tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post2174101115817845547..comments2024-03-24T13:24:23.142-05:00Comments on Dime Boxes -- The Low-End Baseball Card Collector's Journey: BookishNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-59316758045084339172015-06-09T08:32:24.442-05:002015-06-09T08:32:24.442-05:00There's a new Billy Martin book that has just ...There's a new Billy Martin book that has just come out, supposed to be very goodBohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10955725607806692792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-29400449065344478672015-06-08T22:22:40.859-05:002015-06-08T22:22:40.859-05:00Nick, you should make an account on Goodreads. I u...Nick, you should make an account on Goodreads. I use it (and love it. It is almost a virtual library of your books, and it allows to see your friends what your reading, make suggestions etc... Check it out and add me by my name.Alex Marklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961045775064386055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-2118256882764598482015-06-08T21:38:03.466-05:002015-06-08T21:38:03.466-05:00I want that McCracken literacy card in the form of...I want that McCracken literacy card in the form of wallpaper.The Junior Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276740693294231134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-6750166193790532162015-06-08T19:13:39.899-05:002015-06-08T19:13:39.899-05:00Night Owl...I've been trying to push some Roge...Night Owl...I've been trying to push some Roger Angell on him for a while now...hopefully he'll submit,haha!!<br /><br />Boy,remember the Kerouac thing?...dig it http://m.mentalfloss.com/article.php?id=21788<br /><br />This is one of my faves...a great encapsulation of the 70s baseball world.. http://www.amazon.com/Big-Hair-Plastic-Grass-Baseball/dp/1250007240Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028310351744038097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-89766126530316680592015-06-08T19:02:23.708-05:002015-06-08T19:02:23.708-05:00Glory of their times. A must readGlory of their times. A must readMark Hoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562266064195629037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-64892924529267451672015-06-08T18:35:59.897-05:002015-06-08T18:35:59.897-05:00Your father and I seem to be about the same age. I...Your father and I seem to be about the same age. I spent most of the '70s reading books and I'm sure you're familiar with the most famous '70s baseball books -- The Boys Of Summer, Bronx Zoo, etc. I'm also assuming you're familiar with Roger Angell. If not, read all of his baseball compilations -- Five Seasons, The Summer Game, Late Innings, Season Ticket, and probably some others I'm forgetting -- you'll have the best time. Greatest Baseball Writer Period.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-971265001750460912015-06-08T18:21:35.630-05:002015-06-08T18:21:35.630-05:00Nice bunch of books! I should recommend some myse...Nice bunch of books! I should recommend some myself sometime. As for the Universal Baseball Association, Inc., I found it a bit weird compared to other baseball novels, but not terrible. I also highly, highly recommend W.P. Kinsella's stuff, not just "Shoeless Joe Comes to Iowa" but also "The Iowa Baseball Confederacy."Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09644523735533872065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-57966479512446816322015-06-08T18:15:06.011-05:002015-06-08T18:15:06.011-05:00Back about 15 years ago, when Bill James first pub...Back about 15 years ago, when Bill James first published his Revised Historical Baseball Abstract, I read that thing constantly. Part of the reason was I was toting up his references to other books to find which books he seemed to quote from most and get those for my own collection. It was from that effort that I bought "Pitching in a Pinch" by Christy Mathewson, "Only the Ball Was White" by Robert Peterson, and "We Played the Game" and "They Played the Game" -- a couple of great oral histories.<br /><br />If you have the opportunity to read any of those, it's well worth it.Tony L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01349226671097456632noreply@blogger.com