“Carew” Tells The Candid Story Of Hall Of Famer Rod Carew
While the rest of the Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2014 will be announced a week from yesterday, I’ve been busy looking at the books written by and about the members of the Baseball Hall of Fame in...
View ArticleCraig Biggio falls 2 votes short for Hall of Fame induction
While I am very happy that Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and Frank Thomas have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame today, I very much hurt for Craig Biggio, who fell two votes shy of joining what...
View ArticleIn Baseball Forever, Ralph Kiner reflects on a lifetime in baseball
It’s interesting to read the thoughts of former baseball players, especially one such as Ralph Kiner, who was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975. I spent the last few days reading Kiner’s...
View ArticleNew York Yankees acquire Masahiro Tanaka, no World Series is guaranteed
Just because the New York Yankees have acquired Masahiro Tanaka this past week does not mean that they have a guaranteed trip to the World Series. Contrary to what some baseball writers, like CBS...
View ArticleErnie Banks: Mr. Cub and the Summer of ’69
January 31st is a great day to be a Hall of Famer as it marks the birthdays of Jackie Robinson, Ernie Banks, and Nolan Ryan. In today’s two-days delayed edition of Dugout Dirt, I take a look at Phil...
View ArticleNew Oral History book celebrates Wrigley Field’s 100th Anniversary
This spring marks the 100th anniversary of the Chicago Cubs longtime home, Wrigley Field. As such award-winning sportswriter Ira Berkow is out with a new book, Wrigley Field: An Oral and Narrative...
View ArticleBaseball Hall of Fame Reading: Kaline, Killebrew, Williams, Jenkins, Schmidt
With Derek Jeter‘s announcement of his retirement at the end of the 2014 baseball season, there is no doubt that he will be inducted in Cooperstown in the summer of 2020. In doing so, he will join...
View ArticleTwo Expos greats and a Giant reflect on a life in baseball
When one travels the halls of Cooperstown, they will only see two plaques that honor players from the Montreal Expos, Gary Carter and Andre Dawson. This was at a time when the Hall of Fame made the...
View ArticleLooking back at Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Willie Stargell
Last year, Frank Garland was one of two authors that examined Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame first baseman/left fielder Willie Stargell in his book, Willie Stargell: A Life in Baseball, published by...
View ArticleTris Speaker: A Forgotten Baseball Great
When it comes to the great baseball players that played during the Deadball era of Major League Baseball, there’s no doubt in my mind that Tris Speaker is one of the forgotten ones. Elected to the Hall...
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