Baseball and the Media by George Castle

“George Castle, the veteran Chicago sportswriter and host of the syndicated ‘Diamond Gems,’ has written a hard-hitting and insightful expose of the decline of serious reporting about baseball. . . . [A]n insider’s view of Chicago’s press boxes and a harsh indictment of sports/talk radio. It’s Castle’s eighth book—and his best yet.” —Robert Feder, Chicago Sun-Times

“This is not a scholarly treatise. [Castle] quotes from other sportswriters, team media directors, and athletes, rather than academic statistics, which helps the average reader relate. . . . His most interesting analysis comes when he compares the media coverage from the New York/Los Angeles media hotbeds with those of smaller markets. . . . There’s something to be said for the nostalgic simplicity of an organ at the ballpark, rather than the constant blare of the deafening rock music most teams assault their patrons with. Castle speaks for the purist fans who yearn for those days.”—ForeWord