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22.05.2025

Lest we forget: George Wendt

“Norm” from Cheers passed away yesterday at the age of 76. Here’s his obit from The New York Times. Wendt, who was born in Chicago, was a hard-core White Sox fan, even if he did throw out a first pitch first-pitch […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

22.05.2025

This date in baseball books: May 21

On this date, in 1981, Ron Darling of Yale faced off against Frank Viola of St. John’s. Darling pitched 11 innings of no-hit ball, striking out 16, only to lose, 1-0, in the 12th. The Complete Game: Reflections on Baseball, […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

21.05.2025

This date in baseball books: May 20

Rickey Henderson becomes the third player — joining Ted Williams and Willie McCovey — to hit home runs in four decades. Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original, by Howard Bryant (2022) Off Base: Confessions of a Thief, […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

20.05.2025

This date in baseball books: May 19

Stan Musial becomes the NL all-time hit leader in an 8-1 win over the LA Dodgers (1962) Stan Musial: An American Life, by George Vecsey (2011) Stan the Man: The Life and Times of Stan Musial, by Wayne Stewart (2010) […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

19.05.2025

This date in baseball books: May 18

On this date: ♦ Forty-year-old Randy Johnson becomes the oldest pitcher to throw a perfect game, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves, 2-0. Randy Johnson’s Power Pitching: The Big Unit’s Secrets to Domination, Intimidation, and Winning, by Randy […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

18.05.2025

This date in baseball books: May 17

Recently received a copy of On This Day in Baseball History: a Day-By-Day Account of Baseball’s Most Indelible Moments, by something called the “Baseball Time Machine.” This gave me an idea for some more content for the blog. (Years ago […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

17.05.2025

This date in baseball books: May 16

Recently received a copy of On This Day in Baseball History: a Day-By-Day Account of Baseball’s Most Indelible Moments, by something called the “Baseball Time Machine.” This gave me an idea for some more content for the blog. (Years ago […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

17.05.2025

Baseball Best-Sellers, May 16, 2025

Posting a bit earlier than usual today because we’re heading “down the shore” for a 5K run for organ donor awareness, sponsored by the New Jersey Sharing Network. My wife received a kidney from a friend in her book group, […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

16.05.2025

This day in baseball book(s) history: May 15

Recently received a copy of On This Day in Baseball History: a Day-By-Day Account of Baseball’s Most Indelible Moments, by something called the “Baseball Time Machine.” This gave me an idea for some more content for the blog. (Years ago […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

15.05.2025

This day in baseball history: Book(s) edition

Recently received a copy of On This Day in Baseball History: a Day-By-Day Account of Baseball’s Most Indelible Moments, by something called the “Baseball Time Machine.” This gave me an idea for some more content for the blog. (Years ago […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

14.05.2025

The Bookshelf Conversations #197: Kevin Baker

I may have said it before, but I should have some sort of gimmick for repeat guests, akin to Saturday Night Live‘s fancy smoking jackets for five-time hosts. This marks my third Conversation with Kevin Baker (and there will be […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

10.05.2025

Can I pick ’em or what?

When it comes to poetry, I readily admit my deficiency. But my ignorance didn’t stop me from seeking out two of the best poets as guests on The Bookshelf Conversations. E. Ethelbert Miller and Bill Littlefield helped kick off (can […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

10.05.2025

Baseball Best-Sellers, May 9, 2025

A reminder: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish posting them). But close enough for government work, as […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

07.05.2025

The Bookshelf Conversation #196: Curtis Pride and Doug Ward

When I was the manager of the Brooklyn College baseball team back in 19xx, we had a deaf player named Dave Kaplan (no relation). He was a quiet, studious guy. Not a great player, but solid enough. He was only […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

03.05.2025

Baseball Best-Sellers, May 2, 2025

A reminder: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish posting them). But close enough for government work, as […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

26.04.2025

Baseball Best-Sellers, April 25, 2025

A reminder: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish posting them). But close enough for government work, as […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

24.04.2025

It’s still rock ‘n roll to me

Except replace “still” with “not” and “rock and roll” with “baseball.” 60 Minutes featured a segment on the Savannah Bananas in its April 13 episode. Jesse Cole, the man behind the (yellow) curtain, has written several books about the team […]

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23.04.2025

The Bookshelf Conversation #195: Terry Mosher

This is really getting to be old-home month, give or take. First it was Danny Gallagher, author of several titles about the Montreal Expos. Then it was Robbie Hart, with his new documentary. Next week, Curtis Pride, the deaf ballplayer […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

21.04.2025

Bits and Pieces, April 20, 2025

Pete Peterson’s national public radio program, Reading Baseball, just celebrated its 400th episode! Mazel tov. Pittsburgh pitcher Paul Skenes is included in Esquire’s “Mavericks of Sports 2025” feature. Skenes is also featured in today’s New York Times Magazine piece, “How […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

19.04.2025

Baseball Best-Sellers, April 18, 2025

A reminder: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish posting them). But close enough for government work, as […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

16.04.2025

The Bookshelf Conversations #193: Christian Sheppard

I’ve always enjoyed books that look at the game from an “outside” point of view. That’s why I’m drawn to those titles that look at such diverse topics as baseball and philosophy or baseball and film. So it was kind […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

16.04.2025

The Bookshelf Conversations #194: Robbie Hart

If you’d asked me a few years ago about my favorite teams, I definitely would have said the Mets, followed by the Montreal Expos. But now? It just might be the reverse, since I’ve been living in the past lately. […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

