Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails

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
Producer	Adam Selzer
The Baseball Project chronology
Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails (2008) Homerun EP (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Associated Press	(positive)
Boston Globe	(positive)
Paste	(positive)
Variety	(positive)

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.

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" (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

• Peter Buck – guitars, electric sitar, mandolin, bouzoki, six-string bass guitar
• Scott McCaughey – vocals, bass guitar, guitars, piano, Farfisa, accordion, harmonica, percussion, mixing
• Linda Pitmon – drums, vocals, percussion
• Steve Wynn – vocals, guitar, organ, melodica

Technical personnel

• Kurt Bloch – mastering
• Adam Selzer – production, mixing

External links

• Homepage
• Lyrics and assessment by the songwriters PDF
• Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails at Allmusic
• Sportsline review of the album