The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports by Jeff PassanMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Interesting explanation of the world of pitcher arm injuries in professional and amateur baseball around the world. You might think this is a “thin” topic that couldn’t carry a book, and while there is some repetition, and in depth description of surgery, there is also a variety of perspectives on the issue. The author follows two major leaguers through differing results from surgery, but also covers a wide variety of topics, such as how arm surgery on teens in Japan and the US differs, how Tommy John surgery has improved over time, and the details in writing a contract with an injured pitcher. There are a lot of people mentioned, many baseball players, many baseball executive, and many surgeons. I found the sheer number of people a bit hard to follow. But the stories themselves kept my interest.
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