He expected a stampede of booksellers for his inscription. Then came the authors of Right Off the Bat....

Wednesday, May 25, noon, booth 3353, we are signing the first copies of Right Off the Bat for the book trade at BookExpo America. It promises to be a lively time. Our publisher, Paul Dry, will be on hand of course. That Michael Moore is doing a signing at the same hour is an unanticipated misfortune for him: no hard feelings we’re sure. We’ll be filming the festivities for our website

. . . . In other news, David Wright found conciliatory words for Mets boss Fred Wilpon today.