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Tales from the Deadball Era
Tales from the Deadball Era: Ty Cobb, Home Run Baker, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and the Wildest Times in Baseball History© 2014 Mark S. Halfon, narrated by Michael Butler Murray 240 pages | Audible 8 hrs 4 minutes George Carlin once … Continue reading
Breaking Bad & Bama Baseball
If you’re an obsessive fan of Breaking Bad — and is any fan of Breaking Bad not an obsessive one? — this little book is a quick treat, consisting of summaries with commentary of each respective season, along with character … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged Alabama, arts-entertainment, baseball, sports and outdoors
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The Glory of their Times
The Glory of their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It© 1966 Paul Ritter300 pages C.S. Lewis remarked that he enjoyed nothing more than the sound of men laughing. Listeners will … Continue reading
Blockade Billy
Blockade Billy© 2010 Stephen King112 pages Okay, this has nothing to do with Read of England, unless I can claim that it’s a baseball story, and baseball grew from rounders which was invented in England and is slightly older than … Continue reading
Poetry Night at the Ballpark
Poetry Night at the Ballpark and Other Scenes from an Alternative America © 2015 Bill Kauffman 442 pages “Lift up your hearts, friends – America ain’t dead yet.” For thirty years, Bill Kauffman has been blowing raspberries at or haranguing … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged America, baseball, Bill Kauffman, essays, localism, politics, Politics-CivicInterest
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Murder at Fenway Park
Murder at Fenway Park© 1994 Troy Soos252 pages 1912, Boston. The Titanic is only a few weeks lost to the North Atlantic bottom, but Mickey Rawling’s mind isn’t on one of the biggest maritime disasters of history. No, he’s just been … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged 1910s, baseball, historical fiction, mystery
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Hanging Curve
Hanging Curve © 1999 Troy Soos272 pages St. Louis, 1922. Babe Ruth reigns as the king of baseball. Mickey Rawlings is no king, not even a prince, but he is at least in the peerage: a utility infielder for the … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged 1920s, baseball, Civil Rights, historical fiction, mystery, race
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