Comments on: Wayne Granger

By: 4b34r

4b34r — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:31:19 +0000

Something about this photo makes me want an orange creamsicle.

Congrats on the book, Josh. I hope that stick of gum is as stiff and stale as they used to be.

By: psychsound

psychsound — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:43:10 +0000

Can’t wait to read the book. Great news that it’s about to come out.

By: thunderfan24

thunderfan24 — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:18:46 +0000

Congrats Josh! I will be half expecting a stick of gum to fall out of the book when I open it.

By: johnq11

johnq11 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:47:00 +0000

Sansho1,

I don’t have much sympathy for the big mass merchant book sellers like Borders because they basically did the same thing to the small mom & pop stores.

Borders kind of sucks now anyway, they never have a very good selection of baseball/sports books on hand. They seem to cater most of the store towards women and especially teens and adolescents with all that vampire/twilight B.S. Every year places like Borders & Barnes & Noble become less like Book stores. More and more of the place is taken up by games/toys, calenders, greeting cards, and then a bunch of memorabilia for whatever is the latest fad like Twilight, mugs/hats/shirts etc.

Case in point, I went to Borders on 2/22 to pick up the new Baseball Prospectus 2010, they didn’t have it even though it was available at Amazon for $15 less, and Barnes&Noble had it for full price. I asked the lady, when will it be in, “Try 2/25-2/26″. I came back on the 27th, they still didn’t have it in stock. I Went to another Borders and the lady gave me some bizarre story about it being in a box that she couldn’t find. I had a Gift Card that I received from my sister otherwise I would have just bought it online. Finally on 3/1 they got it in.

I think everything is leading up to digital anyway. I bet in 10 years or so there’s going to be a book site like Netflix where you pay a monthly fee and then basically rent books one at a time for your kindle.

By: pieman1121

pieman1121 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:53:45 +0000

Haley also takes a great turn in “Shutter Island” with Leo DiCaprio. I didn’t realize he was in the movie until he was on-screen, though. He reminds me a little of Clint Howard sometimes.

By: andrewcw1

andrewcw1 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:40:05 +0000

Thanks for describing that feeling of fleeting magic! I love the old Astro’s jerseys. If you get a chance let me know what you think of the new baseball card show I just kicked off at http://www.openingdaycards.com. We’re trying to bring that feeling back.

By: Josh Wilker

Josh Wilker — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:11:31 +0000

johnq11: Well-put synopsis of “Breaking Training” as the ultimate kid fantasy.

seaver41: I haven’t watched that show yet, but as a JE Haley completist I will. His work in Little Children was chilling.

sansho1: Thanks for that explanation of the inner workings of Amazon. Interesting.

mbtn01: I was just talking to the editor about trying to work up an “east coast swing” in May. Thanks so much for offering info about the Brooklyn store. Can you email me at the address in the upper right of the home page here? Thanks!

By: mbtn01

mbtn01 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:02:20 +0000

Hey are you doing a book tour? I can recommend a local shop in Brooklyn that does these events very well and they usually move a small pile too.

By: doryadams

doryadams — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:37:54 +0000

Very exciting to see your book, Josh — and I’m looking forward to getting my copy on the release date. Congratulations!

By: sansho1

sansho1 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:19:59 +0000

Amazon (a former employer of mine) regularly discounts new releases, often up to 70%. Along with WalMart, Amazon is treating new releases as loss leaders to drive customers away from brick-and-mortar stores like Borders and B&N. Once they succeed in driving them out of business (there are no profits at Borders to pad, let me assure you), expect those discounts to disappear.

That said, there are few things I like more than saving a few bucks, so I’ll probably order this from Amazon myself. Congratulations, Josh, on the completed project and high-profile blurbage!