12.04.2025

Baseball Best-Sellers, April 11, 2025

A reminder: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish posting them). But close enough for government work, as […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

09.04.2025

Bits and Pieces, April 8, 2025

Andrew Forbes is out with a new book: Field Work: On Baseball and Making a Living. If it’s anything like his last book, it will be quite thought-provoking. Another Bookshelf Conversation is in the offing. The New Yorker‘s “Sporting Scene” […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

09.04.2025

The Bookshelf Conversations #192: Christian Sheppard

I’ve always enjoyed books that look at the game from an “outside” point of view. That’s why I’m drawn to those titles that look at such diverse topics as baseball and philosophy or baseball and film. So it was kind […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

09.04.2025

It’s an honor

I don’t check my mail often enough. If I did, I would have known that the Baseball Bookshelf made the list of FeedSpot’s top 100 baseball sites (#46, to be precise). Muchas gracias.

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

09.04.2025

It’s a shanda

UPDATE: As of earlier this afternoon, the Pirates have decided restore Clemente’s sign. (Yiddish for “a shame.”) I try to keep politics out of the Bookshelf (I have another blog for that: The Worried Journalist), but with all this anti-DEI […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

08.04.2025

Lest We Forget: Jay North

The actor who played the title role in the Dennis the Menace TV show (1959-1963), passed away yesterday at the age of 73. Here’s his obituary from The New York Times. The baseball connection? An episode from the third season […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

05.04.2025

Lest We Forget: Joe DePugh

What might have been. From the New York Times obituary by Michael S. Rosenwald: Joe DePugh, the Little League teammate of Bruce Springsteen who inspired the rocker’s hit song “Glory Days,” a rousing, bittersweet anthem to their hardscrabble childhoods in Freehold, […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

05.04.2025

Baseball Best-Sellers, April 4, 2025

A reminder: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish posting them). But close enough for government work, as […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

03.04.2025

The things we keep: The Royals Cap

When it comes to collecting baseball caps, I have specific rules. At the very least, I have to be in the state where the teams plays to be able to purchase one of them (or if someone is traveling and […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

30.03.2025

Bookshelf Review: The Last Manager…

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Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

29.03.2025

Baseball Best-Sellers, March 28, 2025

A reminder: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish posting them). But close enough for government work, as […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

06.03.2025

The Bookshelf Conversations #192: Harvey Araton

As I say in the video, this is the second time I’ve chatted with Harvey Araton about Driving Mr. Yogi: Yogi Berra, Ron Guidry, and Baseball’s Greatest Gift. (The website is out of date but you’ll get a lot of […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

01.03.2025

Baseball Best-Sellers, February 28, 2025

A reminder: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish posting them). But close enough for government work, as […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

27.02.2025

Bits and Pieces, February 26, 2025

♦ Keith O’Brien (Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and The Last Glory Days of Baseball ) wrote about the history-making “Robo-Ump” strike-zone technology for Rolling Stone. ♦ The New York Times published this book review on […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

26.02.2025

The Bookshelf Conversation #191: Scott Bolohan

And here I thought I was so smart, that I was up on just about everything when it came to baseball off the field. Wrong. At this point, I don’t even know how I discovered The Twin Bill, which launched […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

25.02.2025

Baseball Best-Sellers, February 21, 2025

A reminder: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish posting them). But close enough for government work, as […]

Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelf

20.02.2025

Soapbox time: Banned books

Normally I do not write about books for kids, but after reading the story mentioned below, I’m POed enough to change my tune. How small the minds of many Americans seem to have become. Pen.org is a 100+-year-old organization which, […]

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20.02.2025

The Bookshelf Conversations #190: Danny Gallagher

Next to the Mets, my favorite team is (was) the Montreal Expos. My maternal side comes from Montreal and I consider the time spent there on vacations and the five summers working at a sleep-away camp in the Laurentians among […]

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Lest we forget: George Wendt

This date in baseball books: May 21

This date in baseball books: May 20

This date in baseball books: May 19

This date in baseball books: May 18

This date in baseball books: May 17

This date in baseball books: May 16

Baseball Best-Sellers, May 16, 2025

This day in baseball book(s) history: May 15

This day in baseball history: Book(s) edition

The Bookshelf Conversations #197: Kevin Baker

Can I pick ’em or what?

Baseball Best-Sellers, May 9, 2025

The Bookshelf Conversation #196: Curtis Pride and Doug Ward

Baseball Best-Sellers, May 2, 2025

Baseball Best-Sellers, April 25, 2025

It’s still rock ‘n roll to me

The Bookshelf Conversation #195: Terry Mosher

Bits and Pieces, April 20, 2025

Baseball Best-Sellers, April 18, 2025

The Bookshelf Conversations #193: Christian Sheppard

The Bookshelf Conversations #194: Robbie Hart

Baseball Best-Sellers, April 11, 2025

Bits and Pieces, April 8, 2025

The Bookshelf Conversations #192: Christian Sheppard

It’s an honor

It’s a shanda

Lest We Forget: Jay North

Lest We Forget: Joe DePugh

Baseball Best-Sellers, April 4, 2025

The things we keep: The Royals Cap

Bookshelf Review: The Last Manager…

Baseball Best-Sellers, March 28, 2025

The Bookshelf Conversations #192: Harvey Araton

Baseball Best-Sellers, February 28, 2025

Bits and Pieces, February 26, 2025

The Bookshelf Conversation #191: Scott Bolohan

Baseball Best-Sellers, February 21, 2025

Soapbox time: Banned books

The Bookshelf Conversations #190: Danny Gallagher

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