Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf
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John Sexton’s Baseball as a Road to God: Seeing Beyond the Game picked up a couple of review recently including this one from the New York Law Journal and this one from Philly.com. The San Diego Union Tribune ran this about Inside the Baseball Hall of Fame. Believe it or not (and I’m guessing my […]
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Well, one way is to sign up for the annual Cooperstown Baseball Symposium, which is where I’ll be May 29-31. Veteran sportswriter, author, and commentator Frank Deford is the keynote speaker for this 25th anniversary edition. You can look at the whole program here. As you will see, it’s very eclectic (and that I serve […]
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Sure enough, the papers are full of stories about the lack of new inductees by the BBWAA for this year’s Hall of Fame inductions. Perhaps The NY Times did it best: Knowing how “expensive” it is to waste “real estate,” I’d say that’s a pretty bold move. It’s either an editorial comment of some sort […]
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Because you can keep your podcast-playing device on a bookshelf. Just in time for the annual Hall of Fame announcements, the august institution is jumping into the interactive Internet age with a new podcast. From their press release: Thanks to the power of the internet and podcasts, fans can now stay connected to Cooperstown and […]
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One of our birthday boys is in the Hall of Fame, although their numbers are amazingly similar. 162-Game Avg Player A Player B At bats 638 586 Runs 97 102 Hits 190 171 Doubles 29 30 Triples 6 7 Home Runs 30 33 RBI 113 104 Walks 52 83 Strikeouts 110 144 Batting Average .298 […]
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Intro: As previously stated, the recent election of Robert Alomar and Bert Blyleven got me to thinking: how many Hall of Famers have had books written about them or penned their own stories. Here are the results. Again, this is not an all-inclusive list; almost all juvenile titles have been omitted. Red Faber (Inducted 1962) […]
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Came across this very neat site by Summer Anne Burton that is pretty much just what it says (or at least it will be someday). Many years ago, newspapers used to published cartoons of ballplayers that included biographical and statistical tidbits. That was then: This is now:
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From the Baseball Hall of Fame, this list of programs in the months ahead: A Celebration of Black History Month – Feb. 21-25: The Hall of Fame will host a week’s worth of programs celebrating Black History Month. Programs will feature Artifact Spotlights, films that feature the stories of Negro leagues legends and a walkthrough […]
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Came across this hour-long documentary about the Hall on GreatMuseuems.org. Warning: There are actually a few commercials sprinkled within the program.
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Andre Dawson, Whitey Herzog, and umpire Doug Harvey. While Dawson and Herzog have both published autobios/memoirs, I hope Harvey does so soon. Here are just a few titles that reflect some aspect of the National pastime’s ultimate showplace: There are several coffee table books that illustrate the many holdings of the Cooperstown museum. This is […]
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will recognize the twin traditions of baseball and film when, for the fifth consecutive year, it hosts the Baseball Film Festival in Cooperstown, Oct. 1-3. The Hall of Fame is accepting submissions for the 2010 Baseball Film Festival through Aug. 13. Films can be of any length […]
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No, not the St. Louis “Redbirds,” but the little pieces of cardboard from our youth (which for some is farther in the past than others). The Bookshelf has previously posted about Josh Wilker’s Cardboard Gods and David Jamieson’s Mint Condition. Here’s some more food for thought. The Baseball Hall of Fame is currently featuring a […]
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If you happen to be in Cooperstown this weekend: National Pastime, a new musical comedy about a fictitious, unbeatable baseball team, will be presented during a special performance on Saturday, May 1, at 7 p.m. in the Hall of Fame’s Grandstand Theater. The play — written by Tony Sportiello, with words and music by Al Tapper — tells […]
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The legendary broadcaster was named recipient of the 2010 Ford C. Frick Award by the National baseball Hall of Fame. The Frick Award is voted upon annually and is named in memory of the sportswriter, radio broadcaster, National League president, and Baseball commissioner. From the official press release: Miller, who has spent parts of five […]
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Actually I have a neat little hat rack for most of my baseball caps, but it is lying on top of a bookcase, so I’m gonna count it. When a Hall of Famer plays for a few teams over his career, there’s always hand-wringing over what hat his plaque will bear. Several years ago, there […]
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Here’s another good analysis of what should (and should not) go into the thought processes of those voting for the Hall of Fame, by Tyler Kepner. It should be noted that The New York Times does not allow its staffers to participate in such elections.
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In my most recent "day job," I was the sports and features editor for a weekly New Jersey newspaper, where I hosted another blog. Busy, busy, busy.
I did a profile piece on the award-winning cartoonist Arnold Roth and he was nice enough to "immortalize" me.
My article on the later biographies of Babe Ruth appears in
My article on the Mets’ 1969 postseason appears in
Profiles of several Jewish baseball figures appear in
* Congratulations, Andre Dawson
January 6, 2010
“The Hawk” was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame today. Now get gets to add that to his autograph. Dawson released an autobio in 1994 (with Tom Bird) that was published by Zondervan, a religious house, ostensibly for kids. Look for a new title soon. From the Hall of Fame press release (with […]
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