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Coming soon to a theater near you: Knuckleball

September 20, 2012

The documentary featuring Tim Wakefield and R.A. Dickey begins its national run this week. Here’s a review by Scott Tobias on the NPR website. By the way, the film will be shown in my neck of the woods as the Yogi Berra Museum on Thursday,  Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 and can […]

Tagged as: Knuckleball, RA Dickey, Ricki Stern, Tim Wakefield

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The Bookshelf Podcast: Wayne Coffey

June 13, 2012

I have to admit, when I first heard that R.A. Dickey’s memoir, Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball, contained information about his sexual abuse as a child, I thought, “Here we go again. Another celebrity who has to come up with an angle to sell his otherwise average […]

Tagged as: RA Dickey, Wayne Coffey

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Author profiles

May 30, 2012

Naugatuck Patch posted this story about Jack Cavanaugh, author of Season of ’42: Joe D, Teddy Ballgame, and Baseball’s Fight to Survive a Turbulent First Year of War. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ran this feature on R.A. Dickey. When you think about it, every town the Mets play should carry a story about him. And how […]

Tagged as: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, RA Dickey

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What’s that you say? More author interviews

May 16, 2012

John Smoltz discusses his new book, Starting and Closing: Perseverance, Faith, and One More Year. It’s kind of funny: Smoltz spent 20 out of his 21- years in the Majors with the Atlanta Braves, yet the headline for the St. Louis TV station refers to him as an ex-Cardinal. Sure, he was with the Cards […]

Tagged as: Art of Fielding, Dan Ewald, John Smoltz, RA Dickey, Sparky Anderson

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Bookshelf review — for your convenience: Wherever I Wind Up

May 8, 2012

[Note: My spring baseball roundup appears on Bookreporter.com and is reposted here as individual reviews for your convenience.] It’s somewhat unusual for an active player to write a book. Such things are often left to the relative safety and reflection of retirement. But no one ever said R. A. Dickey was your run-of-the-mill athlete. You […]

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Five for fun

May 6, 2012

My annual spring baseball book roundup appears on Bookreporter.com. Titles include: Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball, by R.A. Dickey and Wayne Coffey Turning Two: My Journey to the Top of the World and Back with the New York Mets, by Bud Harrelson and Phil Pepe Driving Mr. […]

Tagged as: Bud Harrelson, New York Mets, Phil Pepe, RA Dickey, Wayne Coffey

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Three baseball titles on the NY Times bestseller list

April 21, 2012

For April 29 (yes, April 29, according to the website) Imperfect: An Improbable Life, by Jim Abbot and Tim Brown stands at #16. Driving Mr. Yogi: Yogi Berra, Ron Guidry, and Baseball’s Greatest Gift, by Harvey Araton is at #20. Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball, by R.A. […]

Tagged as: Harvey Araton, RA Dickey, Ron Guidry, Yogi Berra

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Pass the popcorn: Knuckleball: The Movie at the Tribecca Film Festival

April 20, 2012

This isn’t exactly a companion piece to R.A. Dickey’s new book, but Knuckleball!, a 90-minute documentary, is an entry at the Tribecca Film Festival. There’s a free screening tomorrow (April 21) with additional screenings on April 22, 27, and 28. From the official TBB website: “A classic sports story from its glorious highs to its […]

Tagged as: Knuckleball, RA Dickey

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R.A. Dickey and National Pastime Radio

April 11, 2012

Dickey, the Mets knuckleballer, has been the guest on two NPR programs this week, Fresh Air (yesterday) and The Leonard Lopate Show (on Monday). And I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up on Only a Game at some point. I always find it interesting to hear the same author on multiple outlets: How do […]

Tagged as: Dave Davies, National Public Radio, RA Dickey

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National Pastime Radio

April 10, 2012

John Grisham appeared on Weekend Edition Saturday to discuss his new baseball novel, Calico Joe. Mets Pitcher R.A. Dickey is also making the rounds. He was on Fresh Air to talk about his memoir, Wherever I Wind Up. The program also re-ran an interview from last August with Brad Aumus, now in the San Diego […]

Tagged as: Calico Joe, John Grisham, RA Dickey, Weekend Edition

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The early word on R.A. Dickey’s new book

March 27, 2012

R.A. Dickey has a reputation as a renaissance man. He’s a good speaker, has many interests that go beyond the standard jock topics. So when I heard he was writing a book, I was looking forward to it. But now, judging by some items I’ve seen — which I know is unfair — it appears […]

Tagged as: Alex Rodriguez, Daily News, RA Dickey, Selena Roberts

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Author appearance: R.A. Dickey

March 6, 2012

The Mets’ resident egghead is publishing Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball (with Wayne Coffey). Would it be mean to call Dickey a knucklehead, too? He had a nice Q&A — more about the writing than his pitching — in the Newark Star-Ledger on Sunday. So, like his […]

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Preparing for the next phase? Dickey, Kershaw turning author

January 18, 2012

Because you always need to have a career plan. R.A. Dickey, he of Mt. Kilimanjaro fame, will  publish Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball (with Wayne Coffey) in March via Blue Rider Press, a Penguin imprint. You can get samples of Dickey’s writing (about his recent adventures) from […]

Tagged as: AIDS, Clayton Kershaw, Mount Kilimanjaro, New York Times, RA Dickey

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