Trailer Tuesday: baseball and inspiration

For today’s highlight of book trailers, I’ve decided to focus on nonfiction—Jason Turbow’s hilarious must-read for baseball fans: The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America’s Pastime (love that complete title) and First Brother-in-Law Craig Robinson’s anticipated memoir, A Game of Character.

You can get the inside scoop on the following dilemmas in Turbow’s book, which is covered in our April baseball roundup: How does a pitcher know when to hit a batter? How does a runner know when it’s acceptable to bulldog the catcher? Should a ballplayer bring his wife to the bar at the team’s hotel? The trailer definitely captures the fun and upbeat tone of the book:

A Game of Character goes on sale today, and BookPage reviewer Pete Croatto writes that the book is “a combination of autobiography, motivational handbook and presidential campaign log.” Although there is motivational prose (complete with exclamation points) that will ensure Robinson’s spot “on the corporate speaker circuit,” Croatto assures us that this memoir is really a compelling tale of determination and principles. Here’s a preview:

Have you seen any good book trailers lately?