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NPR Commentator Frank Deford Authors Baseball Novel

Legendary sports writer Frank Deford's new novel examines the changing dynamics of baseball managers and the players they manage. NPR's "Morning Edition" commentator explains why he chose the culture

NPR Commentator Frank Deford Authors Baseball Novel

Alison St John (Guest Host): In life, as in baseball, strange things happen. Through a series of circumstances, I find myself talking to arguably the nation's best sports writer, Frank Deford, about his new novel called, The Entitled, a tale of Modern Baseball , when I've only ever been to three baseball games myself!  

The Entitled is available at bookstores everywhere and online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble .

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  • Frank Deford, author of The Entitled: A Tale of Modern Baseball, six-time national sportswriter of the year, senior contributing editor at Sports Illustrated , commentator on NPR's Morning Edition , and a correspondent on the HBO show RealSports with Bryant Gumbel.
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