Cover the Bases; Insights from Baseball Authors

On the eve of the 2011 baseball season, it is a great privilege to have as a guest on the Cover the Bases podcast Josh Wilker, the author of Cardboard Gods; An All American Tale Told Through Baseball Cards (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616200693/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=baseballisms-20&linkC...

Joe Cronin ascended from the sandlots of San Francisco through the ranks of star player, field manager, general manager and American League President to become one of the most influential people the game of baseball has ever seen.  Historian and author Mark Armour has written the definitive biograp...

Over the long history of baseball, there are stories that have been swept under the rug in an attempt to protect the game.  Potentially damaging concerns have included current day situations like steroids, amphetamines & alcohol in decades past, ba...