tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16181364473356251852024-02-25T14:29:10.314-06:00Behind in the CountKent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-67601553617438360482024-02-25T14:28:00.000-06:002024-02-25T14:28:12.500-06:00Sunny Jim Bottomley Book Signing<p>On Saturday, March 23, 2024, I will be at the BRS Museum in Nokomis, Illinois, from 9:00 to 11:00 am, signing copies of <i>Sunny Jim Bottomley: A Biography of a Hall of Fame First Baseman</i>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxsi5mQKnOG_6emiTg14To4lhkUMXz_bONAzq-S79NP3rD1hB90r2jiCmheCmexwkuaoDCo1C7bQ8eDKiXGykXJsgZkWhqNFZ0MV5UUmBNKj26rFK_HYoL3U-MK-fNaD8M7sBPjuh7dcUrL1cKaZ0RymFhHa0Hhyf5eDjQG2w87qNFihH1BTRcSZO07M/s4003/Signing%20at%20BRS%20Museum%20March%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4003" data-original-width="2829" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxsi5mQKnOG_6emiTg14To4lhkUMXz_bONAzq-S79NP3rD1hB90r2jiCmheCmexwkuaoDCo1C7bQ8eDKiXGykXJsgZkWhqNFZ0MV5UUmBNKj26rFK_HYoL3U-MK-fNaD8M7sBPjuh7dcUrL1cKaZ0RymFhHa0Hhyf5eDjQG2w87qNFihH1BTRcSZO07M/w283-h400/Signing%20at%20BRS%20Museum%20March%202023.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-46188215143707099102023-09-28T21:50:00.002-05:002023-09-28T21:50:31.597-05:00Sunny Jim Bottomley in the Top Ten<p><i>Sunny Jim Bottomley: A Biography of a Hall of Fame First Baseman</i> is a Top Ten bestselling baseball biography for Kindle</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9TOqwS-1XrNujsUtb9I9dAXnqa14jUaVTNS5zb29kb92KxkB-LvZ6c2CbJvuOTQKkHLAuFezyZU71Q5aQyY4y2Iefy4QsQGPTBLF475C1NceS0v5Dao7ns93xCvBgHAH6Lm_Gb1lHehHYgRhK7ElsqMryL0o5SZ3EdbQun1wHOmlv4XwWg41I2ueGX0/s1790/Kindle%20Top%20Ten%20Sept%202023.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="1790" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9TOqwS-1XrNujsUtb9I9dAXnqa14jUaVTNS5zb29kb92KxkB-LvZ6c2CbJvuOTQKkHLAuFezyZU71Q5aQyY4y2Iefy4QsQGPTBLF475C1NceS0v5Dao7ns93xCvBgHAH6Lm_Gb1lHehHYgRhK7ElsqMryL0o5SZ3EdbQun1wHOmlv4XwWg41I2ueGX0/w400-h195/Kindle%20Top%20Ten%20Sept%202023.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-45511724538997002602023-06-26T09:34:00.000-05:002023-06-26T09:34:25.798-05:00New Book About Sunny Jim Bottomley<p> <span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">My new book is published! Learn about one of the top sluggers of the 1920s and 1930s.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38yyUOFsxeW42aP8HY98OhjYv2g-GUcddHfivs7stfqmieSRctcsRcZf7DOeRr9DuuPnqxz_PjQEzIaTHDTblcvUNlGL2PJvyAjYTW_yW73pb9_PvNEHa9akPuaN1tyXk3WaLmf_qGIANT7F6UpfKB97CxHdjkI-ysvL3SRMd_gbO5ZIJHE73o16tWZo/s2697/Sunny%20Jim%20Bottomley%20Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2697" data-original-width="1803" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38yyUOFsxeW42aP8HY98OhjYv2g-GUcddHfivs7stfqmieSRctcsRcZf7DOeRr9DuuPnqxz_PjQEzIaTHDTblcvUNlGL2PJvyAjYTW_yW73pb9_PvNEHa9akPuaN1tyXk3WaLmf_qGIANT7F6UpfKB97CxHdjkI-ysvL3SRMd_gbO5ZIJHE73o16tWZo/s320/Sunny%20Jim%20Bottomley%20Cover.