As we approach the 2021 MLB All-Star game, our own Frank Guridy talked with writer Howard Bryant about a particular All-Star game, in 1971, and about how important that game, and that era was for black and latino players. 

In this episode of our author interview series, Andrew Forbes talks with Heidi and Dale Jacobs about their latest book "100 Miles of Baseball:  Fifty Games, One Summer".  An ambitious project to, as the title suggests, attend 50 baseball games within a 100 mile radius, over a single summer.  They talk about how the idea came about, the variety of games they attended, and their writing process along the way.

In the latest installment of our Author Interview Series, Jim Leeke talks with fellow book club author Don Zminda to discuss his latest book "The Best Team Over There:  The Untold Story of Grover Cleveland Alexander and the Great War", an examination of the legendary pitchers time in the military, and the affect it had on him not just as a player, but as a person as well.

On the latest edition of the PBBC's author interview series, club member Mark Healey (Author of Gotham Baseball) spoke with Steve Steinberg, one half of the team that wrote "Comeback Pitchers:  The Remarkable Careers of Howard Ehmke & Jack Quinn".  In this conversation, they talk about the writing process, how to balance other characters in the story like Connie Mack, and what makes these two particular players so interesting.  

In this episode of the PBBC Author Interview Series, Dave Jordan discusses his book "Cobra:  A Life of Baseball and Brotherhood" with fellow club member Andrew Maraniss.  Jordan wrote the book with it's subject, former outfielder Dave Parker, an accomplished all around player during the heyday of black baseball at the Major League level.  They discuss the research required for the book, working with Parker, and more...

Today’s conversation is between Lincoln Mitchell and Dan Epstein, talking about Epstein’s book “The Captain and Me” that he wrote with former Yankee Ron Blomberg. The discussion centers around the main characters in the book, Blomberg and his teammate Thurman Munson, but also the teams they played on, and the era in which they played.

Today’s conversation features Greg Larson, author of “Clubbie: A Minor League Baseball Memoir”, chronicling his time as a clubhouse attendant for the Aberdeen IronBirds. It was there he transformed from starry eyed fan to the crafty clubbie, getting a first hand look at the exploitative nature of the Minor Leagues. He talks with Andrew Forbes about his adventures in the dugout and beyond.

They say that the history books are written by the winners, but Erik Sherman took a different approach in his latest book "Two Sides of Glory:  The 1986 Red Sox in their Own Words".  A collection of interviews with players from the team that fatefully lost a title in dramatic fashion, not just on a ground ball to first.  He talks with fellow author Greg Larson about the process of writing the book, the players he talked to, and more.

In the latest edition of our Author Interview Series, Essayist Andrew Forbes talks with club member Devin Gordon about his latest book "The Only Way is the Steady Way" (released just this week), a collection of essays, stories, and reflections on the wisdoms of superstar Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki.

MLB's opening day is less than a week away, but today is another kind of Opening Day, for Andrew Forbes latest book "The Only Way is the Steady Way".  It is a collection of essays and letters with a particular focus on superstar outfielder Ichiro Suzuki.  He sits down with Devin Gordon to discuss everything from the title of the book, life as a Canadian baseball fan, and more.