- Mike Silva of NY Baseball Digest recently posted this 2007 audio interview he did with former major leaguer Terry Leach. Leach, a side-arming reliever who pitched for several teams, including the Mets, wrote about his experiences in Things Happen for a Reason: The True Story of an Itinerant Life in Baseball.
- Long-time baseball analyst Peter Gammons, 64, is calling it quits with ESPN. The Boston-based writer who suffered a stroke in 2006, wrote or contributed to such books as Roger Clemens’ autobio Rocket Man and Beyond the Sixth Game, about the Red Sox’ 1986 season. Gammons wrote his farewell address for ESPN.com. He also took time to record a music CD, Never Slow Down, Never Grow Old. Not great stuff, but I give him major props for doing it. Richard Deitsch conducted this interview with Gammons for Sports Illustrated. The way writers jump back and forth, could we see this as a job interview?
- Former Yankees pitcher Fritz Peterson, author of Mickey Mantle Is Going To Heaven was the subject of this audio interview on Jimmy Scott’s High and Tight. Look for a Bookshelf interview with Peterson in the very near future.
- This recent “thought bubble” provided by Rob Neyer reminds me of the old Mad Magazine shtick, “When they say___, they really mean___.” Thanks for the memories, Rob.
- Don’t know how this review of Baseball Americana in the Dec. 3 Sunday Times Book Section slipped by me.
- The Baseballisms.com site has its own channel on YouTube. Here’s a show-and-tell review of Baseball’s Greatest Hit. What do you think, is it time for the Bookshelf to take the video route?
* Bits and pieces
December 24, 2009
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