The former World Championship manager was elected to the Hall of Fame by the contemporary era committee for managers, executives, and umpires. He becomes the 23rd manager in the hall. After making his debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1986, Leyland led the Florida Marlins to a World Series title in 1997 and won two […]
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Jim Leyland
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
I think these things are coming along nicely, don’t you? Every time, I learn how do so something new. Fun. Most recently, I got to continue this experiment with Keith Law, author of The Inside Game: Bad Calls, Strange Moves, and What Baseball Behavior Teaches Us About Ourselves. One of the things I appreciate about […]
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baseball analysis,
baseball philosophy,
Keith Law
After the previous post, I decided to do a “baseball movie” search on Netflix to see what I could stream on my computer. Here are the results in the order they appear in the results, with some comments where warranted. Note that this was the exact search phrase used for these results. There are other […]
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baseball movies
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
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Houston Astros,
inside baseball,
Michael Lewis,
Oakland As,
Ted Williams,
trivia,
Washington Nationals,
World Series
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
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Baseball Cards,
Boston Red Sox,
Chicago Cubs,
David Cone,
Houston Astros,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
managers,
Negro Leagues,
New York Mets,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pitching,
Ted Williams,
World Series
Ryan Braun cracked a three-run homer on June 7 for the 332nd of his career, one more than Hank Greenberg for the all-time record by a Jewish player. The blast came on a 3-2 pitch in the sixth inning with his Milwaukee Brewers already leading the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3., en route to a 10-4 […]
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Hank Greenberg,
Ryan Braun
Headnote: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not longer be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them. But it’ll be close enough for government work. In addition, sometimes the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one by including a book in a category to which it […]
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Art Shamsky,
Babe Ruth,
baseball rules,
Bernard Malamud,
Houston Astors,
Jane Leavy,
Little League,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
New York Mets,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
rookies,
Ted Williams,
The Natural
Headnote: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not longer be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them. But it’ll be close enough for government work. In addition, sometimes the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one by including a book in a category to which it […]
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Babe Ruth,
Ball Four,
Boston Red Sox,
Fantasy baseball,
Houston Astros,
Jim Bouton,
Moneyball,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
rookies,
Ted Williams
Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]
Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]
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Babe Ruth,
baseball photography,
Boston Red Sox,
Houston Astros,
Jane Leavy,
Michael Lewis,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Ted Williams,
Trivia
Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]
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baseball photography,
Bill James,
Boston Red Sox,
Houston Astros,
Jane Leavy,
Michael Lewis,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Ted Williams,
World Series
I will watch any movie or TV program that has baseball as a main component of the story. So I was quite disappointed when I didn’t get to see The Catcher Was a Spy, based on Nicholas Dawidoff’s wonderful 1994 bio of Moe Berg, at the theaters. Should have realized by how quickly it moved […]
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Moe Berg,
Nicholas Dawidoff,
Paul Rudd,
The Catcher Was a Spoy
In the interests of transparency, I have to say that I started this on Friday but didn’t get to post it. So the print and kindle lists are from 11/16 and the audio is from 11/17. Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware […]
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baseball photography,
Bill James,
Boston Red Sox,
Houston Astros,
Jane Leavy,
Michael Lewis,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Ted Williams,
World Series
Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]
Tagged as:
Babe Ruth,
baseball photographs,
Boston Red Sox,
Houston Astros,
Jane Leavy,
Jim Bouton,
Michael Lewis,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Ted Williams
Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]