Apologies, chaverim. If I had my act together, this would have been done before Channuka. Oh, well. You know what they say about the road to hell. Similarly, if I was still working in the Jewish media, this would have been a pretty major story. Ryan Lavarnway, a prototypical backup catcher, enjoyed a ten-year career […]
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Israeli baseball,
Ryan Lavarnway,
World Baseball Classic
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 […]
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Jonathan Mayo,
Ryan Lavarnway
Author appearance: David King, author of Ross Youngs: In Search of a San Antonio Baseball Legend (TX) (Sports History), will sign copies of his book tomorrow (Aug. 10) from 2-4 p.m. Saturday at Barnes and Noble at The Shops at La Cantera, San Antonio. The book traces the career of the Hall of Famer, who […]
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Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Fred Merkle,
Ross Youngs,
Ryan Lavarnway,
Yale University