Description: Cover features Eddie Klep, the white pitcher who briefly integrated the Negro Leagues in 1946. Highlights: Larry Gerlach offers a superlative cover story on Eddie Klep, the man who broke the color line in the Negro leagues in 1946; Robert Nishihara provides a humorous yet somber look at the state of the 2002 Montreal Expos; Jack Bushnell explains the magic of baseball in his wonderful essay, "Why Baseball Matters"; filmmaker Kelly Candaele, consultant to A League of Their Own (and brother of former major leaguer Casey), analyzes the art of the steal and what has been lost in "Sacred Thieves"; Lorie Roth recalls how she fell in love with baseball in 1961 ("Maris, Mudcat, and Memory"): Excellent fiction by John Doble about a left-handed phenom ("Lefty"), by Karl Lindholm about baseball and Vietnam ("Vietnam Stories"), and by Sanford Tweedie on celebrity at the ballpark ("In the Stands"); Another darkly humorous tale from Staff Writer, this time about a "baseball tragedian" obsessed with the sadder points of the game; fine poetry about Bob Gibson's dominance, the lure of Fenway Park, grand old Gilmore Field, missing a father at the ballpark, and facing a blazing fastball at a young age; five book reviews (POW Baseball in World War II; Musial: From Stash to Stan the Man; Ernie Harwell; Sleeper Cars and Flannel Uniforms; and Memories of a Ballplayer); the 2001 Dave Moore Award; the All-Audubon Team; and more. Volume 19, Number 2. Length: 96 pages. 6x9" format. Note: From 1992 through 2008, Elysian Fields Quarterly was the pre-eminent journal of baseball literature and culture--a beautiful 6x9 perfect-bound publication packed with articles, essays, poetry, fiction, book reviews, humor, fantasy lineups, quirky illustrations, and a great deal more. Like its predecessor, The Minneapolis Review of Baseball, EFQ featured contributors ranging from accomplished academics to first-time writers, and forged a special niche among readers that wasn't dependent on mainstream sportswriters or pundits to give it credibility. Although the publication went on hiatus in 2008, perhaps a comeback might still be around the corner. Issue is in new condition, leftover from unsold original inventory. Visit www.efqreview.com for more details about the journal and to read sample articles. Thanks for your interest in this item, and please check out our other listings.
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Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Topic: Baseball
Publication Name: Elysian Fields Quarterly
Publication Year: 2002
