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From the icons of the game to the players who got their big break but never quite broke through, The Baseball Talmud provides a wonderful historical narration of Major League Jewish Baseball in America. All the stats, the facts, the stories, and the (often unheralded) glory. The Baseball Talmud reveals that there is far more to Jewish baseball than Hank Greenberg's powerful slugging and Sandy Koufax's masterful control. From Ausmus to Zinn, Berg to Kinsler, Holtzman to Yeager, and many others, Megdal draws upon the lore and the little-known details that increase our enjoyment of the game, including: Which Jewish player spent a portion of his retirement as a spy Who received $50,000 and a car to quit school and join the Major Leagues [More..] | |
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Baseball was different in earlier days—tougher, rawer, more intimate—when giants like Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb ran the bases. In the monumental classic The Glory of Their Times, the golden era of our national pastime comes alive through the vibrant words of those who played and lived the game. [More..] | |
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It’s fun to watch a high-flying slam dunk, a perfect spiral thrown for a touchdown, or a batter fooled by a hard-breaking curveball. But how are athletes able to perform these moves? From the laws of physics on a skateboard to the effects of weather on a ball, the Science of Sports books explore all the science behind these amazing plays. [More..] | |
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This is a guide for high school athletes who wish to leverage their talent to get into the best possible college of their choice. In addition to ranking schools according to value, academics, best housing, and even "hot and trendy," the book provides a step-by-step plan for an athlete to present him or herself to a wide array of possible colleges. [More..] | |
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Josh’s game is about to change. So is his life. Josh is still fl ying high from his team’s tournament win at Cooperstown when his parents start talking about a divorce. Now his dad is challenging him to play the best of the best at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. But does he just want to get Josh out of the way? Two things are sure: His father’s new girlfriend, Diane, is looking to make some changes, and Josh is determined to get her and her terrible son out of his life. With help from Benji and Jaden, Josh races to get the facts that can keep his family together. Suspense builds as Josh fi nds it hard to concentrate on the game and make the winning plays that will lead his team to victory. [More..] | |
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Capturing the suspense and play-by-play action of nine major league plays and the personalities of the athletes that made them, a fan's treasury includes Willie May's 1954 World Series catch and Jim Abbott's no-hitter. [More..] | |
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“Joe Morgan again shows himself a rare bird: an ex-jock with savvy and the ability to communicate it.”—People“This book has something for everybody, from longtime fans to Little Leaguers.”—New York NewsdayBaseball For Dummies, Third Edition, is for baseball fans at all levels, from players and coaches to spectators who love the game. Baseball Hall of Fame player and ESPN baseball analyst Joe Morgan explains baseball with remarkable insight, using down-to-earth language so everyone from the casual observer to the die-hard fan can gain a fuller appreciation of the sport. This updated edition features:Everything you need to know about the game, from what it takes to play each position and how to hit and run the bases to what to wat [More..] | |
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In BASEBALL…AND OTHER ROMANTIC LIFE LESSONS, author and retired Chicago journalist John Theodore weaves fantasy and fact in a reflective and historical collection of essays, columns and short stories. From Slaying The Mick: Suddenly he fell away from the plate and started to gag. Hunched over, he let out bellowing heaves, followed by a barrage of cuss words, loud enough for all to hear. And when a new blast of wretched air swept across the park, he staggered at home plate, dazed, like a boxer facing a TKO. There he was, The Mick, baseball royalty, on his knees, felled by the sudden stink of the Stock Yards, vomiting in his Yankees hat, in the “City of the Big Shoulders, HOG Butcher for the World.” (Oh, for the reified air of the Bronx [More..] | |
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Play ball! Baseball fans have been filling the stadiums of their favorite baseball teams for more than 100 years. Learn the facts about all of the pro baseball teams that make up Americas national pastime. [More..] | |
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The industry's longest-running publication for baseball analysts and fantasy leaguers, the Baseball Forecaster, published annually since 1986, is the first book to approach prognostication by breaking performance down into its component parts. Rather than predicting batting average, for instance, this resource looks at the elements of skill that make up a given batter’s ability to distinguish between balls and strikes, his propensity to make contact with the ball, what happens when he makes contact and reverse engineer those skills back into batting average. The result is an unparalleled forecast of baseball skills and trends for the upcoming season and beyond. [More..] | |
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