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Sunny Jim Bottomley: A Biography of a Hall of Fame First Baseman </i>is available as a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C91KL7QW/" target="_blank">paperback</a> and a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sunny-Jim-Bottomley-Biography-Baseman-ebook/dp/B0C9BJY87Y/" target="_blank">Kindle e-book</a>. </div><p></p>Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-46760388690634108292023-04-12T08:59:00.002-05:002023-04-12T08:59:43.781-05:00Rookie Hitting Streaks<p>Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker has hit in 11 straight games to begin his career. In 1899, 19-year-old Sam Crawford of the Cincinnati Reds similarly started his career with an 11-game hitting streak.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PbZo3XvGQO7avrKhnvlX-ydLnzqp2xmOka1vqYR9whuUjA8RdYMk_9UcnN9UPrWrP5z4HEvpIrbTTLzD36iM8iO_ZLouHH5yB3jEKJ3QGmb8aMEslFymlXU6V7lZBZExzfCxnd0GXEyXHuKUiRutwNxZD8gbKQrE4KAA-D4nyhGxlq01_esnpCaX/s1131/Sam%20as%20Rookie%201899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="691" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PbZo3XvGQO7avrKhnvlX-ydLnzqp2xmOka1vqYR9whuUjA8RdYMk_9UcnN9UPrWrP5z4HEvpIrbTTLzD36iM8iO_ZLouHH5yB3jEKJ3QGmb8aMEslFymlXU6V7lZBZExzfCxnd0GXEyXHuKUiRutwNxZD8gbKQrE4KAA-D4nyhGxlq01_esnpCaX/s320/Sam%20as%20Rookie%201899.jpg" width="196" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-41463869826878805282023-03-30T08:50:00.001-05:002023-03-30T08:50:41.333-05:00Happy Opening Day!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhie7CwN56r5YH_d3OCDvHtUqbmY1ZgNm-1W0nfF7ipSf4_7jRpZysi75YBj7bx2BRzcppJDl61fF_goyFduY2o3l1tbgGpy5WDOITVpKuI8XuRNNNjbh3JQC30ej6xCzw-nIaT-MvnGJkuarjoLO-3QUlQBjuM0dsXWzmaX2Nifk97SaLR73lIb3d/s3853/Busch%20cover%20photo%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2147" data-original-width="3853" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhie7CwN56r5YH_d3OCDvHtUqbmY1ZgNm-1W0nfF7ipSf4_7jRpZysi75YBj7bx2BRzcppJDl61fF_goyFduY2o3l1tbgGpy5WDOITVpKuI8XuRNNNjbh3JQC30ej6xCzw-nIaT-MvnGJkuarjoLO-3QUlQBjuM0dsXWzmaX2Nifk97SaLR73lIb3d/w400-h223/Busch%20cover%20photo%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-18711562995516715982023-01-07T23:40:00.006-06:002023-01-07T23:41:19.480-06:00MM<h1 style="text-align: center;"> 2,000</h1>Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-42670252375924584312022-11-12T11:37:00.000-06:002022-11-12T11:37:09.444-06:00My Next Book<p>Author update ...</p><p>Am I working on a new book? Yes</p><p>Is it another baseball biography? Yes</p><p>When will it be available? Summer 2023</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21LpcNLDLS43CyeGLE1qIzPjTc7T2a_iWBBtcpUPY_JybMmY3OJCjS06ot9S-rQ1yvQXE7rmVMFz1xI8kr_mUG5bZ3QoXoPxmkH5yNFSLUx5B1njNS_kViAO34RPm2c9jXDACQ1Vl4pGyXtgfn4FOtWqSXjk_h2o9B2hcOuITh1wSVSC1PpUT5pR7/s640/Unnamed%20Stadium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="640" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21LpcNLDLS43CyeGLE1qIzPjTc7T2a_iWBBtcpUPY_JybMmY3OJCjS06ot9S-rQ1yvQXE7rmVMFz1xI8kr_mUG5bZ3QoXoPxmkH5yNFSLUx5B1njNS_kViAO34RPm2c9jXDACQ1Vl4pGyXtgfn4FOtWqSXjk_h2o9B2hcOuITh1wSVSC1PpUT5pR7/w400-h319/Unnamed%20Stadium.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-35964160102201150202022-04-25T22:46:00.000-05:002022-04-25T22:46:01.181-05:00Larry Ritter Award finalist<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Wahoo Sam Crawford: The King of Sluggers</i> was named a finalist for the 2022 Larry Ritter Award. The Society for American Baseball Research presents this award annually to recognize the best baseball book primarily set in the Deadball Era that was published in the previous year.