The podcast on which baseball fans discuss the baseball books they love.
Each episode hosts Phil (@MrPhilipStone) and Steve (@BushLeagueSteve) are joined by guests to discuss a baseball book in depth.
Reading The Game
Claim This Podcastby Steve Klein & Phil Stone
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21 episodes
Updated Daily
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Podcast Overview
The podcast on which baseball fans discuss the baseball books they love. Each episode hosts Phil (@MrPhilipStone) and Steve (@BushLeagueSteve) are joined by guests to discuss a baseball book in depth.
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Publishing Since
3/13/2019
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August 13, 2020
Episode 20 - Shoeless Joe
<p>Shoeless Joe is a 1982 magic realist novel by Canadian author W.P Kinsella which became better known due to its 1989 film adaptation, Field of Dreams.</p> <p>We were delighted to welcome back Ash Day to the show to discuss the book, the film, and the 1980s farming crisis, which was fuelled by a combination of factors but perhaps chiefly by exports becoming limited by the US grain embargo on the Soviet Union....</p> <p>Please take a minute to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reading-the-game/id1456027356"><strong>rate and review the podcast</strong></a>, and please don't hesitate to get in touch with feedback and to suggest future content for the pod either via our website (<a href="https://www.rtgpod.com/"><strong>www.RTGPod.com</strong></a>) or on Twitter <a href="https://www.twitter.com/rtgpod"><strong>@RTGPod</strong></a>.</p> <p>Hope you enjoy the show!</p> <p>(oh, and btw the actor who played Karin in the film, and who later appeared in Girls and Transparent amongst other shows, was Gaby Hoffman - it’ll make sense when you hear the episode)</p>
July 28, 2020
Episode 19 - Baseball For Kids
<p>Baseball For Kids is packed full of fun information for kids learning about baseball, getting them up to speed on the game’s origins and bringing them up to date with all of the key events in the history of the game.</p> <p>Author Adam C. MacKinnon is a contributing baseball writer for Baseball Almanac and Call to the Pen, and founder of Romantic About Baseball, a baseball blog and podcast, and he was generous enough to join us on the show to talk about the book.</p> <p>Please take a minute to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reading-the-game/id1456027356" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rate and review the podcast</a>, and please don't hesitate to get in touch with feedback and to suggest future content for the pod either via our website (<a href="https://www.rtgpod.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.RTGPod.com</a>) or on Twitter <a href="https://www.twitter.com/rtgpod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@RTGPod</a>.</p> <p>Hope you enjoy the show!</p> <p><br></p>
July 13, 2020
Episode 18 - New York Met's All-Time All-Stars
<p>Combining statistical analysis, common sense, and a host of intangibles, Brian Wright’s book Met’s All-Time All-Stars constructs a Mets line-up for the ages. An obvious must-read for fans of the Amazin’ club, the book is also an interesting resource for any baseball history buff.</p> <p>We were delighted to welcome Brian to the show to discuss the book’s inception and main themes, and to chat about the process of writing the book, as well as some of his choices.</p> <p>Please take a minute to<strong> </strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reading-the-game/id1456027356"><strong>rate and review the podcast</strong></a>, and please don't hesitate to get in touch with feedback and to suggest future content for the pod either via our website (<a href="https://www.rtgpod.com/"><strong>www.RTGPod.com</strong></a>) or on Twitter <a href="https://www.twitter.com/rtgpod"><strong>@RTGPod</strong></a>.</p> <p>Hope you enjoy the show!</p> <p><a href="https://bawright3.wixsite.com/brianwright/mets-all-time-all-stars">Here’s a link</a> to Brian’s website where you can get copies of both his books on the Mets.</p> <p><br></p>
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