A few random musings on baseball matters that do not reference steroids or the Mitchell Report:

I’m looking for best uses for old baseballs. Kind of like Hints
from Heloise, but maybe with more of a Hank Aaron twist? We have a buckets of these old baseballs sitting around our place and now that our kids are grown and gone, I was just pondering what else I could do with them besides display them in vases. Am I kidding? Not really … a lot of them are homerun balls inscribed with date, vs. and off what pitcher, so of course they are part of my decor! My latest best use idea fits well with my knitting hobby: perfect as a darning egg.

I haven’t found this year’s baseball book yet. I usually read one baseball book just as the season is approaching. Have a suggestion for this baseball mom?

Spring 2008 travel plans will feature as many trips to Tucson as we can afford: we’ll be watching Wildcats Baseball, now that youngest son has transferred there. Pre season polls should be taken with a grain of salt, but do check out this one.

Speaking of this, read more about baseball books in this post in the Loosely Speaking archives:

Favorite Baseball Books

And, to see some of the books Ron Kaplan recommends, visit his profile on LibraryThing.com.

Finally, a loyal reader (thanks, Mom!) found time to send another list of baseball books, even while unseasonal tornadoes threatened her domain all evening! Herewith, Shirley’s contribution: baseball FICTION list.