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Review roundup, Aug. 17

August 17, 2012

♦ The Summer 2012 issue of Jewish Currents features a review by Cynthia Werthamer of Pitching in the Promised Land: A Story of the First and Only Season in the Israel Baseball League, by former IBL hurler Aaron Pribble. Upshot: “While Pribble’s book could do with less foreshadowing…, his retelling of the ups and downs […]

Tagged as: Aaron Pribble, Gil Hodges, Israel Baseball League, Johnny Evers

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Here’s looking at you, kid.

May 11, 2012

“Kid” in this case being authors who have been the subject of recent profiles and Q&A pieces, including: ♦ A Daily Beast piece with Chad Harbach (The Art of Fielding) ♦ A Q&A with Hart Seely, author of The Juju Rules: Or, How to Win Ballgames from Your Couch: A Memoir of a Fan Obsessed […]

Tagged as: Aaron Pribble, Bill Veeck, Chard Harbach, Edward Rielly, Hart Seely, Josh Lewin, Paul Dickson, The Art of Fielding

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Author tripleheader at Atlanta JCC this Sunday

November 8, 2011

Former JML Shawn Green, Israel Baseball League pitcher Aaron Pribble, and MLB official historian John Thorn will be the featured guests as the Marcus Jewish Community Center book fair on Sunday, Nov. 13. From the press release: Introduction by Stan Kasten, former President of the Atlanta Braves and Thrashers. * The Way of Baseball: Finding […]

Tagged as: Aaron Pribble, Israel Baseball League, John Thorn, Shawn Green

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Bookshelf review: Pitching in the Promised Land

June 14, 2011

A Story of the First and Only Season in the Israel Baseball League, by Aaron Pribble. University of Nebraska Press, 2011. 280 pages, $24.95 For one brief shining moment, it was known as… Well, depending on who you ask, the Israel Baseball League was either a miracle, a disgrace, an opportunity, or a pleasant diversion. […]

Tagged as: Aaron Pribble, Israel Baseball League, Tel Aviv Lightning, University of Nebraska Press

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“People of the books”

May 19, 2011

Always happy when the mail carrier delivers a package (as long as it’s not ticking). Recently received Aaron Pribble’s Pitching in the Promised Land: A Story of the First and Only Season in the Israel Baseball League, his memoir about participating the Israel Baseball League, which lasted just one season (2007). Pribble pitched for the […]

Tagged as: Aaron Pribble, Israel Baseball League, Shawn Green, Tel Aviv Lightning

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