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* Bits and pieces, Oct. 5, 2009

October 5, 2009

The New York Times Sunday book section carried this double review by Harvey Araton on Mark Frost’s Game Six — this one from the 1975 Red Sox-Reds fall classic (thumbs up) and Lew Paper’s Perfect (lukewarm, at best), a recap of Don Larsen’s 1956 World Series no-hitter. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, this piece on popular […]

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* Sunday supplements

May 31, 2009

The Sunday papers are great for filling space with features that don’t get dap during the week. For example, the Arizona Republic published this interesting piece on the dearth of real superstars these days, while the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ran this reminisence on Harvey Haddix’s near-perfect game.

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* Bits and pieces

March 31, 2008

With the dawn of the season, news coverage is picking up substantially. Several topics constitute the bulk of the early buzz: The final season of Yankee and Shea Stadiums. There are several new and revised titles about The House That Ruth Built; there are none, as of this moment, specifically about Shea. Go figure. Anniversaries […]

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