Since I posted the first of these on a Thursday, which is known on social media as a time of reflection, I thought to make it a regular thing under this rubric. These are kind of fun; it’s like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re gonna get. (Actually, I never understood that famous quote from Forrest Gump. If it’s a box of chocolate covered cherries, don’t you know exactly what you’re going to get?)
On the one hand, I’m happy to report that I’m catching up/running out of these old links. On the other hand, it’s been cool reminiscing.
I highly recommend Pocket as a way to hold onto links you come that you want to keep. Unlike bookmarks, Pocket keeps the entire page and makes it relative easy for you to find stuff you “pocketed.” I have keepers going back six years — more than 5,000 links — and I’ve decided it’s time to start cleaning house so here are some submitted for your amusement, perusal, and education. Some are not current, but in a sense, they’re timeless. Note: Sometimes individual sites remove the content or simply cease their existence, so Pocket isn’t 100 percent foolproof.
- From 2012: The Minneapolis Star-Tribune posted one of those “round-up reviews” which included Bill Veeck: Baseball’s Greatest Maverick
by Paul Dickson; Summer of ’68: The Season That Changed Baseball–and America–Forever
by Tim Wendel; Baseball Prospectus 2012
; and Baseball Fantography: A celebration in snapshots and stories from the fans
by Andy Strasberg
- The exhibit is no longer on display, but it’s still interesting: A story about the blueprints for Ebbets Field from the Wall Street Journal.
- From SB Nation, an interview with Molly Lawless, author of Hit by Pitch: Ray Chapman, Carl Mays and the Fatal Fastball
, which is categorized as a graphic novel, even though it’s steeped in history. (Here’s my Bookshelf conversation with Lawless.)
- From ESPN, an interview with Tim Brown, co-author of Jim Abbot’s memoir, Imperfect: An Improbable Life
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- Some back-story from the LA Times on Chad Harbach and the crafting of his first novel The Art of Fielding: A Novel
, for which he got a crazy advance and a like amount of praise about which I have made no secret in believing it unwarranted.
- I need a new iPhone. The one I have is completely outdated and I can’t even upgrade to the latest ios. When I do, I’ll see if I can still get Ryan Woodward’s Bottom of the Ninth, an animated graphic novel.
- Before he became a valuable addition to the NY Mets’ radio broadcasting team, Josh Lewin was in a similar role for another team and wrote about it in Ballgame!: A Decade Covering the Texas Rangers from the Best Seat in the House
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- The College of Charleston posted this piece about one of their own: Prof. Chris Lamb who wrote Conspiracy of Silence: Sportswriters and the Long Campaign to Desegregate Baseball
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- With the Republican presidential debates providing endless comedy relief, it’s appropriator to bring back this piece from NJ.com about the similarities between baseball and politics.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8A2rXeV1-P4
- Quick, before your mom throws out your baseball cards, put them to good use.
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