Summer Baseball Reading

USA Today has an interesting article on a crop of new books on varied topics with one theme in common: baseball.

If you're looking for a terrific light read for a summer afternoon, I particularly recommend 2004's 1,001 Reasons to Love Baseball by Danny Peary:


Speaking of baseball, don't miss this piece comparing the unfortunate behavior of French soccer star Zinedine Zidane to the courage of baseball great Jackie Robinson.