Tag Archives: baseball history

February 8, 2016

Q&A with Team Chemistry author Nathan Michael Corzine

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Nathan Michael Corzine is an instructor in history at Coastal Carolina Community College. He recently answered some questions about his book Team Chemistry: The History of Drugs and Alcohol in Major League Baseball. Q: Are there any surprises when it comes to … Continue reading →

February 17, 2015

Baseball on Trial wins American Legal History book award

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Congratulations to Nathaniel Grow. Grow’s UIP book Baseball on Trial: The Origin of Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption is the winner of the David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Legal History/Biography for 2014. The Prize is awarded to “the best university … Continue reading →

February 16, 2015

Diamonds are a reader’s best friend

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We have entered that mid-February time when catchers and pitchers report to spring training to prepare for the baseball season. To don the tools of ignorance. To pretend to run wind sprints in the outfield. To cadge a couple of … Continue reading →