Peter, Paul, and Mary performed one of the sweetest renditions of “Playing Right Field,” a classic baseball song that reveals the joys and fears of being a kid at play. Travers died yester… more →
Ron Kaplan's Baseball BookshelfPatrick Prince wrote 1 month ago: It has to be their favorite pick. When that bullpen door opens and the first notes of the Metallica … more →
ronkaplan wrote 3 months ago: Peter, Paul, and Mary performed one of the sweetest renditions of “Playing Right Field,” … more →
ronkaplan wrote 5 months ago: NY fan gets $10K in ‘God Bless America’ suit … more →
ronkaplan wrote 5 months ago: * Yesterday, Larry Tye, author of the new Satchel Paige biography, was a guest on The Leonard Lopate … more →
ronkaplan wrote 6 months ago: Several baseball items have popped up on NPR shows in recent days: Larry Tye, author of the new biog … more →
ronkaplan wrote 8 months ago: The March 31 episode of All Things Considered considered the story of the 140-year-old organ at St. … more →
ronkaplan wrote 8 months ago: The Story of the Sensational Baseball Song, by Amy Whorf McGuiggan. University of Nebraska Press, 20 … more →
ronkaplan wrote 1 year ago: GlideMagazine.com ran this glowing review of the musical CD on various aspects of the game. The tune … more →
ronkaplan wrote 1 year ago: The Sacramento Bee’s Bruce Dancis elaborates a bit on the book marking the 100th anniversary o … more →
ronkaplan wrote 1 year ago: The Story of Take Me Out to the Ball Game by Andy Strasberg, Bob Thompson, and Tim Wiles. Hal Leonar … more →
ronkaplan wrote 1 year ago: Baseball’s real anthem celebrates its centennial this year, a fact marked by the new book, Bas … more →