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I recently posted about “Baseball TV Shows to Watch During the World Series” (hope you got them all done in time). One of the suggestions was A Whole New Ballgame, a short-lived 1995 series with Corbin Bernsen as an arrogant ballplayer working at a Milwaukee TV station during the strike (although it looks like he’s […]

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Was flattered to be asked to curate a list of books on WorldCat.org about the World Series (as well as the Phillies and Astros) in advance of this year’s Fall Classic. Worldcat is a great source of materials available in libraries around the world. In some cases, the books are available for online reading so […]

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Just shows how lazy I’ve been. Adding the latest “Bookshelf Conversations” — Andrew Forbes, Kostya Kennedy, Howard Megdal, and Bill Chuck — I noticed how outdated many other items are, such as “What I’m reading now” (always multiple books, like being back at school); “Recently reviewed”; as well as links to authors’ sites and other […]

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Since I have so much time on my hands these days, I have given the sidebar an update. There you will find links to Bookshelf Conversations Recent books read Authors’ and publishers’ websites and blogs Various sites, both related to baseball and not It’s still a work in progress but it’s getting there.

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Apropos of my recent complaint about Amazon’s search boondoggle, FB friend Jim Meier sent along this helpful hint: I saw your blog post about searching for baseball books published in 2020 and your frustrations with Amazon.  I share your pain about getting more precise search results. You may have already found a solution to your […]

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and kiss me once again, it’s been a long, long time. I was going to say, “Kids, ask your grandparents,” but apparently it appears in several Marvel universe movies, including Endgame. Who knew? I’ll have to see it now. I wonder if this will kick off renewed interest in Big Band era music. I’ve always […]

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Had a great time in Old London Town last week. Tried to get some baseball stuff going over there, but it was a fool’s errand. The British Baseball Federation website had an address that was years-old. I found that out the hard way, making a trip out there in hopes of exchanging a copy of […]

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For a collection of books about baseball in the 1930s? Here’s your chance at this on-line auction. However, there’s no list of the exact titles and if this picture — which accompanies the bidding — is any indication, the books are not just about that era. And here’s the caveat from the site: ” This […]

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I don’t like Jason Turbow.  Like Jeff Katz and Dan Epstein, he makes me feel old. Used to be that baseball nostalgia was reserved for the Brooklyn Dodgers — “The Boys of Summer” — and the New York Yankees of Mantle, Maris, Ford, and Berra. But thanks to these guys, nostalgia now seems to be […]

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One of these days I’ll get to a session of The Great Fenway Park Writers Series. The next one features ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian to discus his newest book, I’m Fascinated by Sacrifice Flies: Inside the Game We All Love. The program will be held December 1, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Residence […]

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Mabel Ball, born the year the Cubs had last won the World Series, died Tuesday at Covenant Village of Northbrook.  

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