![]() He was there in Shea Stadium when Billy Joel performed his historic, “Last Play at Shea” concert, or in Dodger Stadium rocking to the Stones or Michael Jackson, at Chase Field for Kenney Chesney, and dozens of other stadium concerts. Schmidt, and even Crosby, Stills, & Nash who have made the journey to Cooperstown and wear their baseball allegiances quite prominently.Įven the opening remarks by Hall of Fame President Josh Rawitch boasts of his treasured memories of being “in the ballpark” when favorite musicians and bands made appearances. The issue features several pieces exploring musical connections, including: a history of the legendary song, “Van Lingle Mungo,” by Dave Frishberg, with lyrics composed entirely of unusual ballplayer names a collection of rock and roll photos clicked by Hall of Famer Randy Johnson (art gallery-worthy shots of Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, U2, ZZ Top, Metallica, and KISS) the back story of John Fogerty’s “Centerfield” tune and the day he presented the Hall with the bat-shaped guitar that played the song baseball-themed songs (from “Talkin’ Baseball” to “Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio”) an absolutely awesome piece by Steve Wulf paying tribute to some of the many ballplayers who have played instruments and had “hits” on the charts as well as on the field and features or photos about “rockers” such as Eddie Vedder, Jack White, Toby Keith, Kenny Loggins, Timothy B. Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball journalism in 2004 – and often a member of the various Veteran’s Committees who determine who deserves a plaque after being overlooked by the writers in past elections. Peter Gammons, often acknowledged as a real GOAT in the baseball community amongst scribes, a Hall of Famer himself – having been honored with the J. ![]() 44, Number 2) of Memories & Dreams by Mr. ![]() What this is also about is a wonderfully spun piece in the current issue (Vol. The six-times per year publication maintains themes in each issue, and the current issue focuses on how much music plays a part in baseball.įrom the daily chorus of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” the history of opening every game with the National Anthem, to walk-up music, and the current baseball anthem, “Centerfield,” the “sounds of the game” incorporate every genre of music and in many cases include the very ballplayers from the game making that music. What this is about is an unsolicited commercial for the latest issue of the Baseball Hall of Fame’s bimonthly magazine, Memories & Dreams. Perhaps it is somewhat plagiaristic to write an article about another writer’s articles, but this is more about leading readers to one of the greatest baseball reporters in the history of the game, and to serve notice to pick up on one of the absolutely best regularly produced baseball magazines currently available.
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