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BREAKING INTO BASEBALL: WOMEN AND THE NATIONAL PASTIME, By Jean
Hastings Ardell. (non-fiction)
A readable, well-researched account of baseball's
female stars, past and present.
KILL THE UMPIRE: THE CALLS OF ED GORDON, By Jon Breen. (fiction)
A baseball-themed collection of short stories by the
author of "Novel Verdicts" and "Fine Art of Murder."
THE DEADLY TOOLS OF IGNORANCE, By Robert Elias. (fiction)
A disaffected academic and all-around Renaissance
man turns to his dream of playing baseball. Oh, and there's a murder,
too.
http://www.RobElias.com
FUGITIVE MOON, By Ron Faust. (fiction)
Relief ace Teddy Moon goes on the lam, suspected by
police of murdering various transsexuals and dumping their corpses down hotel
laundry chutes. By an acclaimed writer who played some pro baseball.
A DAY IN THE BLEACHERS: THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF "THE CATCH," By Arnold
Hano.
Hano, who was there watching at the time, recalls the celebrated
1954 World Series catch by Willie Mays at the Polo Grounds in New York. The
legendary baseball writer has authored biographies of Mays, Sandy Koufax, Roberto
Clemente and other stars over more than half a century. He and David
Ferrell and Jean Hastings Ardell appeared together on a panel about baseball
writing in 2005 in Orange County, California.
THE BOYS OF SUMMER, By Roger Kahn. (non-fiction)
David Ferrell's interview of Roger Kahn was one of
the classic moments in American sports. Unfortunately, it was not recorded
and is lost on the winds of time.
WRONG SIDE OF THE WALL, By Eric Stone (non-fiction)
The true story of Ralph "Blackie" Schwamb,
the greatest prison ballplayer of all time. Remember, the boys in stripes
are ALWAYS the home team.