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Great review

September 28, 2015
Tags: Down to the Last Pitch, Internet Review of Books, World Series, baseball postseason
Thanks to the Internet Review of Books for the superb write-up about Down to the Last Pitch.
Here's the closing:
"(The) games are just the platform, the launch pad for remembrances, sidetracks and conjectures. Frank Robinson tells us that the sound of a home run is so pure even a blind man can know  Read More 
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Home again

August 16, 2014
Tags: Down to the Last Pitch, Minnesota Twins, Johns Hopkins, One More Page Books, Atlanta Braves, Politics & Prose, Subtext, St Paul, Minneapolis Library, Tim McCarver
A week-long swing through Buffalo, Syracuse and the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown is over and I'm back in northern Virginia. Time to work on some new projects and prep for the fall semester at Johns Hopkins.
Thanks to everyone who came out to my appearances this summer, from the East Coast  Read More 
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Shifting gears

July 2, 2014
Tags: Down to the Last Pitch, Minnesota Twins, Johns Hopkins, One More Page Books, Atlanta Braves, Politics & Prose, Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, St Paul, Minneapolis Library, Roswell Park, Civil War, Summer of '68
Perhaps the strangest thing about being a writer these days is the mind-boggling, whiplash shift that's sometimes required. Since early April I've been on and off the road, promoting DOWN TO THE LAST PITCH. It's been a ton of fun as I visited great venues in 10-plus states and met some awesome people. Folks  Read More 
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Four gigs in six days

April 30, 2014
Tags: Down to the Last Pitch, Minnesota Twins, Johns Hopkins, One More Page Books, Atlanta Braves, Politics & Prose, Subtext, St Paul, Minneapolis Library, Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club

The week began in Baltimore for a special class at Johns Hopkins. The next morning it was onto Bowling Green, Ky., and the great book festival they have there.
By the next afternoon, I was flying home in time to talk about DOWN TO THE LAST PITCH before a standing-room crowd at Politics & Prose.  Read More 

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Last Pitch in MSP

April 13, 2014
Tags: Down to the Last Pitch, Minnesota Twins, Johns Hopkins, One More Page Books, Atlanta Braves, Politics & Prose, Subtext, St Paul, Minneapolis Library

Here's the fearsome foursome from last Thursday's fun panel at the Minneapolis Library. Left to right, John Rosengren, myself, Twins announcer Dick Bremer and Rob Weintraub. Great time talking baseball over the last half-century.

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Next stop? Twin Cities

April 7, 2014
Tags: Down to the Last Pitch, Minnesota Twins, Johns Hopkins, One More Page Books, Atlanta Braves, Politics & Prose, Subtext, St Paul. Stymie
Excited about being in the Twin Cities talking about DOWN TO THE LAST PITCH at the end this week. But as I head out the door I'm also thankful for the good folks for putting up a short story of mine -- http://www.stymiemag.com/2014/04/tim-wendel-downward-facing-dog-fiction.html
This started as an essay and  Read More 
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Last Pitch to the Printers

January 26, 2014
Tags: Down to the Last Pitch, Minnesota Twins, Johns Hopkins, One More Page Books, Atlanta Braves, Politics & Prose
The final edits are finished and the cover is done, with great endorsements from Jane Leavy, John Thorn and Claire Smith. That means DOWN TO THE LAST PITCH is off to the printers, with a pub date of April 1.
A half-dozen appearances have already been lined up, with more on the way. Keep watching  Read More 
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Closing flurry

December 1, 2013
Tags: Down to the Last Pitch, Minnesota Twins, Johns Hopkins, One More Page Books, Atlanta Braves
A fun stretch run heading into the holiday season. I returned to the Miami Book Fair, which is always at the top of my list. How can you beat 80-degree temperatures in November and hanging with the great cast of characters Mitchell Kaplan from Books & Books brings together?
I rolled the dice at the  Read More 
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