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* Book excerpt: Yogi: The Life &Times of an American Original

June 24, 2008

from the Rio Rancho Observer.

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* Review/Excerpt: Walkoffs, Last Licks and Final Outs

June 18, 2008

From the pages of Sports Illustrated.

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* Happy birthday, David Wells

May 20, 2008

The hefty lefty turns 45 today. He’s still looking for a job, so if some struggling is looking for a crafty veteran….Hey, he can’t be that much worse than some of the other slugs out there. Legend has it that the title for his book was supposed to be Perfect I Ain’t, but the publisher […]

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* Announcement: Bash Brothers now available

May 19, 2008

Dale Tafoya’s examination of Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire, and the rest of the Steroid Generation releases. hits the bookstores this week. An excerpt from the book, another in an unfortunately long line of those on the whole sorry subject, is available at Athleticsnation.com.

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*This week's Week

April 29, 2008

Two baseball related items in the May 2 issue of The Week: The Book List has mini-capsule reviews of four titles including But Didn’t We Have Fun?, The Greatest Game; We Would Have Played for Nothing; and The Code. In “The last word” section, “The truth about baseball’s roots” is excerpted from Kevin Baker’s “At […]

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* Bits and pieces

March 31, 2008

With the dawn of the season, news coverage is picking up substantially. Several topics constitute the bulk of the early buzz: The final season of Yankee and Shea Stadiums. There are several new and revised titles about The House That Ruth Built; there are none, as of this moment, specifically about Shea. Go figure. Anniversaries […]

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* For a Fun time, read (and listen) hear

March 23, 2008

NPR — National Pastime Radio — is gearing up for another season. The March 21 edition of All Things Considered, considers Peter Morris’ latest book, But Didn’t We Have Fun?: An Informal History of Baseball’s Pioneer Era, 1843-1870. The piece includes an interview with the author, a link to the audio interview, and an excerpt […]

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