It’s now been thirty five years since what I could honestly say was the most memorable summer and fall of my life. There are several reasons why I say that, but one […]
Book Review: Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella – Field of Dreams with J.D. Salinger
This book was the basis for the film Field of Dreams. A few things have been changed (J.D. Salinger apparently was not willing to be represented in the film), but if you […]
Movie Review: Pride of the Yankees – A Baseball Fairy-Tale Based on a Real Story
Written by Paul Gallico, Jo Swerling, and Herman J. MankiewiczDirected by Sam Wood Throughout the years of baseball, many of the heroes of the era have had their images torn down and […]
Movie Review: Eight Men Out – The Best Baseball Film Ever
Written by Eliot Asinof and John SaylesDirected by John Sayles The game of baseball back around 1919 was quite a bit different from the game we know now. There were the aesthetic […]
Book Review: Iron Horse, Lou Gehrig in His Time by Ray Robinson – Simply Baseball’s Greatest Player
One player I admired throughout my life was Lou Gehrig. This is despite my distaste for all things New York Yankee as he was one stalwart who seemed to share the same […]
Book Review: One Pitch Away by Mike Sowell – What Happened During & After the 1986 Baseball Season
Being a New York Mets fan, the 1986 baseball season was the ultimate high in my life. I say that even having had three children, that’s how much of a fanatic I […]
2021 Road Trip Day 4: Tinley Park, IL to Waterloo, IA – Geocaching, Star Trek, and Baseball
So many places to see, so little time…. Initially, my outline had me staying in Davenport, IA overnight. I didn’t make it that far, so I still had to get through all […]
Movie Review: A League of Their Own – There’s No Crying In Baseball…..
Written by Kim Wilson, Kelly Candaele, Lowell Ganz, and Babaloo MandelDirected by Penny Marshall Having watched movies such as Far From Heaven and Mona Lisa Smile lately, it was very refreshing to […]
Book Review: The Pitcher’s Mom by Heather Choate Davis
This came up as suggested reading in my Kindle Unlimited account. I was anticipating a story of a mother shadowing her son’s career as a professional baseball player, from the early years […]
Movie Review: For Love of the Game – December is a Great Time for a Baseball Movie!
Written by Michael Shaara and Dana StevensDirected by Sam Raimi I’ve been a baseball fan all my life, and a diehard Mets fan all that time. There are few films about baseball […]
