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* This week (Nov. 16) in Sports Illustrated
Surprise, surprise: The Yankees. NOT. Although Tom Verducci did write the story about the Yankees’ latest championship, as well as this sidebar on the upcoming hot stove league. And in a case of… more →
Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf
* This week (Nov. 16) in Sports Illustrated
ronkaplan wrote 1 week ago: Surprise, surprise: The Yankees. NOT. Although Tom Verducci did write the story about the Yankees … more →
* The other post-season awards
ronkaplan wrote 1 week ago: As chosen by the members of the The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (of which I am … more →
* Bits and pieces: World Championship edition
ronkaplan wrote 1 week ago: Dropped by the local Barnes and Noble at lunch today. Almost shocked to see only one “quicky … more →
* "I can see clearly now..."
ronkaplan wrote 3 weeks ago: Umpires have beengetting a lot of bad press lately, and deservedly so. Sports pundits are calling fo … more →
* Post-season (annoying) wordplay
ronkaplan wrote 1 month ago: The Newark Star-Ledger published a small supplement in preview of the Yankees-Angels ALCS which may … more →
* Weathermen and sports media
ronkaplan wrote 1 month ago: Are the only professions in which you can be so wring and still hold onto your job. Case in point. … more →
* I would have gone as high as $56,765
ronkaplan wrote 1 month ago: How the mighty — and not so mighty — have fallen: According to this story on the Sports … more →
* Gut yom tov
ronkaplan wrote 1 month ago: Jewish for “Happy Holiday,” As Jews around the world gather tonight to mark the holiest … more →
* Is it over yet?
ronkaplan wrote 2 months ago: You know the season is over for your team when the newspapers publish a feature article…and co … more →
* Because you can keep the first first foul ball you ever caught on a bookshelf
ronkaplan wrote 2 months ago: Unless, of course, your toddler tosses it back. From Big League Stew, a Yahoo sports blog: Since bei … more →
* Lest we forget: Mary Travers
ronkaplan wrote 2 months ago: Peter, Paul, and Mary performed one of the sweetest renditions of “Playing Right Field,” … more →
* Keeping up with the Times
ronkaplan wrote 2 months ago: A few germane baseball items over the week that I overlooked: In today’s edition, John Klima, … more →
* Weathermen and sports prognosticators
ronkaplan wrote 2 months ago: These are the only professions where you can be wrong a good portion of the time and still keep your … more →
* Beer, here
ronkaplan wrote 2 months ago: Because you can keep the souvenir cups on your bookshelf. And at some of these prices, you better. T … more →
*The ethics of sportswriting
ronkaplan wrote 2 months ago: Former NY Times baseball writer Murray Chass takes on the subject of anonymous sources in his most r … more →
* Get well soon, Garrison Kelilor
ronkaplan wrote 2 months ago: The host of A Prairie Home Companion is recovering from a minor stroke suffered this past weekend. ( … more →
* Because you can fit a 4-foot monument on a really big bookshelf
ronkaplan wrote 2 months ago: Yeah, I remember my first beer… Baltimore police say four young men stole an aluminum No. 8 th … more →
* Because you can keep a World Championship ring on a bookshelf...
ronkaplan wrote 2 months ago: How would one explain how he came across this little item, either when trying to hock it or getting … more →
MLB wants newer, even safer batting helmet?
ronkaplan wrote 2 months ago: Next year's model? This year's model. … more →
