One of the Amazin’ Mets, Jones turns 68 (!). Cleon, by Jones Mets from Mobile : Cleon Jones and Tommie Agee, by A.S. “Doc” Young
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Please forgive the little glitches as we move the Bookshelf. You know how it is, you have to take everything out, move it, and put everything back in place again. It always seems to take longer than planned. So, please, if you see anything amiss, let us know. The WordPress-hosted version was quite simple; now […]
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Scenes from the Sangster International Airport in Jamaica. Of course, I never actually saw or heard about any baseball being played in country. According to baseball-reference.com, only four Jamaican-born players — Chili Davis, Justin Masterson (1-7 with the Indians last year), Rolando Roomes, and Devon White — have made it to the Majors.
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This week’s best-selling baseball books, according to Amazon.com as of Sunday, March 7. Sorry, bit behind as I move things over to this site. Title Rank General Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend, by James S. Hirsch 1 Baseball Prospectus 2010 2 Kiss It Good-Bye: The Mystery, The Mormon, and the Moral of the 1960 […]
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Spent the week of Nov. 16 at Yankee Fantasy Camp (much more on that later). Ran into Bryan Hoch, who covers the Yankees for MLB.com. I first met Hoch in the press box at Shea Stadium more than a decade ago when he was an enterprising 19-year-old and I was part-timing for STATS Inc. Hoch […]
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Born this date (or not) in 1906. Paige has returned to the public eye thanks to Larry Tye’s excellent new biography. Here’s a brief review from Booklist, the magazine of the American Library Association (thanks to Greg Spira for the tip). And one more go around — for the time being, at least — on […]
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That is, according to this entry onthe Yankee-centric RiverAvenueBlues blog regarding Peter Golenbock’s latest release,George: The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built the Yankees Empire. Why isn’t George higher up on my reading list? Other than having more interesting books ahead of it, there’s another reason: factual accuracy. Murray Chass (h/t BBTF) points to Goldenbock’s […]
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Can you think of any better way for our elected officials in Washington to spend their time and our money these days on more hearings about baseball and PEDs? According to several articles, including this one from Newsday (Feb. 10): Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) plans to recommend to the head of the congressional committee that […]
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John Updike, one of the great writers of the 20th century, passed away yesterday at the age of 76. Although he was known primarily for his novels, particularly his series of “Rabbit” books, Updike found the time to write one of the most famous (baseball) essays of all time. “Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu,” about […]
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From Triumph books, again: The New York Mets may have lost out on reaching the playoffs for the second time in as many seasons, but the team is still important enough to have two upcoming books published revolving around the 2008 historic season: and So Long, Shea and Shea Good-Bye. So Long, Shea: Five Decades […]
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… realizes he should have kept his big mouth shut.
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The Times published two obituaries this week, both a bit odd for a New York paper. Sure, there have been write-ups about athletes, but theytend to be either those who have had some local connection or a giant of their sport. That’s why I found it curious that they chose to include Eddie Brinkman, a […]
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NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture announces THE 16th ANNUAL SPRING TRAINING CONFERENCE on the Historical and Sociological Impact of Baseball March 12-15, 2009 Clarion Hotel Tucson Airport–Tucson, Arizona Call for Papers The NINE Spring Training Conference invites original, unpublished papers that study all aspects of baseball, with particular emphasis on history and […]
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September can be a happy or bittersweet month. For the minor league call-ups, this might be the start of a major league career or a mere cup of coffee. For those who have been in the game a long while, it might mark the end of their time in the bigs. Among those who made […]
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General: Watching Baseball Smarter, by Zack Hample. Sports Illustrated: The Baseball Book. The Baseball Economist: The Real Game Exposed, by J.C. Bradbury The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition. The Mental Game of Baseball: A Guide to Peak Performance, by H A Dorfman Essays and Writings: Sports Illustrated: The Baseball Book. Heads-Up Baseball : Playing the […]
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is available on Amazon.com,
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October 9, 2009
This week in baseball books, featuring the best-sellers according to Amazon.com on Friday, October 9. Title Rank General The Machine: A Hot Team, a Legendary Season, and a Heart-stopping World Series: The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds, by Joe Posnanski 1 Game Six: Cincinnati, Boston, and the 1975 World Series: The Triumph of America’s […]
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