Description: Cover features former Yankees, Senators, and Phllies outfielder Jake Powell, whose racist utterances during a radio interview in 1938 sparked a storm of controversy. Highlights: Chris Christensen's well-researched cover story debunking the myths surrounding the infamous Jake Powell incident, a 1930s precursor to John Rocker's foray into bigotry last winter; a thirteen- page feature on the organization Save Fenway Park! and its efforts to preserve and renovate that historic place in Boston; a look at the new Pac Bell Park by Bay area resident Mike Shaler; Jodi Ayres' poignant memoir (Playing with the Boys), detailing her experience with ignorance, sexism, and friendship while playing on a boys' high school baseball team; terrific fiction about a homeowner and the filming of Home Run Derby ("Canceling Home Run Derby" by David Monahan), an usher at Dodger Stadium ("Dodger Blue" by Jordan Henry), and a young stadium worker's infatuation with Dick Stuart ("Concessions for Dr. Strangeglove" by Steven Bills); Mickey Weintraub's "Evening the Score," an amusing account of his minor league experiences and ballpark pranks in the late 1940s; Staff Writer's hilarious recollection of a unique baseball-teaching invention; the All-Romance team; fine poetry from former big leaguer John Poff, Sarah Freligh, Bill Meissner, and others; the EFQ Quotation Quiz; and six lengthy book reviews (including Full Count, More Than Merkle, Lefty Grove, and Past Time–Jules Tygiel's latest literary effort.) Volume 17, Number 4. 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.
Price: 8.95 USD
Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Topic: Baseball
Publication Name: Elysian Fields Quarterly
Publication Year: 2000
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