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In my most recent "day job," I was the sports and features editor for a weekly New Jersey newspaper, where I hosted another blog. Busy, busy, busy.
I did a profile piece on the award-winning cartoonist Arnold Roth and he was nice enough to "immortalize" me.
In Forbes Magazine re: Baseball Business Books
On Will Carroll’s “Under the Knife” substack
Updated 9/20/23
Calico Joe, by Robert Grisham
Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments, by Joe Posnanski (via Bookreporter)
The Last Miracle: My 18-Year Journey with the Amazin’ New York Mets, by Ed Kranepool with Gary Kaschak
Most recent books read updated 9/20/23:
No Crying in Baseball: The Inside Story of A League of Their Own: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood , by Erin Carlson
Grade: B-. A bit too much about director Penny Marshall. Could have used more info about thew actual filming of the movie. Not enough about the "lesbian issue," but that might be for a different book.
Smart, Wrong, and Lucky: The Origin Stories of Baseball's Unexpected Stars, by Jonathan Mayo
Grade: B. Only a handful of players with so many thousands from which to choose?
The New Ballgame: The Not-So-Hidden Forces Shaping Modern Baseball, by Russell A. Carleton
Grade: A+. Years ago, Leonard Koppett wrote The Thinking Fan's Guide to Baseball. This one could qualify as a worthy successor.
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Jim Gilmore and Tracy Holcomb (video)
"The Lost Tapes": Conversations prior to 2011 (audio)
My article on the later biographies of Babe Ruth appears in
My article on the Mets’ 1969 postseason appears in
Profiles of several Jewish baseball figures appear in
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February 15, 2009
With the latest news of Rodriguez and Bonds comes a renewed cry to literally rewrite the record books. Tony Kornheiser has repeatedly called for some notation that many of these players are suspect. Let them into the Hall of Fame, he says, just make mention on the plaque that these guys might have cheated. Commissioner […]
Tagged as: Alan Schwarz, Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Jim Bouton, Lyle Spatz, PED, Steorids
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