Bits and pieces, Jan. 29, 2016

January 29, 2016

Sort list this time, as I’m pretty much caught up on most current events.

https://i1.wp.com/www.insidesocal.com/tomhoffarth/files/2014/06/TINYiversal-Dwier-with-Kevins-back.jpg?resize=275%2C184 Dwier Brown, who play Ray Kinsella’s dad in Field of Dreams was a recent guest on the Hall of Very Good podcast. (As a reminder, I also had a chat with Brown.)

♦ I keep meaning to brush up on the legal issues of the national pastime. Maybe I’ll pick up Baseball and the Law: Cases and Materials, by Judge Louis Schiff and Nova Southeastern Law School Professor Robert Jarvis. Well, perhaps when the price comes down a bit.

♦ The Tate Modern — in London, England! — is hosting a show of “Baseball-Photographer Trading Cards,” created by Mike Mandel from February 18 to June 12.

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♦ The current SportsBiblio.com entry includes a preview of new sports books through the middle of March. Just two baseball titles on the lists, both from Thomas Dunne.

The Cardinals Way: How One Team Embraced Tradition and Moneyball at the Same Time, by Howard Megdal: A behind-the-scenes account at how an iconic franchise has adapted to the financial realities of Major League Baseball.

The Selling of the Babe: The Deal That Changed Baseball and Created a Legend, by Glenn Stout: Babe Ruth’s 1919 move from the Boston Red Sox led to the rise of the New York Yankees dynasty and gave America one of its most enduring cultural icons.

 

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