It’s amazing that how as human beings – we have an incredible ability to overlook or underappreciate the obvious. By that, I mean the color and beauty of those things we see every day that we take for granted. And truth be told, baseball isn’t really any different from the rest of life in that [...]
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BBNE Book Review: “The Baseball: Stunts, Scandals, and Secrets Beneath the Stitches” by Zack Hample
Posted in Book Reviews, The Baseball, tagged The Baseball, The Baseball book review, Zack Hample on November 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Baseball New England Book Review: “Autumn Glory” by Louis Masur
Posted in 1903 Boston Red Sox, Book Reviews, tagged 1903 World Series, Atumn Glory, Autumn Glory Book Review, Bill Dinneen, Boston Americans, Cy Young, Honus Wagner, Louis Masur, Nap Lajoie, Pittsburgh Pirates, Royal Rooters on August 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s amazing how history has a knack for getting lost over the years. Such is the case with the 1903 World Series between the Boston Americans (later the Red Sox) and the Pittsburgh Pirates. You’d think that almost based on the fact that it was ‘first’, that it’d hold a more valuable place in baseball [...]
Baseball New England Book Review: “The Teammates” by David Halberstam
Posted in Bobby Doerr, Book Reviews, Boston Red Sox, David Halberstam, Dom DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, Ted Williams, The Teammates, tagged 1946 Boston Red Sox, Baseball books, Bobby Doerr, Boston Red Sox, David Halberstam, Dom Dimaggio, Johnny Pesky, Ted Williams, The Teammates, The Teammates book review on July 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Our relationships with our icons can sometimes be as complex and varied as the personalities that make them so compelling to watch in the first place. Some celebrities bask in the spotlight and have no problem letting us peer into their day-to-day lives. Some even take comfort in it. Because of their warmth and accessibility, [...]
