Headnote: 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 […]
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Babe Ruth,
Boston Red Sox,
Detroit Tigers,
Houston Astros,
Jane Leavy,
Michael Lewis,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Rob Neyer,
Robert Creamer,
Ted Williams
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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Bill James,
Calico Joe,
Chicago Cubs,
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Ichiro Suzuki,
John Grisham,
John Thorn,
Robert Creamer,
sabermetrics
I just love those radio commercials that implore listeners to either call within the next few minutes to take advantage of an extra special promotion (even though the spots run all day), or to be caller number xx. Like they won’t take your money if you’re late. Actually, I always thought of these things as […]
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Robert Creamer
As if to prove the fragility of life, the news about Creamer comes just days after a belated literary birthday greetings. Creamer’s obit from The New York Times and by sportswriter/editor Jack McCallum.
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Babe: The Legend Comes to Life,
Robert Creamer
The author of the classic Babe: The Legend Comes to Life, as well as other highly praised baseball titles (Baseball in ’41: A Celebration of the “Best Baseball Season Ever” and Stengel: His Life and Times) turned 90 on Saturday. Baseball: Past and Present posted this interview with Creamer earlier this year.
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Babe: The Legend Comes to Life,
Casey Stengel,
Robert Creamer
Creamer, author of what many believe to be the first “adult” biography when he published Babe: The Legend Comes to Life, was the subject of this interview with the Baseball: Past and Present blog, an interesting site of which I had heretofore been ignorant. Creamer, a fixture at Sports Illustrated and other publications, is also […]
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Robert Creamer
It’s all right. I can say that. I’m the editor of the newsletter. Anyway, the current issue, which I handed in at least a month late (sorry, boss), contains reviews on The Empire Strikes Out: How Baseball Sold U.S. Foreign Policy and Promoted the American Way of Life Abroad, by Robert Elias, and High Heat: […]
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Mickey Mantle,
Robert Creamer
If you’re going to give a book, give big, I always say. Coffee table editions are especially welcome and if the topic happens to be baseball, so much the better. It sometimes seems unfair that publications like Sports Illustrated can simply reach into 50 years-worth of archives at any time and pull a gem out […]
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Frank Deford,
Leigh Montville,
Mickey Mantle,
Rick Reilly,
Robert Creamer,
Sports Illustrated,
Stan Musial,
Tom Verducci