Been meaning to post about this for a couple of days. Don’t know what kind of pickup this story has been getting outside the New York area, but hearts were all aflutter on Saturday because Yankees long-time catcher Jorge Posada — batting .165 and hitting in the number nine spot in the lineup against the […]
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Derek Jeter,
Joe Girardi,
Jorge Posada,
New York Yankee
The Sporting News-SABR Baseball Research Award, which recognizes outstanding baseball research in areas other than history and biography, has been awarded for the following books published in 2010: Satch, Dizzy, and Rapid Robert: The Wild Saga of Interracial Baseball Before Jackie Robinson, by Timothy M. Gay (Simon & Schuster) Evaluating Baseball’s Managers: A History and […]
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Society for American Baseball Research
Time once again for a major links dump to make up for bad behavior. Warning: some of these links go back to March. Just sayin’. * A member of Red Sox Nation pays tribute to a “mortal enemy” by giving the NY Times photo book on Derek Jeter the thumbs up. * The Wall Street […]
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Albert Pujols,
Derek Jeter,
Effa Manley,
Los Angeles Times,
New York Times
Intro: As previously stated, the recent election of Robert Alomar and Bert Blyleven got me to thinking: how many Hall of Famers have had books written about them or penned their own stories. Here are the results. Again, this is not an all-inclusive list; almost all juvenile titles have been omitted. * * * Ryne […]
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HiltonSmith,
Ryne Sandberg
The top baseball books, according to Amazon.com as of Friday, March 18, at 4 p.m. Title Rank General Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game, by John Thorn 1 The Extra 2%: How Wall Street Strategies Took a Major League Baseball Team from Worst to First, by Jonah Keri […]
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Baseball America,
Bill James,
Dirk Hayhurst,
John Thorn,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
The Bullpen Gospels: Major League Dreams of a Minor League Veteran
Congratulations to Mark Stratton of Columbia, MO, winner of the February Facebook fan drawing of Pie Traynor: A Baseball Biography. The March prize will be Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game, by John Thorn, recently appointed as official baseball historian by Major League Baseball. Tell your friends!
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The top baseball books, according to Amazon.com as of Friday, Feb 25, at 1:30 p.m. Title Rank General Baseball Prospectus 2011 1 Baseball America 2011 Prospect Handbook: The 2011 Expert Guide to Baseball Prospects and MLB Organization Rankings 2 Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, by Michael Lewis (Kindle version) 3 The Last […]
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Baseball America,
Beyond Belief: Finding the Strength to Come Back,
Dirk Hayhurst,
Hardball Times Baseball Annual,
Jane Leavy,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
The Bullpen Gospels: Major League Dreams of a Minor League Veteran
One of the all-time greats of the game, Honus Wagner enjoyed renewed fame because of his rare baseball card. He was born this date in 1878. The books specifically on Wagner (he’s included in many histories of the game) are divided into those about his life and those about the card and the collectibles industry. […]
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Honus Wagner
Wallace will read from his 2010 title, Diamond Ruby: A Novel, at the WORD bookstore, 126 Franklin St., Brooklyn, NY, tomorrow (Feb. 24) at 7:30 p.m. Wallace, who has several non-fiction baseball books to his credit, will be joined by Randy Susan Meyers, author of The Murderer’s Daughters. For information, call 718-383-0096 or visit the […]
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Diamond Ruby,
Joseph Wallace
This is the time of year when you can expect to see a glut of articles and reviews on authors and new titles and old favorites. So here’s the first from the Christian Science Monitor. The lineup (because there are nine titles, get it?) incldues: The Natural, by Bernard Malamud Bang the Drum Slowly (Second […]
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Christian Science Monitor,
Jane Leavy,
Jim Bouton,
Moneyball
“M” is truly an amazing initial for Hall of Famers, isn’t it? Mays, Mantle, Musial, Marichal, , McCovey, Mathewson, no to mention managers such as McCarthy, Mack and McGraw Connie Mack (Manager; inducted 1937) My 66 Years in the Big Leagues, by Mack (1950) Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball, Macht (2007) The […]
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Biz Mackey,
Christy Mathewson,
Connie Mack,
John McGraw,
Juan Marichal,
Mickey Mantle,
Negro Leagues,
Stan Musial,
Willie Mays,
Willie McCovey
Intro: As previously stated, the recent election of Robert Alomar and Bert Blyleven got me to thinking: how many Hall of Famers have had books written about them or penned their own stories. Here are the results. Again, this is not an all-inclusive list; almost all juvenile titles have been omitted. Pud Galvin (Inducted 1965) […]
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Charlie Gehringer,
Lou Gehrig,
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum,
Pud Galvin
The top baseball books, according to Amazon.com as of Friday, Feb 18, at 3:30 p.m. Title Rank General Baseball Prospectus 2011 1 Baseball America 2011 Prospect Handbook: The 2011 Expert Guide to Baseball Prospects and MLB Organization Rankings (Baseball America Prospect Handbook) 2 Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, by Michael Lewis (Kindle […]
Congrats to Mark Armour, winner of the January “Facebook Friend” book, Pie Traynor: A Baseball Biography. Armour is a baseball writer in his own right, Armour is author of Joe Cronin: A Life in Baseball and Paths to Glory: How Great Baseball Teams Got That Way. The February book will be The Empire Strikes Out: […]
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