07/06/2016
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Location
Southport Memorial Library
1032 Hendricks Hill Rd.
Event Type
Author Tommy Shea will give a presentation on his new book “Dingers: The 101 Most Memorable Home Runs in Baseball History.” A book signing will follow the talk. “Dingers” celebrates the art of the home run in its panoramic look at baseball, told through vignettes of the legendary games and the moments within them that changed the record books and made baseball history. The book highlights the epoch-making homers of Bobby Thompson and Henry Aaron, Bill Mazeroski and Joe Carter, and many others–the most thrilling moments of America’s most beloved sport. Shea is both a lifelong baseball fan and a seasoned journalist with over 40 years’ experience as a reporter and columnist for the Springfield (Mass) Newspapers. He has taught journalism at Bay Path College, Holyoke Community College, Springfield College, and Elms College.