2004 ELYSIAN FIELDS QUARTERLY BASEBALL JOURNAL

Description: Cover features Che Guevara, baseball fan and Cuban revolutionary. Highlights: Our cover story, "Waiting for Che—Chasing Illusions in the Modern-Era Cuban Ballpark," isn't really about Che Guevara, but longtime contributor Peter C. Bjarkman does a nice job of capturing the flavor of a bygone era that still exists in the island nation of Fidel. By contrast, Chris Christensen ("Home Run Hormones") laments the acknowledged presence of steroids in this country's major leagues and how that undermines the sanctity of many cherished baseball records. "Bad Case: A Fifty-Year Love Affair" is Kurt Rheinheimer's wonderfully affectionate essay about the Baltimore Orioles' highs and lows during the team's first half-century, while Bob Gorman explores the darker side of the game in his historical piece, "Kill the Umpire," about an amateur contest that actually had that result. Fiction includes M. Frias May's "Jack Creek" (a Mexican pitching sensation is courted by an eccentric big league scout); Dennis McFadden's "The Hartsgrove Graves" (A young boy dreams of seeing a game at Forbes Field while his dad chases lost glory as a semipro pitcher); and Tom Snee's clever "How I Began My Career in Real Estate" (A washed-up minor leaguer describes his final at bat). Other highlights: Staff Writer's "The Old Political Shell Game," a laughing-out-loud tale of money, corruption, and the prosthetic-limb industry; "Early Exit," a memoir piece about a polio-stricken Giants fan who finally makes it to a game; the All-Theatrical Team; and several evocative poems contrasting birds with baseball, the ritual Jewish seder with growing up a Brooklyn Dodgers fan, and remembering a baseball wound. Book reviews include The Last Best League (a Dave Moore Award finalist); Press Box Red, and Black Baseball Entrepreneurs. Volume 21, 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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