Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf
If it fits on a bookshelf, it fits here.
From the category archives:
Every year, the All Night Soul jazz festival at St. Peter’s Church in New York City honors different jazz legends. This year the concert, to be held Sunday, October 12, pays tribute to Benny Powell and Jane Jarvis, the former organist for the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. Jarvis, a renowned jazz pianist and […]
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From a Business Wire press release: The Chicago Sun-Times is proud to announce the publication of its stunning 84-page color glossy commemorative magazine, The Cubs: Their Thrilling 2008 Season, that catches the best of the thrilling 2008 season, as well as recaptures what it’s taken to get to where the Cubs are today. The Cubs: […]
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Yesterday (Oct. 2), the Appleton Art Center opened “an exhibition featuring several works from its popular ‘Art of the Diamond: Baseball’ exhibit, which was originally on display in April and May as part of a series of events organized by Fox Cities arts groups under the title ‘Home Run for the Arts.’” Also in the […]
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Wives of the Detroit Tigers baseball players have written The ABCs of Detroit Tigers Baseball, a children’s book that covers the game of baseball from A to Z. The book is illustrated by Bryan Durren and Craig Jablonski, two graphic designers from Ilitch-owned Little Caesars. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the […]
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From the Laguna Beach Independent: The scholarship of Andy Strasberg, one of the co-authors of the new book “Baseball’s Greatest Hit: the Story of ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” is featured at the next Laguna Beach Historical Society program, Monday, Sept. 29.
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To borrow a phrase from the late Phil Rizzuto. From AmericanChronicle.com: …the Upper Deck Company has released the largest baseball trading card set ever assembled in tribute to the world-renowned sports shrine. The “Yankee Stadium Legacy” (YSL) collection is a 6,661-card compilation chronicling every single New York Yankees home game ever played at the current […]
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From the Hall of Fame: Three Movies Win Awards at Baseball Film Festival —Dreaming in Blue Takes Home Best Film– (COOPERSTOWN, NY) – The third annual Baseball Film Festival at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum concluded with the presentation of three awards determined by a panel of four judges on Sunday afternoon […]
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“Oregon Nisei Baseball — The Early Years” exhibit featuring black-and-white images of Nisei teams and Northwest baseball tournaments. Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center: 121 N.W. Second Ave. (503-224-1458) Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tue-Sat, noon-3 p.m. Sun. Opening reception 1:30 p.m. Sun, Sept. 14; through Jan. 11, 2009. From the Web site: In celebration of the 10th […]
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Where were these classes when I was a student? Educator Seminar to Be Held In Cooperstown Workshop Presented By Baseball Hall of Fame And WestfieldCollege The Baseball Hall of Fame and Westfield State College will team up in November for a workshop designed to show teachers how to link baseball and education. “Using Baseball As […]
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According to a press release from Major League Baseball, limited replay review begins Aug. 28 in three series: Minnesota at Oakland, Texas at Los Angeles and Phillies at Chicago. The rest of the teams will begin on Friday. The statement announces that Instant replay will apply only to home run calls — whether they are […]
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The New York Mets hosted Jewish Heritage Day on Aug. 24. So how appropriate was it that Astros’ catcher Brad Ausmus, one of the few Jewish Major Leaguers, hit the go-ahead homer in the 10th inning in what ended up a 6-4 victory? Now it’s the Astros’ turn. The club will host a “Welcome Israel […]
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Fans of sports talk radio in the New York area — and I am not one — are mourning the “loss” of their favorite team from WFAN. Mike (Francesa) and the Mad Dog (Chris Russo) had been together since 1989, annoying the hell out of me on the rare occasion that I would listen to […]
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What a Marvel-ous idea. The comic book company has created individual publications for several minor league franchises.
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will recognize the twin traditions of baseball and film when it hosts a the third annual Baseball Film Festival in Cooperstown, Sept. 19-21. The event kicks off with a salute to the 20th anniversary of the release of Bull Durham, featuring appearances at the Museum by the […]
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Friends of the late Jules Tygiel will pay tribute to him at a memorial service on Saturday, Sept. 6. Details follow, as per an e-mail to the SABR list-serve group from Dick Crapeau: I know that there are a number of people on this list who knew Jules and/or his work. I pass these messages […]
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In a former life, I was the sports and features editor for a weekly New Jersey newspaper, where I hosted an award-winning bog about Jews and Sports.
I did a profile piece on the legendary cartoonist Arnold Roth and he was very generous in immortalizing me in this caricature.
My article on Sandy Koufax in the 1965 World Series appears in
My article on the later biographies of Babe Ruth appears in
My article on the Mets’ 1969 postseason appears in
Profiles of several Jewish baseball figures appear in
