Baseball

Book Nook: Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick, by Paul Dickson

Vick Mickunas — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:41:22 +0000

Bill Veeck was one of the most fascinating figures in baseball history. Veeck owned a number of baseball teams over his long career. He was a shameless promoter who changed the way that our American pastime is presented.

Boston Bruins beat out Dayton Dragons as Team of the Year

Wayne Baker — Thu, 24 May 2012 04:22:42 +0000

Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal announced Wednesday that the Boston Bruins have been selected as Professional Sports Team of the Year. The Dayton Dragons were one of five finalists for the award and the first minor league team ever selected as a finalist.

Book Nook: The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, by Paul Dickson

Vick Mickunas — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:25:00 +0000

Paul Dickson has written a number of books about baseball. Weighing in at approximately four pounds and almost 1000 pages in length, the revised and updated Dickson Baseball Dictionary has just been re-issued in paperback.

In this interview Dickson explains why baseball continually generates a seemingly endless variety of imaginative words, descriptive phrases, and unique verbal expressions. Words like: "bopper" (a home run hitter), "foozler" (a lucky base hit), and "screwjack" (a player who is notoriously

Book Nook: Stan Musial - An American Life, by George Vecsey

Vick Mickunas — Mon, 23 May 2011 17:57:26 +0000

George Vecsey has been writing about baseball for 50 years. When he was a kid Vecsey rooted for the Brooklyn Dodgers. The St. Louis Cardinals had a hitting star then, a fellow named Stan Musial. They called him "Stan the Man." Vecsey has fond memories of those Dodger/Cardinal games of the 1940's and '50's.

Book Nook: Branch Rickey, by Jimmy Breslin

Vick Mickunas — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:05:36 +0000

Jimmy Breslin has written a biography of Branch Rickey. Rickey was the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball club. He is the man who brought the first black ball player into the major leagues. That man was Jackie Robinson.

This is the story of how Rickey made that fateful decision to break what was then known as the color line in baseball. It was a decision that changed America forever.