Since I posted the first of these on a Thursday, which is known on social media as a time of reflection, I thought to make it a regular thing under this rubric. These are kind of fun; it’s like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re gonna get. (Actually, I never understood […]
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A League of Their Own,
baseball fiction,
Baseball Prospectus,
Bookreporter.com,
Charley Rosen,
Hardball Times,
Irish baseball,
Raiders of the Lost Ark,
sabermetrics,
women in baseball
Been following the adventures of Brad Balukjian, who’s traveling the country in search of his baseball heroes for a book project. He was a guest on a recent edition of Slate’s excellent sports podcast, Hang Up and Listen. We had a Bookshelf Conversation prior to his departure and I hope to have another one upon his […]
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Andi Dorfman,
baseball history,
Brad Balukjian,
Game of Thrones,
George R.R. Martin,
Joe Girardi,
John Klima,
Josh Murray,
Lonnie Wheeler,
Matt Nadel,
minor leagues,
NY Yankees,
The Bachelorette
NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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baseball fiction,
baseball instrucionals,
Bernard Malamud,
Filip Bondy,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
Michael Lewis,
Molly Knight,
Moneyball,
New York Yankees,
Pedro Martinez,
Pittsburgh Pirates,
Ty Cobb
NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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Baseball instruction,
Bernard Malamud,
Boston Red Sox,
Filip Bondy,
George Brett,
Kansas City Royals,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
NY Yankees,
Pedro Martinez,
Pine Tar Game,
Pittsburgh Pirates,
Ted Williams,
The Natural,
Ty Cobb
NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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Bernard Malamud,
Boston Red Sox,
Derek Jeter,
Filip Bondy,
George Brett,
Kansas City Royals,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
NY Yankees,
Pedro Martinez,
Pine Tar Game,
Pittsburgh Pirates,
The Natural,
Ty Cobb
Rob Neyer occasionally posts “book club” entries as part of his Just a Bit Outside site. This one was put up shortly after the passing of Alison Gordon, a sportswriter who covered the Toronto Blue Jays and chronicled the experience in her book Foul Ball!: Five Years in the American League. This piece from BaseballEssential […]
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Alison Gordon,
Arnold Hano,
baseball dictionary,
Bobby Brown,
Filip Bondy,
J.P. Hoornstra,
Jon Leonoudakis,
Kansas City Royals,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
Molly Knight,
New York Yankees,
Ron Neyer
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Baltimore Orioles,
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Bengie Molina,
Billy Martin,
Boston Red Sox,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
NY Yankees,
Pedro Martinez,
Pittsburgh Pirates,
Ted Williams,
Ty Cobb
NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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Baltimore Orioles,
Baseball instruction,
Bengie Molina,
Billy Martin,
Boston Red Sox,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
NY Yankees,
Pedro Martinez,
Ted Williams
NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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"Major League" movie,
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Billy Martin,
Boston Red Sox,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pedro Martinez,
Pittsburgh Pirates,
Ted Williams,
Ty Cobb,
World Series
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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baseball fiction,
Bergino Baseball Clubhouse,
Bill Pennington,
Billy Martin,
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
NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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baseball instructional,
Bengie Molina,
Billy Martin,
Boston Red Sox,
Derek Jeter,
H.A. Dorfman,
Jorge Posada,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pedro Martinez,
Ty Cobb,
World Series
NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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baseball instructional,
Bengie Molina,
Billy Martin,
Boston Red Sox,
H.A. Dorfman,
Jorge Posada,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pedro Martinez,
Pittsburgh Pirates,
Ty Cobb,
World Series
NEW STUFF: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So… […]
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baseball art,
baseball business,
Baseball Cards,
Bengie Molina,
Billy Martin,
Boston Red Sox,
Gary Cieradkowski,
Jorge Posada,
Michael Lewis,
minor leagues,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pedro Martinez,
Pittsburgh Pirates,
Ty Cobb,
Yadier Molina
NEW STUFF: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So… […]
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Bengie Molina,
Billy Martin,
Boston Red Sox,
Derek Jeter,
Joe Pepitone,
Jorge Posada,
Michael Lewis,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
Pedro Martinez,
Ted Williams,
Ty Cobb
Since I posted the first of these on a Thursday, which is known on social media as a time of reflection, I thought to make it a regular thing under this rubric. These are kind of fun; it’s like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re gonna get. (Actually, I never understood […]
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Andy Strasberg,
Bethany Heck,
Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame,
Chard Harbach,
cricket,
Eeephus League Magazine,
Fantography,
Montreal Expos,
Ron Hunt,
The Art of Fielding,
W. P. Kinsella
NEW STUFF: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So… […]
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Billy Martin,
Boston Red Sox,
Derek Jeter,
H.A. Dorfman,
Jim Kaat,
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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Allen Barra,
Ball Four,
Jim Bouton,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
Mookie Wilson,
New York Mets,
Pittsburgh Pirates,
Robert Coover,
Roger Kahn,
Sandy Alderson,
Steve Kettmann
(As opposed to ESPN’s 30 for 30 series). Once again, Tom Hoffarth of the LA Daily News has done a great service to the baseball reading community with his annual 30-books-in-30-days series on his “Farther off the Wall” blog. I advise going deep into each piece because Hoffarth offers interesting links among his DVD-type “extras.” […]
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Throwback Thursday (aka, links dump)
August 13, 2015
Since I posted the first of these on a Thursday, which is known on social media as a time of reflection, I thought to make it a regular thing under this rubric. These are kind of fun; it’s like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re gonna get. (Actually, I never understood […]
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