I’ve got a little list

December 5, 2024

This is the time of year when the lists come out (and I’m not just talking about Santa). Many of the ones that concern this particular blog have to do with the best baseball books of the year. Some of these lists, like  “Golf to baseball and more: 23 books on sports out in 2024.” from Cleveland.com, may not be solely about the sport, but rather include baseball titles. (And why 23? Wouldn’t not something like “24 in 24” make more sense? Oh, well.)

Among their 23 are

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Quite a wide-ranging group, wouldn’t you agree? Wondering what the criteria was for the selection process. The article does state, “Our weeklong roundups on books published this year continues with sports, focusing on players, teams, moments and more.” Seems pretty all-inclusive. I mean what else is there besides players, teams, moments “and more?” Chapman and Alomar at least played for the Indians at one point. But the others, out of all the books published on the national pastime? As Yul Brenner said in The King and I,

 

 

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