Book Review: Now I Can Die in Peace
I am going to start a book review series. This is the first installment. "Now I Can Die in Peace" is written by my favorite sportswriter, Bill "The Sports Guy" Simmons. It is a collection of columns he wrote about the Red Sox from his early days at Bostonsportsguy.com, his old website, to the more recent ones over at Page 2.
The book is just a collection of his columns, but with some insight added in. The only major thing he did was add side notes. About 600 of them. They are hilarious if you ask me. Easily the best part of the book. Most of them elaborate on a topic or he makes in fun of something he said (like the one about calling the Nixon-Matsui match up a toss up, then Matsui proceeded to hit about .800 in the ALCS).
The main reason this book is great is it contains the articles when Simmons was on the top of his game. (Note: I only became a Simmons reader about 10 months ago, but I have tried to read every article on his Subject Archive. That is invaluable.) Some say he has become self-centered the last year. His writing has slipped if you ask me. But if you are interested in becoming a Simmons fan but can't muster up the spirit, I suggest you read the book.
Final Grade: A-
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