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	[1]
Associated Press	(positive)[2]
Boston Globe	(positive)[3]
Paste	(positive)[4]
Variety	(positive)[5]

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.^[6]

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

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