In the latest post on Ballhype's great spotlight series, M. Haubs argues, persuasively, that we're in a Golden Age of sports books. Haubs mentions five sports books that are scheduled to be released in 2008, and all of them sound fantastic.But then things get really interesting. Haubs has a list of five sports books he wishes would be written, and one of them is an absolutely fantastic idea: Malcolm Gladwell, the author of Blink and The Tipping Point, turning his penetrating mind on the world of sports. Haubs writes:
We're thinking that something NFL-oriented might be up his alley - maybe a thorough look at theories on how a team or an organization should be built, how game plans are constructed and executed, or how draft prospects are thoroughly scouted, vetted and ultimately selected.That is a book I would love to read. It's always bothered me, as a football fan, that there are so many more good books written about baseball than about football. Gladwell is just the man to change that. How can we make this happen?
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. I'd like to see this book, but mostly because I think the on-field results would reveal MG to be big on buzzwords and low on substance.
I wouldn't enjoy the book, but I would enjoy the kind of arguments that emerged in response to Moneyball.
Posted at 1:35PM on Mar 13th 2008 by JCN
2. A Moneyball look at football would be outstanding. A's = Steelers.
Posted at 11:42PM on Mar 13th 2008 by bizzo5000
3. there are so many more good books written about baseball than about football. Gladwell is just the man to change that. How can we make this happen?
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Have football players take up baseball. Football is not partiularly good source material because, among other things:
-- it's basically 14 fat guys running into each other while 8 skinny guys try to stay out of the way, and
-- after every play, they stand around in a huddle and discuss it for 30 seconds.
Besides, I am pretty sure there will be all sorts of books about the New England Patriots' perfect season. Any day now. Really.
Posted at 9:31AM on Mar 14th 2008 by David in NYC