When Towns Had Teams Now Available

When Towns Had Teams, the new book by Maine author Jim Baumer, is finally off the presses and into the hands of customers. I met with Jim over the weekend and received delivery of my order. The books look terrific and, based on the few chapters that I have made it through thus far, are a treasure trove of history and great stories from the heyday of town team baseball in Maine. Baumer covers the post World War II resurrection of local baseball until it's ultimate near-demise today. There are also several wonderful pictures included in the book. I'll give a full review when I've finished reading it (the Sea Dogs will be slowing down this effort a bit). In the mean time, head over to the RiverVision Press web site (linked above) or to your local book store. Jim has been placing the book in a lot of the independent stores in coastal and western Maine and has been expanding his reach. If your favored bookstore doesn't carry the book, please ask that they do.