I don’t know what else there is to say about McGwire. Some, like Joe Posnanski (twice) and my literary hero, Tony Kornheiser, are more forgiving. Mr. Tony spoke about the “confessions of Mark McGwire” on both Pardon the Interruption and his eponymous radio program on ESPN 980 in DC. Others, like Ken Rosenthal, are much […]
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Including: ◊ Game Six: Cincinnati, Boston, and the 1975 World Series: The Triumph of America’s Pastime, by Mark Frost. Unabridged (13:56), narrated by Andrew Garman. Hear a sample: ◊ Sixty Feet, Six Inches: A Hall of Fame Pitcher and a Hall of Fame Hitter Talk about How the Game Is Played , by Bob Gibson, […]
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Of all the sub-genres of baseball books, my favorite is are the coffee table editions. Usually published as “gift books,” they are among the most well-produced, handsome, and eclectic titles available each year. This year’s “leader” has to be Baseball Americana: Treasures from the Library of Congress (Harper Collins). It combines the best of all […]
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The Washington Informer, an African-American community newspaper, published this item on Larry Tye, author of the new Satchel Paige biography, prior to his Sept. 9 appearance at the Smithsonian. Jim Bouton chats with ESPN’s Jim Caple in this video/article. (Here’s a different video:) Every year come August, you can count on a bunch of articles […]
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Author Daniel Ford previews his as-yet-unfiehsed baseball novel on his epnonymous blog, Baseball Sunday with Daniel Ford. So, some of the ballparks are going the healthy route and selling fresh fruit? What are they, my mother? A review of a book about old baseball by a young fan (Major League Baseball Players of 1916, published […]
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Trying to catch up, once again: * A review of Satchel and an interview with author Larry Tye, from BeyondtheBoxScore.com. And an excerpt from Sportfeelgoodstories.com. * From his mouth to God’s ears (as my people say). From Foxbusiness.com, word that — according to the author of a book on Bernie Madoff: “Fred Wilpon, the owner […]
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The cover story is Insane Bolt and his record-breaking performances. As far as baseball goes: MLB Poll: Who’s the biggest Chatty Kathy on the field? With the final month of the season about to begin, Tom Verducci looks at those players that might make the difference between the post-season and the off-season for some teams, […]
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The current issue of American Heritage Magazine incldues this story on the early days of the game adapted from Baseball Americana: Treasures from the Library of Congress by Harry Katz, Frank Ceresi, Phil Michel, Wilson McBee and Susan Reyburn (HarperCollins Publishers).
Trying to play catch-up once again: From SlidingintoHome, a Yankees-centric blog, a couple of new titles about the Bronx Bombers. Boogiedownbaseball, another blog about the Yankees, is one of several outlets that profile the new Marty Appel biography on Thurman Munson. For more, check out BaseballHotCorner. The JorgeSayNo blog features an interview with the author […]
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* Yesterday, Larry Tye, author of the new Satchel Paige biography, was a guest on The Leonard Lopate Show. Hear it here: * A recent episode of Radio Lab considered the likelihood of athletics streaks, including Joe DiMaggio’s 56-gamer. Superior ability or just random chance? You can here it here: * The June 23 program […]
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Several baseball items have popped up on NPR shows in recent days: Larry Tye, author of the new biography Satchel: The Life and Times of An American Legend, was a guest on Fresh Air. You can hear the show here as well as read an excerpt from the book. *** Brian Lehrer had this segment […]
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A joint review of two new books by former Mets graces the pages of the Sunday Times Book Review Section. Under the general headline “The Boys of Bummer,” Bruce Handy, a writer and deputy editor of Vantiy Fair, critiques Ron Darling’s The Perfect Game: Reflections on Baseball, Pitching, and Life on the Mound, and Darryl […]
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The line comes from an old Bugs Bunny cartoon. Go look it up. But I’ll tell you it refers to ganging up on someone unmercifully. Not that I have any sympathy for Roger Clemens, but jeez, guys, enough already. How many ways can you say “ham and eggs?” (Sorry, Rabbi.) Jeff Perlman’s book on Clemens […]
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Brought to you by the LA Times. The Providence Journal posted this book review, as well: “How did Manny become Manny?”
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One source expected, the other more unusual. Pearlman, author of the scathing new Clemens biography, The Rocket Who Fell to Earth, was a guest on WBUR’s Only a Game this weekend. Just as players, I wonder if authors get tired of answering the same questions as they make the rounds. All part of doing business, […]
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This week’s Only a Game featured a Bill Littlefield interview with Jean Rhodes and Shawn Boburg, authors of Becoming Manny: Inside the Life of Baseball’s Most Enigmatic Slugger. This one is high on my “to read” pile as it seems to go beyond the standard player biography. The segment comes at the 21:58 mark, preceded […]
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It’s been quite a year for Kadir Nelson. The author of We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball (Jump at the Sun/Hyperion) has been racking up awards right and left. In recent weeks he has received the Robert F. Sibert Medal for most distinguished informational book for children and the Coretta Scott […]
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(Man, I wish I had a named that rhymed cooly with something.) Can’t believe WINS radio led off some of its segments with the “controversy” of the new book. One person interviewed sagely opined that the whole media blitz was just a way to sell more copies, to which the reporter added something along the […]
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Baseball authors Talmage Boston and Milton Jamail are among confirmed guests for the third annual Central Texas Mid-winter meeting organized by the Rogers Hornsby Chapter of the Society of American Baseball Research. The meeting begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 in Room 320 of Old Main on the campus of Texas State University. Boston […]
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As presented by Seamheads.com, “Satchel Paige, 1960”, an excerpt from Scott Simkis’ manuscript, America’s International Baseball Freak Show.
is available on Amazon.com,
* The Mark McGwire reader
January 13, 2010 · 2 comments
I don’t know what else there is to say about McGwire. Some, like Joe Posnanski (twice) and my literary hero, Tony Kornheiser, are more forgiving. Mr. Tony spoke about the “confessions of Mark McGwire” on both Pardon the Interruption and his eponymous radio program on ESPN 980 in DC. Others, like Ken Rosenthal, are much […]
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