Time to play catch-up again.
- From Great Britain’s Guardian, this article about Billy Beane and the Moneyball phenomenon. Why on earth would it appear in a British paper? Because Beane is “Tottenham Hotspur fanatic, as well as a fan of the team’s coach, Sir Alex Ferguson.
- A list of recommended baseball novels from the Campaign for the American Reader blog and another, more general list
- “Tommy Lasorda hasn’t managed a baseball game since he coached the United States team to the gold medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics, but when he talks, you get the feeling that he still thinks he’s in the dugout. At the Festival of Books (April 26) at UCLA, it didn’t take long for Lasorda to lean forward in his chair and treat the entire front row as if they were the players on one of his Dodger teams.”
- blast from my past, Topps Baseball Cards: The Complete Picture Collection (A 35 Year History, 1951-1985), as discussed in Cards in the Attic.
- MLB.com features a piece on It Takes More Than Balls: The Savvy Girls’ Guide to Understanding and Enjoying Baseball
- From the Peoria Journal Star, this column on Baseball’s Greatest Hit: The Story of Take Me Out to the Ball Game
- Not that I’m condoning gambling, mind you, but here’s a roundup review of baseball titles that might appeal to those who partake in this hobby/profession.
Sir Alex Ferguson coaches Manchester United FC, not the Tottenham Hotspurs.