NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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Baseball America,
baseball analysis,
baseball fiction,
Bill James,
Fantasy baseball,
instructionals,
Michel Lewis,
minor leagues,
Oakland Athletics,
Roger Angell
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 […]
But I don’t know how to classify this bit of uber-trivia from Numbers Don’t Lie: Mets: The Biggest Numbers in Mets History, by Ross Cohen with Adam Raider. The chapter for “10” features Tom Seaver’s 10 consecutive strikeouts against the visiting San Diego Padres on April 22, 1970 and comes with this fun fact: Seaver […]
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New York Mets,
Tom Seaver
NEW STUFF: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So… […]
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baseball art,
baseball business,
Baseball Cards,
Bengie Molina,
Billy Martin,
Boston Red Sox,
Gary Cieradkowski,
Jorge Posada,
Michael Lewis,
minor leagues,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pedro Martinez,
Pittsburgh Pirates,
Ty Cobb,
Yadier Molina
NEW STUFF: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So… […]
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baseball business,
baseball instructionals,
Billy Martin,
Boston Red Sox,
Derek Jeter,
H.A. Dorfman,
Jim Kaat,
Michael Lewis,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pedro Martinez,
Ted Williams,
Ty Cobb
Just finished thumbing through A History of Baseball in 100 Objects, the latest baseball release by Josh Leventhal, author of several other well-produced baseball titles. The objects included herein represent the game since before its “formal” recognized inception in the mid 1800s (and please don’t write about the exact DOB of the game). But the […]
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baseball history,
baseball memorabilia,
Milwaukee Braves,
Moneyball
NEW STUFF: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So… […]
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Baltimore Orioles,
baseball history,
Baseball instruction,
Bill Pennington,
Billy Martin,
Derek Jeter,
H.A. Dorfman,
Hal McCoy,
Jim Kaat,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
San Francisco Giants,
Ted Williams,
Triumph Publishing
As in “What would (Brandon) Steiner do?” Pardon the Interruption has a regular feature in which the co-hosts discuss whether an event or story if “Something or nothing.” That’s the first thing that came to mind when I saw a front-page story in today’s New York Times titled “Alex Rodriguez’s Quest Is Going, Going … […]
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Alex Rodriguez,
Brandon Steiner,
Willie Mays
Note: Just like Chuck Lorre’s “vanity cards” at the end of The Big Bang Theory, you should read these list stories to their conclusion; the end is always changing, even though the theme is basically the same, finishing up with a self-promotional message. So without further ado, here are the top ten baseball books as […]
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baseball statistics,
Bill James,
Derek Jeter,
Fantasy baseball,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
Michael Lewis,
Montreal Expos,
Oakland As,
Tommy Lasorda
And, no, that’s not a typo, because I consider the “new” part to be the important concept. Visited my local Barnes and Noble, ostensibly to pick up the new issue of Rolling Stone for their Saturday Night Live feature. While there, I came across this: Ordinarily, I don’t bother with stuff like this, but it […]
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baseball records,
Daniel Okrent,
Kostya Kennedy
Note: Just like Chuck Lorre’s “vanity cards” at the end of The Big Bang Theory, you should read these list stories to their conclusion; the end is always changing, even though the theme is basically the same, finishing up with a self-promotional message. So without further ado, here are the top ten baseball books […]
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Bill James,
Derek Jeter,
Fantasy baseball,
Mariano Rivera,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
New York Yankees,
San Francisco Giants,
World Series
Note: Just like Chuck Lorre’s “vanity cards” at the end of The Big Bang Theory, you should read these list stories to their conclusion; the end is always changing, even though the theme is basically the same, finishing up with a self-promotional message. On with the show… As you may have notice in recent weeks, […]
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Baseball Prospectus,
Cleveland Indians,
Derek Jeter,
Fantasy baseball,
Mariano Rivera,
New York Yankees,
Nolan Ryan,
San Francisco Giants
Note: Just like Chuck Lorre’s “vanity cards” at the end of The Big Bang Theory, you should read these list stories to their conclusion; the end is always changing, even though the theme is basically the same, finishing up with a self-promotional message. On with the show… Here are the top ten baseball books as […]
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Baseball Prospectus,
Bill James,
Derek Jeter,
Mariano Rivera,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
San Francisco Giants,
Ted Williams,
World Series
Have to rearrange the schedule a bit between last holiday weekend and next weekend’s vacation to California. So… Note: Just like Chuck Lorre’s “vanity cards” at the end of The Big Bang Theory, you should read these list stories to their conclusion; the end is always changing, even though the theme is basically the same, […]
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Alex Rodriguez,
Chicago Cubs,
George F. Will,
Jim Brosnan,
Mariano Rivera,
Michael Feinstein,
minor leagues,
Moneyball,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Performance Enhancing Drugs,
Sports Illustrated,
Ted Williams,
Wrigley Field
Note: Just like Chuck Lorre’s “vanity cards” at the end of The Big Bang Theory, you should read these list stories to their conclusion; the end is always changing, even though the theme is basically the same, finishing up with a self-promotional message. On with the show… Here are the top ten baseball books as […]
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baseball fiction,
baseball rules,
Bernard Malamud,
Bill Madden,
Chicago Cubs,
George F. Will,
Kostya Kennedy,
Mariano Rivera,
Michael Feinstein,
minor leagues,
Moneyball,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pete Rose,
Sports Illustrated,
Ted Williams,
The Natural,
Willie Mays,
Wrigley Field
Made one of my occasional visits to Amazon for the purpose of seeing what new and exciting baseball titles or coming in the next several months. Here’s a sampling of some, excluding, as usual — although with one major exception — books for younger readers. In nor particular order… * Baseball Explained. Phillip Mahoney, McFarland, […]
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Boston Red Sox,
Derek Jeter,
Frank Cashen,
Frank Robinson,
Joe Black,
Marty Appel,
Marvin Miller,
New York Mets,
New York Yankees,
Stave Alderson
Note: Just like Chuck Lorre’s “vanity cards” at the end of The Big Bang Theory, you should read these list stories to their conclusion; the end is always changing, even though the theme is basically the same, finishing up with a self-promotional message. On with the show… Here are the top ten baseball books as […]
Tagged as:
baseball fiction,
Bernard Malamud,
Bill Madden,
Chicago Cubs,
George F. Will,
Kostya Kennedy,
Mariano Rivera,
Michael Feinstein,
minor leagues,
Moneyball,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pete Rose,
Sports Illustrated,
Ted Williams,
The Natural,
Willie Mays,
Wrigley Field
Note: Just like Chuck Lorre’s “vanity cards” at the end of The Big Bang Theory, you should read these list stories to their conclusion; the end is always changing, even though the theme is basically the same, finishing up with a self-promotional message. On with the show… The top ten baseball books as per Amazon.com, […]
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Bill Madden,
Chicago Cubs,
Detroit Tigers,
George F. Will,
Kostya Kennedy,
Mariano Rivera,
Michael Feinstein,
minor leagues,
Moneyball,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pete Rose,
Sports Illustrated,
Ted Williams,
Willie Mays,
Willie Randolph,
Wrigley Field
The top ten baseball books as per Amazon.com. Caveat 1: Print editions only (at least for now); because I’m old school. Caveat 2: Since the rankings are updated every hour, these lists might not longer be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them. But it’ll be close enough for government work. Caveat 3: […]
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Bernard Malamud,
Chicago Cubs,
George F. Will,
Jason Kendall,
Kostya Kennedy,
Mariano Rivera,
Michael Feinstein,
minor leagues,
Moneyball,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pete Rose,
Ted Williams,
The Natural,
Willie Randolph,
Wrigley Field