♦ Now hear this: Stealing Home: Los Angeles, The Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between by Eric Nusbaum and Baseball’s Leading Lady: Effa Manley and the Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues by Andrea Williams are the subjects of this “All the Backlist” podcast from Bookriot.com. From NPR’s Fresh Air (10/27), “Phillies Radio […]
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♦ Now hear this: three author interviews. First, Joe Posnanski discusses The Baseball 100 on KHOU. Then Joe Maddon on his new book on WNEP. ahead of two local signing appearances. Finally, Eric Gray appeared on WBUR to chat about Backyards to Ballparks: More Personal Baseball Stories from the Stands and Beyond. ♦ From Forbes: […]
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♦ My review of Tyler Kepner’s The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series is up on Bookreporter.com. ♦ Joe Maddon’s Try Not to Suck continues to get the biggest buzz for a book that’s not about the World Series. Here’s a piece from the LA Times. ♦ Meanwhile Jeff Pearlman’s new bio, The […]
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Joe Maddon, looking to fill time as he awaits his next baseball gig, will be at the Yogi Berra Museum on the campus of Montclair State University on Tuesday, Oct. 18, from 4-5:30 p.m. to sign copies of The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life, written with Tom Verducci. As […]
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Please note that I have not read every book mentioned in these B&P’s. Just passing along information as I find it. ♦ I love me a good speculative fiction and I’ve often wondered how long pro baseball will be around. The Death and Resurrection of Baseball seeks to respond to that idea as per this […]
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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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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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Joe Maddon,
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managers,
New York Mets,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pitching,
Ted Williams,
World Series
I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]
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Houston Astros,
Joe Maddon,
Keith Hernandez,
Michael Lewis,
Mickey Mantle,
Moneyball,
Ted Williams
I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]
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Joe Maddon,
Keith Hernandez,
Michael Lewis
I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]
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Michael Lewis,
Minnesota Twins,
minor leagues,
New York Yankees,
prospects,
Ron Guidry,
rookies
I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]
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Michael Lewis,
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New York Yankees,
prospects,
rookies
I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]
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Lou Gehrig,
Michael Lewis,
minor leagues,
New York Yankees,
prospects,
rookies
I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]
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baseball rookies,
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college baseball,
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Little League,
Lou Gehrig,
Michael Lewis,
minor leagues,
New York Yankees,
prospects,
rookies
I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]
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minor leagues,
New York Yankees,
prospects,
rookies
Cubs’ skipper Lou Pienlla and Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon were named managers of the year for 2008. Pinella published Sweet Lou, written with Maury Allen in 1986. He’s got a new one coming out next year from St. Martin’s/Thomas Dunne. So can it be long before Maddon has one, too? Managers whose teams […]
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