J B ManheimJB Manheim is Professor Emeritus at The George Washington University, where he developed the world's first degree-granting program in political communication and was later founding director of the School of Media & Public Affairs. In 1995 he was name Professor of the Year for the District of Columbia. He learned his love of baseball collecting splinters in Little League, watching Dizzy Dean on the Game of the Week, and huddling with his grandfather for warmth on July nights at The Mistake By The Lake, AKA, Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Manheim applies his expertise in politics and the ways of Washington and his understanding of baseball behind the scenes to offer a fresh perspective on this annual Capitol Hill ritual. JB Manheim is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America. Read More Read Less