The latest in our Book Review series looks at Eric Nusbaum’s first book “Stealing Home”

Overall, Will Geoghegan’s story of the summer leagues is engaging, even if it loses a lot of steam toward the end. Full of familiar names and colorful characters, it’s a worthwhile read for any baseball fan looking for some non-MLB fare.

The storytelling can be choppy at times, but Billy Ball is an overall entertaining read and will especially appeal to those with a local attachment to the era it details.

Rose’s second book, proposed to be a “love letter to the game” comes off more as a self-serving rant about his playing days, while avoiding any real substantive issues or offering any new perspective. “Play Hungry” offers a few interesting anecdotes, but nothing more.