The book: "Just A Minor Perspective: Through The Eyes of a Minor League Rookie" The author: Eric Pettis The vital stats: Amazon Digital Services, 97 pages/3042 KB, or 41,000 words, $2.99 Find it: The Kindle edition at Amazon.com (linked here) or at the... »
The book: "The Ultimate Baseball Road Trip: A Fan's Guide to Major League Stadiums, 2nd Edition" The author: Josh Pahigian and Kevin O'Connell The vital stats: Lyons Press, 493 pages, $24.95 Find it: At Powell's (linked here), Amazon.com (linked here) ... »
The book: "Cuban Star: How One Negro-League Owner Changed the Face of Baseball" The author: Adrian Burgos, Jr., an associate professor of history at the University of Illinois. The vital stats: Hill and Wang (MacMillan), 302 pages, $28 Find it: At Powe... »
Miracles on Manchester and Frenzies on Figueroa are one thing. The hernia on Chick Hearn Court that some Kings fans may prematurely give themselves by hoisting reproductions of the Stanley Cup outside of Staples Center before Wednesday night's Game 4 o... »
The book: "Ruling Over Monarchs, Giants & Stars: True Tales of Breaking Barriers, Umpiring Baseball Legends and Wild Adventures in the Negro Leagues" The author: Bob Motley, with his son Byron Motley The vital stats: Sports Publishing (Skyhorse Publish... »
The book: "Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick" The author: Paul Dickson The vital stats: Walker and Company, 448 pages, $28. Find it: At Powell's (linked here), Amazon.com (linked here) or Barnes & Noble (linked here). And at the publisher's webs... »
Jim Abbott had finished pouring his head, heart and soul onto a tape recorder, and now it was bound in a manuscript. The former Angels pitcher sat in a room with a group of publishing professionals who had just read what would be his autobiography. Wha... »
The book: "Under the Halo: The Offiical History of Angels Baseball" The author: Pete Donovan The vital stats: Insight Editions, 264 pages, $50 Find it: At Powell's (linked here), Amazon.com (linked here) or Barnes & Noble (linked here). And at the publ... »
Locally, the news of Magic Johnson fronting a group that had the winning bid in auction for Dodgers continues to create a buzz headed into the 2012 Major League Baseball regular season. Nationally, it's that $2.15 billion price tag that has others wond... »
Highlights of the week ahead in sports, both here and afar: THIS WEEK'S BEST BET The handmade artwork of Mass.-based Chris Speakman, posted on the website SportsPropaganda.com, speaks to the arrival of Albert Pujols in Anaheim and the return of Clayton... »
The book: "Baseball Prospectus 2012" The author: Edited by King Kaufman and Cecilia M. Tan The vital stats:Wiley Publishing, 576 pages, $24.95 Find it: At Powell's (linked here), Amazon.com (linked here) or Barnes & Noble (linked here). And at the publ... »
Two years ago, Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp looked sharp in high-end fitted Lacoste Polo shirts, Armani sweat pants and Ray-Bans for a splashy GQ fashion spread. This spring, he put on his serious face. Sporting a black power suit, Kemp is on the cover... »
What's in today's version of the weekly media column (linked here): A look at ESPN's presentation Sunday of "The Announcement," a hour-and-a-half documentary that goes back to the 1991 relevation that Magic Johnson made about his HIV status and how far... »
Highlights of the week ahead in sports, both here and afar: THIS WEEK'S BEST BET NBA: Lakers vs. Miami, Staples Center, Sunday at 12:30 p.m., Channel 7: Have you been studying Lakers' game film during the All-Star break? We're not sure what genre it be... »
Highlights of the week ahead in sports, both here and afar: THIS WEEK'S BEST BET NBA All-Star Game in Orlando, Fla., Sunday at 4:30 p.m., TNT: What in the name of Max von Sydow is the NBA thinking of putting its star power head-to-head as a TV event ag... »
