to everyone who participated in the first pick of the Let’s Go Tribe Book Club. I had a lot of fun reading Satch Johnny Damon Jersey , Dizzy, and Rapid Robert and speaking with author Timothy Gay, I hope you enjoyed it as well. If you have any thoughts, feel free to keep the discussion going in the comments on my review. With a new month upon us, it’s about time to pick our next selection. Below are a few options for reading and a poll. I included a couple suggestions from the comments on our previous poll and will include more in future polls. Check out our options for this pick and vote below.The second-place book from last month was Power Ball: Anatomy of a Modern Baseball Game by Rob Neyer, I’ve brought it back based on the interest last time around. Released in October, former ESPN and SB Nation writer Neyer recreates a single game from the 2017 season to highlight the ways the modern game has changed. Rated 4.21/5 with 78 ratings on Goodreads, from the description:Similar to our last pick, The Soul of Baseball by Joe Posnanski explores a bit of what life as a negro league player was like for Buck O’Neil. However, rather than focusing on the micro, like Timothy Gay did, Posnanski explores the macro Masahiro Tanaka Jersey , focusing on the question of what drove O’Neil’s enduring passion for baseball. Rated 4.28 with 2,861 ratings on Goodreads, from the description: As an admirer of Jonah Keri’s work, it has been my personal shame that I still have not read his history of the Montreal Expos, Up, Up, and Away. He brings to life the dead franchise with interviews from numerous people involved in the franchise, including ownership, and provides the fan perspective that only he could. Rated 4.19 with 1,470 reviews on Goodreads, from the description: Finally, something a little different Paul O'Neill Jersey , a graphic novel: Hit by Pitch: Ray Chapman, Carl Mays and the Fatal Fastball by Molly Lawless. I think most readers know about Ray Chapman, the Indians’ shortstop who was killed in 1920, but learning a bit more (with illustrations!) seems interesting. As someone who has not read a graphic novel previously, a baseball book with a Cleveland tie-in seems like the perfect entree. Rated 4.29 with 45 ratings on Goodreads, from the description:There you have it, this month’s choices. We’ll give a week for voting and then get to reading, aiming to reconvene for a discussion the Thursday after Christmas. As always, share your thoughts in the comments. GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds begin their search for a center fielder this weekend when they open spring training play. They have some intriguing options to replace Billy Hamilton, including the rare combination of a reliever who also plays the outfield.Hamilton, who was among the NL’s top defensive center fielders http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-giancarlo-stanton-jersey , struggled to hit and has signed with the Royals. Right fielder Scott Schebler is the leading candidate to move to center, where he played 16 games last season, but first-year manager David Bell is exploring some other options. He could try rookie Nick Senzel at the spot, or let newcomers Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp get some time there.He’s also getting reliever Michael Lorenzen ready to both pitch and play center field during spring training games, an unusual arrangement that has required changing his daily workout routine.Lorenzen was accustomed to it at Cal State Fullerton, where he played center and sometimes closed games. The Reds drafted him as a pitcher in 2013. He has lobbied for a dual role in the major leagues.“Just pitching doesn’t seem natural to me,” Lorenzen said.Bell wants Lorenzen to get ready to pitch during the first half of camp, then will use him in the outfield in the later games and see what happens.“We will have him pitch an inning and stay in the game (in the outfield),” Bell said. “It’s exciting. I have to slow myself down. I think it’s cool that he’s preparing himself the way he is.”Instead of doing conditioning work with the other pitchers, Lorenzen will be working out with the outfielders more often.“We’ve come up with a pretty good plan,” Lorenzen said. “It’s them trusting that I’m a good enough athlete to maybe not do all the (pitchers’) conditioning. Running down balls in the outfield is conditioning.”Bell’s other intriguing option is Senzel, who played third base at Tennessee. The Reds had him work out in the outfield in the offseason http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-giancarlo-stanton-jersey , getting the 23-year-old ready to try a new position.“It is a challenging position,” Senzel said “You’re covering a lot of ground. You have to cover the gaps.”Bell thinks that Senzel’s speed will give him good range in the outfield. The challenge will be learning the nuances of the position. One of Senzel’s biggest challenges will be learning to communicate with the other outfielders when the ball’s in the air, something he’s never done in his career.“I’m going to be learning it in the big leagues,” he said. “I think that puts a more challenging aspect on it.”GRAY SCRATCHEDSonny Gray was scratched from his planned start against the Indians on Saturday because of a sore pitching elbow. He expects to resume throwing next week and Tanner Roark, acquired from Washington, will start in his place.“It is nothing I’m overly worried about. I’ve dealt with this in the past,” Gray said Friday. “I’ll start throwing in a couple of days. I wanted to go out there and throw the first game of spring but it was everyone’s decision not to push it.”Gray, a 29-year-old right-hander, was acquired from the New York Yankees last month and agreed to a $38 million, four-year contract with the Reds.