Anyway, I'm excited about reading that. It's a cool looking hardback, and it's not terribly long, either. Sounds like it might be a bit up your alley. Not really sci-fi or baseball, but hey, fantasy and horror are apparently related genres to sci-fi.

If, rather, you're looking for Giants oriented baseball sci-fi, I've mentioned this book before. Looks like you can pick it up cheap, too.

it's a good one.

I wish i was more into Sci-Fi.

Cryptonomicon might be better than Snow Crash, but I liked all of Neal Stephenson.

Best sci-fi I read last year was "Plague Year".

Also finished "Get in the Van" by Henry Rollins. Basically a tour diary of Black Flag. Pretty depressing, too, frankly, but I liked it.

Now reading: "Son of a Witch" by Gregory Maguire.

I've heard a few people mention "Starship Troopers," so I'll have to check that out next.

Robert Neville is a scientist that survived a bacterial outbreak, witnessing it take the lives of both his wife and daughter, as well as the rest of society.  While Neville was immune to this bacteria, everyone else is wiped out by it.  But they don't really die.  They become vampires.  So, Neville boards himself up every night in his house while the vampires outside call for him to come out, the women striking lewd poses and pummel his house with rocks.  The only thing that keeps him safe are the necklaces of garlic, the mirrors, and the crucifixes he hangs on his doors and windows.  The story is about his search for a cure, and his studies of vampirism.  The ending is perhaps one of the best ever written for a horror story, and it's too bad that Hollywood ruined it.  It's only about 300 pages, so it's a quick read for those of you that don't have much time.

It was written by Richard Matheson (for all you "Twilight Zone" fanatics), and this story inspired authors Brian Lumley, Dean Koontz, and Stephen King.  This story gave King the idea for his famous "Salem's Lot," and inspired George Romero to create the classic "Night of the Living Dead," which in turn created the zombie genre.  If Romero is the father of Zombie films, Matheson should be considered the Grandfather.

Anyways, as I said before, it's my favorite story and I love it to pieces.  Anybody that enjoys vampires or psychological thrillers, you will LOVE this book.

If a book fits scifi-fantasy-horror, it might be Gaiman and Pratchett's "Good Omens". I got it for Christmas from my sister and read it last week.  An end of the world tale with Angels, Demons, little kids, chatty Satanists, goofy Witchhunters, and a lot of humor. it might be a better TV-replacement book than PKD.  Dick's works are more of a drug-replacement variety.

Very rich story telling.  Author was a doctor.  Got through the entire read in two or three days.

Drop City, a hippie commune moves to Alaska and meets survivalists.  
Riven Rock, fictionalized biography of rich guy who flips out, and is cared for by ignorant 1920's-era shrinks and private nurses. way better than that sounds
A Friend of the Earth, about radical earth firsters and tree sitters, set in future after climate has gone crazy
In Sci Fi, Robert J Sawyer is great, especially if a dinosaur is on the cover (Fossil Hunter, Far-Seer, Foreigner, End of the Line)
"Rose" by Martin Cruz Smith (his big hit was Gorky Park) is fine thriller/mystery set in English coal mining town around 1830

I usually don't get to read for funsies during the semester, but the upcoming term looks to be light on required reading outside of a dry anthropology text. So I hope to get started on two books I have lying around: The Hardball Times. I got the last two editions as gifts from our friend the Mayor of 311. I want to read John Amaechi's book soon too. I devour books on the subject of homosexuality in sports. I read Billy Bean's autobiography and it made me want to cry in places. Same with Esera Tuaolo's autobio. I have Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball still to read too, Dave Pallon's autobio. Pallon was an MLB umpire who infamously clashed with Pete Rose in a game and ended up being gay.

Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army - Jeremy Scahill (cuz I haven't been really pissed off in a while and I'm sure that this one will do it)

Just Finished:
Among the Thugs - Bill Buford (a insider look English football hooligans, loved it)    

How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else - Michael Gates Gill (fabulously uplifting book...wish I would of found this BEFORE I got layed off a while back)    

The Bourne Ultimatum - Robert Ludlum (meh...whatever...I like the movies way better than the books in this series)

On Deck:
Pour Your Heart into It : How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time - Howard Schultz (I've always been fascinated with their business model)

Soccer in Sun and Shadow - Eduardo Galeano (Supposed to be a well written brief history of the game by a Uruguayan author...looking forward to it as the guy can supposedly write really well)

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream - Barack Obama (cuz the dude is gonna be the next President, people!!!)