Throwback Thursday (Massive links dump, continued)

Since I posted the first of these on a Thursday, which is known on social media as a time of reflection, I thought to make it a regular thing under this rubric. These are kind of fun; it’s like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re gonna get. (Actually, I never understood that famous quote from Forrest Gump. If it’s a box of chocolate covered cherries, don’t you know exactly what you’re going to get?)

As a reminder,

I highly recommend Pocket as a way to hold onto links you come that you want to keep. Unlike bookmarks, Pocket keeps the entire page and makes it relative easy for you to find stuff you “pocketed.” I have keepers going back six years — more than 5,000 links — and I’ve decided it’s time to start cleaning house so here are some submitted for your amusement, perusal, and education. Some are not current, but in a sense, they’re timeless. They’re presented in reverse order (oldest first).

Here are a couple of videos of Rabbi Rebecca Alpert, author of Out of Left Field: Jews and Black Baseball. By they way, can we have a moratorium on that title? There are at least a half-dozen books of wildly varying subject matter, that have the same name.
Marty Noble published this piece on “The songs — and sport — of summer resonate” on MLB.com almost four years ago.
While we’re debating the legitimacy of Alex Rodriguez’s accomplishments as he sits on 659 home runs, here’s a look back at Derek Jeter’s 3,000 hit milestone by former Major Leaguer and current author/broadcaster Doug Glanville from the July 7, 2011 New York Times opinion section.
Here’s a digital reproduction of John Montgomery Ward’s 1888 book, Base Ball: How to Become a Player from Archive.org. Very cool.
The title of this one piqued my interest, but frankly I’m not going to spend the money for the sake of a small portion about baseball. I wonder who made the decision to title is thus. Sure seems better than the options offered by the other essays.
One of these days I’m going to speak with John Torn about the updated release of The Hidden Game of Baseball. I imagine one of the questions will be along the lines of what does it take for a “new” statistic to be adopted into baseball’s numerical canon? I was reminded of that from this piece, “Simple WAR Calculator.” Sine it was originally published almost three and a half years ago, I wonder if there’s been any revision on the formulas?
Another thoughtful piece by Doug Glanville on retirement.
Sports photography by one of the masters, Walter Ioos, Jr.
I have often expressed my old-school preference for baseball attire: Keep your jersey tucked in until you get to the clubhouse (are they that uncomfortable that some players just can’t wait?); keep your hat on straight; and knickers, not pajamas. I took it for granted that sports writers and broadcasters would dress appropriately. Guess I was wrong.
Is it fair to review a movie that is basically created for a niche audience by the same standards as regular features? After all, many of these are produced, directed, and otherwise staffed — including actors — by non-professionals. In this case we’re talking about Mill Town Pride, a 2011 offering that is certainly spiritual in purpose.