Gotham Baseball: New York's All-Time Team
Mark C. Healey discusses his book, Gotham Baseball — the culmination of his longtime magazine and website of the same name — with Ralph Carhart, author of The Hall Ball.
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YOGI: A Life Behind the Mask
Jon Pessah
Jon Pessah, author of Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask, dives deep into the golden age of Yankees baseball by exploring the winningest player of all time. In conversation with Jason Turbow, author of They Bled Blue, for the Pandemic Baseball Book Club.
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Buy Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask.
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PBBC Presents: Mets vs. Yankees, a Game Show
Brian Wright, author of The New York Mets All-Time All-Stars, squares off against James Griffin, author of The New York Yankees All-Time All-Stars, to see whose knowledge of New York baseball runs deeper.
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Our esteemed judging panel is made up of Tyler Kepner, Jared Diamond and Jon Pessah, Hosted by Jason Turbow.
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Let's play some games!
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The Hall Ball
Ralph Carhart
PBBC Presents: Icons and Iconoclasts
A panel conversation about some of the greatest characters baseball has known. Jon Pessah (YOGI), John Shea (24), Mitch Nathanson (Bouton), Dale Tafoya (Billy Ball) and Jason Turbow (They Bled Blue) discuss the towering figures central to their books. Moderated by Justin McGuire.
June 29, 2020
From the Stick to the Cove
Chris Haft
Chris Haft discusses his book, written in conjunction with legendary San Francisco Giants clubhouse manager Mike Murphy. In conversation with John Shea.
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Buy From the Stick to the Cove.
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The Hall Ball
Ralph Carhart
Ralph Carhart discusses his book, in which he brings a baseball, scavenged from a creek in Cooperstown, to every Hall of Famer, living or dead. In conversation with Mark C. Healey.
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PBBC at New Jersey City University
In a panel discussion at NJCU, Pandemic Baseball Book Club founders Brad Balukjian, Eric Nusbaum, Anika Orrock and Jason Turbow discuss the club's origin story and offer readings from their own books. Moderated by PBBC member, and author of The Hall Ball, Ralph Carhart.
From the Stick to the Cove: My Six Decades With the San Francisco Giants
Chris Haft
The New York Mets All-Time All-Stars
Brian Wright
Queen of the Negro Leagues: Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles
James Overmyer
Working a "Perfect Game"
Bill Nowlin
24: Life Stories and Lessons from
the Say Hey Kid
John Shea
BILLY BALL
Dale Tafoya
THE CACTUS LEAGUE: A NOVEL
Emily Nemens
THE INCREDIBLE WOMEN OF THE ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
Anika Orrock
INTANGIBLES: UNLOCKING THE SCIENCE AND SOUL OF TEAM CHEMISTRY
Joan Ryan
STEALING HOME: LOS ANGELES,
THE DODGERS, AND THE LIVES CAUGHT IN BETWEEN
Eric Nusbaum
HALL OF NAME
D.B. Firstman
SWING KINGS
Jared Diamond
K: A HISTORY OF BASEBALL IN TEN PITCHES
Tyler Kepner
THEY BLED BLUE
Jason Turbow
"ON OPENING DAY (FERNANDO VALENZUELA)"
Jason Turbow
In conversation with sing-songwriter Bob Hillman on March 27, 2020.
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When he found out about the existence of They Bled Blue, Bob Hillman—who as an 11-year-old in LA in 1981 worshiped those Dodgers—seized upon it as inspiration and immediately wrote a song about Fernando Valenzuela. Jason and Bob discuss the song and those Dodgers and wonder of baseball in childhood.
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Find Bob Hillman here.
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Check out Dodger blog Think Blue Planning Committee's take on Bob's song here.
Hear the studio version of "On Opening Day (Fernando Valenzuela)"
THE WAX PACK
Brad Balukjian
In conversation with Jason Turbow on March 25, 2020.
Buy The Wax Pack here.