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Lest we forget: Steve Dalkowski

April 27, 2020

The poster boy for cautionary tales, Steve Dalkowski died April 19 at the age of 80. Here’s The New York Times obituary by Richard Goldstein. The hard-throwing but erratic pitcher never made it to the Majors. His story appears in numerous books about “what might have been,” including Left on Base in the Bush Leagues: […]

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Now hear this: Fastball (baseball in podcasts)

March 30, 2016

Been a bit remiss in my own Bookshelf Conversations lately. But always happy to pass along what I’ve come across. Jonathan Hock’s new documentary Fastball recently hit the screens. I had the opportunity to watch a screener. Fascinating stuff. There’s a “Zelig moment” with Justin Verlander “visiting” Bob Feller during his famous “motorcycle showdown.” That […]

Tagged as: Aroldis Chapman, Bob Feller, Bob Gibson, David Price, Fastball, Jonathan Hock, Justin Verlander, Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Steve Dalkowski, Walter Johnson

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