The Myron Bolitar series by Harlan Coben started out a lot of fun. Back Spin is the fourth in the series, and I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been reading them […]
Book Review: Back Spin by Harlan Coben – And They Say Golf Is Boring…
Book Review: The Fireballer by Mark Stevens – Can A Pitch Be Too Fast?
As I watch the powers that be tinker with the sport I love so much over the past few years, this book is a resounding reminder that things evolve, but they also […]
Book Review: Moneyball by Michael Lewis – Underdogs Rejoice
One of the pleasures of being a Mets fan is always knowing you’re the underdog. It’s never seemed as if they were a sure thing, even in 1986. Back then, they seemed […]
Movie Review: Pastime – Passing the Torch and Race Relations in the Minor Leagues, California 1957
Written by David Eyre Jr.Directed by Robin B. Armstrong It’s the year 1957 in California. Roy Dean Bream (portrayed by William Russ) is an aging pitcher still stuck in the minor leagues. […]
Book Review: If At First by Keith Hernandez and Mike Bryan – Game By Game
As the baseball season winds down, and my team is no longer competing, I look for ways to keep myself connected to the game while I wait for “next year.”. That usually […]
Book Review: Chicken Soup for the Baseball Fan’s Soul – Inspiration During the Hot-Stove Months
A love of baseball is something in the blood. If nothing else, I am living testimony to that. I was adopted when I was seven days old. My parents had no sports […]
Book Review: When You Can’t Come Back by Dave & Jan Dravecky – Coping With the Most Difficult Times in Life
Dave Dravecky. How many people now know that name? How many can remember him in his glory in the 1980s, pitching for the San Francisco Giants? He was having a good career. […]
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 […]
Book Review: 108 Stitches by Ron Darling – Insights & Anecdotes from a Mets Legend
No baseball so far this season thanks to the Corona Virus, so I’m trying to catch up on my baseball reading. One of the books I had on my list was 108 […]
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