Try Not to Suck: The Exceptional, Extraordinary Baseball Life of Joe Maddon


Bill Chastain - 2018
    Whether he's bringing clowns and live bear cubs to spring training or leading the Chicago Cubs to their first World Series victory in 108 years, Maddon is always one to watch.  In Try Not to Suck, ESPN's Jesse Rogers and MLB.com's Bill Chastain fully explore Maddon's life and career, delving behind the scenes and dissecting that mystique which makes Maddon so popular with players and analysts alike. Packed with insight, anecdotes, and little-known facts, this is the definitive account of the curse-breaker and trailblazer at the helm of the Cubs' new era.

Kiss It Good-Bye: The Mystery, the Mormon, and the Moral of the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates


John Moody - 2010
    Following that phenomenal Series, however, Law's career declined. In this insightful book, Moody reveals why Law was unable to continue his dominance of Major League batters.