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8TAYxcxn8HKa0h8BvXP_rhl2ytH1cdHPKOQXatlUoCDH5n3MK7Dv55G-WhZ9bzRTTdip8zXfKTyj7RQD3oMV2ng7WZmuMcJgbOTaHyKzKL4giKyQ21Xwcy5x8Jmx82M6y6EhTUGAOK_xuoD9gslW8jUoVTyqjvpSAheFT51fqJozQDH-qawKNSeS/s2739/Wahoo%20Sam%20Crawford.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2739" data-original-width="1785" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8TAYxcxn8HKa0h8BvXP_rhl2ytH1cdHPKOQXatlUoCDH5n3MK7Dv55G-WhZ9bzRTTdip8zXfKTyj7RQD3oMV2ng7WZmuMcJgbOTaHyKzKL4giKyQ21Xwcy5x8Jmx82M6y6EhTUGAOK_xuoD9gslW8jUoVTyqjvpSAheFT51fqJozQDH-qawKNSeS/s320/Wahoo%20Sam%20Crawford.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><p></p>Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-24592530514152824472022-04-18T18:42:00.004-05:002022-04-18T18:42:58.671-05:00<p></p><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Happy Birthday to Wahoo Sam Crawford!</span></span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IKUGF0T-7nzGUkNypnynf7X2A8xap2Stvz5LuRfoJ7eoRywe-Y2MvwowU5UpJEynemtwfxLS0c9HjMSR1xOYpygm69nlF5pjpYn7-ckK2ISGY-TZ_kkQGpXzWwfl2QhqtDOJ5Ix5GGLSpHkQbiD10nyvcQJxOKzI7rJ3B26aPe7_cQHoFhjhKRYA/s1818/Sam%20standing%20with%20bat%201916,%20Sporting%20News.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1818" data-original-width="726" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IKUGF0T-7nzGUkNypnynf7X2A8xap2Stvz5LuRfoJ7eoRywe-Y2MvwowU5UpJEynemtwfxLS0c9HjMSR1xOYpygm69nlF5pjpYn7-ckK2ISGY-TZ_kkQGpXzWwfl2QhqtDOJ5Ix5GGLSpHkQbiD10nyvcQJxOKzI7rJ3B26aPe7_cQHoFhjhKRYA/w241-h604/Sam%20standing%20with%20bat%201916,%20Sporting%20News.jpeg" width="241" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-60466093837040004582021-10-02T16:11:00.005-05:002021-10-02T16:15:32.894-05:00Wahoo Sam's Last Game<p><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">One hundred years ago on this date (October 2, 1921), Wahoo Sam Crawford played the final
games of his professional baseball career. With six hits in a season-ending
doubleheader, Crawford helped the Los Angeles Angels capture the Pacific Coast
League pennant. After 23 seasons as a professional ballplayer, Wahoo Sam went
out a champion.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPL8XnXPCHU10SUUGptyffq5bTEMfrbOnr2B4EJ_FfL2p8IM3dzhenbBrmkodGjc9m5GTynXpRHQ5HMMp_fcva5BkzINbVRbDXJ7asSlk7DJgNe5Bf1v3M8ynk-Uc0prtB3Ze5BrAbq98/s613/Sam+batting%252C+1913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="613" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPL8XnXPCHU10SUUGptyffq5bTEMfrbOnr2B4EJ_FfL2p8IM3dzhenbBrmkodGjc9m5GTynXpRHQ5HMMp_fcva5BkzINbVRbDXJ7asSlk7DJgNe5Bf1v3M8ynk-Uc0prtB3Ze5BrAbq98/w400-h291/Sam+batting%252C+1913.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-56498858653374010072021-09-12T11:07:00.005-05:002021-09-12T11:07:49.433-05:00Baseball Biographies<p> Today's top ten list of Baseball Biographies for Kindle:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEoL6VxhUVHuEo0rFmNbcq0x2CXPojBM4Z6cua9E15m3xwoHQ0PCFkznTRTeq2hggnhGHwyPrrKgsxffCO_CZgksKEzVfjKpLf-XfvlRxzzwRUIUqNJWZcDL4zbhaBywZEYKSIGHJqFE/s1867/Baseball+Biography+%25238.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1867" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEoL6VxhUVHuEo0rFmNbcq0x2CXPojBM4Z6cua9E15m3xwoHQ0PCFkznTRTeq2hggnhGHwyPrrKgsxffCO_CZgksKEzVfjKpLf-XfvlRxzzwRUIUqNJWZcDL4zbhaBywZEYKSIGHJqFE/w400-h215/Baseball+Biography+%25238.