Review by Budd Bailey The book, “The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell,” carries with it more than a little poignancy before reading a single page. Author Lonnie Wheeler…
Book Review: The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell
Book Review: Clearing the Bases
Review by Budd Bailey The next time someone claims that the sports section is the Toy Department of a newspaper or magazine, tell them about Jim Kaplan. Better yet, show…
Book Review: The New Baseball Bible
Review by Budd Bailey How much work went into this book? That’s the initial reaction to picking up a copy of “The New Baseball Bible.” It’s close to 400 pages,…
Closing time
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist We’re almost at the finish line. The Buffalo … er, Toronto Blue Jays played their next-to-last game of the regular season in Sahlen…
… at the old ball game
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist One of my favorite times to show up at a sporting event as a member of the media or worker is the period…
Book Review: Bouton
Review by Budd Bailey The stories from those who were baseball fans around a particular age in the fall of 1970 are remarkably similar. They were usually boys in high…
Buffalo’s Biggest Free Agents: No. 55
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Frank Grant – Signed by the Bisons in 1886 If you can picture Joe Morgan playing baseball in the 1970s, then you have…
Book Review: Baseball Prospectus 2020
Review by Budd Bailey Book edited by R.J. Anderson, Craig Goldstein and Bret Sayre I know. Why would you want to write a book that previews the 2020 baseball season…
Buffalo’s Biggest Free Agents: No. 90
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Hal Chase – Signed by the Buf-Feds in 1914 It’s extremely difficult to sum up this baseball legend in a few paragraphs. Hal…
Book Review: Insight Pitch
Review By Budd Bailey Skip Lockwood didn’t have a typical professional baseball career. And he certainly didn’t have a typical life after baseball. So why would you expect him to…
Book Review: Rocky Colavito: Cleveland’s Iconic Slugger
Review by Budd Bailey Baseball writer Bill James once started a long article on the Cleveland Indians in 1981 by explaining why the trade of Rocky Colavito mattered more than…
Book Review: Homegrown
Review by Budd Bailey Sometimes a sports championship season looks like almost too simple, as if the plan set a few years in the past comes together just like it…
Book Review: No Place I Would Rather Be
By Budd Bailey Roger Angell holds a unique place when it comes to baseball and its literature. It’s a sport that celebrates those who follow it with grace – day…
Book Review: For the Good of the Game
Review by Budd Bailey It seemed like an odd move at the time. Bud Selig as baseball commissioner? Selig was the majority owner of the Milwaukee Brewers for more than…
