I am in the final stages of writing and editing a historical book about the Milwaukee Brewers and Bud Selig’s fight to bring the team to the city.  McFarland & Company will be publishing the book in 2018/19, depending on the editing and revision process – and of course, if I hit my deadlines!

To summarize in nice bullet points, the book:

• Weaves a backstory through Milwaukee’s rich baseball history and Selig’s childhood baseball experiences to put his quest into proper context
• Presents a history of the minor league American Association Milwaukee Brewers and owner Bill Veeck’s over-the-top promotions at Borchert Field
• The rise and fall of the Milwaukee Braves which led to Selig’s new ownership group (Teams Inc. – later Milwaukee Brewers Inc.) fighting to first keep the Braves in town, then doing everything possible to acquire a new franchise
• Tells how initial fervent community support for the Braves later turned into anger and apathy that carried over to the new Brewers team
• Similarities between baseball history in Seattle and Milwaukee and the court battles fought on both fronts over baseball franchises – leading to the loss of one team and the birth of another
• Covers the brief history of the Seattle Pilots, from their expansion into major league baseball through financial ruin and bankruptcy court
• Details the mad scramble to relocate a team with just one week before season
• Provides a breakdown of the 1970 baseball season, including everything from countless roster moves to wacky promotions such as witches casting a winning spell over the team, and 69 year old Milt Mason being christened “Bernie Brewer” while spending the summer on top the scoreboard
• Summarizes the events that followed that first year and how quickly a roster can be “deconstructed”
• Follows the team from the 1970’s to the present day, through all the extreme highs and lows players and fans have experienced
• Concludes with an extensive “where are they now” section covering the lives of team executives, players, and coaches involved in the early stages of Brewers baseball

I also have other works on the backburner that will follow the Brewers book.  I hope to publish a collection of archival works and have some other possible projects I’m tinkering on.