Headnote: One of the thing I like about the Pandemic Baseball Book Club is that it’s a kind of “one stop shopping.” Instead of posting about various authors, projects, and events, all I’m doing here is cutting and pasting their newsletter. This one was received on September 16. Enjoy.
I am posting this after one of their events has already taken place, so I’m omitting.
By the way, here are Bookshelf Conversations I’ve had with some of the authors associated with the PBBC:
NEW AT THE SITE
On the podcast, Brad Balukjian interviews Mitchell Nathanson about his new biography of baseball raconteur, Jim Bouton.
We also have a special bonus episode on the podcast this week, as club founders Jason Turbow, Anika Orrock and Eric Nusbaum chat with SABR CEO Scott Bush about the PBBC and their new status as a SABR charter community. Give it a listen.
At our website, Mark Healey talks via Zoom to Colin Cerniglia, author of Culture of Excellence: What We Can Learn From the Yankees About Leadership, about how the dynastic success of the Yankees can serve as a model for everyday life.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
We all remember the first time we saw a live baseball game. This week, our authors share their memories of that special moment.
-Brian Wright
The first professional game I ever saw was an Albany-Colonie Yankees tilt in 1987, when I was 14. I went with my friend Eric Pilhofer, his father and his cousin, who I would be meeting for the first time. What I didn’t know until we connected with her at the stadium was just how cute my friend’s cousin was. As a baseball writer, I should be letting prose flow from my fingertips about the transformative experience of that game, and it for sure changed my life—but in ways that had nothing to do with baseball. …
… The Cubs played the Pirates, with whom they eventually tied for last place. The Pittsburgh roster included twin brothers, Eddie and Johnny O’Brien. That was so strange it’s about all I remember, even though I must have seen two Hall of Famers, Mazeroski and Clemente, play that day. …
-Jim Overmyer
ON DECK AT PBBCLUB.COM
On the podcast, Jason Turbow interviews Jon Pessah about his biography of the incomparable Yogi Berra. (Available 9/23)
Can a single headstrong fan convince the world that For Love of the Game is a good baseball movie? Brad Balukjian gives it a shot, with fellow PBBC founders Anika Orrock and Jason Turbow standing in for the dissent. (Available 9/28. Or check out the audio version of their conversation at the Big Screen Sports podcast right now.)
The PBBC Game Show returns next week, as fans of the Giants and A’s square off before a panel of judges consisting of Joan Ryan, Chris Haft and Ray Ratto. (Available 9/30)
WHAT ELSE WE’VE BEEN DOING
Dale Tafoya’s Billy Ball will be getting the audio book treatment, with a reading by Barry Abrams. Keep an eye out when it becomes available on Nov. 24.
Dan Schlossberg discusses the impending Tommy John surgery for Houston ace Justin Verlander, and what this means for the Astros and Verlander’s chance of winning 300 games.
For the Wall Street Journal, Jared Diamond takes a look at how the Marlins went from a symbol of the dangers of this perilous season, to a contender for the crown.
Tyler Kepner writes about the ascendance of Shane Beiber, and how the Cleveland star has become the runaway favorite for the AL Cy Young Award.
Anika Orrock chatted with Rob Neyer about her book, The Incredible Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, on SABRcast, the official podcast for the Society for American Baseball Research.
Jason Turbow bids farewell to Betty Caywood, baseball’s first female broadcaster, who died this week at age 89.
GREAT GEAR FOR GETTING AWAY
It’s never too late to support the PBBC. Be sure to stop by our bookstore and swag shop for all the merch you need to let the world know just how cultured and well-read you are. Everyone needs a sweet mug.
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