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For the boys
On Veterans Day, honoring those who served.
Book Review: Step Up to the Plate
Book on “baseball” and Judaism misses the mark.
Der Schvartzer Zoks
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the infamous Black Sox Scandal.
Maury Allen and Fritz Peterson: Together again for the first time
Veteran sportswriter Maury Allen was among the crowd at the Yogi Berra Museum in Little Falls, NJ for an author appearance/book-signing by former Yankees pitcher Fritz Peterson.
The ex-big-leaguer, who made headlines back in 1973 when he and teammate Mike Kekich traded families, was on hand to promote his new book, Mickey Mantle is Going to [...]
Who’s Who haiku
An appreciation for a literary staple of the baseball season.
Author interview: Zev Chafets
With the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies coming up, look for Chafets to be even more in the limelight. This Q&A comes from The Forward and this one is from The Jewish Week. Of course, we did our story on him first (nyuk nyuk nyuk).
National Pastime Radio
Also known as NPR.
A good day for Jewish sports authors on WNYC recently. Both Howard Megdal (The Baseball Talmud) and Lee Lowenfish (Branch Rickey: Baseball’s Ferocious Gentleman) were interviewed on The Leonard Lopate Show.
You can listen to the Megdal segment here: Megdal
and the Lowenfish interview here:
Lowenfish
Baseball beach reading
Looking for some good beach reading? Try some of these baseball novels with Jewish themes or characters. A word of warning: some of these titles are long out of print, but you can find them on used book sites, such as Amazon.com.
I may be wrong, but I doubt you’ll find too much adult fiction about [...]
Author appearance: Howard Megdal
Oceanside, NY- The Friedberg JCC is hosting “The Baseball Talmud” on
Thursday, July 23 at 7:30 p.m. Join author and radio personality
Howard Megdal as he discusses his new book, “The Baseball Talmud,” a
historical narration of Major League Jewish Baseball in America. Cost
is $6. For more information, please call (516) 634-4154 or e-mail
mlevi [at] friedbergjcc.org.
Reviews (and then some): Cooperstown Confidential
From the MLB portion of Fanhouse.com, this piece on Zev Chafets‘ new and controversial book on the Hall of Fame.
And another from The Hardball Times.
Upshot:
Chafets doesn’t portray himself as a baseball expert, a la Bill James. He clearly is a fan of the game—and a passionate one—make no mistake about it, but his focus is [...]
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