In the old days, radio broadcasters didn’t travel to away game and instead re-created a game broadcast in the studio. Tonight is the annual ode to that baseball tradition, as Jesse Goldberg-Strassler presents his game re-creation as part of the Lansing Lugnuts (High-A; Midwest League) broadcast. (more…)
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Jesse Goldberg-Strassler makes his MLB debut
Last night saw a pretty special event in Boston, as The Baseball Thesaurus author and BPD Contributing Editor Jesse Goldberg-Strassler debuted as a MLB broadcaster — and at Fenway Park, to boot. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat, 2022 Rule Changes Edition
Mick Gillispie, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Kevin Reichard discuss the beginning of the 2022 season and analyze rule changes / trends on and off the field in the Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
Turkey subs, ghost forks and hockey pucks: More Baseball Thesaurus lingo
As a fan, I love the sounds of baseball–spikes echoing down a tunnel, a ball exploding into a mitt, the crack when a batter catches one right. As a broadcaster, I love the words of baseball. That love prompted me to I compile as many words as I could find into a baseball thesaurus, the better […]
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat: Season 4 Premiere with Emma Tiedemann
Emma Tiedemann, the Voice of the Portland Sea Dogs (Class AA; Eastern League), joins Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Kevin Reichard on the Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat to preview the 2022 MiLB season, discuss rule experiments and chat about Texas Leaguers and marlins. (more…)
Flash sale: Take 30 percent off August Pubs books
For a limited time, take 30 percent off all August Publications books, including Jesse Goldberg-Strassler’s The Baseball Thesaurus, Andy Strasberg’s My 1961 and our popular spring-training guides. (more…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat, Auld Lang Syne Edition
It’s a festive gathering as Mick Gillispie, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Kevin Reichard discuss what happened in 2021 and what to look forward to in 2022 in the year-end Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
Check out our Cyber Monday special: Signed copies of select titles!
We have some book news for you: Our Cyber Monday sale began today, and we’re offering a limited supply of signed books from Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, Andy Strasberg and Rick Gosselin! (more…)
The Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat strikes back!
The Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat strikes back, as Mick Gillispie, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Kevin Reichard gather to discuss the 2021 season—so far. (more…)
An unusual BPD Chat: football books
We have an unusual Ballpark Digest Chat this week: we gathered Rick Gosselin, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Tom Shanahan to chat about their August Publications football books. (more…)
Available for preorder: The Football Thesaurus, 2e
It’s time for our annual August in August book promo! We kick off the month with a second-edition release of Jesse Goldberg Strassler’s The Football Thesaurus, just in time for the 2021 football season. (more…)
Tales from The Baseball Thesaurus: Dugouts
When baseball first started, there were no dugouts—but by 1908, they became part of the game for an interesting reason, as Jesse Goldberg-Strassler explains in this week’s Tales from The Baseball Thesaurus. (more…)
Tales from The Baseball Thesaurus: Baseball Cap
With six panels and a consistent design topped by a squatchee, a baseball cap is an enduring symbol of the game. Jesse Goldberg-Strassler explains how baseball caps evolved in this week’s Tales from The Baseball Thesaurus. (more…)