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Luke Epplin

PSA for the PBBC, May 7, 2021

May 7, 2021

Of course, I should have posted this as soon as it came in (on Wednesday), but life, you know? So you’ll forgive me if a couple of the items mentioned below are already past date. Headnote: One of the thing I like about the Pandemic Baseball Book Club is that it’s a kind of “one […]

Tagged as: Cleveland Indians, Luke Epplin, Pandemic Baseball Book Club

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The Bookshelf Conversations: Luke Epplin

April 21, 2021

Lately I’ve been noticing that baseball books are pretty much divided into a few categories. Many of the latest releases deal with the “new” game by which I mean using metrics such as launch angle or spin rates to determine who the best players are and how to assemble teams. Kind of like Moneyball rebooted. […]

Tagged as: Bookshelf Conversations, Cleveland Indians, Luke Epplin

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Bookshelf Review: Our Team

April 6, 2021

My latest review on Luke Epplin’s Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball appears on Bookreporter.com. Look for an interview with the author in the near future.

Tagged as: Bill Veeck, Bob Feller, Cleveland Indians, Larry Doby, Luke Epplin, Satchel Paige

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