Well, it comes down to the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays in this year's World Series. I would have loved to have seen the Chicago Cubs play the White Sox (or better yet the Oakland A's), but the Cubs have insisted on staying true to their curse and bowed out in the divisional playoffs. That being said, the most entertaining book to come out recently on baseball has been Your Brain on Cubs, a collection of essays by neuroscientists and other knowledgeable types about why fans continue to support and believe in a team that last won a title over a century ago. And for you Phillies fans there is a book published this year about Phillies rookie catcher Chris Coste titled "The 33 year-old rookie : how I finally made it to the big leagues after eleven years in the minors." Sadly there are no books about the Tampa Bay Rays that I can suggest, but you just wait a few months and those predictable "worst to first" books are sure to hit the bookstores, and libraries of course. At least we don't have to list all of those Red Sox books as they seem to proliferate more than others, but I'll cry no tears over their demise this year and all I can say is "wait until next year, Charlie Brown ..." I'll see you at the Oakland Coliseum next April rooting for the green and gold. *Sigh*
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