by Tom Swyers | Jul 8, 2015 | Novel, Saving Babe Ruth, Uncategorized
I’m travelling today with my family in a Toyota Prius V Wagon (yawn) to the Baseball Hall of Fame (yes!). The Toyota Prius V Wagon was selected by other family members from the family fleet as the vehicle of choice for this trip. If anything, the Prius V Wagon has a...
by Tom Swyers | Jun 27, 2015 | Novel, Saving Babe Ruth, Uncategorized
Today, June 27, 2015, is the one year anniversary of publishing Saving Babe Ruth. I felt a sense of accomplishment seeing the book in print and widely available at this time last year. My euphoria didn’t last long. It’s been a year full of ups and downs. If I thought...
by Tom Swyers | Mar 23, 2015 | Saving Babe Ruth, Uncategorized
I’m pleased to announce that Saving Babe Ruth has been named as a finalist in two categories of the annual Benjamin Franklin Awards competition for excellence in publishing. The two categories are: “Popular Fiction” and the “Ben Fisher Award for Best First Book:...
by Tom Swyers | Feb 12, 2015 | Little League
We all wanted to believe in the Little League team called Jackie Robinson West. We wanted to believe they were one of those uplifting underdog stories that have come to define us as Americans. That’s the image we were sold all summer long during the televised Little...
by Tom Swyers | Feb 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Thanks to the Albany (New York) Institute of History and Art, this city is the place to be if you have an interest in baseball. The Institute’s “Triple Play” exhibit on baseball runs through July. It’s not only the exhibit (containing items...
