Today, March 5 through Saturday, March 8, UNP will be at the 32nd Annual NINE Spring Training Conference!

The Spring Training Conference is a multi-disciplinary academic conference, featuring presentations on a wide range of baseball topics, including history, analytics, law, media analysis, literature, architecture, cultural studies, rhetoric, and more.

UNP’s Senior Acquisition Editor Rob Tayler will be in attendance alongside a number of UNP authors. Larry R. Gerlach, author of Lion of the League, will be awarded the 2025 Seymour Medal on the last day of the conference. Leave While the Party’s Good by Lee C. Kluck was the Seymour Medal runner-up.

Wednesday, March 5: UNP author presentations

7:00-9:00 p.m. An Evening with Tom Hoffarth, author of Perfect Eloquence, to present “Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Vin Scully’s First Game Behind the Mic”

Thursday, March 6: UNP author presentations

8:30 a.m.-10:10 a.m. David Krell, author of 1978, The Fenway Effect, and 1962 to present “Nuf Ced!: The Story of Michael McGreevy, Baseball’s First Superfan”

Saturday, March 8: UNP author presentations

8:30 a.m.-10:10 a.m. Jason Cannon, author of Charlie Murphy, presenting  “A Time for Reflection: The Legacy of Billy Williams”

8:30 a.m.-10 a.m. Doug Feldmann, author of One More for the White Rat to present “City Guys and Country Guys: The Intersection of Urban and Rural Landscapes in Baseball Literature”

2:30 p.m.-3:20 p.m. Mitchell Nathanson, author of Under Jackie’s Shadow, presenting “Lies, Damn Lies, and Moneyball: The Truth and the Story of Moneyball (and how never the twain did meet)”

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