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Rob Sheinkopf

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in Syracuse, New York, The United States

June 11, 1951

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Rob Sheinkopf, originally from Syracuse, New York, is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and has presented his research over many years to SABR and to the Sport Literature Association (SLA), to NINE -the history and culture of baseball, and to the Cooperstown Symposium at the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Rob is the author and editor of “Hey Mom, wanna have a catch?”, an anthology of baseball stories honoring parents who encourage or simply put up with their child’s love for and obsession with our National Pastime.

Rob is also the author of Baseball Imposters, the dark side of fandom, based upon his research and writing about grown men who falsely pass themselves off as former major league baseball players. Both of those ...more

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	Baseball Imposters: The Dark Side of Fandom 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hey Mom, Wanna Have a Catch?: A Collection of Baseball Stories Honoring Moms and Dads Who Taught Us to Love America’s National Pastime 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Final Season: Fathers, Sons, and One Last Season in a Classic American Ballpark (Honoring a Detroit Legend)

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