2003 ELYSIAN FIELDS QUARTERLY BASEBALL JOURNAL

Description: Cover features Baseball Folklore from American Folk Art Museum exhibit. Highlights: Our cover story is Mikhail Horowitz's wonderful review of baseball folklore as depicted by the "Perfect Game" exhibit at the American Folk Art Museum in New York City. Other features include Brian Mulligan's historical account of Ernie Lombardi's semi-tragic Hall-of-Fame career; Iowa Road Trip (a bittersweet visit to some sacred minor league parks and the Field of Dreams); Dennis Fletcher's loving essay ("Evolution") on the unfolding of life against the backdrop of baseball; John Bergez's memoir about a key 1997 contest at Candlestick Park evoking the Giants-Dodgers longstanding rivalry and Tom Phillips's account of how sometimes a Little League team gives a coach a "Perfect Season"; and Staff Writer's hilarious but twisted tale of Ralphin' Bobby Scarffen, a pitcher who threw more than just a baseball on the mound. Excellent fiction includes Dan Spencer's "Knowing the Signs" (a veteran plays out the string in the Federal League); Jay Elliott's "In the Zone" (an umpire makes all the right calls); and Bill Murphy's "The Dark Horse" (an American expatriate takes one final shot at baseball glory in Hungary). Also, fine poetry on baseballs as souvenirs, Satchel Paige and inequality, and the pull of the diamond; five book reviews (Stealing Lives, May the Best Team Win, The Last Good Season, Before the World Series, Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Lineups); the All-Equestrian Team; and more. Volume 20, 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.

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