Book Reviews

My Review of “The Gashouse Gang,” by John Heidenry

My Review of “The Gashouse Gang,” by John Heidenry

Now that we are firming in what I call the baseball "No-Man's land," - the time between the last out of the World Series and until we hear the magic words, "Pitchers and catchers report" - it's a good time to catch up on some unfinished business. So I thought I'd post a review I wrote a few years ago but never got around to publishing. The book is The Gashouse Gang, by John Heidenry. I really enjoyed it and I hope my detailed review stimulates your interest to read it...
My Review of “Days of Reckoning,” by Author Ron Waldo

My Review of “Days of Reckoning,” by Author Ron Waldo

Those of us who have read Author Ron Waldo’s previous books know him to be a skilled writer and accomplished baseball historian. With the publication of his latest book, "Days of Reckoning: Players Punching Their Ticket Out of Pittsburgh During the Barney Dreyfus Era," he now emerges as a top-notch baseball researcher...
Tony Lazzeri, Part II

Tony Lazzeri, Part II

Some of you will remember my post from a couple weeks ago in which I mentioned I was reading the new book on Tony Lazzeri written by one of our regular readers, Larry Baldassaro.