* Bits and Pieces

April 8, 2010

Baseball America ran this interview with Dirk Hayhurst, author of The Baseball Gospels. Hayhurst is currently on the Blue Jays’ 60-day disabled list, which gives him lots of time to hump his boo, which reportedly will be on the NY Times‘ next best-seller list.

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Slate published this entertaining (and too-brief) comparison of how books for children and adults depict baseball heroes, including Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, and Pete Rose.

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Abebooks.com ran this review of Billy Lombardo’s novel, The Man with Two Arms.

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ABC News offered this piece on the top seven ballparks.

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BrewCrewBall, a Brewers-centric blog, suggest you read “the funniest baseball book ever.” (Surprise: it’s not just about the Brewers.)


 

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