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-66590596137534015192021-07-11T22:13:00.001-05:002021-07-11T22:14:40.248-05:00Wahoo Sam Crawford in the news<p>The <i>Lincoln Journal Star</i> recently published a review of my book, <i>Wahoo Sam Crawford: The King of Sluggers</i>. Click <a href="https://journalstar.com/entertainment/books/review-going-way-back-with-wahoo-sam/article_e37d86fa-ffad-5f57-9a93-dce0840dcd2d.html" target="_blank">here</a> to check out J. Kemper Campbell's review. </p><p>The <i>Wahoo Newspaper</i> published an article about my recent presentation and book signing in Wahoo, Nebraska. Click <a href="https://wahoo-ashland-waverly.com/community/author-brings-wahoo-sam-crawford-to-life-during-talk/article_9f4de9d2-c940-11eb-aa00-5b6d03297fac.html#tracking-source=home-top-story" target="_blank">here</a> to read this article by Suzi Nelson.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKDFbsdvWItIziP1tN-X4ZIsRSm-J364Ksy2O07-A2Hec29kYLXJ8yD-6liZGBq51-vZ746XbKr4RQ_3dyYwdGIASlQOfh8RYGqc26LtzAoHgQphT2xb-jPynCU-ZbNv66lh_pf06FeM/s2048/Wahoo+Sam+Crawford.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1335" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKDFbsdvWItIziP1tN-X4ZIsRSm-J364Ksy2O07-A2Hec29kYLXJ8yD-6liZGBq51-vZ746XbKr4RQ_3dyYwdGIASlQOfh8RYGqc26LtzAoHgQphT2xb-jPynCU-ZbNv66lh_pf06FeM/s320/Wahoo+Sam+Crawford.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-34697020182866304772021-05-15T14:13:00.001-05:002021-05-15T14:13:05.103-05:00Wahoo Sam Crawford presentation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcP5_downfNXeirqiIzm85M-aqVB81ExlUuexlL35D1-DCPGIVnCrbsmwzWp11CqgTWSt7y6G7jVY_BBYFoUGRYAiH8cnWCVyObUzSPnGdiDWcvI0ijjgdGMxEOLyRJv1unY5m7pbjlu4/s1650/Krause+Presentation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcP5_downfNXeirqiIzm85M-aqVB81ExlUuexlL35D1-DCPGIVnCrbsmwzWp11CqgTWSt7y6G7jVY_BBYFoUGRYAiH8cnWCVyObUzSPnGdiDWcvI0ijjgdGMxEOLyRJv1unY5m7pbjlu4/w309-h400/Krause+Presentation.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><br />Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-32436633573926431602021-03-14T14:18:00.003-05:002021-03-14T14:18:56.277-05:00New Book About Wahoo Sam Crawford<p> My new book is published! Learn about the most feared power hitter of the Deadball Era.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVugic9PXcTDGgoifr2bt_Dyn0LirRr9L4pZxryVrupuz1g76W0xBYMTXHWOQGg2lpsGO833_iowdD_sAzP7LK3G6t-bmrr2_F5x7BYHswEkPsky0U1ksGXiGGbGnl5OYY93pP3kMEuzU/s2048/Wahoo+Sam+Crawford.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1335" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVugic9PXcTDGgoifr2bt_Dyn0LirRr9L4pZxryVrupuz1g76W0xBYMTXHWOQGg2lpsGO833_iowdD_sAzP7LK3G6t-bmrr2_F5x7BYHswEkPsky0U1ksGXiGGbGnl5OYY93pP3kMEuzU/s320/Wahoo+Sam+Crawford.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Wahoo Sam Crawford: The King of Sluggers</i> is available as a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578869152/" target="_blank">paperback</a> and a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wahoo-Sam-Crawford-King-Sluggers-ebook/dp/B08YWVZ55L/" target="_blank">Kindle e-book</a>.</div>Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-69173079293845296422020-10-15T20:38:00.006-05:002020-10-15T20:40:00.341-05:00New Book<p>Author update: I am working on a new book. Heading into the home stretch.