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Title: Venezuelan Baseball Book
Post by: Duman on April 01, 2008, 08:47:34 pm
Came across a review of a new book about the scouting and development of Venezuelan baseball.  Sounds like an interesting read.  The astros play a key part because they were the first, though by some accounts they have not benefited as much as they should have due to letting players get a way in rule 5 drafts and such.

'Venezuelan Bust, Baseball Boom: Andrés Reiner and Scouting on the New Frontier' by Milton H. Jamail

Here is the review from the LA Times (http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-book2apr02,0,2035111.story) and the Amazon info  (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0803215711/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books)on the book. 



Title: Re: Venezuelan Baseball Book
Post by: JimR on April 01, 2008, 08:50:07 pm
Came across a review of a new book about the scouting and development of Venezuelan baseball.  Sounds like an interesting read.  The astros play a key part because they were the first, though by some accounts they have not benefited as much as they should have due to letting players get a way in rule 5 drafts and such.

'Venezuelan Bust, Baseball Boom: Andrés Reiner and Scouting on the New Frontier' by Milton H. Jamail

Here is the review from the LA Times (http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-book2apr02,0,2035111.story) and the Amazon info  (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0803215711/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books)on the book. 





he has written other books about Latin American baseball, i think.
Title: Re: Venezuelan Baseball Book
Post by: Duman on April 01, 2008, 08:57:00 pm
You are correct, coach.  He wrote a book on Cuban baseball.
Title: Re: Venezuelan Baseball Book
Post by: JimR on April 09, 2008, 04:52:01 pm
You are correct, coach.  He wrote a book on Cuban baseball.

yep. i met him at the Dell and got a signed copy.
Title: Re: Venezuelan Baseball Book
Post by: Duman on April 10, 2008, 03:04:45 pm
yep. i met him at the Dell and got a signed copy.

Of the first one or of the new one?
Title: Re: Venezuelan Baseball Book
Post by: JimR on April 14, 2008, 09:30:56 am
Of the first one or of the new one?

the one on Cuba