Yeah, the phrase may seem a bit unusual to some of you out there, but such a thing does exist. I want to see if any of you have read any good ones.

Personally, I'm such a diehard for sports books. I just got done reading Faithful the other day, which is diary-type entries by Stephen King (a noted Boston Red Sox fan) and Steve O'Nan throughout the historical 2004 baseball season. I've also been poring over and over the 2003 version of the Bill James Baseball Abstract, which is some of the most fascinating material I've ever read.

In the past, I've read things ranging from Willie Mays' biography (Say Hey!) to Rob Neyer's Book of Great Baseball Lineups to collections of famous sports writing by everyone from Grantland Rice to Rick Reilly. There's a lot of good stuff out there, if you know where to look for it.

Sooner or later, I'd like to take a look at Bob Perlman's The Bad Guys Won, his account of the 1986 New York Mets; David Halberstam's The Teammates, insights into players from the 1940s Red Sox teams; Jim Bouton's Ball Four, which I've heard from some is the best baseball book ever, and some other stuff.

What kind of sports books have you read and recommend?