Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf
If it fits on a bookshelf, it fits here.
From the category archives:
The School Library Journal Web site reports: Just in time for baseball season, the Library of Congress (LOC) has assembled a Web clearinghouse devoted to America’s pastime. The simply named “Historic Baseball Resources” features multimedia offerings from the library’s vast trove, including rare images of early games and the original sheet music to “Take Me […]
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Oh “great”; here we go again. Although the author doesn’t employ “greatest” or “best” in his title, The Last Great Pennant Race does have connotations that there haven’t been any since. I’m guessing thousands, if not millions, of fans would beg to differ.
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From a GKG press release: It wouldn’t be spring without baseball. Nor would it be spring without the annual “Art of Baseball” exhibition at the George Krevsky Gallery. Now in its 11th year, the exhibit opens with a reception on Thursday, May 1st, and will be on view through Saturday, June 7th. This year’s theme […]
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From the New York Post, this item about a possible new tell-all steroids title by Kirk Radomski, former Mets clubhouse attendant. And this from the NY Daily News. “When will they ever learn/oh, when will they ever learn?”
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According to the HBO Web site, the second story of the April 15 edition of the hour-long sports magazine profiles Torii Hunter: Since entering “The Show” in 1997, Torii Hunter has made playing center field look easy. His electrifying, fearless style earned him seven Gold Gloves, as well as a new $90-million contract with the […]
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From the SABR list-serve: A note for those within striking distance of the Ohio State University campus in Columbus and its Wexner Center for the Arts. The new documentary, Dummy Hoy: A Deaf Hero, will be shown at 7 pm on Wednesday, April 16 in the theatre of the Wexner Center. The film by David […]
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The PBS program’s Web site has been updated and now contains information about the April 21 broadcast, including a video promo, memories from Puerto Rican players, a teacher’s guide, and other items, as well as a chance for visitors to leave their comments. The program will be available for onb-line viewing after the premier. Thanks […]
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An entry on the BaseballZealot blog notes that PBS will air a documentary on the late Latino star on April 21 as part of its American Experience series. As of this posting, no information as available at the show’s Web site, but keep trying.
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American Library Association, Baseball Hall of Fame kick off “Step Up to the Plate @ your library®” National program teams up baseball and libraries to promote literacy skills The American Library Association and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum today officially launch the third season of the Step Up to the Plate @ […]
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The sister of Paul O’Neill wrote Mostly True: A Memoir of Family, Food and Baseball in 2006. She will discuss her memoir on Sunday, April 6, at 2 p.m. at Ferguson Library’s main branch in Stamford, CT. Mostly True: A Memoir of Family, Food, and Baseball
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for FREE at the Sporting News‘ website. Will this staple of statistics fans for generations be available next year? That’s a good question, since American City Business Journals — Street and Smith’s parent company — took over “The Bible of baseball” recently. Stay tuned.
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On the Sunday before Opening Day, most major market newspapers — primarily those who field a major league team — include some sort of preview for the upcoming season, whether in the form of a supplemental section or bound within the sports page. I’ll be reporting on these in the days ahead. Just so you […]
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Perkins School of Theology will host a worship service entitled “Reflections on Baseball” in Perkins Chapel at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 2. Speakers include Dr. Mark W. Stamm, associate professor of Christian Worship at Perkins and Dr. Kathleen Sullivan Porter, Academic Advisor in Dedman College, Southern Methodist University. In addition to being lifelong baseball fans, […]
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From ACTA Sports, publisher of the Bill James Hold Mine 2008: Bill James…will appear on the CBS TV news show 60 Minutes on Sunday March 30. The program will air at 7:00pm ET/PT. Morley Safer and the 60 Minutes crew interviewed James over the course of three days at the World Champion Boston Red Sox […]
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(Because you can put the souvenir postcards of the plaques on a bookshelf.) For the first time ever, the Hall of Fame plaques of Larry Doby and Jackie Robinson will leave their home in Cooperstown, as the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will travel the plaques to Memphis, Tenn., this weekend for a […]
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According to this item in today’s on-line Publisher’s Weekly: As Jose Canseco’s Vindicated arrives in stores, the controversial baseball player’s relationship with former Yankee pitcher Roger Clemens is under new scrutiny, as federal authorities investigate whether Clemens committed perjury when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs while testifying under oath to a Congressional committee. Canseco’s second […]
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According to a press release issued this afternoon: Dale A. Petroskey, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, has resigned, effective immediately, the Executive Committee of the Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors announced today. The Executive Committee issued this statement: “By mutual agreement, the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors […]
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Baseball’s real anthem celebrates its centennial this year, a fact marked by the new book, Baseball’s Greatest Hit: The Story of Take Me Out to the Ball Game, by Tim Wiles, Andy Strasberg and Bob Thomson as well as Allen Barra’s March 22 story in The Wall Street Journal.
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is available on Amazon.com,
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
* The Sports Illustrated "Vault": An early appraisal
March 22, 2008
Sports Illustrated launched its new digital archive earlier this week. After a quick glance, and realizing it’s still in beta, I have mixed feelings. Bear in mind I’m only talking about the baseball here, but I’m assuming the same applies for everything else. As of today, there are 14,985 articles, 3,750 pictures, 69 “galleries” (photo […]
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