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Baseball Best-Sellers, April 29, 2016

April 29, 2016

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 […]

Tagged as: baseball analysis, baseball statistics, Bengie Molina, instructionals, Michel Lewis, Mike Matheny, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, Pitching, Ron Darling, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Williams, World Series

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Award-time for books, too

December 8, 2015

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 […]

Tagged as: Bengie Molina, Los Angeles Dodgers, Ty Cobb, Washington Nationals

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Baseball Best-Sellers, Oct. 16, 2015

October 16, 2015

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 […]

Tagged as: Bengie Molina, Bob Gibson, Chicago Cubs, Cincinatti Reds, Derek Jeter, Lonnie Wheeler, Los Angeles Dodgers, Moneyball, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Williams, World Series, Yogi Berra

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Baseball Best-Sellers, Sept. 4, 2015

September 4, 2015

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 […]

Tagged as: Baseball instruction, Bengie Molina, Bernard Malamud, Derek Jeter, Filip Bondy, George Brett, H.A. Dorfman, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Molly Knight, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ted Williams, The Natural

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Baseball Best-Sellers, Aug. 28, 2015

August 28, 2015

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 […]

Tagged as: Baseball instruction, Bengie Molina, Bernard Malamud, Derek Jeter, Filip Bondy, George Brett, H.A. Dorfman, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Molly Knight, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ted Williams, The Natural

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Baseball Best-Sellers, Aug. 21, 2015

August 21, 2015

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 […]

Tagged as: Baseball instruction, Bengie Molina, Bernard Malamud, Derek Jeter, Filip Bondy, George Brett, H.A. Dorfman, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Molly Knight, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ted Williams, The Natural

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Baseball Best-Sellers, July 17, 2015

July 17, 2015

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 […]

Tagged as: Baseball instruction, Bengie Molina, Billy Martin, Boston Red Sox, Derek Jeter, Los Angeles Dodgers, Michael Lewis, Moneyball, NY Yankees, Pedro Martinez, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ted Williams, Ty Cobb

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Baseball Best-Sellers, July 10, 2015

July 10, 2015

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 […]

Tagged as: Baltimore Orioles, Baseball instruction, Bengie Molina, Billy Martin, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Michael Lewis, Moneyball, NY Yankees, Pedro Martinez, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ted Williams, Ty Cobb

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Baseball Best-Sellers, July 3, 2015

July 3, 2015

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 […]

Tagged as: Baltimore Orioles, Baseball instruction, Bengie Molina, Billy Martin, Boston Red Sox, Michael Lewis, Moneyball, NY Yankees, Pedro Martinez, Ted Williams

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Baseball Best-Sellers, June 26, 2015

June 26, 2015

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 […]

Tagged as: "Major League" movie, Bengie Molina, Billy Martin, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Pedro Martinez, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ted Williams, Ty Cobb, World Series

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Baseball Best-Sellers, June 19, 2015

June 19, 2015

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 […]

Tagged as: Bengie Molina, Billy Martin, Boston Red Sox, Derek Jeter, Joe DiMaggio, Jorge Posada, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Pedro Martinez, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ty Cobb, World Series

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Baseball Best-Sellers, June 12, 2015

June 12, 2015

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 […]

Tagged as: baseball instructional, Bengie Molina, Billy Martin, Boston Red Sox, Derek Jeter, H.A. Dorfman, Jorge Posada, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Pedro Martinez, Ty Cobb, World Series

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Baseball Best-Sellers, June 5, 2015

June 5, 2015

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 […]

Tagged as: baseball instructional, Bengie Molina, Billy Martin, Boston Red Sox, H.A. Dorfman, Jorge Posada, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Pedro Martinez, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ty Cobb, World Series

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Baseball Best-Sellers, May 29, 2015

May 29, 2015

NEW STUFF: 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… […]

Tagged as: baseball art, baseball business, Baseball Cards, Bengie Molina, Billy Martin, Boston Red Sox, Gary Cieradkowski, Jorge Posada, Michael Lewis, minor leagues, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Pedro Martinez, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ty Cobb, Yadier Molina

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Review roundup, May 27, 2015

May 27, 2015

Kind of weird: it’s almost June and still no baseball book reviews in The New York Times? I know space is precious on those pages, but still. There are any number of worthy candidates. Get on it, Times. In the meantime: From the Rockford, Ill., Rock River Times, this piece on Steven K.  Wagner’s Perfect: The […]

Tagged as: Baseball Cards, Bengie Molina, Gary Cieradkowski, Jeff Katz, John Paciorek, Tommy Lasorda

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Baseball best-sellers, May 15, 2015

May 15, 2015

NEW STUFF: 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… […]

Tagged as: baseball business, baseball instructionals, Bengie Molina, Billy Martin, Boston Red Sox, Derek Jeter, Joe Pepitone, Jorge Posada, Michael Lewis, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Pedro Martinez, Ted Williams, Ty Cobb

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