
Jerry Grillo
@thefourcrickets
Husband, dad, bro, pal, citizen. Georgia Author of the Year finalist for "The Music and Mythocracy of Col. Bruce Hampton," author of "Big Cat," available now!
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Hey baseball people, this week on Good Seats Still Available! Give a listen. Your ears will thank you! BaseballHistoryNut Bird Chatter Baseball #BaseballHistory ⚾️ #Baseballbooks

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Big news today in '43: Johnny Mize took his draft board physical and spent the next three years wearing a U.S. Navy uniform, hitting home runs for Uncle Sam. Read all about it in "Big Cat." #BaseBall History of the Second World War #Yankees #Cardinals #giants Univ Nebraska Press Johnny "Big Cat" Mize


Don't miss the 20th Annual Dahlonega Literary Festival, tomorrow! Come visit me and you'll walk away with a baseball card. If you love to read, you'll love this event. literaryfestival.org #booksigningevent #booksigning #northeastgeorgia #LiteraryEvent Univ Nebraska Press

Had a great time with Dr. Paul Semendinger on his podcast, part of the Start Spreading the News empire, talking about Johnny "Big Cat" Mize and my new book about him. Check it out here: startspreadingthenews.blog/post/the-dr-se… Univ Nebraska Press #Baseball #biography

Grateful for this wonderful review of my book, "Big Cat," in a publication I truly respect and enjoy, NINE: A Journal of Baseball History & Culture. Check it out here, then get a copy of the book! muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/article…

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Top of the inning to ya! Get 40% off all the great baseball books from the University of Nebraska Press. That includes mine (the one in the picture). Just use this code (6BAB25) and order from here: bit.ly/468WN7f #Baseball BaseballHistoryNut The Baseball Project #biography


Grateful to NINE: A Journal of Baseball History & Culture and Jason Cannon for this wonderful review. Check the review and the other great writing about writingNews and Reviews post:


1st base cousins: Johnny "Big Cat" Mize and Babe Ruth were cousins-in-law. This is from their first and only time on a field together, 1935 spring training. Lots more to tell in my book BIG CAT. It's 40% off with this code (6BAB25) here: bit.ly/468WN7f Joe Posnanski Univ Nebraska Press


Thanks to Dr. Paul Semendinger for this interview in Start Spreading the News: startspreadingthenews.blog/post/sstn-inte… Univ Nebraska Press The Baseball Project #baseballbooks #baseball




Big thanks to John Shea and the The San Francisco Standard for including my book, "Big Cat," on this list of Father's Day gifts for SFGiants fans! sfstandard.com/2025/06/11/wil… Univ Nebraska Press