Dow Diamond June 20, 2009

It's almost Father's Day! And what could be better to get dear ol' dad than a great baseball book? Nothing! I will be signing One Win Wonders and throwing out the first pitch at Dow Diamon on June 20 before the Great Lakes Loons take on the Lansing Lugnuts. Come out, get a great gift for dad (or yourself), and see some great baseball!

Back from New England

I'm back from my New England book tour! I had a simply wonderful time meeting everyone out in the great North East. I met a lot of wonderful people and heard a lot of great baseball stories. I would like to thank the North Adams Steeple Cats and Keene Swamp Bats for hosting me at their respective games, it was a ton of fun!

I will be back in New England in July, if you would like me to come to your area, just let me know!

New England

It is almost time to head out to New England! I can't wait to see everyone in the great North East. I will be in VT and MA on Sunday June 14, NH On June 15 and 16, and Cooperstown on June 17. Please check www.baseballwonders.com to find out where I will be and come say Hi!

Mark Souza

I just had a wonderful conversation with Mark Souza, relief pitcher for the Oakland A's in 1980. Mr. Souza was kind enough to share his memories of that season with me, and it was greatly appreciated!

New Appearances

I will be touring New England June 14-17 making various stops and signings througout the beautiful Northeast. Please take a look at my schedule on www.baseballwonders.com and see where I will be. See you in New England!

New Project

I was recently contacted by a fomer Major League pitcher regarding a new book project. No details at this moment, but it looks like it will be a go and a lot of fun!

Next ESPN interview

Greetings and happy baseball! I will be on the air live with Brad Golder before the Loons' game tonight at 6:15 on ESPN radio 100.9. Hope you can listen in!

Espn 100.9 interviews

Good Morning! I had my first live interview on ESPN 100.9 radio with Brad Golder, host of sports night. It was a blast and I want to thank Brad and the Great Lake Loons for this opportunity. I'm very much looking forward to doing it again next week!

ESPN 100.9

This week I start my sponsership of the "Sports Night" on ESPN 100.9 FM. I'm really looking forward to this partnership, it will be a lot of fun. Wednesday will be my first on air interview with Brad Golder before the Great Lakes Loons take on the Quad Cities River Bandits. If you get a chance, listen in!

Happy May!

Ok, so I'm a few days late with my Happy May message. May brings us the second full month of the regular season, and the Tigers are still doing well, although faltered a bit against the Yankees. Overall, I'm very happy with this team.

Things went well last weeked at the Maple Syrup Festival, thanks to everyone who came out and said hi.

Happy Baseball!

Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival

I will be signing One Win Wonders at the Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival at the Shepherd Middle School in Shepherd Mi. The hours are Friday 3-8, Sat 9-7, and sun 9-3. Hope to see you there!

Thank you Papa Joe!

I would like to thank Papa Joe for having me on his show last night. I had a great time talking baseball with him. I hope you had a chance to listen in!

Papa Joe Chevalier Show

I will be live on the Papa Joe Chevalier national radio show tonight, at 8:25 PM EDT. You can listen live at http://www.papajoetalk.com/ Hope you can tune in!

Happy Baseball!

Cutler Memorial Library

I would like to thank Jessica and everyone at the Cutler Memorial Library in St. Louis for hosting me or a signing last night, I had a blast!

Authors Promoting Authors

As mentioned before, I'm proud to be a part of Authors promoting Authors. One Win Wonders is the featured book today, April 20, 2009. Please check it out and all of the other wonderful Authors and their books featured!

Authors Promoting Authors One Win Wonders

A Broad Abroad in Thailand

I signed up for a great blog, Authors Promoting Authors. Tina-Sue does a fantastic job running this very informative and interesting blog. The idea is for Authors to share their works with other authors and their audiences on their respective blogs. So with that in mind, I want to share with you A Broad Abroad in Thailand by Dodie Cross.

A Broad Abroad in Thailand follows a newlywed expat as she tries to settle into her new home and a life full of unforeseen challenges. Soon after her arrival in this exotic land, her problems begin: as she tries to learn the subtleties of the eastern squat toilet; then the fatal auto accident on the deadly highway that should have taken her life; to the final insult—bladder surgery by an inscrutable Thai doctor who decides to restore her virginity, while an intolerant nurse is after her with a vengeance─and an enema tube.

She leaves the hospital A.M.A. (Against Medical Advise) and then must be medivac’d back to the States with her catheter tube swaying in the breeze.

