2008 CASEY Award Finalists

Spitball Magazine is pleased to announce that the following books have been Nominated to be the 2008 CASEY Award Finalists:

Almost a Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the 1980 Phillies (University of Pennsylvania Press) by William Kashatus

Ballet in the Dirt: The Golden Age of Neil Leifer (Taschen) by Neil Leifer

Baseball's Greatest Hit: The Story of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" (Hal Leonard) by Andy Strassberg, Bob Thompson, & Tim Wiles

Classic Cubs: A Tribute to the Men and Magic of Wrigley Field (Cumberland House) by John Hanley & Chris De Luca

Ed Barrow: The Bulldog Who Built the Yankees' First Dynasty (University of Nebraska Press) by Daniel R. Levitt

Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid: The Year that Changed Baseball Forever (Sourcebooks) by John Rosengren

Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember (Little Brown) by John Feinstein

Red Sox Threads: Odds & Ends from Red Sox History (Rounder Books) by Bill Nowlin

We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball (Jump at the Sun/Hyperion) by Kadir Nelson

101 Places to Visit Before You Strike Out (The Lyons Press) by Josh Pahigian

Judges for the 2008 CASEY Award are Greg Rhodes, Rollie Jacobsen, and Wayne Tucker. Please check back soon for information about the date and site of the 2008 CASEY Awards Banquet.