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With apologies to Dorothy and her gang for the title, those literary characters (yes, they were in a book before the movie, folks) got me thinking about others and that led right into Philly native Allen Schatz, author of a series of books with a BIG local connection. You might remember we first mentioned Allen and his book launch back in February and then again in June when he added a print version . Well, we caught up to Allen to find out what’s been going on. Turns out, there’s a lot. PhoulBallz had a quick chat with him to get the 411. PhoulBallz: OK, so last we checked, you had a book out, Game 7: Dead Ball . What’s all this I’m hearing about an entire series? Allen Schatz: You are hearing correctly. I’ve published two more titles to create The Marshall Connors Series. The new books are 7th Inning Death and Rally Killer . As you know, you can’t really rest in any business, especially writing, and especially Indie writing. It’s been said anyone can write a book. The tr...

Local author, and massive baseball fan, Allen Schatz's initial literary release "Game 7: Dead Ball", a murder mystery based around the World Series in Philadelphia, is now in print, after a successful run as an electronic-read only release. Here's a snippet from the press release from earlier this year: Washington, Pennsylvania - Allen Schatz, Philadelphia native and current resident of western Pennsylvania, mixes a love of the game to spin a mystery-suspense yarn where revenge hides at the core. The book, titled GAME 7: DEAD BALL , targeting mystery fans and baseball fans alike, takes place before and during the 2008 World Series. The lead character, umpire Marshall Connors, believes a vacation cut short is a reasonable price to pay for the opportunity to work the games, but that price rapidly increases when he finds himself in the middle of something more intense than the games on the field. Schatz, who happens to be a friend of PhoulBallz.com, invites a...

Friend of this site, Allen Schatz has a brand new novel available exclusively online from SmashWords.com. The backdrop of the murder mystery, titled GAME 7: DEAD BALL , is the 2008 World Series that featured the Philadelphia Phillies. If you are a fan of crime mysteries, books, baseball and especially a combination of those three, this is the story for you. Check out the information from the press release below and click the link to support a local author and baseball fan. Washington, Pennsylvania - February 7, 2011 - Allen Schatz, Philadelphia native and current resident of western Pennsylvania, mixes a love of the game to spin a mystery-suspense yarn where revenge hides at the core. The book, titled GAME 7: DEAD BALL , targeting mystery fans and baseball fans alike, takes place before and during the 2008 World Series. The lead character, umpire Marshall Connors, believes a vacation cut short is a reasonable price to pay for the opportunity to work the games, but that price rapidly in...

This is an entry by guest blogger Allen Schatz. Allen may be familiar to some of you as "raschatz" on twitter and Facebook. Allen is a fiction writer and is currently shopping a murder mystery set on a baseball canvas. Those in the business may wish to click here , to find out more about Allen's work. Much has been said and written about how the Phillies have turned a corner in recent years, how they finally seem to "get it." I was reminded of that after another day of Eagles football came and went with a hauntingly familiar result. The Birds have taken over as Philadelphia's -- hell, maybe ALL of professional sport's -- Groundhog Day Team. You know, they do the same thing over and over and expect something different to result. Phil Sheridan of the Philly Inquirer hit on it in his assessment of their latest loss... "The veteran head coach has to take some of the heat for the way some very good drives fizzled..." "The Eagles' inabilit...