50 states, 50 baseball stories
Taking the time to look at the unique connections to baseball found throughout all fifty states.
All posts tagged: Baseball
Oedipus, Odysseus and the Baltimore Orioles: Sharing a story
Classics scholar Elizabeth Bobrick posted “the essay that made us friends” today. I’m sharing the link.
The forgotten life and mysterious death of baseball’s first phenom
Thomas W. Gilbert’s newest book examines the life and mysterious death of baseball’s first hero.
Observations from . . . March 2026
A summary of the March posts from the MORE TO COME newsletter.
Baseball is the belly-button of our society
My regular spring training routine includes reading a book about baseball.
Take me out to the ballgame
The start of the season brings out the best in baseball songs.
Playing for joy
The World Baseball Classic reminded us of what it means to play for joy.
From the bookshelf: January 2026
Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from January 2026.
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?
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