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Finding Salvation in Cardboard Gods

In his new memoir, Josh Wilker writes about how his childhood was shaped by his love of baseball and the player cards that offered entry into the game.

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A House Full of Memories

Yankees blogger Alex Belth tapped into a vast network of sportswriters for his compilation of memorable moments from the late, lamented House That Ruth Built.

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Sports in the Time of Reagan

Author Michael Weinreb explains how a trio of colorful '80s athletes presaged the megastars of today.

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When Baseball Let Its Hair Down

It may not have featured the best players of all time, but the 1970s marked, for author Dan Epstein, the pinnacle of the national pastime's funkiness.

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Taking Back the Playing Field

When owners play hardball, Dave Zirin has some ideas for fans to fight back.

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Beth Raymer's Risky Business

Life on the edge led to a job in Las Vegas working for a professional sports gambler, and later a tell-all book about her shadowy career.

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Paul Solotaroff's Big Story

The writer couldn't write anymore until he told his own improbable story, about the transformation of a gawky teen into a muscleman in New York's wild '70s.

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A Baseball Phenom on the Boardwalk

Writer Joseph E. Wallace invents Diamond Ruby, a Stephen Strasburg-Jackie Mitchell hybrid who dominates 1920s batters in old New York.

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The Summer of Leitch

Will Leitch, Deadspin founder and New York Magazine writer, has a new book and is newly married. He tells Gelf what he's learned from his father—and from Woody Allen

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Dangers of the 'Tiger Track'

Mark Hyman pushed his 13-year-old son too hard in baseball. Now he raises the alarm about the risks of youth sports that have gotten too big and intense.

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