David Falkner’s Nine Sides of the Diamond: Baseball’s Greatest Glove Men on the Fine Art of Defense relates the memorable key defensive plays at each each position, defensive techniques, the historical evolution and the finest glove men at each position. As this has been a baseball subject not often explored in book form, even avid students of the game will find new insights here, such as the nuances of footwork and defensive positioning, and the art of relay throws and playing outfield caroms off the wall. ( )

A solid book dedicated to the great and not so great defensive players at each position. ( )