“New Book … Brings St. Louis Baseball History Back to Life.” Said book is titled 50 Forgotten Cardinals and “uncovers the stories of players whose contributions to the St. Louis Cardinals have faded from mainstream memory—but remain essential to the rich fabric of the team’s history,” according to a press release. It seems to only be available in Kindle form.
From MLB.com, this video: “Dusty Baker discusses his new book, Crossroads, with Brian Kenny.
I love it when authors use baseball cards to tell their stories. This one is Whiz Kids to Today: Baseball Card History of the Fightin Phils, by Arthur Greenburg.
This article from Sports Illustrated — “The 10 Worst Contracts in Baseball Right Now” — could easily be turned into a book, covering that topic through the free agency decades.
It didn’t take long for someone to try to capitalize on the recent passing of legendary Yankees announcer John Sterling: IT IS HIGH, IT IS FAR, IT IS GONE! John Sterling, the Yankees and An Era Like No Other.
If you are a subscriber to Defector.com, “You Are Hereby Invited To Join The Universal Baseball Association” (or a least an online discussion) as part of the “Defector Reads a Book” series. As the novel was originally published 1968, I wonder about the “audience” for the book: Are they closer to my age, perhaps re-reading the classic? Or are they younger folk who might have a whole different take on the book’s themes? Back then, the idea of fantasy baseball was pretty much limited to “table top” simulations such as Strat-O-Matic, a way different experience from today’s players.