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Barry Zito

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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New year, new books

January 2, 2019

Welcome to 2019. I hope y’all had a great holiday season. “Pitchers and catchers” are still more than a month away, so I hope this list of forthcoming books will serve as a source of warmth and comfort until then. We seem to have the requisite number of material about former stars such as Jackie […]

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Bits and pieces

March 14, 2012

The baseball book news is coming in fast and furious, so rather than wait (and forget) to do longer items, here are some highlights: Phil Haddad is about to release his new book High Flies, Pennant Drives, and Fernandomania. You can learn more at the author’s website. Bill Jordan at Baseball Reflections posted this review […]

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John Roseboro, an four-time All-Star catcher for the Dodgers, Twins, and Senators who was gained an extra degree of fame for putting his head in the way of Juan Marichal’s bat during an argument, was born this day in 1933 (died 2002). Roseboro published his memoirs, Glory Days with the Dodgers, and Other Days with […]

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* Pat Jordan on Barry Zito

September 15, 2008

Jordan, who was Bouton before Bouton, contributed this in-depth profile into the soul of Barry Zito for “Play,” the regular sports magazine supplement for The NY Times.’ Zito, who’s been laboring mightily for the San Francisco Giants, is one of the games most “interesting” characters. In a less enlightened day, the current poster boy for […]

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