Havana Heat

At the risk of making a broad, unprovable generalization, I would say that there are two kinds of baseball nerds: one fixates on the numbers, analyzing statistics, records and quantifying good, better and best. The other fixates on the words, the language, the stories and the histories qualifying ex......more

Another great book by Darryl Brock. He really makes all the characters come to life in the book. If I hadn't read his afterword, I would have sworn he went to Cuba and researched everything. I also liked how he brought up Sam Fowler from If I Never Get Back. I thought he might have McGraw offer Tayl......more

This book was originally recommended in the book read earlier in the year by John Sexton, who taught a course on Baseball as a way to God at NYU. It is the fictional story of Luther (Dummy) Taylor a deaf right handed pitcher for the Giants who was a contemporary of Christy Mathewson and his attempt......more

narrated by Tom Parker 9 hours 8 minutes A rewarding slice of baseball and American history from the author of If I Never Get Back. Shea and I enjoyed listening to the audio version of this book. Dummy Taylor was a good man at war with himself and the choices he made and these are good lessons for a g......more