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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Rookie Season by Branson Wright: a review
Branson Wright, who covered the then-new West Michigan Whitecaps for the Grand Rapids Press, summarizes the first year of the team’s existence. The book’s narrative covers the season’s high and low points, describes perhaps twenty games in some detail, and sketches many of the players and other folks involved with the team.
Posted in Baseball CrankSpace, Bookworm Alley
Tagged midwest league, west michigan whitecaps
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At All Costs by David Weber: a short review
I like this book. But it’s reached the point where the main interest in the central Honor Harrington series is seeing how Weber can find a way to make all these story lines cohere. I’m very afraid he’s lost it.
Ump Simon Has a Picnic and Sits Down on the Job (1966)
Tom Simon, veteran showman of the Midwest League’s umpire staff, pulled some new tricks here, August 22.
Posted in Baseball CrankSpace
Tagged humor, midwest league, newspaper clips, umpires
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Vincennes to Canton, June 1952
Although Vincennes was a contender for the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League pennant for the first time in three years, the attendance was so disappointing that General Manager Bob Rouse decided to transfer the franchise to Canton, Ill., June 6.
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Tagged canton aces, midwest league, newspaper clips, vincennes teams
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The Sea Warriors by Richard Woodman: a review
The book’s great strength is that it puts the sea battles into a strategic context better than any other book I’ve encountered; Woodman’s generally able to tell you both what the British Admiralty expected when they sent a fleet–or an individual frigate–to a specific station, and what the opposing commanders were trying to accomplish as hostilities began. I really like that.
The Privateer’s Revenge by Julian Stockwin: a short review
Then things lighten up and get pretty complicated. There’s enough story here for a much longer novel; rather wish the author’d split things in two. In particular, Renzi goes off on a fully separate adventure around mid-story, which could have been fleshed out better.
Sixties Sandstorm by Brian Kalt: a short review
MSU/Detroit College of Law prof Brian Kalt explores the politics of the creation of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the 1960s. This is a well-researched and well-argued book on a subject dear to my heart. While he’s not a stylish writer, the book’s well worth reading if you’re interested in Michigan’s Dunes park.
Posted in Bookworm Alley, Mitten State
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Rynosseros by Terry Dowling: a short review
A great, great, book. Eight very different stories, apparently built around Australian aboriginal mythologies, but set in a strangely twisted future. Wonderfully imagined and well told.
The Boys Who Would Be Cubs by Joseph Bosco: a review
Bosco’s claimed intention was an exploration of the reasons players succeed or fail; instead, he’s chronicled the ways coaches teach and motivate players. His book does this better than any other in my library; it’s a fascinating read.
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Tagged chicago cubs, midwest league, peoria chiefs
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