Evansville Courier & Press

Evansville native Mark Newman's book asks baseball's greats: Which hit was your favorite?

By Chad Lindskog, Evansville Courier & Press

EVANSVILLE — Mark Newman received a wakeup call last year on the morning of Game 7 of the World Series.

It was Pete Rose.

Newman scrambled to put baseball's all-time hit king on speakerphone and open Microsoft Word on his computer inside a Cleveland hotel room. Then he asked this question: What hit meant the most to you and why? . . . Read more >>

Barnes & Noble book signing / USA launch

I am proud to be launching DIAMONDS FROM THE DUGOUT in my hometown of Evansville, Indiana, at the Barnes & Noble on Green River Road. The book signing is from 1-2 p.m. CT on Saturday, October 14. Please buy the book there, because part of the proceeds will benefit the Public Education Foundation Evansville. I became a reader and writer in the Evansville public school system, and my parents worked for the Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp. Evansville is home to Don Mattingly, one of the 115 legends included in the book. Hope to see you there!