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 [...]
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 [...]
