Some new stuff, some old in this mini-review.
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Born this date in 1881. The Hall of Famer spent most of his career pitching with pre-Black Sox White Sox for whom he won 195 games. Talk about records that will never be broken, what about this one: Walsh’s career ERA was 1.82! The Amazon Report on Ed Walsh: Big Ed Walsh: The Life and […]
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The two-time NL batting champion and Hall of Fame inductee (1962), was born this date in 1893. Roush was a member of the Cincinnati Reds that faced the White Sox in the 1919 World Series. The Amazon Report on Edd Roush: Red Legs and Black Sox: Edd Roush and the Untold Story of the 1919 […]
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The Negro League star, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000, was born this date in 1901. The Amazon Report on Turkey Stearnes: Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars: The Negro Leagues in Detroit, 1919-1933
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The Mystique, Superstition, and Lore of Baseball’s Uniform Numbers by Jack Looney. An assessment by Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated as he seeks to determine who the best player was for each uniform number. An error in the on-line article: Deitsch writes, “For research we culled through dozens and dozens of media guides, some terrific […]
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The Hall of Famer from Mobile turns 77 (!) today. No need to go into his exploits here. Suffice it to say that he is one of the most legendary players ever to don flannels, a fact that is born out by the number of books written about him, especially for kids; you know a […]
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Andrea Weaver hosts a tribute site for David Strathairn, the actor who portrayed the knuckle-balling White Sox pitcher in Eight Men Out. She devotes an entire page to his accomplishments as an actor and surprisingly convincing athlete. Factoid: Strathairn’s sone, Tery, played the role of Bucky, one of the little kids who idolized the Sox […]
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Time to play catch-up again. From Great Britain’s Guardian, this article about Billy Beane and the Moneyball phenomenon. Why on earth would it appear in a British paper? Because Beane is “Tottenham Hotspur fanatic, as well as a fan of the team’s coach, Sir Alex Ferguson. A list of recommended baseball novels from the Campaign […]
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I have given major props to the L.A. Daily News‘ Tom Hoffarth for his thoughtful month-long series of baseball book reviews. Today’s the last day, so here’s his “whole freakin’ list” which lists and links all 30 titles. He was also gracious enough — self-promotion alert — to mention The Bookshelf in his wrap-up. Thanks […]
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Time to play catch-up: From a rival site about baseball book reviews, this piece on Hammerin’ Hank, George Almighty and The Say Hey Kid (another of those books that uses words like “greatest” and “forever” in its title). An oldie, but good: this review of The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant, by Douglass Wallop, […]
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The 19th-century answer to George Steinbrenner. From Nine. This is a PDf version of the original. Sorry for the inconvenience, but you probably have to scroll down a bit. van-der-ahe-review1
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The Hall of Fame pitcher was born this date in 1921. Spahn was one of those stars who enjoyed success at an advanced age. After making his debut in 1941, he spent four years in the military during WW II. Apparently, there was no rust upon his return. He won 21 in 1947, his first […]
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Recently came across this piece I did for ForeWord Magazine in 2004. Titles include The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Deaths of over 7,600 Major League Players and Others Busting ‘Em and Other Big League Stories The Baseball Filmography: 1915 through 2001 Reel Baseball: Essays and Interviews on the National Pastime, Hollywood and American […]
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Born this day in 1887, McCarthy, one of the few managers in the Hall of Fame, led the Yankees to eight pennants and seven world championships. he also led the Chicago Cubs (one pennant) and the Boston Red Sox. The Amazon Report on Joe McCarthy: Joe Mccarthy: Achitect of the Yankee Dynasty
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The 49-year-old Eisenreich, a .290 hitter who played for several teams over a 15-year career, was perhaps more famous for dealing with Tourette’s Syndrome than his accomplishments on the field. His inspirational story is included in several books about the Phillies, for whom he played from 1993 (their pennant-winning season)-1996, as well medical books on […]
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First Salon, now Slate. Is anyone besides me old enough to remember the Quaker cereals Quisp and Quake? Same as Cap’n Crunch, only different shapes and cartoon characters. Anyway… Greg Spira contributes this thoughtful column on why so many American players are born in August, citing John Holway’s 2000 book, The Baseball Astrologer. Upshot: Since […]
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is available on Amazon.com,
* I have been remiss
April 21, 2008
these last few days, the aftereffects of a dislocated finger suffered during a softball game with my new team, which I can also use as an excuse for my poor typing of late. (Thanks to those who have written out of concern.) This does, however, open the door for a couple of related reviews and […]
Tagged as: disabilities, injuries, Senior baseball
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