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Tom Jones on Working at the Ballpark
Tom Jones made my day when I recently discovered his book, Working at the Ballpark: The Fascinating Lives of Baseball People from Peanut Vendors and Broadcasters to Players and Managers. My late father...
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Atlanta Jewish Film Festival: Holy Land Hardball
Holy Land Hardball, a documentary directed by Erik Kesten and Brett Rapkin, is set to have its Atlanta premiere at the 2009 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF) on January 22 and 23. The 84-minute, 2008...
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Chris Epting on Movies, Baseball and Music
Sometimes the best leads for an interview happen in the library. Such was the case when I ran across pop culture historian Chris Epting‘s 2007 book, Led Zeppelin Crashed Here: The Rock and Roll...
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Peter Morris on His Catcher Book
A month or so ago I was reading about Peter Morris‘ knowledge of baseball at The Second Pass. I was curious to learn more from (and about) the baseball historian. So I contacted him to see if he was...
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Media Memories: 1980 Braves & WTBS/Channel 17
A Slice From My Childhood So tonight I was at my mother’s house, looking for something that required me to dive into the folder of stuff my parents keep in a file for me (honor roll notices from grade...
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Impressive TV Show Pitch: Early Innings
I don’t often check out the videos on Vimeo, and after my latest discovery I feel foolish for that oversight. After recently watching a quirky Vimeo video (sent to me by a friend), I started looking...
View ArticleNews Blooper: Media Pundit Michael Wolff Misidentified as Baseball Expert
Courtesy of a post from Mediaite, I got to see this great news blooper, where the BBC host thought he was bringing a baseball pundit into a live discussion, when producers had accidentally (and...
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Another Connection to My Father Gone: RIP Ernie Johnson Sr.
Skip, Ernie and Pete: circa 1977 (courtesy of Ernie Johnson website) So tonight I was enjoying the tribute to legendary Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox as they retired his number (covered here by AJC...
View ArticleI Rarely Do Baseball Here
But today’s Atlanta Braves win (which was more of a Miami Marlins loss), can best be summed up with this tweet. @TommyHanson48 @ajcbraves watching Tommy pitch today was like watching a drunk person...
View ArticleChipper Jones: Final Game Press Conference
Chipper Jones: Final Game Press Conference “Three errors cost us the ballgame.” Pragmatic and a class act to the end.
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