tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068146514732376117.post4689848239645205429..comments2023-05-17T03:22:02.747-05:00Comments on Historic Ballparks: Marc OkkonenJeff Suntalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13718201575715948406noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068146514732376117.post-47205462737631688282008-08-05T15:23:00.000-05:002008-08-05T15:23:00.000-05:00I had an email from Marc just before SABR38 saying...I had an email from Marc just before SABR38 saying that he wasn't coming this year (he was at last year's meeting in St. Louis). <BR/><BR/>You can usually find his books, though they are getting harder to come by (more expensive), on AbeBooks, which I think has recently been acquired by Amazon.com.Town and Country Garden Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13810906430327401603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068146514732376117.post-71521318041375483392008-06-27T16:51:00.000-05:002008-06-27T16:51:00.000-05:00Is Marc Okkonen still alive? If so, are there pla...Is Marc Okkonen still alive? If so, are there plans to publish updated versions of these books? I have Baseball Uniforms Of The 20th Century and I think it is an impressive piece of baseball memorabilia. I'm anxious to see the others.Todd Laveenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08654196005368094694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068146514732376117.post-42349156632959062282007-04-03T12:07:00.000-05:002007-04-03T12:07:00.000-05:00John-$20, when I got it a few weeks back. I love ...John-<BR/>$20, when I got it a few weeks back. I love it, and consult it frequently when I'm drafting.Sean Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965480927483549287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068146514732376117.post-63633189330820779222007-03-31T17:45:00.000-05:002007-03-31T17:45:00.000-05:00I hope a sort of mini community develops here wher...<I>I hope a sort of mini community develops here where people can comment and critique to their heart's content.</I><BR/><BR/><B> That would be nice. IMO, careful and informed graphic documentation of ballparks is more useful than tabulations of dimensions which may or may not be accurate, and which are usually not defined geometrically.<BR/><BR/>But I wonder how many people are operating within the first category. You, I, Andrew Clem, and Marc Okkonen quickly come to mind. But are there (m)any others? And I don't know whether Marc is fully on-line or whether he just does e-mail. </B> <BR/><BR/><A> Off-topic: I wonder what an "a" html tag produces. </A><BR/>Whatever's above is the answer.John Pastierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02664869735716259274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068146514732376117.post-20754422763312200242007-03-30T18:53:00.000-05:002007-03-30T18:53:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment John. I have your book! I h...Thanks for the comment John. I have your book! <BR/><BR/>I hope a sort of mini community develops here where people can comment and critique to their heart's content.Jeff Suntalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13718201575715948406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068146514732376117.post-81774655876503956802007-03-29T23:18:00.000-05:002007-03-29T23:18:00.000-05:00A double coincidence here:I have a book in print t...A double coincidence here:<BR/>I have a book in print titled Historic Ballparks.<BR/>And it has 20 color reproductions of Marc Okkonen's drawings.<BR/><BR/>It's immense (about 12" x 17"), and profusely illustrated. I don't get any royalties (it was done for a flat fee), so my shilling for it is pure egomania rather than egomania plus greed.<BR/><BR/>The best (cheapest) source seems to be Barnes and Noble, but even at full price ($30), you'll get a lot of book (256 pages, each the size of Ebbets Field) for the buck.<BR/><BR/>The illustrations are a mix of old photos, newer photos, old postcards, seating diagrams, old lithographs, engravings, and woodcuts, Marc's drawings, pictures of models and replicas, and a few pics of ballpark memorabilia. <BR/><BR/>The text for the second part of the book (written by two Englishmen) is the sort of boilerplate that you'd expect in a coffee table book, but my historic essay in the first part has some actual depth and substance.<BR/><BR/>It also has the most complete and accurate list of ballparks architects. <BR/><BR/>March 29, 2007 10:51:00 PM ESTJohn Pastierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02664869735716259274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068146514732376117.post-63889708663182609392007-03-29T22:51:00.000-05:002007-03-29T22:51:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.John Pastierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02664869735716259274noreply@blogger.com