Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf
If it fits on a bookshelf, it fits here.
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A reminder: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish posting them). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast […]
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A reminder: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish posting them). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast […]
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Something to look forward to. Recently received the Spring/Summer catalog from the University of Nebraska Press, publishers of my own 501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read before They Die. These folks traditionally come up with thoughtful and somewhat unusual topics, but for their upcoming season, there seems to be a higher number of pertinent titles […]
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According to a translation site, the header above (pronounced “fushigina hōkō e korogaru”) is the Japanese equivalent of “down the rabbit hole,” which is where I fell after finding a story about Shinji Mizushima, “author of the popular Japanese ‘Dokaben‘ baseball manga series, [who] decided to end his career as a manga artist Tuesday, his […]
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Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
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Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
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Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
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Would have posted this sooner if not for power outages caused by the latest storm. While neither of these latest casualties were professional ballplayers, they both had a cultural impact on the game. Wilford Brimley, who passed away August 1 at the age of 85, appeared as Pop Fisher, manager of the woebegotten New York […]
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Not going to go into a whole long intro. Seems redundant since it’s already in the video. But here’s the review I posted a while back about The Batter’s Box: A Novel of Baseball, War, and Love, by our guest, Andy Kutler.
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The Batter’s Box: A Novel of Baseball, War, and Love, by Andy Kutler (Warrior’s Publishing, 2019) Those of you who have been following this blog for a while know my aversion to reviewing fiction. I am not educated in creative writing and feel ill-equipped to judge the hard work of others. Unless it’s really bad. […]
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I don’t usually advertise “the competition,” but in this time of crisis we all have to pull together. And since I usually don’t talk much about baseball fiction I figured, “why not let them do the work for me?” So submitted for your interest and enjoyment, here’s an episode of Effectively Wild, the podcast component […]
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Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
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Or is it “pipe”; I can never keep that straight. Both seem valid. Anyway, time to see what new baseball books are on the horizon. Using Amazon as my source and just to let you know, I’m not including the titles that come out every year, such as Ron Shandler’s Baseball Forecaster or Baseball America’s […]
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I don’t engage in a whole of lot of “beach reading.” For one thing, I hate the beach. Love the ocean, the sounds, the smells. But lying on the sand and baking? Not for me. Occasionally, I’ll get an email a baseball novelist asking me to take a look at his or her book. My […]
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Headnote: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not longer be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them. But it’ll be close enough for government work. In addition, sometimes the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one by including a book in a category to which it […]
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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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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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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
