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Tactical Analysis and Coaching Manuals

Systems, strategy, and coaching frameworks that explain what happened on the field.

25 booksApril 2, 2026

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1. Why We Love Baseball
Joe Posnanski
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2. Game of Edges
Bruce Schoenfeld
Fits this list for its focus on analysis.
Shelf signal: Baseball Statistics
3. The Baseball 100
Joe Posnanski
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4. Winning Fixes Everything
Evan Drellich
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5. A Damn Near Perfect Game
Joe Kelly, Rob Bradford
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6. The Inside Game
Keith Law, Rhett Samuel Price
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7. The Only Rule Is It Has to Work
Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller
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8. Make Me Commissioner
Jane Leavy
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9. The Why Is Everything
Michael Silver, Mike Chamberlain
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10. The New York Game
Kevin Baker
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11. The Tao of the Backup Catcher
Tim Brown, Erik Kratz
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12. Homestand
Will Bardenwerper
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13. The Formula
Joshua Robinson, Jonathan Clegg
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14. The Book of Joe
Joe Maddon, Tom Verducci
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15. The MVP Machine
Ben Lindbergh, Travis Sawchik
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16. Smart Baseball
Keith Law, Mike Chamberlain
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17. On the Grid
Luke Smith, Joe Eyre
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18. Yankees, Typewriters, Scandals, and Cooperstown
Bill Madden
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19. A Fan's Guide to Baseball Analytics
Anthony Castrovince
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20. I'm Fascinated by Sacrifice Flies
Tim Kurkjian, George F. Will
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21. In Scoring Position
Bob Ryan, Bill Chuck
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22. What You're Made for
George Raveling, Ryan Holiday
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23. Where Nobody Knows Your Name
John Feinstein
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24. Football Done Right
Dan Woren, Michael Lombardi
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