#baseball writers

[damnyoucully]

Buster asked about Yamamoto’s postseason

I am gonna walk into the sea

[steveparkhurst]

It's pretty much just me and the rest of the baseball writers left in the ballpark at this point. Pinch me.

[damnyoucully]

Where have you gone, Tim Lincecum?

Giants CEO Larry Baer says of The Freak: ‘It wasn’t just that he was good. You really felt invested, emotionally, in his performance.’

[your-greekblogger]

Hall of Fame induction finally goes unanimous

I am delighted to see that the great “closer” Mariano Rivera became the first Major League baseball player to win induction into the Hall of Fame unanimously.

Rivera could be depended on to finish off a game by coming in during the eighth or ninth inning to get the final outs. He belongs in MLB’s Hall of Fame.

However, I have to wonder: What in the world took the baseball writers so long to…

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[jkanelis]

Hall of Fame induction finally goes unanimous

I am delighted to see that the great “closer” Mariano Rivera became the first Major League baseball player to win induction into the Hall of Fame unanimously.

Rivera could be depended on to finish off a game by coming in during the eighth or ninth inning to get the final outs. He belongs in MLB’s Hall of Fame.

However, I have to wonder: What in the world took the baseball writers so long to…

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[501baseballbooks]

The Bookshelf Conversation: Peter Golenbock

The Bookshelf Conversation: Peter Golenbock

There have been dozens of guys like Jimmie Reese, Birdie Tebbets, and many others who are known as “baseball lifers.” They spend their entire professional career in the game perhaps starting out as a player before moving into scouting or coaching/managing, or the front office.

I have found there are baseball lifers among authors as well. They cover the game in a variety of ways, whether it’s…

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[ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf]

The Bookshelf Conversation: Peter Golenbock

The Bookshelf Conversation: Peter Golenbock

There have been dozens of guys like Jimmie Reese, Birdie Tebbets, and many others who are known as “baseball lifers.” They spend their entire professional career in the game perhaps starting out as a player before moving into scouting or coaching/managing, or the front office. I have found there are baseball lifers among authors as well. They cover the game in a variety of ways, whether it’s…

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[ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf]

Will probably have a great time; wish I could be there

Will probably have a great time; wish I could be there

But if you’re in Chicago next Monday, perhaps you can partake:

Imperfect Perfect Game: Baseball Writing in America

When: Monday, April 13, 2015 at 6:00 PM Where: Ruggles Hall, Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton, Chicago, IL

Speakers: Lester Munson and John Schulian

Abstract: There is a special affinity between baseball and the writers who cover it. For much of the twentieth century, baseball…

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