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How I miss baseball
Baseball season is just around the corner. I can always tell because the baseball books start coming out. I just got PERFECT, ONCE REMOVED- When Baseball Was All The World To Me (Walker) by Phillip Hoose. This memoir was written by Don Larsen’s cousin. The focal point is Larsen’s perfect game, the one he pitched for the NY Yankees on October 8, 1956, in the World Series.
Another new arrival is FAR FROM HOME-Latino Baseball Players in America (National Geographic) by Tim Wendel and Jose’ Luis Villegas. Here are the stories of some of our greatest players; Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, Luis Tiant, Roberto Clemente, and Tony Oliva, to name just a few. Then, there are some that I wish they had left out of the book; Sammy Sosa, Miguel Tejada, and Aramis Ramirez. I have my reasons.
And, for you truly hardcore fans we have THE BASEBALL ECONOMIST-The Real Game Exposed (Plume) by J.C. Bradbury.
It won’t be long now. The guys are already at spring training. The steroid wars are receding-one might hope. I am relishing the prospect of a baseball season without the toadlike Roger Clemens. He threw one too many pitches high, and tight.
Batter up!
Vick Mickunas
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By victor mickunas
March 2, 2008 7:58 PM | Link to this
This is the CUB’S year? Well, you heard it here first. More likely that the Red Sox repeat as champs, I think.By prose
March 2, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this
Any team can have a bad century…this is our year…GO CUBS!