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03-14-2009, 05:35 AM
Posted By: <b>Rob</b><p>Hey guys,<br><br>I have become increasingly interested in the life of Rube Waddell on and away from the diamond. I know there were a couple books written on him, can anyone recommend the best one to get started with? Also would anyone happen to have a copy they don't need. Figure I give it a shot here before I went on a book selling website. I mean this guy was really one of the best pitchers ever, I don't think he gets his just due probably because of his shortened career. I guess he was also overshadowed by other great pitchers of his same era.<br><br>Thanks for any insight you can give me.<br><br>Rob
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03-14-2009, 10:53 AM
Posted By: <b>Cy</b><p>Rob,<br><br>Here is an excellent book about Rube Waddell. here is the link from amazon.com<br><br><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rube-Waddell-Brilliant-Strikeout-Artist/dp/0786407867/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237049318&sr= 8-1" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Rube-Waddell-Brilliant-Strikeout-Artist/dp/0786407867/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237049318&sr= 8-1</a><br><br>An interesting sidelight from this book is that when I searched for it I was excited to get a book about Rube, myself. So I figured that I would read the reviews and preliminaries of the book before I bought it. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the author is a friend of mine that I played basketball with 20 years ago. We hooked up again via the telephone. So it was a doubly good experience.<br><br>Rob, this is a great book and well written. The book reads very easily. I think you will enjoy it immensely.<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>Cy<br>
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03-14-2009, 06:53 PM
Posted By: <b>Aaron Patton</b><p><br><br>....agree 100%<br><br>Levy's work, in the context of baseball biography, is one of the best.<br><br>