Here’s the Catch: A Memoir of the Miracle Mets and More, by Ron Swoboda, is the story of the 1969 Miracle Mets, published in time…
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They Bled Blue Book Review
They Bled Blue, by Jason Turbow, is the story of the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers crazy season. Sure, they won the 1981 World Series, during…
For The Good of the Game by Bud Selig
For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball was written by Bud Selig, the…
Luis Tiant Should be in the Hall of Fame: In the Shadows of Greatness
Why El Tiante Should be in the Hall… The Hall of Fame voting process is probably one of the more mysterious processes in modern sports…
Play Hungry: The Making of a Baseball Player Book Review
In Play Hungry: The Making of a Baseball Player, Pete Rose tells the reader the story of how, through hard work and sheer will, he became…
Dixie Walker: A Life in Baseball Book Review
Dixie Walker: A Life in Baseball book review by Rick “Shaq” Goldstein. Shaq says Dixie Walker was known in Brooklyn as The People’s Cherce, but…
2011 World Series: Game 6
The (New) Greatest Game Ever Played? There are few more universally recognized baseball images than Carlton Fisk, staring desperately towards left field. His hands, thrown…
Left on Base in the Bush Leagues Book Review
Left on Base in the Bush Leagues: Legends, Near Greats, and Unknowns in the Minors, a book review by Rick “Shaq” Goldstein, authored by Gaylon…
Ten Innings at Wrigley: The Wildest Ballgame Ever
Ten Innings at Wrigley: The Wildest Ballgame Ever, with Baseball on the Brink, a book review by Rick “Shaq” Goldstein, written by Kevin Cook. Shaq…
Carl Furillo, Brooklyn Dodgers All-Star Book review
Carl Furillo, Brooklyn Dodgers All-Star Book review by Rick “Shaq” Goldstein: Carl Furillo… one of The Glorious Boys of Summer.. The one most UNDER-APPRECIATED by…