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Remember the Kekiongas! Escaping down an 1871 Retrosheet Rabbit Hole

  • Jeff Polman
  • June 12, 2017

Through rain, sleet, snow, gloom of night, and horrific political climates, nothing cheerily drops you down a rabbit hole better than an old Retrosheet boxscore. The other day, needing a break from the tsunami of Trumpian noise coming from all corners of the Internet, a bookmark and two clicks took me right to the standings

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Under Further Review: Fastball John

  • Jeff Polman
  • November 10, 2016

Pitcher D’Acquisto’s memoir is one wild and wooly ride.

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The Rise and Fall of the Nine Stooges

  • Jeff Polman
  • August 22, 2016

It’s all too easy to get attached to a favorite team, even if it’s fictional.

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Under Further Review: The Last Innocents

  • Jeff Polman
  • June 29, 2016

Among many books about the Dodgers, this one stands out.

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Rulers of Retro: Four Players in the Golden Age of Baseball Design

  • Jeff Polman
  • May 31, 2016

A glimpse into the lives of four baseball artists

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New Release: The 1927 Spalding Base Ball Guide

  • Jeff Polman
  • April 19, 2016

Hot off the press!

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For the Love of Bateman: One Man’s Obsession with a Catcher

  • Jeff Polman
  • March 7, 2016

The question Ken Webster hears all the time, and the one he might hear forevermore, is this: “Why was John Bateman your favorite ballplayer?” He doesn’t have a good answer, other than the fact that Bateman was the Astros’ catcher when Ken was growing up in Port Arthur, TX in the ’60s. Ken always had

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