{"product_id":"the-sabr-review-of-books-volume-1-a-forum-of-baseball-literary-opinion-paperback","title":"The Sabr Review of Books, Volume 1: A Forum of Baseball Literary Opinion - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSociety for American Baseball Research (\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this issue . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaseball lives in all seasons. So the first issue of \u003ci\u003eThe SABR Review \u003c\/i\u003etakes a look at two of the newest works on non-regular-season baseball: \u003ci\u003eA Baseball Winter\u003c\/i\u003e and (on Spring Training) \u003ci\u003eThe Short Season\u003c\/i\u003e. We cover Jim Kaplan's diary of '83 season, too. But we don't forget the history, with reviews of the two latest books on two of baseball's prime movers, Ban Johnson and A.G. Spalding, discussed by A.D. Suehsdorf and Luke Salisbury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd what are the newest of the great baseball writers saying? In this issue we review the latest by Bill James, Roger Kahn, Peter Gammons, and Dan Okrent. Plus a special treat: a brief reminiscence of the immortal Red Smith by his teammate on the All-Time Great-Writers Team, Bob Broeg.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo of the national pastime's oldest skills are also its most overlooked. Jack Carlson and Frank Boslett analyze what Bill Curran has to say about defense in \u003ci\u003eMitts\u003c\/i\u003e, and what Kevin Kerrane learned about putting the \u003ci\u003eDollar Sign on the Muscle\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of us started loving baseball at an early age, and most remember the almost sinfully delicious feeling when we discovered that we could actually \u003ci\u003eread\u003c\/i\u003e about it, too. That's why this issue takes a special three-way look at those early books that first forged the magical link between the game and the imagination for many of us. Leverett Smith overviews what juvenile baseball literature has been about since its beginnings. Jack Kavanagh tells us about a star, Baseball Joe Matson, who lasted 16 years (and outlasted a writer or two). Next, Phil Bergen takes an in-depth look at how the works of John R. Tunis were clues to our society's mores, from pre-World War II to the Vietnam conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince much of the best of baseball writing occurs in shorter pieces, the anthology has long been a staple of baseball readers' libraries. Tom Jozwik looks at one of the newest, \u003ci\u003eThe Armchair Book of Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by John Thorn, and has the audacity to compare it to Charles Einstein's \u003ci\u003eFireside Books\u003c\/i\u003e. That's a tough league to hit in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSABR researchers will be happy to hear about a new book that compiles baseball bibliographies in one volume for the first time. David Porter previews his \u003ci\u003eDictionary of American Sport Biography: Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to single-book reviews, \u003ci\u003eThe SABR Review\u003c\/i\u003e will also take on larger subjects. In this go-round, there are three great ones. First, if you've ever wanted to know which books tell the real story of Negro League baseball, you'll find out in the Jules Tygiel's essay, \"The Negro Leagues Revisited.\" Mark Gallagher analyzes how the Yankees have served as fodder for baseball literature in a special way for a long time. And graphic specialist Mark Rucker looks at the more important \u003ci\u003eillustrated\u003c\/i\u003e works of baseball history, all the way back to 1831 ( )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA feature we'll make a regular member of \u003ci\u003eThe SABR Review's \u003c\/i\u003elineup is \"Personal Favorites.\" In this issue, Darrell Berger sees Pat Jordan's \u003ci\u003eA False Spring\u003c\/i\u003e as baseball's \"beat\" (as in Kerouac) epic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother feature we'll continue is the phone survey. This time around we talked to people whose books \u003ci\u003ewe\u003c\/i\u003e read to ask the deceptively simple question: What baseball book do you return to most often? Of course, they all answered \u003ci\u003eThe Macmillan Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e. But after probing Leonard Koppett, Lawrence Ritter, Peter Palmer, and some others had some intriguing things to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 9.02 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1986\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772898705696,"sku":"9780910137232","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cf073724aca3ed86a68cec39ce2b2533.webp?v=1780416326","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-sabr-review-of-books-volume-1-a-forum-of-baseball-literary-opinion-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}