Recommended Reading:

 

* Park Life: The Summer of 1977 at Comiskey Park by Peter Elliott.

* Baseball Palace of the World: The Last Year of Comiskey Park by Douglas Bukowski.

* Goodbye Old Friend: A Pictorial Essay on the Final Season at Old Comiskey Park by Frank Budreck, John Regnier and Tim MacWilliams.

* Take Me Out to the Ballpark: An Illustrated Guide to Baseball Parks Past & Present by Josh Leventhal.

* The Ballpark Book: A Journey Through the Fields of Baseball Magic by Ron Smith and Kevin Belford.

* Ballparks by Robert Von Goeben and Red Howard.

* Stadia: A Design and Development Guide by Geraint John and Rod Sheard.

* The Stadium: Architecture of Mass Sport by Michelle Provoost, Matthjis Bouw and Camiel Van Winkel.

* City Baseball Magic: Plain Talk and Uncommon Sense about Cities and Baseball Parks by Philip Bess.

* The Complete 4 Sport Stadium Guide by the Sports Staff of USA Today.

* Baseball Vacations: Great Family Trips to Minor League and Classic Major League Ballparks Across America by Bruce Adams and Margaret Engel.

* Sports, Jobs, and Taxes: The Economic Impact of Sports Teams and Stadiums by Roger G. Noll and Andrew Zimbalist.

* Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into Private Profit by Joanna Cagan and Neil deMause.

I got to check some of those out. Thanks for the info Tex

I've read part of Field of schemes... (as you can tell by my post in PHT about the Brewers organization)

 

I recommend reading Ted Williams, by Leigh Montville. GREAT baseball book.

I have most of them. Park Life is absolutely awesome and Goodbye Old Friend is a close second (and my great-grampa is in 4 pictures in it). The pictures alone are priceless.

I have hour long train rides to the city so finally got "Ball Four." I know, everyone here and there mom probably has read it, but usually unless it is a movie, I won't read.

Ball Four was scandalous when it came out, but it's pretty mild by today's standards. It's a good read.

Ball Four was scandalous when it came out, but it's pretty mild by today's standards. It's a good read.

I got the 20th year edition and contains two added chapters called Ball Five and Ball Six. Not sure what they are about.

Just more thoughts.

 

"Goddam" that's an interesting read.