Induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY is the ultimate honor a major league baseball player can attain. Only the best and brightest players make the Hall of Fame. Players who played at least ten seasons in the majors at a high level are eligible for Hall of Fame election five years after their re... More..

Enshrinement in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY is the greatest honor a major league baseball player can receive. Discussions, opinions, and arguments about who belongs in the Hall of Fame among baseball fans are as varied and unique as the game itself. Suffice it to say that it's very subjective. Eve... More..

How to Make Pork and Sweet Potato Stew As winter approaches, very few things warm you up come dinner time like a nice hearty stew. This stew, made in the crock pot, is a great way to make a simple, low fat dinner. The best part is that it cooks while you're at work! This dish is also fairly economical, using fairly inexpen... More..

"The Wrong Stuff" is a book written by former Red Sox and Expos left handed pitcher Bill Lee in 1984, about a year after his career as a major leaguer ended. It is a fairly quick read at 242 pages. What it is NOT, however, is a "typical" autobiography by a retired athlete. Lee, a California native who attended USC and now res... More..

It's not often that a forty-year-old baseball book catches your attention, but just that happened to me recently. When having a conversation about "don't miss" baseball books with some fellow fans, with most of the suggestions being recent books, the oldest being about a decade old, someone mentioned The Glory of Their Times ... More..

On Friday, October 6, 2006, baseball lost a great ambassador, personality, and storyteller when John "Buck" O'Neil passed away a few weeks short of his 95th birthday. O'Neil had been admitted to the hospital on September 16th with extreme fatigue. O'Neil's was a life in baseball, and his love for the game is something that th... More..

Nothing beats sitting down with a good baseball book - on a summertime beach or backyard hammock, or cuddled on the couch during the "dark times" (those rough months between October and March). Below is a list of baseball related books that I have personally read and enjoyed. The list is in no particular order, and hopefully ... More..