Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf
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It’s no secret that the publishing world is in a lot of trouble. Newspapers across the country have been laying off staff members or offering buyouts in droves (See “Tony Kornheiser” and “Murray Chass,” among others). The MediaMemo blog reports that several magazines are also feeling the pinch, including many under the banner of Time […]
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A Tom Verducci wrap-up on the Phillies’ World Series victory. Big whup.
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Looks like this will be it for baseball for awhile, now that the World Series is over. So enjoy: Dear America, Wish You Were Here Fuel to the Fire (five radical–but inspired–moves that would give the off-season some sizzle.)
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The baseball post-season takes a back seat to the NBA pre-season as the cover story. Tom Verducci writes the headliner about the Rays in the World Series, while Joe Sheehan of Baseball Prospectus gives the slight nod to Tampa to win in six. Meanwhile, back in Philly…
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The main baseball story profiles Joe Maddon, manager of the Eastern Division Champion Tampa Bay Rays (how many ever thought they’d hear those words strung together?). There’s a sidebar on Angels skipper Mike Scioscia as well. Other items include: A poll on who’s the best base-runner in the game. A “farewell” to Shea
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http://i.cdn.turner.com/sivault/si_online/covers/images/2008/0929_mid.jpgAfter a lengthy absence, baseball takes its rightful place on the cover with a story about Wrigley Field. Other baseball items include: That’s right, there are none.
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Tom Verducci says goodbye to Yankee Stadium in the featured baseball article. MLB Poll: Who’s the toughest lefthander? Jon Heyman writes about Andrew Friedman, executive vice president of the Tampa Bay Rays
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The MLB Poll asks “Whos’ the worst fielder in baeball?” A Chris Ballard feature on base stealers. Ho-hum. Is anyone else dissatisfied with the new-look SI.com? From simple things such as not capitalizing properly (“Si Players Mlb Poll” instead of “SI Players MLB Poll”) to omitting pictures from the magazine-based articles, it just seems they […]
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You can read the entire issue dealing with 9/11 from the SI Vault here.
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A comparison between the 1969 New York Mets and the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays, by Lee Jenkins.
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The Olympics still dominate, but baseball stories include: Which pitcher is the biggest headhunter in baseball? A piece on the relief corps for the Chi. Cubs Sorry, but that’s all, folks.
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Needless to say, the emphasis is on the Olympics and Michael Phelps, but there are still a few baseball items worth noting: MLB poll: Who’s the best catcher in the Majors? A Dan Patrick interview with Nolan Ryan Wait ’til next year: a piece on the top prospects for 2009 Sorry, that’s pretty much it. […]
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This social Web site allows you to read digitized versions of magazines such as Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News, among several non- baseball titles. You can post comments, send a particular article via e-mail, and other odds and ends. Wonder how long this will last. I remember another site a couple of years ago […]
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None of the recent blockbuster deals were included in this week’s issue, but among the baseball items (fantasy football is on the cover): MLB poll: Which rookie has impressed you the most this season? A Q&A with Francisco Rodriguez, closer for the Angels A piece on the Tamp Bay Rays’ phenom David Price
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Before the advent of the wonderful Sports Illustrated “Vault” archives, the magazine’s only presence had a little more pizzazz than it seems to these days. Maybe the company doesn’t want to devote time or resources to making two versions, so they’re just doing a “vault-like”, no frills version: no pictures, just plain (unattractive fonts). Case […]
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Cover story on Tim “The Freak” Lincecum. Other baseball stories include: Tom Verduci’s mid-season report The latest MLB players’ poll: Who has the best raw power?
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Last week the SI MLB player poll asked about the most overrated athlete. This week, it’s the most underrated. Rays’ DH Cliff Floyd opens up a bit about his new team. Michael Farber profiles Marlin’s slugger Dan Uggla. Whither C.C. Sabathia? Yankees or not Yankees? Maybe I’m getting old, but I remember when playing Milton […]
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In a former life, I was the sports and features editor for a weekly New Jersey newspaper, where I hosted an award-winning bog about Jews and Sports.
I did a profile piece on the legendary cartoonist Arnold Roth and he was very generous in immortalizing me in this caricature.
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
* Nickling and diming and dollaring the reader
September 4, 2008
Pay for the preview privilege? Apparently Sports Illustrated thinks its entitled, raising the price for their specials by a buck, from $4.99 to $5.99, according to this item. Come on, does any serious fan still get information from the printed page? Of course, there are those who are more interested in the thoughtful prose that […]
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