Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf
If it fits on a bookshelf, it fits here.
From the category archives:
A selection of four kids’ books, including: Smithsonian Baseball Treasures, by Stephen Wong Swinging for the Fences: Hank Aaron and Me, by Mike Leonetti Six Innings, by James Preller Barnstormers, Game 3, by Phil Bildner
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Several children’s titles here.
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Two reviews, including Swinging for the Fences: Hank Aaron and Me by Mike Leonetti, and We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson.
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“Baseball books for a snowy day” include: Last Days of Summer, by Steve Kluger (a novel) Shoeless Joe, by W.P. Kinsella (the basis for Field of Dreams) Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig,” a biography by Jonathan Eig Waiting for Teddy Williams, by Howard Frank Mosher (novel) Eight Men Out, by Eliot […]
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From JPBizDirect’s Blog, which considers “JapaneseTrends, Culture, and Business”: In the meantime, we’re in the throes of spring training. Unless you’re one of those hardcore fantasy baseball players (like Paul Rudd’s character in Knocked Up), in which case you’re studying everyone to determine who’ll make the cut on your personal team, there’s not much for […]
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And the reviews just keep coming.
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From Faithandfear, “the blog for Mets fans who like to read.” Upshot: “Mets By The Numbers … is perhaps the most incredible repository of Mets data, Mets trivia and Mets Zeitgeist you will ever find between two covers.”
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With the weeks winding down until Opening Day, look for a flurry of activity for baseball book reviews. I have two feature pieces forthcoming in the next few months: ForeWord Magazine, which concentrates on the output of small and university presses, and Bookreporter.com. In the meantime, here are a few recent reviews: The Rise and […]
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A review of Andrew Schiff’s new book on Henry Chadwick from Bleacherreport.com. Upshot: Even though I consider myself a devoted student of baseball history and lore, I didn’t know very much about Harry Chadwick and everything he meant to the game I love. But thanks to Andrew Schiff and his wonderful biography, I do now. […]
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The Washington Post picks this new title for kids about the Negro leagues as one of its Books of the Week
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From Sportscollectorsdaily.com, a brief but fervent recommendation of photographer Terry Heffernan’s new project featuring items from the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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From BaseballCrank.com, this brief but fervent recommendation for John Sickels’ annual book.
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From doteduguru.com. Upshot: This book was absolutely fantastic and one that I would highly recommend to anyone that is either a fan of the game or loves statistics.
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Michael Marotta of the Boston Herald offers a few suggestions of good reads as the season approaches, including: Far From Home – Latino Baseball Players in America, by Tim Wendel and Jose Luis Villegas (National Geographic Society) The Bill James Gold Mine 2008, by Bill James (ACTA Sports) Facing Clemens: Hitters on Hitting Against Baseball’s […]
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There seems to be a preponderance of “old-timer” biographies these days. Profiles of Eddie Collins, Branch Rickey, Sal Maglie, and Chief Bender have shown up in bookstores in recent months. Add to that list Sam Rice: A Biography of the Washington Senators Hall of Famer, written by former (Munster, IN) Times sportswriter Jeff Carroll. His […]
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PinstripesPA reviews Haunted Baseball by Dan Gordon and Mickey Bradley, while Tailgatecrashers post this piece about The New Ballgame: Baseball Statistics for the Casual Fan, by Glenn Guzzo. As the days go by and more attention is paid to the use of amphetamines and other drugs associated with easing ADD/ADHD, Jim Bouton’s Ball Four will […]
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is available on Amazon.com,
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
