

John Feinstein: The Punch (The story of Kermit Washington's KO of Rudy Tomjanovich)

Jon Miller: Confessions Of A Baseball Purist (1997)

Jonah Keri: Baseball Between The Numbers (2007)

Keith Olbermann/Dan Patrick: The Big Game (1998)

Ken Kaiser: Planet Of The Umps (2003) 

Michael Lewis: Moneyball (2003)

Ned Colletti: The Big Chair (2017)

Omar Vizquel: Omar! (2002)

Pete Rose: My Prison Without Bars (2006)

Phil Jackson: The Final Season (2005)

Reggie Jackson: Reggie (1984)

Rickey Henderson: Confessions Of A Thief (1992)

Rob Dibble: The Code (comprehensive book on MLB's "unwritten rules"

Rob Huizenga: Don't Worry, It's Only A Bruise (story of longtime Raiders

trainer in the 1980s-90s)

Rob Neyer's Big Book Of Baseball Dynasties

Rob Neyer's Big Book Of Baseball Lists

Rob Neyer's Big Book Of Baseball Lineups

Rob Neyer's Guide To Pitchers

Shaquille O'Neal: Shaq Talks Back (2001)

Terry Francona: The Red Sox Years (2013)

Tim Kurkjian: Is This A Great Game, Or What? (2007)

Tim Kurkjian: I'm Fascinated By Sacrifice Flies (2016)

Yogi Berra: When You Come To A Fork In The Road, Take It!

Tales From The Angels Dugout

Tales From The Giants Dugout

Tales From The Mets Dugout

Tales From The Orioles Dugout

Tales From The Red Sox Dugout

Tales From The Pirates Dugout

Tales From The Tribe (Indians) Dugout