SubscribeAuthor 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).
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 [...]
Author calls baseball stance on steroids hypocritical
The cover of Cooperstown Confidential: Heroes, Rogues, and The Inside Story of The Baseball Hall of Fame (Bloomsbury) features four circa 1920 players with their heads cropped off. How appropriate, since a lot of what Zev Chafets has to say turns conventional wisdom on its head.
Chafets, the founding managing editor of the Jerusalem Report and [...]
Barney Dreyfuss: A Hall of a guy
Last month, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced the election of Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice, who will be inducted in August.
Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg are the only Jewish players in the Hall, but not the only Jews. They were joined by the late Barney Dreyfuss, owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the early [...]
Two men, two votes
I asked our friends, veterans sportswriters Maury Allen and Ira Berkow, if they would share their votes for the recent Baseball Hall of Fame elections.
Allen cast his ballot for Rickey Henderson (who was elected in his first year of eligibility), Tommy John (the final year for him), Jack Morris, Andre Dawson, Bert Blyleven, and Tim [...]
What are your college kids doing this summer?
From the Baseball Hall of Fame:
Special opportunity for summer Internship
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is now accepting applications for the 2009 Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development.
This summer-long internship offers meaningful, hands-on training in numerous professional careers as well as the chance to learn and [...]
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