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by Larry Ritter
read by Roger Angell 
Roy Blount Jr. shares the wisdom of Satchel Paige and others.
by W.C. Heinz
read by Richard Ford 
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Moderator Nicholas Dawidoff asks panel participants to describe their attraction to baseball as writers, their childhood memories of the game, and
their shared affection for Bombo Rivera.
Panel participants discuss The Library of America anthology, minor league memories, baseball in film, and the economics of baseball.
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Why have generations of American writers been drawn to baseball as to no other sport? Join this all-star line-up of baseball scribes for a lively discussion of our national pastime as literary muse. To listen in, choose a media player from the menu at left, then click the "listen" button next to one of the selections above. "Writing Baseball: A Panel Discussion" features Nicholas Dawidoff, editor of Baseball: A Literary Anthology (above right), Roy Blount, Jr. (above left), Richard Ford (above center), and Roger Angell. Photograph of Richard Ford courtesy The Toronto Star / K. Beatty. |
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