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Hail fellow, well met: Michael Leahy

October 24, 2016

I don’t like Manhattan very much for a variety of reasons. The noise, the crowds, the rush. But every once in awhile I venture in when the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse features an author event with a writer whose work I especially enjoy. Case in point, several weeks ago when Michael Leahy, author of the exceptional […]

Tagged as: Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, Los Angeles Dodgers, Michael Leahy

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Baseball Best-Sellers, June 24, 2016

June 24, 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: amateur baseball, baseball analysis, baseball fiction, Bernard Malamud, ESPN, H.A. Dorfman, instructionals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Michel Lewis, Mike Matheny, Oakland Athletics, Pitching, Shoeless Joe Jackson, St. Louis Cardinals, Tim Kurkjian

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The Bookshelf Conversation: Michael Leahy (Part Two)

June 21, 2016

You can read the introduction to Part One here. The sentiment remains the same. http://www.ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Bookshelf-Michael-Leahy-Part-Two.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS

Tagged as: Los Angeles Dodgers, Michael Leahy, Sandy Koufax, Vietnam War

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The Bookshelf Conversation: Michael Leahy (Part One)

June 13, 2016

If you’re lucky, once in a while on your literary travels, you will come across a book that will be unlike anything you’ve read before. This is especially true if you concentrate on a specific genre or theme like mystery novels, biographies about your favorite personality or, oh, I don’t know, let’s just say baseball […]

Tagged as: Dick Trazcewski, Jeff Torborg, Los Angeles Dodgers, Lou Johnson, Michael Leahy, Sandy Koufax, Tommy Davis, Wes Parker

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Baseball Best-Sellers, June 10, 2016

June 10, 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, ESPN, instructionals, Jim Palmer, Los Angeles Dodgers, Michel Lewis, Mike Matheny, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, Pitching, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Williams, Tim Kurkjian, Ty Cobb

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The Bookshelf Review: The Last Innocents

June 6, 2016

… appears on Bookreporter.com.

Tagged as: Don Drysdale, Los Angeles Dodgers, Lou Johnson, Maury Wills, Sandy Koufax, Tommy Davis, Wes Parker

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Baseball Best-Sellers, June 3, 2016

June 3, 2016 · 1 comment

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, ESPN, instructionals, Jim Palmer, Los Angeles Dodgers, Michel Lewis, Mike Matheny, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, Pitching, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Williams, Tim Kurkjian, Ty Cobb

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Baseball Best-Sellers, May 27, 2016

May 27, 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, ESPN, instructionals, Jackie Robinson, Los Angeles Dodgers, Michel Lewis, Mike Matheny, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, Pitching, Ron Darling, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Williams, Tim Kurkjian, Ty Cobb, Washington Nationals, World Series

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Lest we forget: Alan Young

May 21, 2016

The actor Alan Young passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday. Baseball connection? Several of the Dodgers, including Sandy Koufax, John Roseboro, Willie Davis, and Moose Skowron appeared as themselves, as well as the voice of Vin Scully.  

Tagged as: Alan Young, Leo Durocher, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mr. ed, Sandy Koufax

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30 for 30 (baseball books), Week 1

April 8, 2016

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 […]

Tagged as: Babe Ruth, baseball history, baseball injuries, Dick Allen, George Castle, Glenn Stout, Howard Megdal, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals

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Baseball Best-Sellers, Dec. 18, 2015

December 18, 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, Chicago Cubs, John Feinstein, Los Angeles Dodgers, Michael Lewis, minor leagues, Oakland Athletic s, Roger Angell, St. Louis Cardinals

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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, Dec. 4, 2015

December 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 statistics, Bob Gibson, Derek Jeter, Kansas City Royals, Lonnie Wheeler, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Roger Angell, Sports Illustrated, World Series, Yogi Berra

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Coming down the pike

November 24, 2015

Five new baseball titles from the University of Nebraska Press (“home” of 501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read before They Die) in their Spring & Summer 2016 catalog, including: Hairs vs. Squares: The Mustache Gang, the Big Red Machine, and the Tumultuous Summer of ’72, by Ed Gruver Dodgerland: Decadent Los Angeles and the 1977–-78 […]

Tagged as: baeball business, Cincinnati Reds, Larry Doby, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Players League

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Baseball Best Sellers, Nov. 20, 2015

November 20, 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 statistics, Bob Gibson, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Lonnie Wheeler, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Roger Angell, Sports Illustrated, World Series

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Baseball Best-Sellers, Nov. 6, 2015

November 6, 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 statistics, Bob Gibson, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Lonnie sheeler, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics

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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, Oct. 9, 2015

October 9, 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: Bob Gibson, 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, Oct. 2, 2015

October 2, 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: Derek Jeter, Jeremy Affeldt, Los Angeles Dodgers, Moneyball, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Yogi Berra

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Baseball Best-Sellers, Sept. 18, 2015

September 18, 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 fiction, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, Moneyball, Nolan Ryan, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Roberto Clemente, Ted Williams

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