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Recapping Tom Hoffarth’s entertaining and educational series: April 1: The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports, by Jeff Passan April 2: Baseball Field Guide: An In-Depth Illustrated Guide to the Complete Rules of Baseball, by   Dan Formosa and Paul Hamburger April 3: The Cardinals Way: How One Team […]

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Busy, busy, busy. That’s the only way to describe George Castle. The Chicago-based author of some 13 baseball-themed books for adult as well as younger readers, Castle recently released one of the most fun books I’ve come across in awhile: Baseball’s Game Changers: Icons, Record Breakers, Scandals, Sensational Series, and More. But there’s another one […]

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The conclusion of my interview with George  Castle. http://www.ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/RKBBCastleConclusion.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS

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George Castle, the Illinois-based journalist, has made a sideline writing about baseball in general and the Cubs in particular. I had a chance to speak with Castle about his latest title, When the Game Changed: An Oral History of Baseball’s True Golden Age: 1969–1979. Amazon.com Widgets http://www.ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/RKBBGeorge-Castle1-2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts […]

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