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Baseball Best-Sellers, January 11, 2019

January 11, 2019

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: Babe Ruth. Ted Williams, baseball analytics, Baseball Cards, baseball nostalgia, baseball photography, baseball rules, baseball statistics, baseball strategy, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, coaching, Houston Astros, New York Yankees

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Baseball Best-Sellers, January 4, 2019

January 4, 2019

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: baseball analytics, baseball nostalgia, baseball photography, baseball statistics, baseball strategy, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, Houston Astros, New York Yankees

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New year, new books

January 2, 2019

Welcome to 2019. I hope y’all had a great holiday season. “Pitchers and catchers” are still more than a month away, so I hope this list of forthcoming books will serve as a source of warmth and comfort until then. We seem to have the requisite number of material about former stars such as Jackie […]

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Tagged as: Art Shamsky, Baltimore Orioles, Barry Zito, Boston Red Sox, Bud Selig, Chicago Cubs, David Cone, Edgar Martinex, Ernie Banks, Harry Caray, Jackie Robinsoin, Los Angeles Dodgers, Luis Tiant, Mickey Mantle, Moneyball, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Pete Rose, Pitching, Roger Angell, Ron Swoboda, World Chanmpionship, World Series, Wrigley Field, Yogi Berra

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Baseball Best-Sellers, December 14, 2018

December 14, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Baseball Best-Sellers, December 7, 2018

December 7, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: Babe Ruth, baseball photography, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Jane Leavy, Michael Lewis, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Ted Williams, Trivia

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Baseball Best Sellers, November 30, 2018

November 30, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: baseball photography, Bill James, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Jane Leavy, Michael Lewis, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Ted Williams, World Series

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Baseball Best-Sellers, November 2, 2018

November 2, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Baseball Best-Sellers, October 26, 2018

October 26, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: Babe Ruth, Baseball Cards, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Jane Leavy, Michael Lewis, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Rob Neyer, Ted Williams

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Baseball Best-Sellers, October 12, 2018

October 12, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Jane Leavy, Michael Lewis, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Rob Neyer, Robert Creamer, Ted Williams

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Baseball Best-Sellers, September 14, 2018

September 14, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: Babe Ruth, Baseball Cards, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, instructionals, Jane Leavy, Jim Bouton, Ken Harrelson, Moneyball, Oakland As, Ted Williams

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Bits and pieces, Sept. 12, 2018

September 12, 2018

A semi-regular (I guess that sounds better than “irregular”) attempt to catch up on the baseball book and other news wince my last similar posting. * NY Daily News sportswriter/author Bill Madden contributed this list of the best baseball books of all time. All are worthy of the accolades (A Day in the Bleachers, The […]

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Baseball Best-Sellers, September 7, 2018

September 7, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: Babe Ruth, baseball anecdotes, Baseball Cards, Houston Astros, instructionals, Jane Leavy, Jonah Keri, Ken Harrelson, Moneyball, Montreal Expos, Oakland As, Ted Williams

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Baseball Best-Sellers, August 24, 2018

August 24, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: baseball anecdotes, Baseball Cards, Houston Astros, instructionals, Oakland As, Ted Williams

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Baseball Best-Sellers, August 17, 2018

August 17, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: baseball anecdotes, Baseball Cards, Houston Astros, instructionals, Oakland As, Ted Williams

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Baseball Best-Sellers, August 10, 2018

August 10, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Baseball Best-Sellers, Aug. 3, 2018

August 3, 2018

Holy cats, has it really been almost two months since I posted one of these? Moving on… Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so […]

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Tagged as: Bernard Malamud, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chipper Jones, hitting, Houston Astros, Moe Berg, Nicholas Dawidoff, Rick Ankiel. baseball cards, strategy, Ted Williams, Wrigly Field

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Baseball Best-Sellers, June 15, 2018

June 15, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: baseball rules, baseball statistics, Chicago Cubs, David Halnerstam, David Ross, Keith Hernandez, Ken Harrelson, New York Mets, New York Yankees, oral history, Ted Williams, trivia, Ty Cobb, World Series

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Baseball Best-Sellers, June 8, 2018

June 8, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: baseball rules, Davey Johnson, Detroit Tigers, Keith Hernandez, Ken Harelson, Little League, Michael Lewis, Mickey Lolich, New York Mets, Oakland As, Ted Williams

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Baseball Best-Sellers, June 1, 2018

June 1, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: baseball rules, Chicago Cubs, Davey Johnson, David Ross, Keith Hernandexz, New York Mets, New York Yankees, oral history, Ted Williams, World Series

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Baseball Best-Sellers, May 25, 2018

May 25, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: Baseball Cards, baseball rules, Chicago Cubs, Davey Johnson, Keith Hernandez, Little League, New York Mets, Ted Williams

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