</p><p>Is it fiction or nonfiction: nonfiction</p><p>Is it about baseball? Yes</p><p>What type of baseball book? a biography</p><p>Stay tuned ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_GFGZ2I3Kj0Kd3jV46MasALGJvvVz2o_W2kPx74Af9OEmB-vbsrHm4ac9WKtYQiGa3TuWEmFU7OgfmydnY6a-bMPVmmpVeTZNPKJh4KW3WiwRrUsA6a-QeC3rtJfXMTWM6_5-_NpAX30/s4320/005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_GFGZ2I3Kj0Kd3jV46MasALGJvvVz2o_W2kPx74Af9OEmB-vbsrHm4ac9WKtYQiGa3TuWEmFU7OgfmydnY6a-bMPVmmpVeTZNPKJh4KW3WiwRrUsA6a-QeC3rtJfXMTWM6_5-_NpAX30/w400-h300/005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-14940044975386779702020-04-09T08:47:00.001-05:002020-04-09T08:47:44.834-05:00A Puzzling DevelopmentA lot going on here within these thousand pieces.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fYmh2pkWhP1zSCwklobeqBDh-MTv7tz9O4PPR_YldpT36EQfm2EGRY8EMBak4jZPcfV96y5Ns08mB5xsMPPo_zm0Iu6aFO9-ZRWZYkWD3yWGApIBwhoFiwhmNwFe3_gpJe9CNA0_AkQ/s1600/puzzle+April+2020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="711" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fYmh2pkWhP1zSCwklobeqBDh-MTv7tz9O4PPR_YldpT36EQfm2EGRY8EMBak4jZPcfV96y5Ns08mB5xsMPPo_zm0Iu6aFO9-ZRWZYkWD3yWGApIBwhoFiwhmNwFe3_gpJe9CNA0_AkQ/s400/puzzle+April+2020.JPG" width="313" /></a></div>
<br />Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-818459685379610862019-09-02T21:10:00.001-05:002019-09-02T21:10:46.869-05:00Free BookThere is a rumor that the Kindle edition of one of my books will be free this weekend. Check out the Kindle Store on Amazon on September 7-8 to find out if this is true.Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-44290464909104822112019-04-30T22:30:00.001-05:002019-04-30T22:30:28.685-05:00A New Opportunity"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is."<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
-- Bob Feller</div>
Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-67868280405957529682018-07-01T17:56:00.003-05:002018-07-01T17:56:58.763-05:00All-American Fourth of JulyCelebrate the Fourth of July this year with <i>The All-American King</i>.<br />
<br />
On Wednesday July 4th, the Kindle version of my first novel will be on sale for only 99 cents!<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-All-American-King-ebook/dp/B00F1HJY2M/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to get your book.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41K52jBN-wp3MgwYXCxZBHL2EgaOG_rQpJOc2i3x9bosCpZBgABer3gylhBGy2wQpZi9QDGwlva0cd7_XUGKIZ2hyAg9ISk1bYoaCtbuU942tTduZiUMpcysUXLKJUBLiUCZ-JbFZqFs/s1600/The+All-American+King.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1068" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41K52jBN-wp3MgwYXCxZBHL2EgaOG_rQpJOc2i3x9bosCpZBgABer3gylhBGy2wQpZi9QDGwlva0cd7_XUGKIZ2hyAg9ISk1bYoaCtbuU942tTduZiUMpcysUXLKJUBLiUCZ-JbFZqFs/s400/The+All-American+King.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<br />Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-32352863826274878602018-03-22T20:45:00.000-05:002018-03-24T09:25:30.329-05:00Become a Better Writer ...Got an idea for a book, but aren't sure how to start writing? Or maybe you are already a writer looking to improve your skills. In either case, there are a host of advice books that can help. But where to start in this vast bibliography? The folks at EditionGuard have some ideas. Check out their <a href="https://www.editionguard.com/blog/best-books-for-writers/" target="_blank">list of 13 books for aspiring writers</a>.<br />
