Biographical Memoirs of Fellows, Vol. 4 Book

Thomas Boswell is probably the most literate of all baseball writers I've come across. This collection of his columns and articles from the late 80s and early 90s continues in that vein. Some chapters explore some of the star players from that era, while others chronicle the World Series from those 5-6 years. The Pete Rose gambling saga is covered in earnest along with the brief but important tenure of Bart Giamatti as baseball commissioner, and the early rumblings of owner dissatisfaction with his successor Fay Vincent. The columns cover up to 1993 and include some interesting pieces that provide some of the background to what became the players' strike of 1994 that cancelled the World Series that year. I don't know if Boswell has released any books that cover that era, but it would be fascinating to read his take on that and on the steroid era in baseball. Though dated in some places, it is still a worthwhile read for any baseball fan over 40. Boswell's books rarely disappoint.