“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” — Maxwell Scott, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance That Satchel Paige was one of the greatest baseball players of all time isn’t exactly a controversial topic these days. Even casual fans are probably familiar with the colorful Paige’s aphorisms (“Don’t look back. Something might be gaining …
My Michael Jackson post prompted some Facebook-based reminiscence from my friend Tim, recalling the junior high school Saturdays in which we’d head down to Crossroads Mall in Salt Lake City to spend our allowances on records. I do remember one time we went off the beaten path to the distinctly Mormon-flavored Sam Weller’s Zion Bookstore …
Greetings from Minneapolis, where I’m spending about a week centered around my wife’s cousin Julie’s wedding. Our trip kicked off in fine fashion on Friday, as within an hour of arriving at the airport, we were kicking back at a St. Paul Saints game, drinking beer and eating bratwursts. Awww yeah! The Saints, an independent …
And now for a welcome break from the steroids hubbub, I’ve got a couple books which recently landed in my in-box to plug this week. The first, which has actually been sitting on my desk for a few weeks, is Jon Weisman’s 100 Things Dodger Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, a 300-page …
I’ll be making half a dozen bookstore appearances on the East Coast next month to promote Baseball Prospectus 2009. Here’s the schedule, with times subject to change: March 10, 7 PM: Steven Goldman, Jay JaffeB&N @ Johns Hopkins University3330 St. Paul StreetBaltimore, MD 21218 March 12, 6 PM: Kevin Goldstein, Steven Goldman, Jay Jaffe, Neil …
Taking a break from the 28 years we’ll have to digest the Alex Rodriguez steroid saga — his contract runs through 2017, which if he retired then would mean his Hall of Fame eligibility would run from 2023 through 2037 — I meant to post something I read last week. It’s from “The Fadeaway,” by …
Fresh off last week’s bloggy take on Buzzie Bavasi’s death, I’ve delved into a two-part look at his lengthy career over at Baseball Prospectus, the first of which is up today. Bavasi helped make history before ascending to the GM chair and enjoyed a great run with the Dodgers, but he also experienced some of …