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Report on the New Marlins Stadium

Report on the New Marlins Stadium

submitted by Suzi Hayes I have only been on the main level; that’s all that was open during the recent Fan Fest. It looks like they did a decent job on the design. Remember, we are coming from  an 80,000 seat football stadium. This one will be the smallest in baseball with only 38,000, so it seemed very [...]

Perfect Weather for a Baseball Clinic

Perfect Weather for a Baseball Clinic

While a majority  of the country is experiencing less than hospitable conditions, and broadcast images of the Farmers Open from Torrey Pines extoll our picture post-card perfect weather, Sunday Afternoon I was enjoying a Youth Baseball clinic at PetCo park with former Major Leaguers, Juan Echilberger and his son Jerrod.  Also on board for some [...]

May Member Profile: Mike Buschman

May Member Profile: Mike Buschman

May 3, 2012

Name: Mike Buschman Where do you live: Seattle, WA Employment:  Co-founder, Plum Analytics Been a member of the caucus since: 2002 What does the caucus give you: I love being connected to library-related baseball fans across the country (and world). Most memorable Baseball caucus meeting: Jim Bouton in New York probably the year I remember [...]

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Authors’ Bullpen: Dan Barry

Authors’ Bullpen: Dan Barry

May 1, 2012

 New York Times columnist Dan Barry joins us in the Author Bullpen to discuss Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption, and Baseball’s Longest Game published by Harper Perennial.   What is your typical research process/methodology: With books as well as with articles and essays, it all begins with an idea – a stray factoid, a small wonder. [...]

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April Member Profile: Darrell Shiplett

April Member Profile: Darrell Shiplett

April 9, 2012

Name: Darrell Shiplett Where do you live: Lancaster, CA Title:  Librarian, USAF (civ), Air Force Flight Test Center Technical Research Library, Edwards AFB, CA Been a member of the caucus since:  Sometime in the 1990’s. I think Cincinnati might have been the first I attended. What does the caucus give you: Fun, info, place to [...]

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Authors’ Bullpen:  Tim Wendel

Authors’ Bullpen: Tim Wendel

April 8, 2012

This month, Sports columnist Tim Wendel talks with the Baseball Caucus about his brand new book, Summer of ’68: The Season That Changed Baseball–and America–Forever, published by Da Capo Press. What is your typical research process/methodology I often tend to research and write at the same time. That way the process keeps me going, it stays fresh. [...]

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SLA Announces Candidates for 2013 Board of Directors

April 8, 2012

Alexandria, Virginia, 28 February 2012 – The Special Libraries Association’s Nominating Committee has identified eight candidates to stand for election to four positions on the 2013 SLA Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee is responsible for soliciting candidates from SLA’s membership and compiling a group that has compelling talent supported by tangible accomplishments, is professionally [...]

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Authors’ Bullpen: George Vecsey

Authors’ Bullpen: George Vecsey

March 5, 2012

Baseball Caucus member Michael Gruenberg recently had the opportunity to interview writer and correspondent George Vecsey, author of Stan Musial, An American Life.   What is your typical research process/methodology? If you are talking about me as a reporter, I’m not using the traditional library. I’m using a lot of New York Times facility for [...]

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March Member Profile: Alex Caracuzzo

March Member Profile: Alex Caracuzzo

March 5, 2012

Name: Alex Caracuzzo Where do you live: Warwick, Rhode Island.  50 miles south of Fenway and 10 minutes from McCoy Stadium, home of the Pawtucket Red Sox and site of baseball’s longest game ever (in 1981). Employment:  ”MIT Sloan, Management, and Finance Librarian; Manager, Liaisons for Departments, Labs, and Centers; Coordinator for Social Sciences and Management [...]

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February Member Profile: Susan Chenoweth

February Member Profile: Susan Chenoweth

February 6, 2012

Name:  Susan Chenoweth Where do you live?  Evanston , Illinois. I’ve lived in a city neighborhood of Chicago; Valrico, Tampa and Dunedin Florida; and New Baltimore, Mt. Clemens and Royal Oak Michigan. My Dad liked to move his family and thought it was important to live in different places. Employment:  Manager of the Knowledge Center [...]

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From the Dugout: Nan Schubel Reviews a Great Memoir

From the Dugout: Nan Schubel Reviews a Great Memoir

January 30, 2012

Submitted by Nan Schubel Me and My Dad:  A Baseball Memoir, by Paul O’Neill with Burton Rocks. (William Morrow,  2003) A passion for the game of baseball drips off every page of this memoir.  Learned at his father’s knee Paul O’Neill celebrates the gift of the game to his life.  He lauds his father on [...]

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Baseball Caucus Announces Readers’ Choice Awards for 2011!

Baseball Caucus Announces Readers’ Choice Awards for 2011!

January 11, 2012

Much to Abner Doubleday’s dismay, the winner of the first annual SLA Baseball Caucus Reader’s Choice Award is Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game by John Thorn (Simon & Schuster.) In his award winning book, Thorn goes all the way back to the 1700s to trace the real [...]

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