As if that’s not enough to slow down even the most determined of women, she must also deal with her new husband’s insatiable testosterone level─a textbook case of sexual fixation. Interwoven throughout her day-to-day life is the undercurrent of absolute control and jealousy perpetrated by a most unlikely source: the boss's wife, Ms. Anorexia, who manipulates the wives of the employees with her need to control every aspect of their lives: from shopping, to entertainment, to friends.

An unflagging sense of humor helps her through most obstacles, in a land whose people she has come to respect and admire, through times of seemingly insurmountable challenges.

You can learn more about A board Abroad in Thailand and Dodie Cross at http://dodiecross.com/

Dick Williams

I heard from Legendary Hall of Fame Manager Dick Williams this week, and he has graciously agreed to review One Win Wonders. Mr. Williams spent over 50 years in baseball, as a player, coach, and Manager. His election to the Hall of Fame in 2008 was long overdue. A fact he pointed out that I was not aware of; Joe Landrum (Chapter 14) and him were roomates with the Ft. Worth Cats for two seasons in the late '40's.

New Praise for One Win Wonders

Lisa Winston, Minor League guru extrodinaire, had high praise for my book:

"What a labor of love by George Rose! Exhaustively researched and painstakingly detailed, "One Win Wonders" (like its predecessor "One Hit Wonders") is that unique and welcome tome that hails some of the lesser-known but no-less-deserving players of the past."

Lisa does some amazing work for MiLB.com and on her blog, www.gotmilb.com. I've admired her work and knowledge of baseball for a long time, check out her stuff if you get a chance!

Good to hear from you Lisa and thanks for the quote!

Sad Day for Baseball II

This has been a tragic few weeks for baseball. First George Kell and Nick Adenhart passed away, and yesterday we learned that Legendary broadcaster Harry Kalas and All-Star fan favorite Mark "The Bird" Fidrych died yesterday.

Kalas was in booth for 43 years, the last 38 with the Phillies. He was also the "voice of football", lending his golden pipes to NFL films for the past 30 years.

I grew up watching Fidrych in Detroit, and was a part of Bird mania. I had the privledge of meeting Mr. Fidrych on a few different occasions, meetings I will treasure.

RIP

Barnes and Noble

One Win Wonders is now available on Barnes and Noble's website:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/One-Win-Wonders/George-Rose/e/9780557047239/?itm=1

XM Channel 175

Hey everyone! I will be a guest on Grant Paulsen's Minors and Majors radio show this Saturday (April 11, 2009) in the 8:35 segment of the show. We will be talking about One Win Wonders, and hopefully be able to take a few calls! The show is broadcast live on XM channel 175. Hope you can listen in!

Happy Baseball!

Sad Day for Baseball II

As most of you know by now, Angels starter Nick Adenhart was killed in a car accident last night, just hours after he pitched 6 brilliant innings against the A's. The future was bright for the 22-year old, who started the season in the Angels' rotation. For his brief 4 game career, Nick recorded one win. He will be featured in the next "One Win Wonders" book. Here is a link to the ESPN story:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4055343

Last game before openers!

Today was the last game for the Tigers before they head to Toronto start the season. As always I'm optimistic, but very realistic about the upcomming year. It will be a tough road for Detroit, but with a few breaks they should stay in the hunt.

Happy Baseball!

Almost time!

The new season is right around the corner now, less than a week until opening day!

Happy Baseball!

New Partnership with ESPN 100.9

I will be sponsering a nightly talk show on ESPN 100.9 www.espn1009.com from 6-8pm starting in May. 100.9 is the flagship station of the Great Lakes Loons, a single-A affiliate of the Los Angelos Dodgers in the Midwest League. I'll be at their home ballpark, Dow Diamond, this season, hope to see you there!

Happy Baseball!

Sad Day for Baseball

Baseball lost one of its greats today, Hall of Famer George Kell passed away this morning at his home in Swifton, AK. He was 86.

Mr. Kell was a huge part of my childhood and a huge influence for my love of the game. He moved to the broadcast booth after his playing days, and stayed there for 35+ years, mostly for the Detroit Tigers. In 1976 he teamed up with Al Kaline for TV broadcasts of Tiger's games, and stayed there for the next 20 years. I have many memories of the his slow, southern-drawl delivery, but my favorite would be his call of Milt Wilcox's almost perfect game in 1983. Milt carried the gem into the 9th inning, and with two outs pinch hitter Jerry Hariston punched a ball up the middle to break up the perfect game. I've still not forgiven Hariston, and probably never will. But Mr. Kell's docile tones made it easier to stomach. He did that for every game, made you feel like the world was good and we were all just sittin' on his front porch drinking lemonade and watching a ballgame.

