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What if Studs Terkel wrote a book with Bill James? You'd have a book on what it's really like to make a living in the world of baseball. For everyone who ever dreamed of making their love of baseball into their vocation, Working at the Ballpark will provide a view at their lives that might have been, with interviews with more than 50 people who make a living in major league baseball. Each is asked the same questions: What is your job? How did you get into this line of work? What does this job mean to you?

Weaving elements of memoir, philosophical reflection, sports writing, and humour, Fail Better is an intellectual love letter to baseball by one of North America's most engaging philosophers. Kingwell illustrates complex concepts like theoretically infinite game-space, "time out of time", and the rules of civility with accessible examples drawn from the game, its history, and his own halting efforts to hit 'em where they ain't.

The Deadball Era (1901-1920) is a baseball fan's dream. Hope and despair, innocence and cynicism, and levity and hostility blended then to create an air of excitement, anticipation, and concern for all who entered the confines of a major league ballpark. Cheating for the sake of victory earned respect, corrupt ballplayers fixed games with impunity, and violence plagued the sport. At the same time, endearing practices infused baseball with lightheartedness, kindness, and laughter.

A weekly national sports radio show covering sports with a dose of Philly flavor and passion. The show is hosted by the father son team of Mark and Mark and will feature interviews with personalities from the world of sports but will also take calls on the air from listeners who want to discuss their favorite sports teams or topics. It will be a no-holds-barred national sports conversation consisting of good humor and lively debate.Let’s turn on the juice. Mark & Mark Talk Sports Radio Show is broadcast live at Monday's at 7PM ET on W4CY Radio (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (...

One is a low life Mets fan from Queens; the other is a low life Yankees fan from Long Island. Together they are two low lives from New York talking baseball.

Just as WP Kinsella, via James Earl Jones, opined in the book Shoeless Joe and the film "Field of Dreams", The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game — it’s a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again." This podcast will bring you stories of people (Emerson observed that all history is, properly, biography) and places with a baseball connection. I hope you...

The Baby Bombers details the inside strategy of the Yankees' pivot to a younger, more exciting roster, the players' fascinating paths to Yankee Stadium, their memorable 2017 playoff run, their amazing assaults on the record books, and a unified mission to hoist the franchise's 28th World Series trophy. Through new, in-depth interviews, veteran reporter Bryan Hoch fleshes out the transition from Jeter to Judge, scoring behind-the-scenes insights from general manager Brian Cashman, former manager Joe Girardi, executives and scouts, Yankees legends of the past, and more.

A tribute to America's favorite past time, Chicken Soup for the Baseball Fan's Soul is written by people at every level of competition, from World Series champions to tee-ball moms. Their inspiring stories highlight the best of baseball, the importance of sportsmanship and a love of the game. Whether these stories take place on the field of a local YMCA or under the bright lights of a major league ballpark, the focus is the same: The Love of the Game.

Jim Morris is no stranger to big dreams. Since he was five years old, he passionately yearned to play baseball in the major leagues. However, despite all his hard work and determination, a series of unfortunate events and injuries scuttled his career before he was 25. Doctors told him he would never play again. Then at age 35 - after a string of highly implausible events and at an age when most players are retiring - Morris found himself on the mound as a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

As of the beginning of 2025, there were 351 names enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Many of those are highly recognizable to both diehard and casual fans alike. Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Walter Johnson, Bob Gibson - these are names many know without even thinking hard. But what about Mordecai 'Three Fingers' Brown? How about the Waner Brothers, dubbed "Big Poison' an "Little Poison'? Who ever discussed how good Roger Breshnahan was? The Hall is filled with stories and dedications to these and other players who've made the greatest impact on the game - but sadly...

In Sons of Baseball, Mark Braff interviews 18 men who share their exclusive stories, ballpark memories, and the challenges and rewards of having fathers whose talents enabled them to reach the pinnacle of their profession. Each chapter is devoted to one son talking about his experiences, from the poignancy of one son’s disclosure that his dad has not been able to acknowledge his son’s sexuality as a gay man, to the humor of another son absconding with the groundskeepers’ cart in Cleveland.

Eddie and the Gun Girl is the true story of the shooting of Philadelphia Phillies All-Star first baseman Eddie Waitkus by a deranged female admirer in 1949. While such incidents would become commonplace in ensuing years, as stars of every persuasion would surround themselves with bodyguards and live in increasing fear of unannounced assailants, the events of that June 14 at the elegant Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago were unprecedented.

Meet at the corner of Broadway and Clark to hit the bleachers and join these longtime St. Louis Cardinals fans talking about the birds on the bat and other baseball topics of the day on this podcast about the St. Louis Cardinals.

Coming of age in America by way of the baseball diamond, left-hander Henry Wiggen grows to manhood in a right-handed world. From his small-town beginnings to the top of the game, Henry finds out how hard it is to please his coach, his girl, the sports page and himself - all at once. Starring Edward Asner, Amy Pietz, and a full cast!

Weekly sports talk with Mark Prodanyk, diving into NFL football and MLB baseball!

Football and Baseball are a passion of mine and I want to share that with an audience. Special guest, friends, and more on the Franzen Sports podcast.

On "The Sweet Spot" podcast, Jake & Mark discuss the "SWEET SPOT" between data utilization and human decision making within baseball development and gameplay. Within sports today, data analytics is taking over. However, human decision making still plays a valuable role in development and gameplay, and combining this intuition with data-driven insights leads to better results. The question is... what's the sweet spot? Jake is a sports performance coach and former NCAA pitcher. Mark manages growth strategy for a startup and is an ex-Goldman Sachs quant and former NCAA rower.

Heavy Hitter Sports educates, entertains & inspires by spotlighting sports game-changers. Athletes and sports business leaders share their remarkable stories and provide valuable advice on how to tackle challenges on and off the field of play. Host Mark Hochgesang's commentary is shaped by his deep love and knowledge of sports and 30 years of management experience at Nike, adidas and Easton.

A deluxe baseball treasury unlike any other, complete with essays, photos, and player bios from The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Everyone dreams of Cooperstown. It's a hallowed name in baseball, for players as well as their fans. It's a house where legends live; it's everything...

Back after 15 years and better than ever! These three old dudes have been around and followed local and national sports for a long time, plus they're pretty funny. Quite simply, ABC on PIttsburgh Sports is the best mix of local and national sports talk you'll hear on the radio or the internet! And, no we are not affiliated with the network. We're Ando, Bradley and Clemente, thus ABC.