Tom Swift Writer’s Notebook

The books editors at both the Star Tribune and the St. Paul Pioneer Press have recently devoted column space to Minnesotans in Baseball, a collection of dozens of the most famous baseball players born or raised in the state. The book was edited by Stew Thornley, award-winning author, foremost historian of baseball in the North [...]

While writing “Chief Bender’s Burden,” I looked everywhere I could think of for footage of Charles Bender. In my dreams I would discover lost in-game pitching footage. More realistically, I thought I had shot at something — a demonstration or even an off-field appearance. The man was, after all, in a movie. I swung and [...]

I know many well-adjusted human beings are and for a long time have been on Facebook, but it’s always seemed a little like fourth grade to me. That saying about mocking what we don’t understand comes into play here and although I’m not sure that I yet comprehend what it means, I am, alas, now [...]

Charley Walters — former Major Leaguer and all-star at the St. Paul Pioneer Press — was kind enough to make note of “Chief Bender’s Burden” in his Sunday column. Keep reading well past commentary on Joe Mauer’s employment status.