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Posted By: Frank Wakefield
The Celebrant. It is a book by Eric Rolfe Greenberg. It is fiction, about a fellow who really loved baseball, and developed a fascination with Christy Mathewson. If you care anything at all to who some of the guys are in T205 and T206, or E90s, and the like (whether they've been soaked or not, slabbed or not), then you really need to read The Celebrant. It takes you back in time, puts you in the grandstand watching McGraw's Giants and the college boy from Bucknell. |
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Posted By: steve f
The bride is looking to find me some reading material on Amazon. I just put The Celebrant on my list. grazie |
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sounds like a super read, maybe it will be here in time for the 4 days of joy at the in-laws over Christmas...... |
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Posted By: Tom Boblitt
if you liked Glory of their Times, they have a (4) CD set with the actual interviews. Difficult at times to hear, it is REALLY nice. $30-ish |
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Posted By: Andy Baran
The Celebrant is an excellent read. The only books that I enjoyed more than this one were written by Darryl Brock: |
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Posted By: Frank Wakefield
If I Never Get Back is about that 1860s Cincinnati club, and a great read. Made me dig out my Harpers Woodcut as I read it. Haven't read the others. I went for years without knowing of The Celebrant, it is older than Brock's books. Somewhere I read about it, and with a bit of indifference bought an old copy. It sat for months unread. Then it was electrifying, what a book. I was entranced today, as Greenberg read from the book. Both Brock and Greenberg did their research, they're right on the events depicted. |
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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
THE YEAR THEY CALLED OFF THE WORLD SERIES |
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Posted By: Frank Wakefield
Ted, so true, 'tis an interesting, and educational book. And seeing who's big in baseball then helps explain why some of the guys are in T206, and why Mr. McGraw, a manager, deserves so many poses. |
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Posted By: Bob
Andy, Ted, and others, you have listed some books which I enjoyed immensely. I am currently reading Only the Ball Was White, a terrific read and better than The Glory of Their Times (which I enjoyed)IMHO, and can also recommend the following books I have read recently: |
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Posted By: Frank Wakefield
Fleming's book about 1908 is great. And it explains how the Merkle Boner situation developed in a game, and Evers talked with the umpire about it, so he had a plan when second base next went untouched. Fleming wrote a book about the 1934 season that is just as good. Wish he'd written half a dozen more. Both are on ABE, cheap. Search Fleming and Season. I know I keep pounding this nail through the plank, but a book like The Unforgetable Season helps you identify the players in 1908 who were in the public eye, which helps understand how T206 is composed, players, poses and all. Which 2 teams battled to the wire in 1908, Cubs and Giants. If you sort T206s by team which 2 teams have huge tall stacks? Cubs and Giants. Anyone enamored with T205, 6 or 7s, or T3s, should read that book. |
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Posted By: Peter_Spaeth
Dom DeLillo's account of the Bobby Thomson HR game, Pafko at the Wall which is also the first chapter of his book Underworld, is great reading. |
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Posted By: Frank Wakefield
An entire book. Hardbound it is about 275 pages, give or take a few. And I don't doubt it made it into one of the Fireside books. Below is an ABE lin, I hope, that gets you to a listing. Lots of affordable used paperbacks. I'm slightly ashamed to admit here that I'm a bibliophile and a bit of a book snob, I just like a hardbound book much better. |
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Posted By: Peter_Spaeth
I like my books in at least PSA 8 condition, even if they have been altered. |
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Posted By: Al C.risafulli
Peter, how can you read a book if it's in a sterile plastic tomb? Books are meant to be enjoyed, touched, caressed, snuggled with, and, might I say, smelled. Plus the blank pages in the back make great rolling papers. |
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Posted By: John H.
"Anyway, if you liked "The Glory of their Times", which I absolutely did - best baseball book I've ever read - then I recommend "Baseball When the Grass was Real", by Donald Honig. Same basic premise as "Glory", but the interviews are with players from the 1920s and 30s. Highly recommended." |
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Posted By: dennis
summer of 49 was really a wonderful book......but if you never read this and are over 50 (or collected as a kid)this is a classic. |
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Posted By: John Kalafarski
You guys have listed many of my favorites. I have the tapes of "The Glory of their Times," which is a must have for all you T206 nuts. |
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Posted By: John H.
The Miley collection of old radio games is impressive but check out http://billsparks.com/ for the most bang for your buck. Dozens upon dozens of old games in CD/MP3 format for a fraction of the cost of Miley's CD's. I have all of the baseball and one of the football sets and it's an absolute steal of a deal! It's still a bargain even if you have to buy a CD/MP3 player. I picked up a portable walkman type unit for $30. |
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Hey John H, |
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Posted By: Max Weder
Here's an image of the dust jacket to The Celebrant |
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Posted By: joe brennan
Thanks for the info. |
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Posted By: John H.
"I can't imagine 60 games fit on one cd for only $5.99." |
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Hey Steve F, and all, |
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