From the bookshelf: January 2026
Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from January 2026.
All posts tagged: Baseball
Follow the money
God told Kiffin to take the money and run. Kiffin’s emblematic of much that’s wrong in today’s world.
I’m shocked—shocked—to find that gambling is going on in here
Gambling and sports . . . what could possibly go wrong?
A baseball postseason for the ages
Thinking . . . and thinking . . . and thinking about the 2025 baseball postseason. One for the ages.
Baseball and the River Styx
Quick thoughts on baseball and the classics during the 2025 World Series.
Rob Manfred Doesn’t Love Baseball (a repost)
Joe Posnanski’s essay on the most recent soulless pronouncement from baseball’s commissioner.
The Copernicus of baseball
As a splendid new biography shows, they broke the mold with Earl Weaver.
Opening Day 2025
Play ball! It’s Opening Day!
My personal spring training
Reading “The Baseball 100.” Watching “Bull Durham.” Remembering John Feinstein.
70 lessons from 70 years
A birthday list of 70 things I’ve learned in my (now) 70 years of life.
MORE TO COME... 