Bits and Pieces

<p>A review of <a href=”http://washingtontimes.com/sports/20070318-020716-2326r.htm”><em>Crazy ’08</em> from the </a><em><a href=”http://washingtontimes.com/sports/20070318-020716-2326r.htm”>Washington Times</a>. <a onclick=”window.open(this.href, ‘_blank’, ‘width=502,height=759,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0’); return false” href=”http://baseballbookshelf.mlblogs.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/crazy08.jpg”><img title=”Crazy08″ height=”226″ alt=”Crazy08″ src=”http://baseballbookshelf.mlblogs.com/my_weblog/images/crazy08.jpg” width=”150″ border=”0″ style=”FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 5px 5px” /></a></em></p>

<p>Sometimes I wonder who reads books like this, like Mark Lamster’s <em><a href=”http://marklamster.com/”>Spalding’s World Tour</a> –</em> titles that consider the infancy of the game and the beginnings of its marketing to a broader audience. There are history buffs who follow all sorts of arcane knowledge, but will non-academic modern fans find these stories of interest? Or has baseball become something for fantasy enthusiasts? Look at the plethora of publications on the newsstands; it’s one &quot;roto&quot;&nbsp; journal after another, offering advice and analysis for picking your ideal team. Does the term &quot;Star Trek geek&quot; ring a bell? </p>

<p>Author Cait Murphy hosts <a href=”http://www.crazy08.com/”>a website for her book</a>, which includes reviews, her introduction, and a foreword by Robert Creamer, author of <em>Babe: The Legend Comes to Life</em> and other baseball titles. </p>

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