Jerry Remy (1952–2021)

I'll start by stating that I'm a huge baseball fan. I picked up this book before last season to help pass the time until opening day. While I'll admit that much of the information in this book is maybe for people that aren't real familiar with the game, I still found a lot of great stuff. Remy has certainly watched a lot more baseball than I have and he pointed out a number of things that have made the game even more interesting for me. I wasn't expecting a lot from the book but I came away show more pleasantly surprised.

I did, however, get really tired of his phrase "a long way the other direction" (or something like that) when he was talking about throwing a bad pitch.

A great book for people that are trying to learn more about the game - a pretty darn good book for those that are already big fans. No, it doesn't get deep inside the game but it does give you a little more insight on the "game inside the game". show less

NESN sportscaster Jerry Remy offers a basic guide to the game of baseball explaining a lot of the terminology used by announcers as well as some of the strategy and insiders tips about the game. I'll have to say I learned a thing or two and that Remy's book is good for newcomers and lifelong baseball fans alike. He also does promote himself quite a bit.

t took my almost two seasons (and not even good ones!) to finish this. It was very informative but I felt like I needed to know alot more about baseballl at the start than I did. I still enjoyed it but I didn't learn as much as had hoped.

Lots and lots and lots of info-
I skimmed parts of it - Remy goes into quite a bit of detail in places. Overall, an excellent behind-the-scenes book covering the ins and outs of baseball. Good reference.