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 enlarge | Author: Buzz Bissinger
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Category: Book
List Price: $34.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  96 reviews
Sales Rank: 340483
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 4.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 1565119762
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.3570977866
EAN: 9781565119765
ASIN: 1565119762
Publication Date: April 7, 2005
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 A basic book on baseball April 13, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
A well written book that provided some insight into the game, particularly the thought process of a manager. For that I give it three stars.
But '3 Nights' was neither as enlightening nor thought provoking as a 5-star sports book - such as 'The Game' by Ken Dryden, 'Beyond the Sixth Game' by Gammons, or Lewis' 'Moneyball'. At times, Bissigner's work came across more as a hero worship of La Russa than a study of the game, which detracted from the author's credibility to accurately assess what he witnessed and learned from the dugout.
 Into the Mind of Tony LaRussa April 10, 2007
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book provides an in-depth look at a critical three-game series between the St. Louis Cardinals and their archrivals, the Chicago Cubs.
Great Book for any Cardinals Fan January 21, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Buzz Bissinger is an absolutly fantastic writer. This book combines an indepth behind the scenes look at Larussa and others, but also gives a lot of inside info on players like JD Drew, Pujols, and others. I love hearing about the managerial strategy, what happens after the game, in the club house etc. I'm not a big reader, but once I started this book, I couldn't put it down.
Not Just Three Nights in August January 16, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Though the title suggests that this book will be a tedious breakdown of three St. Louis Cardinals games towards the end of Summer, "Three Nights in August" is far more than that.
In actuality, "Three Nights in August" dissects a pivotal three-game series for the Cardinals against their rivals, the Chicago Cubs, in a way never before seen in print. A single key decision of whether or not to replace the starting pitcher becomes a chapter about the resurgence of a relief pitcher who has had more than his fair share of arm surgeries. A single phone call on the way to the stadium becomes several chapters about finding and developing talent and how it can all go awry with the quirkiest of injuries.
Within each and every page of this book, there is depth that one will not find in other books about baseball. As a fan of LaRussa's all the way back to when he coached the Oakland A's, I never had a clue how much was going on between his ears until now.
You can't read this book and not come away with a genuine respect for LaRussa and how much he has to deal with in order to be the manager of a Major League team.
You also cannot read this book and not come away with a deep appreciation for the way author Buzz Bissinger turned the minutiae of baseball into an multi-layered, compelling, yet somehow still easy to follow story.
It might be a bit much for fringe fans, but if you are a true baseball fan, this book is a must read.
Insiders' Baseball January 13, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
One of the best baseball books, taking the reader into the mind of Tony LaRussa as he manages his team through a 3-game series with the Chicago Cubs. Player weaknesses and strengths are discussed frankly. This one is for the real fan.
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