January 3? Already? Where did the year go? From RoyalsReview.com, this list of “15 books for baseball fans—and some for other sports fans, too.” (Note: not necessarily new releases.) Peter Dreier, co-author of Baseball Rebels: The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed America and Major League Rebels: Baseball […]
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Ball Four,
Jim Bouton,
Roberto Clemente
If it seems there have been a lot of Conversations with Jon Leonoudakis, it’s because he’s constantly putting out new product. In this case, it’s Ball Four Turns 40, a documentary about that watershed memoir by the irrepressible Jim Bouton. In our latest chat, we talk about the gathering of the Baseball Reliquary in 2011 […]
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Ball Four,
Baseball Reliquary,
Jim Bouton,
Jon Leonoudakis
New: An asterisk serves to let you know that the author is a member of the Pandemic Baseball Book Club. I enthusiastically recommend you visit the site, sign up for their newsletter, and buy some merch. A reminder: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by […]
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Jim Bouton,
Moneyball,
NY Yankees,
Ted Williams
New: An asterisk serves to let you know that the author is a member of the Pandemic Baseball Book Club. I enthusiastically recommend you visit the site, sign up for their newsletter, and buy some merch. A reminder: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by […]
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Baseball Cards,
Bill White. Ball Four,
Brooklyn Dodgers,
Cleveland Indians,
Jim Bouton,
Moneyball,
New York Mets,
Ron Blomberg,
Ted Williams,
Thurmon Munson
Haven’t done one of these for a while… Headnote: One of the thing I like about the Pandemic Baseball Book Club is that it’s a kind of “one stop shopping.” Instead of posting about various authors, projects, and events, all I’m doing here is cutting and pasting their newsletter. This one was received on March 2. […]
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Jim Bouton,
SABR,
San Francisco Giants,
Seymour Medal
A reminder: 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 posting them). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast […]
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Bill White,
Brooklyn Dodgers,
Jim Bouton,
Mickey Mantle,
Moneyball,
Ted Williams
Remember these? ♦ I must admit, this is probably not something I would read, given my admitted non-English major inferiority complex when it comes to talking about baseball fiction, but the recently-released Jack Madison: The Shaping Of His Life, by Larry R. Wiles looks like it has some “life lessons” to offer, especially during Black […]
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AAGPBL,
Effa Manley,
Jackie Robinson,
Jim Bouton,
Nicholas Dawidoff
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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baseball fiction,
Bernard Malamud,
Boston Red Sox,
Jackie Robinson,
Jim Bouton,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
Seattle Pilots,
St. Louis Cardinals,
Ted Williams,
W.P. Kinsella,
Willie Mays
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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Baseball Cards,
Bernard Malamud,
Doc Gooden,
Jim Bouton,
Joe DiMaggio,
Lou Gehrig,
Moneyball,
New York Yankees,
Ted Williams,
Willie Mays,
Yogi Berra
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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Baseball Cards,
Jim Bouton,
Lou Gehrig,
New York Mets,
New York Yankees,
Roy Halladay,
Ted Williams,
Yogi Berra
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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Babe Ruth,
Jay Horwitz,
Jim Bouton,
Lou Gehrig,
New York Mets,
New Yortk Yankees,
Roy Halladay,
Washington Nationals,
Yogi Berra
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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Baseball Cards,
Jay Horwitz,
Jim Bouton,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
Lou Gehrig,
Milwaukee Brewers,
Moneyball,
Rod Carew,
Roy Halladay,
Willie Mays,
Yogi Berra
My review of Mitchell Nathanson’s new bio, Bouton: The Life of a Baseball Original is now up on Bookreporter.com.
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Ball Four,
Jim Bouton
Because what else is there to do, baseball-wise, besides read and watch movies? Via ScreenRant: According to Rotten Tomatoes, these are the top ten baseball flics. Here’s the criteria: It should be noted that only certified fresh movies are included, as some baseball films have high ratings but only a handful of reviews. Definition of […]
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Bing Russell,
Jim Bouton,
Portland Mavericks
Building on the previous entry about baseball books on the horizon, here’s a quick update on some additional titles announced since then, according to Amazon and in no particular order (from November into 2020). So Many Ways to Lose: The Amazin’ True Story of the New York Mets, the Best Worst Team in Sports, by […]
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Babe Ruth,
Billy Martin,
biography,
Jay Horwitz,
Jim Bouton,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
New York Mets,
New York Yankees,
World Series
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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Ball Four,
baseaball stats,
Baseball Cards,
baseball memoirs,
Boston Red Sox,
David Cone,
Doc Gooden,
Houston Astros,
Jim Bouton,
Moneyball,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pitching,
Shoeless Joe Jackson,
Ted Williams
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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Baseball Cards,
baseball stadiums,
Boston Red Sox,
David Cone,
Houston Astros,
Jerry Remy,
Jim Bouton,
Moneyball,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pitching,
Ted Williams