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The Baseball Project's first album, Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails was released on Yep Roc Records on July 8, 2008. The album is available on compact disc and digitally on Yep Roc's site.[9]

Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails
Studio album by The Baseball Project
Released	July 8, 2008 (2008-07-08)
Recorded	Jackpot! Studios, Portland, Oregon, United States, 2008
Length	44:44
Language	English
Label	Yep Roc
The Baseball Project chronology
Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails (2008) Homerun EP (2009)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76%[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Boston Phoenix	[3]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)	A[4]
NOW	4/5[5]
PopMatters	7/10[6]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[7]
Uncut	[8]

Track listing

1. "Past Time" (McCaughey) – 2:57
2. "Ted Fucking Williams" (Wynn) – 3:04
3. "Gratitude (For Curt Flood)" (Wynn) – 3:23
4. "Broken Man" (McCaughey) – 2:52
5. "Satchel Paige Said" (McCaughey) – 2:25
6. "Fernando" (Wynn) – 3:47
7. "Long Before My Time" (Wynn) – 3:14
8. "Jackie's Lament" (Wynn) – 3:25
9. "Sometimes I Dream of Willie Mays" (McCaughey) – 3:33
10. "The Death of Big Ed Delahanty" (Scott & Kevin McCaughey) – 3:35
11. "Harvey Haddix" (Wynn) – 4:25
12. "The Yankee Flipper" (McCaughey) – 3:40
13. "The Closer" (Wynn) – 4:24

Pre-order bonus track

14. "Blood Diamond" – 2:59

On-line bonus tracks

15. "Golden Sombrero" – 2:16
16. "The Ballad of Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson" – 2:33

Personnel

The Baseball Project

• Steve Wynn – vocals, guitars, organ, melodica
• Scott McCaughey – vocals, bass, guitars, piano, accordion, harmonica, percussion
• Linda Pitmon – drums, vocals, percussion
• Peter Buck – guitars, electric sitar, mandolin, bouzouki, 6-string bass

Production

Recorded by Adam Selzer at Jackpot!, Portland.
Mixed by Adam with Scott at Type Foundry, Portland
Mastered by Kurt Bloch for Light Bulb Ministries, Inc., Seattle

References

External links

• Homepage
• "Lyrics and assessment by the songwriters" (PDF).
• Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails at AllMusic
• Sportsline review of the album

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