Since I posted the first of these on a Thursday, which is known on social media as a time of reflection, I thought to make it a regular thing under this rubric. These are kind of fun; it’s like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re gonna get. (Actually, I never understood […]
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Dirk Hayhurst,
Harvey Araton,
James Bailey,
Judy Lynn Johnson,
Pitchers and Poets,
Susan Petrone,
Yogi Berra
Like any tool, social media can be a force for good if used properly. Case in point, it’s allowed me to “meet” some really cool people, including Dan Epstein, whose book tour for Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of ’76 brought him to the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse last night. I […]
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Dan Epstein,
Erik Sherman,
James Finn Garner,
Jay Goldberg,
Judy Lynn Johnson,
Stars and Strikes,
Stuart Shea
I first met Judy Lynn Johnson at Hoftsra University’s symposium marking the 50th anniversary of the NY Mets. Along with Jason Antos, we presented papers on literature about the team; hers was a lot more literary than either Jason’s or mine. So it was a pleasant surprise to learn that she was publishing a baseball […]
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baseball memoir,
Judy Lynn Johnson,
women and baseball