1998 ELYSIAN FIELDS QUARTERLY BASEBALL JOURNAL

Description: Cover features the much-maligned Fred Merkle, whose baseball talent was ignored in the wake of the "Merkle boner." Highlights: Cover story on Fred Merkle's lifetime burden by Chris Christensen; ballpark commentary by Don Dewey; reflections on a game at Fenway by Richard Crepeau and on Little League baseball in 1960's Brooklyn by Jernigan Pontiac; fiction by Richard Peterson ("How to Write a True Baseball Story'), Joanne Azen Bloom (minor league wives, girl friends, and life on the move), Thomas Snee (a stubborn Iowa farmer finally takes his family to a Cubs game), and Josh White (a mythical Red Sox vs. Cubs World Series); and poetry by Hannah Wilson, Rebecca Parfitt, John Judson, and others. Also, sportswriter Chuck Pickard on triples, a profile of Jeff Campbell's "Hungry for Music" baseball CD's, and book reviews of Invincible Summer, The Ripening of Pinstripes, Home Field: Nine Writers at Bat, and Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into Private Profits. Volume 15, Number 4. Length: 96 pages. 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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