He will be missed.

Library Tour

I will be touring libraries around the Central Michigan area this spring, and I'm currently setting up presentations and signings. I will be at the T.A. Cutler Library in St. Louis Michigan on Tuesday April 20th @ 6pm. Please call the library at 989-681-5141 if you have any questions. Thanks and I'll see you there. If you would like to see me at your library in the near future, please drop me a line or let your local library know!

Happy Baseball!

Twitter!

I guess it is time to jump on the latest web bandwagon. Baseball Wonders is now on Twitter, you can find me under baseballwonders. Any new and exciting news that just can't wait to make its way into a blog will be posted there. So Tweet away!

Happy Baseball!

First Day of Spring! (Officially)

Well, Spring has officially arrived! It will be a sunny one here in Michigan, albeit pretty chilly. The weather will be much better out in LA, where the final four teams have gathered to complete the World Baseball Classic. Korea, Japan, USA and Venezuela will battle it out for the right to be called the best in the World this year.

Ron Kaplan from the Baseball Bookshelf contacted me and asked to do a review on One Win Wonders. I am delighted Ron will be reviewing my book, I enjoy reading his articles. Check him out!

Enjoy the nice weather and Happy Baseball!

First Day of Spring!

I'm making today the official first day of Spring. It is 70, sunny, and if you listen really really close, you can hear the crack of the bat in some distant stadium. The start of the season is getting close, but we all know that it will be 39 degrees with snow flurries on Opening Day in Michigan.

I heard from one of the best in the sports talk radio business yesterday, Papa Joe Chevalier. Papa Joe and I spent many hours together when he was with Sporting News radio. He talked, and I listened on the hour and half commute I had home every day. I enjoy his work very much and he is always honest about sports and gives his guests and callers their say. He was kind of enough to agree to read One Win Wonders and lend me a few quotes. His "Papa Joe Show" is now based out of Las Vegas and is syndicated across the country. You can listen in or find out more at www.papajoetalk.com

My summer schedule is taking a little more shape, please keep checking back to see when I will be in your neighborhood! www.baseballwonders.com/appearances.htm

Happy Baseball!

Arrived!

The newest shipment of One Win Wonders has arrived! If you would like to get your copy hot of the presses, please visit www.baseballwonders.com/buy and you can order through myself or the publisher. If ordering through me the book will come autographed, please let me know who you would like me to sign it to. Of course if you don't want it signed, please let me know that too.

I still have thousands of postcards just sitting here waiting for people to claim them. :) If you would like one for your collection, please send me an email with your address and I will get one out to you ASAP.

Happy Baseball!

More Books!

A shippment of One Win Wonders will be arriving today! These will be the first ones available for sale. Most will go out to the players featured in the book; again without their stories this book would not have been possible. I would like to thank Jake Striker, Brad Holman, Steve Mintz and Ben Ford for going above and beyond in regards to providing information to me. All of your copies will be arriving shortly!

That does however leave a fair number of copies available for everyone reading this! You can purchase an autographed copy for below retail on www.baseballwonders.com/buy.htm Or you can pick one up at your favorite online retailer or bookstore.

In other news I'm getting deeper into One Win Wonders Volume II; the next batch of one-time winners. Their stories are proving to be just as wonderful and entertaining as those in volume I. I'm shooting for a May release.

Happy Baseball!

The World Baseball Classic is starting to get into full swing now, with players leaving their Major League teams and training with their country teams. I like the concept of the WBC, I just don't like the timing. Although, I can't think of an alternative either.

My site, www.baseballwonders.com is now live and fully functional! Check it out for the latest news about my books, where I will be appearing, and how to order autographed copies of the brand new One Win Wonders.

Have a great baseball-filled day!

Spring Training

2/23/2009
We are well into the second full week of spring training now! Only a few more weeks to the World Baseball Classic and a few weeks after that the games will count! I’m staying busy shoveling this white stuff outside and working on the next volume of One Win Wonders. Hopefully that will be out sometime in May. In another couple of weeks One Win Wonders will be live on Amazon.com and all of the other online retailers. If you would you like copy before then, you can get it here. Excuse me, I need to go shovel again.