Bits and Pieces

A review of Crazy '08 from the Washington Times.

Sometimes I wonder who reads books like this, like Mark Lamster's Spalding's World Tour -- titles that consider the infancy of the game and the beginnings of its marketing to a broader audience. There are history buffs who follow all sorts of arcane knowledge, but will non-academic modern fans find these stories of interest? Or has baseball become something for fantasy enthusiasts? Look at the plethora of publications on the newsstands; it's one "roto"  journal after another, offering advice and analysis for picking your ideal team. Does the term "Star Trek geek" ring a bell?

Author Cait Murphy hosts a website for her book, which includes reviews, her introduction, and a foreword by Robert Creamer, author of Babe: The Legend Comes to Life and other baseball titles.