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Literary/musical blast from the past: TMOTTBG

June 27, 2011

Bookshelf shorthand for Take Me Out to The Ball Game, as per Baseball-Reference.com’s Bullpen: To honor the lyricist of Take Me Out to the Ballgame, Jack Norworth Day is celebrated at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Neither Norworth nor his partner Albert Von Tilzer, who wrote the music, had ever seen a game when they created […]

Tagged as: Albert Von Tilzer, Bernie Williams, Jack Norworth, Take Me Out to the Ball Game

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* RK Review: Baseball's Greatest Hit

March 28, 2008

The Story of Take Me Out to the Ball Game by Andy Strasberg, Bob Thompson, and Tim Wiles. Hal Leonard, 2008. This year marks the centennial of what baseball fans believe to be the true “national anthem” and this trio of authors have done the ditty proud. Baseball’s Greatest Hit is an “everything you always […]

Tagged as: Albert Von Tilzer, Baseball music, Jack Norworth, Take Me Out to the Ball Game

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