Ah, yes, I remember it well.

"Oddballs"

The Kearny, NJ-based Observer is holding an essay contest on favorite summer baseball memories. From the online story: Enter the contest by sending your family baseball memories — you can even write the memories together as a family — to us at editorial@theobserver.com by Wednesday, June 13, at 3 p.m. (Entries received thereafter won’t be […]

Tagged as: New Jersey Jackals

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Baseball Best-Sellers, June 1, 2018

2017 Title

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

Tagged as: baseball rules, Chicago Cubs, Davey Johnson, David Ross, Keith Hernandexz, New York Mets, New York Yankees, oral history, Ted Williams, World Series

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Philip Roth and baseball: Another “link”

Because I can...

Both figuratively and literally… I wrote about Roth’s passing last week. Today I found this piece, “A Game So Grand and Beautiful” — Philip Roth On Writing and Baseball, in Town Topics, a Princeton, NJ, community paper. Kind of got a kick out of the writer’s comparing an old photo of Roth to one of Hank […]

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Baseball Best-Sellers, May 25, 2018

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Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

Tagged as: Baseball Cards, baseball rules, Chicago Cubs, Davey Johnson, Keith Hernandez, Little League, New York Mets, Ted Williams

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Lest we forget: Philip Roth

Classic title

The iconic author of The Great American Novel — one of the most underrated pieces of baseball fiction according to many — died yesterday at the age of 85. Although he was a frequent story subject in the New Jersey Jewish News while I was there for more than a decade, I never had to […]

Tagged as: Philip Roth

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Baseball Best-Sellers, May 18, 2018

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Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

Tagged as: Ball Four, baseball business, baseball defense, baseball managers, baseball uniforms, Davey Johnson, David Halberstam, Jim Bouton, Keith Hernandez, Mike Metheny, New York Mets, Ted Williams

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A programming note: “Baseball Americana: An Illustrated Talk”

Annoucements

The Arlington Community Ed invites the community to attend “Baseball Americana: An Illustrated Talk,” presented by Harry L. Katz, from 1 to 3 p.m. May 24 at the Arlington Senior Center, 27 Maple St., Arlington MA. “Baseball Americana” is a lavishly illustrated history of America’s favorite sport, compiled from the unparalleled collections of the Library […]

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Baseball Best-Sellers, May 11, 2018

"Bookshelf Conversations"

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

Tagged as: Ball Four, baseball busines, baseball defense, Davey Johnson, David Halberstam, Jason Kendall, Jim Bouton, Keith Hernandez, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Ted Williams

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Baseball Best-Sellers, May 4, 2018

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I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]

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30-for-30, Literary Edition

"Annuals"

Remiss in my blogging, as you might have notice. One of the big regrets was not following Tom Hoffarth’s excellent annual project of reviewing 30 baseball books in 30 days. Hoffarth no longer plies his trade for the LA Daily News, but he still posted the series on his refurbished blog. Here’s a quick recap […]

Tagged as: Tom Hoffarth

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Baseball Best-Sellers, April 20, 2018

2018 Title

I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]

Tagged as: Baseball Cards, baseball strategy, Chicago Cubs, H.A. Dorfman, Houston Astros, Joe Maddon, Keith Hernandez, Michael Lewis, Mickey Mantle, Moneyball, Ted Williams

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Well, THAT’s disappointing (baseball preview issues)

"Annuals"

Those of you who have been following this blog for awhile know that I like to do a “compare & contrast” of the baseball preview issues for Sports Illustrated and ESPN The Magazine in which I would look at the features and predictions for each, as well as examine “the next big thing” that captured […]

Tagged as: ESPN the Magazine, Sports Illustrated

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The Bookshelf Conversation: Tony Castro

2018 Title

Mickey and Roger? Yes. Derek and A-Rod. No. Lou and the Babe? Somewhere in-between. (And those are just Yankee teammates.) Teammates don’t have to be friends and you can understand how they might not be, especially if they’re both superstars. Tony Castro takes up this topic in his newest book, Gehrig and The Babe: The […]

Tagged as: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees

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A new world’s record? (#Shamelessselfpromotion)

Because I can...

After doing some editing to the site by remove the “sticky post” announcing the release of my latest book, Hank Greenberg in 1938: Hatred and Home Runs in the Shadow of War, which came out just about a year ago, I happened to notice that yesterday’s post about the weekly baseball best-sellers was the 5,555th […]

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Baseball Best-Sellers, April 13, 2018

"Annuals"

I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]

Tagged as: Chicago Cubs, H.A. Dorfman, Joe Maddon, Keith Hernandez, Michael Lewis

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Baseball Best-Sellers, April 6, 2018

"Annuals"

I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]

Tagged as: Baseball America, baseball analysis, baseball prospects, baseball rookies, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, college baseball, Joe Maddon, Little League, Lou Gehrig, Michael Lewis, Minnesota Twins, minor leagues, New York Yankees, prospects, Ron Guidry, rookies

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Baseball on Facebook? Get off my lawn!

"Ripped from today's headlines..."

Sorry, and maybe this is an age thing, but this business of Facebook being the only source to watch the Mets game today sucks. Here’s the story from The New York Times. Even if I wanted to read the comments on the right-hand side, they scroll by so quickly. Too much trouble. On the “bright […]

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You need him on that Wall

2017 Title

No, not Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men (or, heaven forfend, the wall on the Mexican border). I’m talking about Tom Hoffarth, late of the Los Angeles Daily News (he’s the one in the middle, above). While he joins me in the ranks of the recently “released” journalists, he continues his excellent “30 baseball […]

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Hope this works out better than the last time: A new “League of Their Own” TV series

"Ripped from today's headlines..."

That’s the story from the Hollywood Reporter which reports that Amazon is working on the project. The retail giant/streaming service is developing a TV series based on Penny Marshall’s Tom Hanks and Geena Davis feature, A League of Their Own. Mozart in the Jungle‘s Will Graham and Broad City‘s Abbi Jacobson will co-write and executive produce […]

Tagged as: A League of Their Own

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Baseball Best-Sellers, March 30, 2018

2017 Title

I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m a […]

Tagged as: Baseball America, baseball analysis, baseball prospects, baseball rookies, Chicago Cubs, college baseball, Joe Maddon, Little League, Lou Gehrig, Michael Lewis, minor leagues, New York Yankees, prospects, rookies

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