Book description
Baseballâs most outspoken fireballer brings the high heatâcalling out the hacks, cheats, and ridiculous rules that have tarnished the gameâand pitches a-plus stuff on how to make baseball pure, fun, and damn near perfect.
Baseball has an image problem. The chorus of nonbelievers gets louder every year, and the MajorâŠ
Why read it?
1 author picked A Damn Near Perfect Game as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I loved this book because Kelly gives his uncensored look behind the scenes at the way players view the game.
The other books in this list are told from the perspective of management, so this is the perfect complement to give you the full view at the state of baseball in the 2020s. Kelly tells you what he loves about the game, and what he thinks of the direction it has gone.
From Jeff's list on The best books for fans who want to see baseball from all sides.
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