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* TWIBB -- July 17

ronkaplan wrote 4 hours ago: This week in baseball books, featuring the best-sellers according to Amazon.com on Friday, July 17. … more →

Tags: 2008 title, 2009 title, Biography, Classic title, History, Industry/Literary Analysis, Lists, Media Analysis, Negro Leagues

* Review links galore

ronkaplan wrote 1 week ago: Thanks to our friend Greg Spira for his list of links to baseball book reviews, interviews, and feat … more →

Tags: 2009 title, Reviews from other sources

* Another list of "bests"

ronkaplan wrote 1 week ago: I participated in a survey of the “best” baseball fiction and non-fiction books from the … more →

Tags: Because I Can, Classic title, Commentary, Commentary by Ron Kaplan, Fiction, Lists, Non-Fiction

* TWIBB -- July 3

ronkaplan wrote 2 weeks ago: This week in baseball books, featuring the best-sellers according to Amazon.com on Friday, July 3. … more →

Tags: New Title, Older title, Classic title, Lists, Nostalgia, Biography, Non-Fiction, Negro Leagues, Rankings

* "Dictionary" Dickson project freshens up classic baseball titles

ronkaplan wrote 2 weeks ago: Dover Publications, under the direction of contributing editor Paul Dickson, has just begun a series … more →

Tags: Annoucements, autobiography, Biography, Classic title, History, paul dickson

* TWIBB -- June 26

ronkaplan wrote 3 weeks ago: This week in baseball books, featuring the best-sellers according to Amazon.com on Friday, June 19. … more →

Tags: Industry/Literary Analysis, stats, History, Research, Classic title, Statistical Theory, Reference, Lists, Commentary by Ron Kaplan

Book Review: How the 1971 Pirates rocked Baseball

athomeatfenway wrote 3 weeks ago: The Team that Changed Baseball.  Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates.   By Bruce Marku … more →

Tags: 1971 World Series, Danny Murtaugh, Pittsburgh Pirates, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell

Sam Walker's Fantasyland illustrates game's allure perfectly.

dylansharek wrote 3 weeks ago: Making something as nerdy as fantasy baseball appear the least bit cool is incredibly hard. The mere … more →

Tags: Reviews (Books, movies, magazines), Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Pickups, sam walker, sam walker fantasyland, sidney ponson fat, baseball blog, fantasyland review, fantasy baseball books

* The Fab Five

ronkaplan wrote 3 weeks ago: books on baseball, that is, at least according to this blogger. The list includes: The Kid from Tom … more →

Tags: Biography, Bloggers, Classic title, Commentary, Fiction, History, Lists, Mini-Reviews, Older title

* TWIBB

ronkaplan wrote 4 weeks ago: This week in baseball books, featuring the best-sellers according to Amazon.com on Friday, June 19. … more →

Tags: 2009 title, autobiography, Biography, Commentary by Ron Kaplan, History, Lists, Media Analysis, Memoirs, Negro Leagues

* Bits and Pieces

ronkaplan wrote 1 month ago: Time to play a little catch-up: From Pressboxonline.com, a Baltimore-sports oriented site, a review … more →

Tags: New Title, Bits and Pieces, Author Profile / interview, Newspapers, Magazines, Commentary, Photography, Biography, Non-Fiction

Joke of the Day -- Literary Wit From 'Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend'1 comment

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 month ago: A white reporter who watched Satchel Paige pitch in the Negro Leagues in the 1930s said that when Pa … more →

Tags: Humor, Joke Of The Day, Books, Baseball, Sports, Black History, Jokes, 1930s, wit

* New York, New York, a hell of a (baseball) town

ronkaplan wrote 1 month ago: Sorry, give me a minute here. The Mets just lost their game with the Yankees when Luis Castillo drop … more →

Tags: Review by Ron Kaplan, History, New Title, autobiography, Biography, Non-Fiction, 2009 title, Memoirs, Team profile

‘Now That’s A Book I’d Read’ – Book #3 – ‘Class Of '86’2 comments

30-Year Old Cardboard wrote 1 month ago: This book is the 3rd book in this new feature at ‘30-Year Old Cardboard’. Title – … more →

Tags: 'Now That's A Book I'd Read', Baseball Cards, Baseball, vince coleman, Jose Canseco, barry bonds, Fred McGriff, Bo Jackson, Andrés Galarraga

* A trio of reviews

ronkaplan wrote 1 month ago: from TomatoNation.com, this piece which incldues something new (American Icon: The Fall of Roger Cle … more →

Tags: Reviews from other sources, Older title, 2009 title

An All-Star team of Major Leaguers who have played in Great Britain

baseballgb wrote 1 month ago: As part of Project Cobb, ex-’Baseball on Five’ presenter Josh Chetwynd (and author of tw … more →

Tags: MLB, Recommended Reading, General Baseball, AG Spalding, All-Star, Articles, Baseball, baseball in the UK, Bob Feller

BaseballGB reviews Baseball’s Great Experiment by Jules Tygiel

baseballgb wrote 1 month ago: Baseball is rightly proud of the Jackie Robinson story.  When he ‘broke the colour line’ on 15 April … more →

Tags: General Baseball, MLB, Recommended Reading, Baseball, Book Reviews, Brooklyn Dodgers, Dodgers, Jackie Robinson, Jules Tygiel

* Bits and pieces

ronkaplan wrote 1 month ago: From The New York Times, another look at Paul Dickson and his new Baseball Dictionary (May 23). A r … more →

Tags: Reviews from other sources, Bits and Pieces, 2009 title

New Feature Coming To '30-Year Old Cardboard - 'Now That's A Book I'd Read'3 comments

30-Year Old Cardboard wrote 1 month ago: As you have seen of late, I enjoy reading.  I’ll read almost anything but lately my focus has … more →

Tags: 'Now That's A Book I'd Read', Baseball, History, autobiography, Baseball History, Sports, Books, Biographies, Journal


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