Jason Turbow is an American author and journalist best known for his baseball writing. He is the author of ''The Baseball Codes': Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America's Pastime'' (2010), ''Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic': Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, and Charlie Finley's Swingin' A's'' (2017), ''They Bled Blue': Fernandomania, Strike-Season Mayhem, and the Weirdest Championship Baseball Had Ever Seen: The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers'' (2019), and is the co-author of

Kenny Loggins Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins (born January 7, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His early songs were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970, which led to seven albums recorded with Jim Messina (musician), Jim Mess ...

' memoir, ''Still Alright': A Memoir'' (2022).

Career

Jason Turbow attended the

University of California, Santa Cruz The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California, United States. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of C ...

. He began his professional career as the sports editor at the Crescent City Triplicate, a newspaper based in a small logging town on the north coast of California. After gaining experience in the field, Turbow moved on to join the

San Francisco Chronicle The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It was founded in 1865 as ''The Daily Dramatic Chronicle'' by teenage brothers Charles de Young and M. H. de Young, Michael H. ...

. At the San Francisco Chronicle, Turbow was responsible for editing ''Giants Today'', a full-page supplement published in tandem with every Giants home game. Turbow eventually wrote for various publications like

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...

The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' (''WSJ''), also referred to simply as the ''Journal,'' is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscriptio ...

, and

Sports Illustrated ''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI'') is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954. Founded by Stuart Scheftel, it was the first magazine with a circulation of over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellen ...

. His passion for baseball led him to focus on sports journalism, particularly about the intricacies of America's pastime. In 2010, Turbow published his first book, ''The Baseball Codes'', which explored the unwritten rules of baseball, including beanballs, sign stealing, and bench-clearing brawls. The book received positive reviews and established Turbow as a respected voice in baseball literature. In 2017, Turbow released ''Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic'', a book that chronicled the rise and fall of the Oakland Athletics under the ownership of Charles O. Finley during the 1970s. The book detailed the team's colorful personalities and their three consecutive World Series championships from 1972 to 1974.

References

External links

Official website
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