Clippings

The 2012 book One Patch of Grass by award-winning Andrew Linker took a peek into the lives of the Hall of Famers, all-stars, no-stars, wanna-bes and never-weres who since 1890 have summered on a baseball field in the middle of Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River. That book was filled with in-depth stories trumpeting the careers of Hall of Famers from the past in Oscar Charleston and of the future in Vladimir Guerrero, while also chronicling the lives of those whose careers in the game...
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The 2012 book One Patch of Grass by award-winning Andrew Linker took a peek into the lives of the Hall of Famers, all-stars, no-stars, wanna-bes and never-weres who since 1890 have summered on a baseball field in the middle of Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River. That book was filled with in-depth stories trumpeting the careers of Hall of Famers from the past in Oscar Charleston and of the future in Vladimir Guerrero, while also chronicling the lives of those whose careers in the game were derailed by racism, politics and injuries. Clippings isn't like that. Mostly because this is a book devoid of stories. Clippings is a companion piece for One Patch of Grass, a chance to augment Harrisburg's free-flowing baseball history presented in that book with a plethora of quotes, notes, milestone dates and some anecdotes -- nearly 1,300 in all -- that could not be squeezed into the first book. Basically, it's a slice of cold pizza in the morning and, really, who doesn't like a slice of cold pizza in the morning?