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About Bruce Markusen

Bruce Markusen is the author of seven books on baseball, including the award-winning A Baseball Dynasty: Charlie Finley’s Swingin’ A’s, the recipient of the Seymour Medal from the Society for American Baseball Research. He has also written The Team That Changed Baseball: Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates, Tales From The Mets Dugout, and The Orlando Cepeda Story. Bruce currently works as a museum teacher at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Farmers’ Museum, and the Fenimore Art Museum, all located in Cooperstown. In addition to The Hardball Times, he also contributes articles to Bronx Banter. Bruce, his wife Sue, and their daughter Madeline reside in Cooperstown.


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2013

Card Corner: 1973 Topps: Mike Andrews

May 17, 2013
He went from Fenway to The Fund, with a bump in between.

Cooperstown Confidential: What really happened with Fritz Ostermueller and Jackie Robinson

May 10, 2013
Can events from 1947 be accurately re-created?

Card Corner: 1973 Topps: Jose Cardenal

May 03, 2013
If you like stories of loud crickets, tight flannels, and large Afros, you will love Jose Cardenal.

Cooperstown Confidential: The wild life of George Brunet

April 26, 2013
He was the game's ultimate travelling man and lived a baseball life like no one else.

Card Corner: 1973 Topps: Brooks Robinson

April 19, 2013
There's a reason why so many Maryland parents have named their sons for this man.

Talking ball with Matt Silverman about Swingin’ 73

April 12, 2013
He's written a fine new book that explores baseball and America 40 years ago.

Card Corner: 1973 Topps: Tommie Agee

April 05, 2013
The man could play center field, not only on his baseball card, but in the 1969 World Series.

THT Live: Pop culture and the pastime: The Walking Dead and baseball

April 01, 2013

THT Live: Remembering Gus Triandos

March 30, 2013

Cooperstown Confidential: The 1978 firing of Alvin Dark

March 29, 2013
It's not just players who find their jobs on the line during spring training. Sometimes the managers have to watch for the boom.

THT Live: A baseball card mystery: Wally Backman and the unknown Pirate

March 26, 2013

Card Corner, 1973 Topps: Steve Barber

March 22, 2013
Few batters enjoyed stepping in against this pellet-throwing left-hander.

THT Live: A baseball card mystery: Templeton and Foley

March 19, 2013

Cooperstown Confidential: Is it 1989 again for the Yankees?

March 15, 2013
Spring training of 2013 is not boding well for the Bombers.

THT Live: A baseball card mystery: who’s with Bob Boone?

March 12, 2013

THT Live: Pop culture and the pastime: talking movies with Billy Sample

March 11, 2013

Card Corner, 1973 Topps: Jim Ray Hart

March 08, 2013
His is a story of hard hitting, hard drinking, and legitimate concern.

Cooperstown Confidential: The sad saga of Leon Wagner

March 01, 2013
"Daddy Wags" needs to be remembered.

THT Live: A baseball card mystery: Felix the Cat and the Cobra

February 28, 2013

THT Live: A baseball card mystery: finding Kent Tekulve

February 25, 2013

Card Corner, 1973 Topps: Rico Carty

February 22, 2013
It's time for the big fella to take a whack at 1973 Topps.

Cooperstown Confidential: MLK and MLB in 1968

February 15, 2013
It's Black History Month, a perfect time to examine a link between civil rights, baseball and tragedy.

THT Live: A baseball card mystery: Jim Spencer and Billy North

February 13, 2013

Card Corner, 1973 Topps: Dock Ellis

February 08, 2013
Follow a journey that took a man from drug addict to hero.

THT Live: Remembering Earl Williams

February 02, 2013

THT Live: A baseball card mystery: Lou Brock and the unknown Pirate

February 01, 2013

Cooperstown Confidential: From the Uptons to the Alous

February 01, 2013
Baseball has a long history of brothers in the same clubhouse.

THT Live: A tribute to Chuck Hinton

January 29, 2013

THT Live: Earl Weaver and the cigarette ejection

January 28, 2013

Card Corner, 1973 Topps: Bill Freehan

January 25, 2013
When talking about catchers of the 1960s, this man deserves a prominent place in the conversation.

THT Live: A tribute to Earl Weaver

January 21, 2013

Cooperstown Confidential: Farewell to Enzo Hernandez, Fred Talbot and SportsWatch

January 18, 2013
Let's remember two players who left us, along with a favorite old radio show.

THT Live: A baseball card mystery: Joe Ferguson and who?

January 16, 2013

Card Corner, 1973 Topps: Bobby Bonds

January 11, 2013
Barry made news this week when he fell short of Hall of Fame election, but his father was also a pretty fair player.

THT Live: Pop culture and the Pastime: Baseball and the Twilight Zone

January 09, 2013

Cooperstown Confidential: the pioneers of the DH

January 04, 2013
Let's begin the New Year with one of the biggest rule changes of our lifetime.

THT Live: A baseball card mystery: who’s sliding into Dick Green?

January 01, 2013

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