- Mike Silva of NY Baseball Digest recently posted this 2007 audio interview he did with former major leaguer Terry Leach. Leach, a side-arming reliever who pitched for several teams, including the Mets, wrote about his experiences in Things Happen for a Reason: The True Story of an Itinerant Life in Baseball
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- Long-time baseball analyst Peter Gammons, 64, is calling it quits with ESPN. The Boston-based writer who suffered a stroke in 2006, wrote or contributed to such books as Roger Clemens’ autobio Rocket Man and Beyond the Sixth Game
, about the Red Sox’ 1986 season. Gammons wrote his farewell address for ESPN.com. He also took time to record a music CD, Never Slow Down, Never Grow Old
. Not great stuff, but I give him major props for doing it. Richard Deitsch conducted this interview with Gammons for Sports Illustrated. The way writers jump back and forth, could we see this as a job interview?
- Former Yankees pitcher Fritz Peterson, author of Mickey Mantle Is Going To Heaven
was the subject of this audio interview on Jimmy Scott’s High and Tight. Look for a Bookshelf interview with Peterson in the very near future.
- This recent “thought bubble” provided by Rob Neyer reminds me of the old Mad Magazine shtick, “When they say___, they really mean___.” Thanks for the memories, Rob.
- Don’t know how this review of Baseball Americana in the Dec. 3 Sunday Times Book Section slipped by me.
- The Baseballisms.com site has its own channel on YouTube. Here’s a show-and-tell review of Baseball’s Greatest Hit. What do you think, is it time for the Bookshelf to take the video route?
* Bits and pieces
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