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Mantle, Shmantle—Long as We Got Baseball
“This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains. Think about that for a while.” —Manager Joe Riggins, ‘Bull Durham’
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No Opening Day Without Von Tilzer!

The Jewish Tin Pan Alley composer who wrote ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ had never been to a ballgame

byRobert Rockaway
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Baseball’s Golden Age

MLB may be less culturally central than in the past, but its recent innovations and natural advantages will enable it to outlast all competitors

byTevi Troy
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The Boys of Summer

When my father disappeared, I was left with questions. Decades later, I found some answers—in a book about baseball.

byDebby Waldman

All Mantle, Shmantle—Long as We Got Baseball stories

Ryne Sandberg, 2nd baseman for the Chicago Cubs, batting in the second game of the 1984 National League Playoffs.
Ryne Sandberg, 2nd baseman for the Chicago Cubs, batting in the second game of the 1984 National League Playoffs.
Brooklyn Dodger Sandy Koufax pitches during a 2-0 shutout in Game 7 of the World Series vs. the Minnesota Twins, in Minneapolis, MN, October 14, 1965.
Brooklyn Dodger Sandy Koufax pitches during a 2-0 shutout in Game 7 of the World Series vs. the Minnesota Twins, in Minneapolis, MN, October 14, 1965.
Front page of the New York Post sports section on May 25, 1951.(New York Post)
Front page of the New York Post sports section on May 25, 1951.(New York Post)
(MudflapDC/Flickr)
(MudflapDC/Flickr)
Al Rosen, March 1954.(Bettmann/CORBIS)
Al Rosen, March 1954.(Bettmann/CORBIS)