(Part 2) Top products from r/Dodgers

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We found 21 product mentions on r/Dodgers. We ranked the 106 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.

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u/vishuno · 2 pointsr/Dodgers

I know this is days later but I thought I'd throw in my two cents.

The Best Team Money Can Buy was great.

I also enjoyed The Arm.

The Big Chair by former Dodger GM Ned Colletti was a really interesting look from the perspective of the front office. It's more of a memoir so it starts about Ned's early life as a kid in Chicago. It gave me newfound respect for Colletti.

Currently reading The MVP Machine, which is a great look at player development.

Smart Baseball is a few years old but is a good book about newer stats and why things like RBI, pitcher wins, and stolen bases are pretty bad ways of evaluating players.

If you want more Dodger history from their Brooklyn days, Bums was a fascinating read.

u/Bawfuls · 8 pointsr/Dodgers

Depends how much effort you want to put into it.

For general baseball knowledge and history:

  • Watch all of Ken Burns Baseball (its all on Youtube).
  • Read Moneyball for an understanding of how modern analytics revolutionized the game and upended the status quo. (Some people are still fighting this fight, but among MLB front offices the nerds have already "won" basically).
  • Read Baseball Between the Numbers for a good primer on modern analysis (though there has been more progress since that book came out of course)


    For Dodgers specific history:

  • Watch the ESPN 30 for 30 on Valenzuela (Fernando Nation).
  • Read Jon Weisman's book about the Dodgers for a great overview of team history.
  • Read Molly Knight's book for a good narrative look at the current team and ownership group. This is great context for understanding how we got to where we are now.

    For current news and analysis:

  • Dodgers Digest is a great blog for level-headed, intelligent Dodgers analysis. The writers there know what they are talking about and aren't overly reactionary, as a general rule.
  • True Blue LA, the Dodgers SB Nation blog, is run by Eric Stephen who is the most diligent Dodgers beat writer today. In the off season for example, he's writing a season review for every player who appeared for the Dodgers in 2015.
u/mattsergent · 2 pointsr/Dodgers
  • How are you spending this off day?

    Work and then heading to the diamond for game 1 of my baseball team's championship series

  • As we approach the holiday season, what is your favorite family tradition?

    i'm not a big holiday guy, but i do love the big meals that are a part of them

  • What was the last book you read?

    White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America

  • Frozen yogurt is still a thing, right? What flavor/toppings you go for if you go get some?

    I'm a fan of plain tart with some fresh raspberries on top

  • And finally, what was the most memorable time you got first place in something?

    I'm hoping it will be a nice championship series sweep for my team this week.
u/var1ables · 1 pointr/Dodgers

Late 2 years ago I had just really gotten back into baseball after having paid less attention to it for like a decde and was basically in the same place - so i went to my local library are they had this massive book The Dodgers: 120 Years of Dodgers Baseball. It covers basically everything you'll ever need to know about the dodgers - it even covers teams that aren't "technically" part of brooklyn/Los Angeles dodgers "lineage" like teams which played in brooklyn but left or died or whatever. I'd also recommend True Blue stories(a documentary series on FOX sports about the dodgers), it's not the most unbias history but it's good for what it is. Outside of that wikipedia is your friend, you can find just about anything there.

(EDIT: if you want to be heartbroken read Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers I teared up at the end and hated Walter O'malley even though he brought the dodgers to the best coast.)

Outside of that i'd recommend watching all 10 innings of ken burns' documentary Baseball. It's on netflix and i'm sure you could find it in shadier ways but it'll give you a real appreciation for the sport and it's history as a whole. Moneyball is also really good, but it's not that applicable to us...because we're the second biggest market in baseball.

u/Aces_8s · 1 pointr/Dodgers

Jane Leavy wrote a very good book on Sandy Koufax called Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy that is centered around his perfect game and the history of the pitcher with the Dodgers in the 1960s. If you like her writing, she also wrote a good book on Mickey Mantle.

u/LadyManifesto · 3 pointsr/Dodgers

Okay, class. I insist you read this book if youre a Dodgers fan. Test and group discussion next VVednesday. #2 pencils only. CLOSED BOOK

I'm not evn sure what the lineup is. If Utley is in it, my money is on Dad.

The first time Baseball broke my heart was in 1998 when the Mets, not the fucking Dodgers signed Mike. Fucking. Piazza. No other trade , no signing, etc I dislike more

Mom Brag: My son was accepted into a small selective middle school today because he is fucking awesome. . . AND THE PRINCIPAL IS A DODGERS FAN (which is more exciting when you realize I live in the Bay Area) . I think when we talked about baseball during the parent interview, I nailed it.

Happy Thursday!

Edit: oh shit! AGon is back!!!

u/ArchangellePao · 4 pointsr/Dodgers

Dodgers From Coast to Coast is great too, got it as a present a few years ago.

u/theartfooldodger · 0 pointsr/Dodgers

My understanding is usually the data upon which the matchup is based is so limited that it is essentially useless and therefore you should always just play you best player.

My source is The Book by Tom Tango.

u/A_Smack_of_Ham · 3 pointsr/Dodgers

I'm a Cardinals fan but I just ordered this and had it shipped to MadBum. Go Dodgers (today)!