<br />
The list includes my all-time favorite book about writing. Can you guess which one?<br />
<br />
Hint: The author has the same last name as the main character in my first novel.Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-90736677265447518952018-03-05T18:19:00.002-06:002018-03-05T18:19:54.970-06:00Red FlagsIs there something wrong with how Major League Baseball teams have dealt with free agents this off-season? New Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer thinks so.<br />
<br />
Check out <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2018/03/05/eric-hosmer-mlb-slow-free-agent-market-something-wrong/395247002/" target="_blank">Hosmer's thoughts</a> at <i>USA Today</i>.Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-22336840926594628582018-01-15T13:50:00.004-06:002018-01-15T16:38:04.598-06:00Potential Free Agent DealsKeeping up with the free agent signings this off-season? There are still many top ballplayers who have yet to land with a team. With spring training fast approaching, there is sure to be plenty of activity in the Hot Stove League over the next few weeks.<br />
<br />
Check out <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/free-agents-matches-that-make-sense/c-264693526" target="_blank">this article</a> from Richard Justice at MLB.com for possible upcoming free agent deals.Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-66454047168052895862017-10-04T11:29:00.001-05:002017-10-04T11:29:27.211-05:00A Farewell to KingsSunday marked an emotional end to the Kansas City Royals 2017 baseball season. An era may be ending, but the memories will remain.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/P87eMLHQ6qs/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P87eMLHQ6qs?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<br />Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-26101706187521294642017-09-21T22:27:00.004-05:002017-09-21T22:28:15.393-05:00Another Record BreakerFor the second straight night, a Kansas City Royal set a home run record. Congratulations to Mike Moustakas for breaking the franchise's single-season home run record. Moose drilled his 37th homer of the year to surpass the previous Royals mark of 36 set by Steve Balboni in 1985.<br />
<br />
Read about Moose's record breaking home run at <i><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article174512686.html" target="_blank">The Kansas City Star</a></i>.Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618136447335625185.post-84126421095439292632017-09-20T17:44:00.000-05:002017-09-20T17:46:51.026-05:00Record BreakerCongratulations to Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals for hitting the home run that broke the MLB record for home runs in a season.<br />
<br />
Read about the record breaker at <a href="http://www.espn.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/82831/real-or-not-alex-gordon-the-unlikely-player-to-hit-home-run-no-5694" target="_blank">ESPN</a>.<br />
<br />
<br />Kent Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731770954595317436noreply@blogger.com0