Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf
If it fits on a bookshelf, it fits here.
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Happy Thanksgiving, y’all. By now most of you are familiar with my caveats, so I’ll just mention them briefly: The list includes only print editions of books; calendars (even though Amazon includes them on their lists), no audiobooks (as much as I enjoy them), and no kindle (because I’m old school). Second, since the rankings […]
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Back on schedule… By now most of you are familiar with my caveats, so I’ll just mention them briefly: The list includes only print editions of books; calendars (even though Amazon includes them on their lists), no audiobooks (as much as I enjoy them), and no kindle (because I’m old school). Second, since the rankings […]
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A day late and a dollar short… By now most of you are familiar with my caveats, so I’ll just mention them briefly: The list includes only print editions (no kindle or audio versions) because I’m old school. Second, since the rankings are updated every hour, these lists might not longer be 100 percent accurate […]
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By now most of you are familiar with my caveats, so I’ll just mention them briefly: The list includes only print editions (no kindle or audio versions) because I’m old school. Second, since the rankings are updated every hour, these lists might not longer be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them. But […]
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Though apparently, you don’t want to. From Houston CBS website: This past Sunday according to Nielson ratings, the Astros and Indians game drew a rating of 0.0 in the greater Houston area. I imagine this sets a record of some sort. Way to go, ‘Stros!
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John Royal of the Houston Post recently asked in a column, “Why Aren’t There Any Books About the Astros?” He complains that there are lots of books about the Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs, etc. Yeah, well maybe if the Astros had the long history and tradion that those teams have enjoyed, it would be different. […]
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As a public service reminder, remember to set your clocks ahead one hour before turning in to night. The Mets, and to a lesser extent the Astros, will be falling back as they celebrate their 50th anniversary. David Brooks, the social commentator, published this piece in yesterday’s New York Times on the seemingly impossible tasks […]
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Take heart, Houston. You may have the worst team in the Majors this season, but you can relive past glorious and otherwise amuse yourselves by reading these Astros-related titles, posted by Ray Kerby and Darrell Pittman on AstrosDaily.com.
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The New York Mets hosted Jewish Heritage Day on Aug. 24. So how appropriate was it that Astros’ catcher Brad Ausmus, one of the few Jewish Major Leaguers, hit the go-ahead homer in the 10th inning in what ended up a 6-4 victory? Now it’s the Astros’ turn. The club will host a “Welcome Israel […]
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In my most recent "day job," I was the sports and features editor for a weekly New Jersey newspaper, where I hosted another blog. Busy, busy, busy.
I did a profile piece on the award-winning cartoonist Arnold Roth and he was nice enough to "immortalize" me.
My article on Sandy Koufax in the 1965 World Series appears in
My article on the later biographies of Babe Ruth appears in
My article on the Mets’ 1969 postseason appears in
Profiles of several Jewish baseball figures appear in
