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Erik Sherman, Author
Author Erik Sherman began writing professionally at the tender age of 14 for the Community Life Newspaper in Westwood, New Jersey.
He later became a stringer for the Bergen Record.
Erik attended Emerson College in Boston where he lettered in baseball for four seasons.
He wrote the critically acclaimed Glenn Burke autobiography, "Out At Home: The Glenn Burke Story" in 1995, which chronicled the life of the first Major League baseball player to reveal his homosexuality. He later assisted in the Comcast documentary of Burke
His latest project, "Steve Blass, A Pirate for Life," an autobiography, was released by Triumph Publishing on May 1, 2012. This book tells the story of the former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher whose inexplicable control problems at the peak of his All Star Major League career made "Steve Blass Disease" a part of the American lexicon. The book sold out its first edition after just three weeks of publication and is now in its fifth hardcover print, first trade paperback print, and is available as an e-book and audio book.
Erik's niche is writing about baseball stories that transcend the sport. While the Glenn Burke and Steve Blass stories are very different, both deal with lives that had great success (especially Blass, who had nine terrific seasons, including a World Series that he dominated on the mound), but saw them interrupted and ultimately end because of extraordinary circumstances.
He later became a stringer for the Bergen Record.
Erik attended Emerson College in Boston where he lettered in baseball for four seasons.
He wrote the critically acclaimed Glenn Burke autobiography, "Out At Home: The Glenn Burke Story" in 1995, which chronicled the life of the first Major League baseball player to reveal his homosexuality. He later assisted in the Comcast documentary of Burke
His latest project, "Steve Blass, A Pirate for Life," an autobiography, was released by Triumph Publishing on May 1, 2012. This book tells the story of the former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher whose inexplicable control problems at the peak of his All Star Major League career made "Steve Blass Disease" a part of the American lexicon. The book sold out its first edition after just three weeks of publication and is now in its fifth hardcover print, first trade paperback print, and is available as an e-book and audio book.
Erik's niche is writing about baseball stories that transcend the sport. While the Glenn Burke and Steve Blass stories are very different, both deal with lives that had great success (especially Blass, who had nine terrific seasons, including a World Series that he dominated on the mound), but saw them interrupted and ultimately end because of extraordinary circumstances.
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Pittsburgh Pirates hero Steve Blass has a lot to say on ESPN Radio including stories from his book by sports biographer Erik Sherman.
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For a generation of baseball fans, when a pitcher suddenly stops being able to perform, it's known as "Steve Blass Disease". Ira Glass speaks with Steve and others about this phenomenon and his book with sports biographer Erik Sherman.
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This American Life is a weekly public radio show broadcast on more than 500 stations to about 1.8 million listeners. It is also often the most popular podcast in the country, with around 700,000 people downloading each week. Click on the image to hear it!
Steve Blass interview with Ed Randall on New York's flagship sports station WFAN.
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A Root Sports television feature story with sports biographer Erik Sherman and Pirates' Color Analyst and former All Star pitcher Steve Blass profiling their book:
"Steve Blass: A Pirate for Life". Click on the image to see it!
Radio interview with Pittsburgh area sports talk personality Joe Shuta and sports biographer Erik Sherman discussing the new Steve Blass autobiography:
A Pirate for Life" on 5/9/12. Click on the image to hear it!
Pirates Pre-game Radio interview with host Greg Brown talking with Sherman on his new book with Steve Blass:
A Pirate for Life" on 5/5/12. Click on the image to hear it!
