Hello again, future readers! Dropping a quick line to let you know that YELLS FOR OURSELVES is now a full third of the way to its preorder goal. Thanks again to everyone who helped make this happen. As I’ve said previously, I’m working on a large preview for all preorder-ers; it’s nearly complete and should be coming your way next week.

I also wanted to direct your attention to a new feature over at yellsforourselves.com. When I first started writing this book, I imagined it as a more robust ebook with lots of neat interactivity and such. One feature I really wanted it to have was a calendar of regular season games that a reader could consult to see what happened on any given day. Though the super jazzy ebook never happened, I went as far as writing all the content for that calendar.

So rather than letting that content go to waste, it’s now posted at the link below. You can see the season broken down by month, with capsule "snapshot" descriptions for each game. There’s even some video where available (both clips and contemporary news coverage, for people who wondered what Len Berman had to say). For instance, you could look at today’s date in 1999 and see that that it was the Mets’ home opener, wherein starter Bobby Jones hit a tie-breaking homer and Bobby Bonilla actually received a standing ovation (his first and last as a Met, I assume).

http://www.yellsforourselves.com/2017/04/05/1999-day-by-day/

I have a similar calendar for 2000, which will debut in the coming weeks, so keep your eyes peeled for that. And of course, if you know of anyone else who might enjoy this book, please help spread the word.

Thanks again!

— Matthew

Holy Fonzie! A mere 24 hours after going live, YELLS FOR OURSELVES has achieved 20% of its preorder goal! That is a modest but important milestone, because it means YELLS FOR OURSELVES is officially over the Mendoza Line!

Many thanks to everyone who preordered the book and spread the word about on Twitter, Facebook, and elsewhere. As you probably know already, I’m working on a special preview for everyone who preordered and will have that ready very soon. In the meantime, I’ve posted the first for-real chapter of the book here at Inkshares. You can also check out this chapter at the link below, where it also has some spiffy pics and video and so forth. 

http://www.yellsforourselves.com/2017/04/05/chapter-1-some-assembly-required/

Thanks again!

— Matthew