Booklist Review

The revamped Team Spirit series of MLB franchise profiles keeps some of the content from the 2007 editions but adds a good deal of new features and brings each team into the present day. New chapters like Legend Has It, which looks at unique team lore, and Talking Baseball, which doles out notable quotes from players and managers, help add some personality to each identically structured book. The best new feature is easily the Great Debates spread, which will introduce readers to one of the great joys of fandom: the endlessly debatable what if questions in which you can prove your passion and knowledge for your team while pooh-poohing your friend for the same. In The Minnesota Twins, we're invited to decide the team's best shortstop (Zoilo Versailles or Cecil Travis?) and ponder who made the team's most memorable catch (bonus points if you said Sam Rice). In all, the new content makes it worth your while to update the series, and links to additional online information seal the deal.--Chipman, Ian Copyright 2010 Booklist