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Another in a series of feeble attempts to catch up on older items. You will forgive the possible occasional duplication from previous entries. First off, well, this is kind of insulting to baseball and books. * Ed Lucas received a lot of attention for his recent memoir, and rightly so. I had a great conversation […]
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Bergino Baseball Clubhouse,
Bill Pennington,
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Charlie O'Brien,
Doug Wedge,
Gary Cieradkowski,
Jack Zanger,
Mike Matheny,
minor leagues,
National Public Radio,
New York Yankees,
sabermetrics,
Sandy Alderson,
Steve Kettmann,
W. P. Kinsella,
Wins Above Replacement
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Oakland As,
Pedro Martinez,
Pittsburgh Pirates,
Ty Cobb,
World Series
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New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pedro Martinez,
Ty Cobb,
World Series
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H.A. Dorfman,
Jorge Posada,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pedro Martinez,
Pittsburgh Pirates,
Ty Cobb,
World Series
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Michael Lewis,
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New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pedro Martinez,
Pittsburgh Pirates,
Ty Cobb,
Yadier Molina
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Joe Pepitone,
Jorge Posada,
Michael Lewis,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pedro Martinez,
Ted Williams,
Ty Cobb
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Michael Lewis,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pedro Martinez,
Ted Williams,
Ty Cobb
Happy Cinco de Mayo, everyone. Trying clear out the old new links box (as opposed to the old old links I post on Thursdays now). ‘Tis the season when reviews, excerpts, lists, and author appearance are sprouting like flowers. * From Men’s Journal, this list of “The 10 Baseball Books Every Fan Should Read.” (Hmm, […]
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Ball Four,
Jim Bouton,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
Mookie Wilson,
New York Mets,
Pittsburgh Pirates,
Robert Coover,
Roger Kahn,
Sandy Alderson,
Steve Kettmann
Just finished thumbing through A History of Baseball in 100 Objects, the latest baseball release by Josh Leventhal, author of several other well-produced baseball titles. The objects included herein represent the game since before its “formal” recognized inception in the mid 1800s (and please don’t write about the exact DOB of the game). But the […]
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baseball history,
baseball memorabilia,
Milwaukee Braves,
Moneyball
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Boston Red Sox,
Derek Jeter,
H.A. Dorfman,
Jim Kaat,
John Feinstein,
Michael Lewis,
minor leagues,
Moneyball,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pedro Martinez,
San Francisco Giants,
Ted Williams,
Triumph Publishing
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H.A. Dorfman,
Hal McCoy,
Jim Kaat,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
San Francisco Giants,
Ted Williams,
Triumph Publishing
The Yogi Berra Museum in Little Falls, NJ, will host an appearance by Steve Kettmann, author of Baseball Maverick, tomorrow (April 18) at 2 p.m. Joining Kettmann will be Sandy Alderson, the subject of the book. The program begins at 2 p.m. Cost is $30 and includes admission to the museum for you and one […]
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Bill Pennington,
Jeff Katz,
Jennifer Ring,
Jim Kaat,
Steve Kettmann,
Steve Steinberg
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Fantasy baseball,
John Feinstein,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
New York Mets,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
San Francisco Giants,
Sandy Alderson,
Steve Kettmann,
Ted Williams
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Hal McCoy,
John Feinstein,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
San Francisco Giants,
Ted Williams
Note: Just like Chuck Lorre’s “vanity cards” at the end of The Big Bang Theory, you should read these list stories to their conclusion; the end is always changing, even though the theme is basically the same, finishing up with a self-promotional message. So without further ado, here are the top ten baseball books as […]
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San Francisco Giants,
Ted Williams,
World Series
Note: Just like Chuck Lorre’s “vanity cards” at the end of The Big Bang Theory, you should read these list stories to their conclusion; the end is always changing, even though the theme is basically the same, finishing up with a self-promotional message. So without further ado, here are the top ten baseball books as […]
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baseball statistics,
Derek Jeter,
Fantasy baseball,
Michael Lewis,
Oakland As
Submitted for your interest from another semi-regular scan of new titles. It may seem unfair, but I do tend to judge e-books by their cover, especially when they are offered only in that format. It’s an indication of the time and effort the author/publisher puts into the project. Similarly, I’m basing my opinions strictly on […]
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general managers
Curt Smith, author of several fine volumes about baseball broadcasters and broadcasting, offers this nostalgic essay on “Spring training: Baseball’s Brigadoon” in the Irondequoit Post. Publishers Weekly published their annual list of new baseball topics. Unfortunately, it’s only available to subscribers. I’ll see if I can find an end-around at some point. “Spring inevitably means […]
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Curt Smith,
Joe Black,
John Klima,
Mark Simon,
Nolan Ryan,
NY Mets,
Rob Goldman,
Sandy Alderson,
Steve Kettmann,
Who's Who in baseball
Note: Just like Chuck Lorre’s “vanity cards” at the end of The Big Bang Theory, you should read these list stories to their conclusion; the end is always changing, even though the theme is basically the same, finishing up with a self-promotional message. So without further ado, here are the top ten baseball books as […]
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Bill James,
Derek Jeter,
Fantasy baseball,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
Michael Lewis,
Montreal Expos,
Oakland As,
Tommy Lasorda