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Baseball best-sellers, May 22, 2015

May 22, 2015

Posting a bit earlier than usual today because Rachel has her second graduation ceremony today. Where did the time go? 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 […]

Tagged as: baseball business, baseball instructionals, Billy Martin, Boston Red Sox, H.A. Dorfman, Jorge Posada, Michael Lewis, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Pedro Martinez, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ted Williams, Ty Cobb

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Lest we forget: William Zinsser

May 15, 2015

Although known more for his classic, The Art of Writing Well, William Zinsser — who passed away May 12 at the age of 92 —  also published Spring Training, a “memoir” of the Pittsburgh Pirates in spring training in 1988. Not surprisingly, it was well-received. Here are the obits from the Washington Post and The […]

Tagged as: Pittsburgh Pirates, Spring Training, William Zinsser

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Bits and pieces, May 5

May 5, 2015

Happy Cinco de Mayo, everyone. Trying clear out the old new links box (as opposed to the old old links I post on Thursdays now). ‘Tis the season when reviews, excerpts, lists, and author appearance are sprouting like flowers. * From Men’s Journal, this list of “The 10 Baseball Books Every Fan Should Read.” (Hmm, […]

Tagged as: Allen Barra, Ball Four, Jim Bouton, Michael Lewis, Moneyball, Mookie Wilson, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Robert Coover, Roger Kahn, Sandy Alderson, Steve Kettmann

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The Bookshelf Conversation: Roy Berger

April 28, 2014

One of my fondest memories was the time I spent at Yankee Fantasy Camp. The team was hosting its first program for observant Jews and I covered it for my paper and a few other outlets. As you might have seen from the video on the sidebar, I compared the dynamic there to that of […]

Tagged as: Baseball fantasy camp, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Roy Berger

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Baseball Bookshelf almanac, July 1

July 1, 2013

Born this date: 1916 – Bob Prince, announcer (d. 1985) We Had ‘Em All the Way: Bob Prince & His Pittsburgh Pirates Lest we forget: 2008 – Jules Tygiel, author (b. 1949) Baseball’s Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy Past Time: Baseball As History\ Extra Bases: Reflections on Jackie Robinson, Race, and Baseball History […]

Tagged as: Bob Prince, Canadian baseball, Jackie Robinson, Jules Tygiel, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rube Waddell

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* Pittsburgh’s favorite sons?

May 4, 2010

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ran this review of the Pirates’ Hall of Fame third baseman Pie Traynor: A Baseball Biography and Kiss It Goodbye, The Mystery, the Mormon and the Moral of the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates. The piece also links to reviews of Willie Mays: The Life the Legend; The Last Hero: A Life of Hank […]

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Happy Birthday, Willie Stargell

March 6, 2008

Born this day in 1940, “Pops” died too young, at age 61 in 2001. Stargell was one of the stars of the Pirates “We Are Family” team in the early 1970s, a fearsome batter who had a trademark windmill-style of taking his practice swings. The Amazon Report: Willie Stargell: An Autobiography Out of left field: […]

Tagged as: Pittsburgh Pirates, Willie Stargell

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