Find out What Is The Baseball Talmud?

Find out What Is The Baseball Talmud? On Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 7:00 p.m at the Washington Twp. Public Library, 37 E. Springtown Rd, Long Valley, NJ.

The Baseball Talmud by Howard Megdal reveals that there is far more to Jewish baseball than Hank Greenberg's powerful slugging and Sandy Koufax's masterful control. From Ausmus to Zinn, Berg to Kinsler, Holtzman to Yeager, and many others, Megdal draws upon the lore and the little-known details that increase our enjoyment of the game, including:

• Which Jewish player spent a portion of his retirement as a spy

• Who received $50,000 and a car to quit school and join the Major Leagues

• How many players sat out of games scheduled on Yom Kippur

• Which famous player chose baseball over becoming a rabbi

But this is more than just stories. Megdal, a stat geek himself, uses the wealth of modern saber metrics to determine the greatest Jewish players at each position, the all-time Jewish All-Star Team, and how they would rate against the greatest teams in baseball history, from the 1906 Chicago Cubs to the 1998 New York Yankees.

Howard Megdal is the Editor-in-Chief of The Perpetual Post. He covers baseball and basketball for SNY.tv, MLBTradeRumors.com, New York Baseball Digest and has written for ESPN.com as well as numerous other publications. His book about Jewish baseball players, "The Baseball Talmud," is available for purchase on Amazon.com and wherever books are sold. Howard co-hosts the radio program New York Baseball Digest with Mike Silva; Podcasts are available on iTunes. He has been a guest on a number of radio stations, including WFAN and WVOX. Howard's daily haiku recapping each Mets game can be read on AmazinAvenue.com.

Call the Library at 908-876-3596 or go to www.wtpl.org and sign up for this program under Adult Activities!