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Bits and Pieces, September 15, 2023

September 15, 2023

As you know, I almost never include children’s books here. But in this case I’ll make an exception because it was written by former MLBer Ryan Lavarnway. The fact that it is about his experiences with Team Israel for the World Baseball Classic is a bonus, especially as we enter the High Holiday season. Frederic […]

Tagged as: Jonathan Mayo, Ryan Lavarnway

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The Bookshelf Conversations #169: Jonathan Mayo

September 12, 2023

As I mention in the Conversation, there’s much more attention paid to the draft from a fan point of view in recent years. Go back a decade, and I can’t remember the whole proceedings being covered by the media from start to finish. Now, it’s almost “appointment television.” I must admit, I don’t follow the […]

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People of the (baseball) book: Jewish-themed titles/authors

January 16, 2013

Some recent news about Jewish authors and their baseball output. Lawrence Ruttman publishes American Jews and America’s Game:Voices of a Growing Legacy in Baseball, from University of Nebraska Press, this spring. UNP is the same outfit that’s releasing my (shameless plug) 501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read before They Die. I met Ruttman, a New […]

Tagged as: Hank Greenberg, Jews in baseball, Jonathan Mayo, Lawrence Futtman, Negro Leagues, Rebecca Alpert

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What’s on Second: A literary recap

May 17, 2011

Haven ‘t appeared on the What’s on Second show for awhile because of my softball league obligations, but a rare Monday rainout (our Wednesday games seem to get postponed  with disappointing regularity) allowed me  to put in an appearance. MLB writer Jonathan Mayo (Facing Clemens: Hitters on Confronting Baseball’s Most Intimidating Pitcher) was the featured […]

Tagged as: A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez, Bernard Malamud, Derek Jeter, Ian O'Connor, Joe Torre, Jonathan Mayo, Robert Lipsyte, The Yankee Years

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* New book pays tribute to Mike Coolbaugh, baseball "lifers"

May 12, 2009

Our friend Jonathan Mayo contributed this review/author profile of Heart of the Game: Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America, as did our other friend, Stan Hochman of the Philadelphia Daily News. Have you ever thought about the veteran minor league player, the one who has no longer has a realistic chance of making […]

Tagged as: Jonathan Mayo, Mike Coolbaugh, S.L. Price

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Author profile: Jonathan Mayo

March 16, 2008

My interview with Jonathan Mayo, author of Facing Clemens, appears in this week’s issue of NJ Jewish News. Among other things, Mayo, a senior writer for MLB.com specializing in the minor leagues, reveals the “oy vey” moments he experienced after the release of the Mitchell Report in December, several months after his book in which […]

Tagged as: Jonathan Mayo, Mitchell Report, Roger Clemens, steroids

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Author interviews: Jonathan Mayo

March 4, 2008

Apropos to my recent review of his book, Facing Clemens, here are a few interviews with author Jonathan Mayo. I’ll post my own later in the week. From Bluebird Banter, a Toronto Blue Jays blog From Was Watching, a Yankees blogger You can read more about Mayo on his own Web site.

Tagged as: Facing Clemens, Jonathan Mayo, Roger Clemens

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Review: Facing Clemens

February 29, 2008

Hitters on Confronting Baseball’s Most Intimidating Pitcher By Jonathan Mayo. The Lyons press, 2008. Mayo, a senior writer for MLB.com, had his book ready to go before the Mitchell Report was released last month. One can only imagine what he thought about the trickle-down effect caused by the revelation that Clemens was about to replace […]

Tagged as: batting, Jonathan Mayo, Roger Clemens

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Author interview: Jonathan Mayo

February 18, 2008

From AmazinAvenue.com, this interview with MLB.com’s Mayo, author of Facing Clemens: Hitters on Confronting Baseball’s Most Intimidating Pitcher.

Tagged as: Jonathan Mayo, Roger Clemens

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