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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Michel Lewis,
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Oakland Athletics,
St. Louis Cardinals,
youth baseball
A number of authors of upcoming books will be taking their turn at bat at the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse in Manhattan. All events are scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25: Roberta Newman and Joel Nathan Rosen, Black Baseball, Black Business: Race Enterprise and the Fate of the Segregated Dollar Thursday, March 3: Howard Megdal, […]
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St. Louis Cardinals
Sort list this time, as I’m pretty much caught up on most current events. ♦ Dwier Brown, who play Ray Kinsella’s dad in Field of Dreams was a recent guest on the Hall of Very Good podcast. (As a reminder, I also had a chat with Brown.) ♦ I keep meaning to brush up on […]
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Dwier Brown,
Field of Dream,
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Howard Megdal,
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St. Louis Cardinals
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 […]
I don’t know who Matthew Price is, but he recently contributed this piece which appeared on the Newsday website on “11 books every New York Mets fan should read.” As a fan of the team myself, I believe every Mets devotee should read just about every book they can on the ball club, so I […]
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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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Bill James,
Michel Lewis,
Oakland Athletics,
Rogerl Angell
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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Chicago Cubs,
John Feinstein,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
Michael Lewis,
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Oakland Athletic s,
Roger Angell,
St. Louis Cardinals
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 […]
The longlist for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing To honor a nonfiction book on the subject of sports published in 2015 was announced today. Winner gets $5,000. Of the ten books on the list, four are baseball titles including: The Best Team Money Can Buy: The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Wild Struggle to Build […]
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Los Angeles Dodgers,
Ty Cobb,
Washington Nationals
Johnson, author of the recently-released, self-published Wait ‘Til Next Year, 2016: From Worst To First, Part II, will discuss his latest project at the Goodall Library in Sanford, Maine, on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 6 p.m. He had previously written about the team in From Beer to Beards: Boston Baseball’s 2011-2013 Roller Coaster Ride” (2014). […]
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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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Bob Gibson,
Derek Jeter,
Kansas City Royals,
Lonnie Wheeler,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
New York Yankees,
Roger Angell,
Sports Illustrated,
World Series,
Yogi Berra
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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Los Angeles Dodgers,
Oakland Athletics,
Roger Angell,
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World Series
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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Baseball Hall of Fame,
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Bernie Williams,
Frank Nappi,
Joe DiMaggio,
Joe Posnanski,
John Rocker,
Jorge Posada,
Richard Ben Cramer,
Ted Lyons,
Tim Wiles
Been a bit busy lately with the two author events, so I know I’ve fallen behind. You never know where inspiration will come from. According to this public radio story, Haruki Murakami came up with the idea for his first novel, Hear the Wind Sing, as the result of a 1978 pro game in Japan, […]
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Derek Jeter,
Fritz Peterson,
Haruki Mirukami,
Jackie Robinson,
Jim Bouton,
Jimmy Breslin,
Jorge Posada,
New York Yankees,
Steohen Kings,
Washington Nationals
Here’s guy who takes the admonition “Don’t quite your day job” to heart. Dr. Doug Wilson, a full-time ophthalmologist with a thriving practice, has written biographies about four prominent men — including two Hall of Famers — who nevertheless have slipped under the radar, especially for fans who never saw them player. Wilson’s latest — […]
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Carlton Fisk,
Doug Wilson,
Fred Hutchinson,
Mark Fidrych
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 […]
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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Baseball Hall of Fame,
baseball managers,
Chicago Cubs,
Florida Marlins,
Forbes,
Grantland,
kunckleball,
Matt Harvey,
Piuttsburgh Pirates,
R.A. Dickey,
Shawn Green,
Stephen Strasburg,
Tim Wakefield,
Tony LaRussa,
Will Ferrell,
Zev Chafets
I had hoped, by the time you hear this, the New York Mets would still have been in Wold Series. Alas. But even though they lost the fall classic, they still gave their fans a season to remember, one for the books, as the saying goes. One book that might need revising, thanks to Daniel […]
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Missed last week because of vacation. Hey, I’m entitled. Anyway… 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 […]
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Lonnie Wheeler,
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Michael Lewis,
Molly Knights,
New York Yankees,
Oakland Athletics,
Ted Williams,
Ty Cobb,
Yogi Berra
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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Pittsburgh Pirates,
St. Louis Cardinals,
Ted Williams,
World Series,
Yogi Berra
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