Best Baseball Books Of 2009

The spring of 2009 flooded us with books on steroid users in various stages of outing. Roger Clemens had already fallen to earth. Alex Rodriguez was taken down, thanks in part to Selena Roberts' book. Manny Ramirez hadn't yet joined them when "Becoming Manny" hit the shelves. We even had a title from clubhouse insider/supplier Kirk Radomski.

All those books made headlines. None made our list of Best Baseball Books of 2009.

In a quieter corner of the baseball bookstore, you will find many well-written, intriguing titles worth your time and money. Some of them may have slipped under the radar, but what they lack in volume they make up for in substance and style. From the College World Series in Omaha to the dusty minor league towns in the Texas League where two families were forever changed—and entwined—by a wicked foul ball, from the 1860s when the catcher emerged as a folk hero to the 1970s when the Big Red Machine roared to back-to-back titles, we've got the best the year had to offer.

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