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Red Sox Nation – Rejoice!
I, first off, must apologize as my review is a day late because quite frankly…… I needed to cut my grass. It was not even remotely fun but needed to get done nonetheless. So without further ado let...
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Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu
With the official end to the 2014 baseball season last night I thought today would be an appropriate time for this book. By the way congrats on another World Series win Giants fans. As a Phillies...
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100th Anniversary Fenway Park – Celebrating a Legend
With the dawning of the new era of baseball stadiums within the last 20 years, certain historical houses have been lost. Whether it is the name of progress, safety, increased fan experience or...
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Scribe – My Life In Sports
Sportscasters and reporters become part of the game. No matter what city you are in you can always find one that appeals to any fans style. In each city around the country there are dozens of these...
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Miracle at Fenway-The Inside Story of the Boston Red Sox 2004 Championship...
When any team has success after a substantial period of time, it is inevitable that everyone and their mother will write a book about it. Everybody feels that they have their own slant on the project,...
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From The Babe To The Beards – The Boston Red Sox in the World Series
With all things in life, with success comes notoriety. In baseball the teams are already world-famous but when they are successful, they become overwhelmingly famous. In our culture when a team...
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Long Taters-A Biography of George Scott
It’s funny how a baseball book can scratch the surface but never quite get all the way through. With biographies that seems to be especially true. For reasons unknown, perhaps shame, emotional...
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Everyday Can Be Baseball Season Thanks to Clerisy Press
I have reviewed several books from Clerisy Press here on the Bookcase in the past. Every book we looked at was tied to the Cincinnati Reds, and there long and glorious history. They have done a great...
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Pedro – The Mystery Solved
The Baseball Hall of Fame Inductions are complete. The old members have all stopped by Cooperstown and waved to the fans, welcoming this years class of immortals. The old stories have been swapped,...
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They Call Me Oil Can – Baseball, Drugs and Life on the Edge
Even though baseball players are constantly in the public eye, it does not mean you always get one hundred percent of the details. Almost every players image until recently was a product of their...
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Pudge-The Autobiography of Carlton Fisk
There are certain moments in baseball history that transcend time. The team, the year and the location are of little consequence, but that moment stays fresh in everyone’s mind forever. For me, one...
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Smoky Joe Wood-The Biography of a Baseball Legend
Throughout its history baseball has seen many changes. From the way its played, the playing facilities, player and management relations as well as fan appreciation have all been subject to these...
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Bobo Newsom-Baseball’s Traveling Man
I will admit it, 2016 has been off to a somewhat slow start for me with baseball books. The books from publishers and authors have slowed down somewhat, so I just don’t have as many books to post as...
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Game 7, 1986-Failure and Triumph in the Biggest Game of My Life
I think I am a fairly ordinary guy. Growing older somewhat gracefully, as my inner child slowly calms down. I think a by-product of growing older is your memory is not as great as it used to be. If...
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Kings of Queens-Life Beyond Baseball With the ’86 Mets
Some teams leave an indelible mark on the history of baseball. Everyone likes remembering the greats such as the 60 Pittsburgh Pirates, 76 New York Yankees, 69 New York Mets, 68 Detroit Tigers and my...
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The 1986 World Series-There Was More Than Game Six
I am a big fan of anniversaries and nostalgia in baseball. Its good to remember where we came from and what has been accomplished, so a remembrance is always a welcome sight in my eyes. This year we...
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The Final One – I Think
I am all about giving respect where respect is due. As always, anniversaries are a great way to show respect. Baseball has never been one to shy away from commemorating something either big or small,...
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McFarland-Never Ones to Shy Away from Obscurity
In baseball book circles every publisher has their own certain niche. Whether it is historical volumes, biographies, complete seasons or any of the other countless things you could document within the...
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It is a simple yet valid question, that I see pop up from time to time. Which players really deserve a book? What criteria have we set forth as a baseball community to answer this question? To date,...
View ArticleA Little Bit of Everything
As you all know I don’t get as much time to devote to writing on here as I would like. The responsibilities of everyday life have obviously gotten in the way and brought many thoughts of writing a...
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