The Sports Biblio Reader 11.8.20
Minor-league fallout comes to Yankeeland; ESPN layoffs; and more
I’m still wrapping up some elections coverage this week—all eyes will be on Georgia with two Senate runoffs—but here are a few good reads about sports books, history and culture as I come up for some non-political air.
Cheers and Happy Reading—and Listening!
Baseball America: Yankees officially axe Staten Island affiliate;
Saturday Down South: ESPN layoffs include college football writer Ivan Maisel;
Deadspin: ESPN layoffs include Hall of Fame baseball writer Claire Smith;
U.S. Sports History: Review of “Before the Madness: The Wars For the Soul of College Basketball;”
Publishers Weekly: Review of “The Best American Sports Writing 2020,” which is publishing for the final time on its 30th anniversary;
Journalism History Podcast: Jackie Robinson After Baseball;
SABRCast: Jeff Idelson and Jean Fruth of Grassroots Baseball;
New York Post: The worst combined seasons in New York sports history;
Palm Beach Post: Longtime golf writer Tim Rosaforte battling Alzheimer’s.