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Jan 10Liked by Chad Dotson

I would add “Baseball My Way” by Joe Morgan. While not strictly a Reds book, all of the photos of him are in a Reds uniform. This was my go-to baseball book growing up. I took it out of the library every year before baseball season and read it cover to cover. It didn’t necessarily make me a better player, but I enjoyed it nevertheless. A few years ago I found a used copy and have now added it to my own library.

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Jan 10Liked by Chad Dotson

I just love that Book Case.

I have read over thirty of these!!

Thanks Chad for some great ideas for Summer Reading!!

"Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of ‘76" Hardcover

by Dan Epstein is very good---- spoiler alert--the good guys win the WS!!

Lou Pinella and Davey Johnson's biographies both have good chapters on their times with the REDS.

Both of Paul O'Neill's books are of course Yankeecentric but he also has fun stuff to say about his time in Cincy.

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Thanks, Jeff. I’ll add it!

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Jan 10Liked by Chad Dotson

Cobra by Dave Parker is definitely worth it. It is just a good book. His Reds time is a small part of the story though so much of his life runs through Cincy is fantastic.

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Haven’t read that one. I’ll add it to my personal list. Thanks!

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