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Baseball best-sellers, May 8, 2015

May 8, 2015

NEW STUFF: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So… […]

Tagged as: baseball business, baseball instructionals, Billy Martin, Boston Red Sox, Derek Jeter, H.A. Dorfman, Jim Kaat, Michael Lewis, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Pedro Martinez, Ted Williams, Ty Cobb

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Baseball best-sellers, May 1, 2015

May 1, 2015

NEW STUFF: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So… […]

Tagged as: baseball history, Baseball instruction, Bill Pennington, Billy Martin, Boston Red Sox, Derek Jeter, H.A. Dorfman, Jim Kaat, John Feinstein, Michael Lewis, minor leagues, Moneyball, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Pedro Martinez, San Francisco Giants, Ted Williams, Triumph Publishing

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Baseball best-sellers, April 24, 2015

April 24, 2015

NEW STUFF: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So… […]

Tagged as: Baltimore Orioles, baseball history, Baseball instruction, Bill Pennington, Billy Martin, Derek Jeter, H.A. Dorfman, Hal McCoy, Jim Kaat, Michael Lewis, Moneyball, New York Yankees, Oakland As, San Francisco Giants, Ted Williams, Triumph Publishing

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Upcoming author events

April 17, 2015

The Yogi Berra Museum in Little Falls, NJ, will host an appearance by Steve Kettmann, author of Baseball Maverick, tomorrow (April 18) at 2 p.m. Joining Kettmann will be Sandy Alderson, the subject of the book. The program begins at 2 p.m. Cost is $30 and includes admission to the museum for you and one […]

Tagged as: Bill Pennington, Jeff Katz, Jennifer Ring, Jim Kaat, Steve Kettmann, Steve Steinberg

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Literary birthday greetings: Kitty, Buck, and…

November 7, 2010

A couple of book-related birthdays today: Jim “Kitty” Kaat, turns 72 today. This is one of those “longevity” cases for Hall of Fame consideration. Kaat won 283 games, but he did it in 25 seasons. He published his memoirs, Still Pitching: Musings from the Mound and the Microphone in 2003, looking back on his playing […]

Tagged as: Buck Martinez, Jim Kaat

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