An “annotated” list of several general sports titles from ESPN’s D.J. Gallo includes baseball books such as: Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out” by Josh Pahigian. Hey, who says I’m going to strike out, jerk? I was a two-time Little League All-Star. Two times! Be a bit more complimentary with your title and […]
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I came across these posts from The Bronx Banter portion of The Baseball Toaster and The Hardball Times that cut to the chase of what The Bookshelf is all about. Alex Belth, who writes Bronx Banter, got the ball rolling, in response to a query he received from Phillyburbs.com regarding his suggestions for “ten essential […]
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A simple list of five titles, (and no commentary) with a couple of Red Sox-centric choices, as determined by Barnes and Noble.com for New England regional sales.
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According to Christian Science Monitor film critic Peter Rainer: With the new baseball season almost upon us, this is a perfect time to recommend a few standout movies about the sport – not that there have been many. Some of the most acclaimed, like “Field of Dreams” and “The Natural,” are so overblown they might […]
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As we head into the season, look for newspapers and magazines to start publishing collections of reviews, either as stand-alones or part of a “round-up” of brief items, like this one at TampaBayOnline which includes: Yogi: The Life and Times of an American Original Change Up: An Oral History of 8 Key Events that Shaped […]
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From WickedLocal.com, the Web site for the Lakeville (Mass.) Call and Enterprise, this list of favorite baseball titles. From WNBC.com, this brief profile about 100-year-old Bill Werber, believed to be the oldest ex-major leaguer. Werber published his autobiography in 2000, when he was a mere babe of 92. Memories of a Ballplayer: Bill Werber and […]
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Two items on the business side of the game: mentalfloss on odd contract clauses The Business of Baseball’s list of “most effective minor league promotions“
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I originally did this several years ago for Fastball.com, a now-defunct web site. Pitchers Roger “Samuel” Clemens, Josh “Samuel” Beckett, Craig “Larry” McMurtry,Jerry “Saint” Augustine, Casey “William” Blake Catcher Mike “F. Scott” Fitzgerald First Base Bud “Tom” Clancy Second Base Ed “Ernest” Hemingway Shortstop Bill “Bertrand” Russell Third Base Bill “James” Joyce Leftfield Buster “Henry” […]
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Film critic Richard Roeper’s best and worst baseball films of all time: Best (In order of preference) Worst (In alpha order*) The Natural The Babe Bull Durham The Babe Ruth Story Field of Dreams The Bad News Bears Go to Japan Bang the Drum Slowly The Fan Pride of the Yankees Fear Strikes Out Major […]
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From the BookFinder.com blog comes this loist of classic titles deemed the best on the game. “Compiling a list of books about baseball has only two inherent difficulties: where to begin, and where to end. In the final press release we would only be able to mention ten titles. Imagine my despair as I looked […]
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