It’s a baseball-book bonanza! Ben Lindbergh rounds up the authors of three new baseball books for conversations about their work and our relationships with the past. First he talks to John W. Miller about his biography of Earl Weaver, The Last Manager, Weaver’s wiring and sabermetric intuition, and the diminished role and reputation of managers. Then (48:16) he brings on Will Bardenwerper to discuss his book, Homestand, the contraction of the minor leagues, and baseball as a social bond. Finally (1:29:52), Jacob McArthur Mooney joins to explore his new novel, the Northern, the baseball card wars, and road/coming-of-age stories.

Audio interstitial 1: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Audio interstitial 2: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Audio outro: Philip Bergman, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to 2022 books episode

Link to Pope article 1

Link to Pope article 2

Link to The Last Manager

Link to Weaver on Strategy article

Link to SABR on manager nicknames

Link to Thompson nicknames

Link to MLBTR on Shelton

Link to Muckdogs video

Link to Homestand

Link to Meg on MiLB contraction

Link to Batavia wiki

Link to New York–Penn League wiki

Link to Muckdogs wiki

Link to Stompers wiki

Link to Mint Condition

Link to The Northern

Link to Canadian Minor League Baseball

Link to The Cactus League interview

Link to “2319” scene

Link to MLBTR on Castillo

 Sponsor Us on Patreon

 Give a Gift Subscription

 Email Us: [email protected]

 Effectively Wild Wiki

 Get Our Merch!