Books in category Baseball

It Was Never About the Babe (Hardcover)

Author: Jerry M. Gutlon
Publisher : Skyhorse Pub Co Inc
ISBN : 9781602393493
An all-encompassing history of the Boston Red Sox by an award-winning journalist evaluates many of the more controversial aspects of the team, arguing such points as the correctness of Babe Ruth`s trade, the detrimental practices of owner Tom Yawkey, and the team`s alleged legacy of racism.

All-new Baseball Brainteasers

Author: Michael A. Morse
Publisher : Sterling Pub Co Inc
ISBN : 9781402731013
Was a run ever scored that went unnoticed by everyone on both teams--and the official scorer, too? Can a runner from first base be tagged out stealing second when the batter is walked? Fans of the Great American Pastime want to know! This second edition of Baseball Brain Teasers features 60 challenging rules situations that occurred in real-life Major League games, with each incident broken into t

Funnyball

Author: Jimmy Dunn
Publisher : Peter Randall Pub
ISBN : 9781931807371

The Road to Omaha (Hardcover)

Author: Ryan McGee
Publisher : Thomas Dunne Books
ISBN : 9780312557232
Ryan McGee explores the history of the College World Series through this thoughtful and compelling portrait of the 2008 event, which takes place annually at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. McGee talks to fans and participants to try to elucidate the lore of this special event, which he depicts as a return to a pure style of baseball, as it was played and enjoyed before multimillion-dollar c

Classic Cubs

Author: Chris Deluca, John Hanley
Publisher : Cumberland House
ISBN : 9781581826371
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101 Reasons to Love the Mets

Author: David Green
Publisher : Stewart Tabori & Chang
ISBN : 9781584796695
Through vintage and modern photos, baseball cards, memorable stories, and sports trivia, 101 Reasons to Love the Mets celebrates this one-of-a-kind team.

The Free Byrd Project

Author: Paul Byrd
Publisher : Howard Pub Co
ISBN : 9781416587231
Cleveland Indians pitcher Byrd gives an honest account of how he has kept hisfaith in God despite all the trials and temptations associated with the MajorLeague Baseball lifestyle.

A Biographical Dictionary of the Baseball Hall of Fame (Paperback)

Author: John C. Skipper
Publisher : McFarland & Co Inc Pub
ISBN : 9780786438037
In January 1936, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson became charter members in an exclusive club: the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. By 2008, the membership had grown to 286 individuals, including players, managers, coaches, umpires, executives, and pioneers. In addition, the Hall of Fame has recognized 32 broadcasters and 59 writers wit

Is This a Great Game, or What?

Author: Tim Kurkjian
Publisher : St Martins Pr
ISBN : 9780312362232
The ESPN sports commentator describes his twenty-five-year career covering professional baseball, drawing on candid interviews with notable players, coaches, managers, and executives to furnish revealing insights into the game, the bizarre rituals and superstitions of some of the game`s great players, what transpires in the clubhouse, and much more. 100,000 first printing.

A Magic Summer (Paperback)

Author: Stanley Cohen
Publisher : Skyhorse Pub Co Inc
ISBN : 9781602396791
A Magic Summer tells of that remarkable season by chronicling the major events as viewed twenty years later. Interviews conducted twenty years after with members of the team-Seaver, Ryan, McGraw, and others-provide immediacy and, with that, fascinating updates and insights. This is a unique record and celebration of a season that Mets fans-and all baseball fans-will not soon forget.

Minor in Name Only

Author: Mike Kane
Publisher : Sagamore Pub Llc
ISBN : 9781571670045
When Ned Harkness enthusiastically predicted that Glens Falls, New York, would become the Green Bay of Hockey , even his most ardent supporters had to wonder whether his hyperbole had any limits. Adirondack teams have won four Calder Cup playoff titles and have been a finishing school for dozens of NHL players, coaches, and executives, including Boston Bruin Adam Oates, NY Ranger Adam Graves, Chi

Fair Dealing and Clean Playing

Author: Neil Lanctot
Publisher : Syracuse Univ Pr
ISBN : 9780815608653
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The Neyer / James Guide to Pitchers

Author: Rob Neyer, Bill James
Publisher : Fireside
ISBN : 9780743261586
From the Publisher: Pitchers, the pitches they throw, and how they throw them -- these days it's the stuff of constant scrutiny, but there's never been anything like a comprehensive source for such information. That's what preeminent baseball analyst Bill James and ESPN.com baseball columnist Rob Neyer realized over lunch more than a dozen years ago. Since then, they've been compiling the centerpi

Baseball (Paperback)

Author: Applewood Books
Publisher : Applewood Books
ISBN : 9781429097048
Over 60 images relating to Boston Baseball in a full-color paperback. Part of Applewood''s Pictorial America series, the book features images drawn from historical sources, and include prints, paintings, illustrations, and photographs. This small gem is the ideal gift for anyone interested in a concise and beautiful visual history of early Boston Baseball and the Red Sox.

Yankee Century and Beyond

Author: Paul O`Neill, Harvey Frommer
Publisher : Sourcebooks Inc
ISBN : 9781402210020
?Yankee fans who can?t learn enough about their favorite team will think they died and went to heaven with all that Frommer offers on each page.? -Publishers Weekly This newly updated album captures 106 years of Yankee life in pictures, stats, words and reflections. From their beginning as the New York Highlanders, playing in Manhattan's Hilltop Park in 1903, to reigning over Major League Baseball

Ty Cobb (Paperback)

Author: Don Rhodes, Peggy Cobb Schug
Publisher : Lyons Pr
ISBN : 9780762744800
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Jack Coombs (Paperback)

Author: John P. Tierney
Publisher : McFarland & Co Inc Pub
ISBN : 9780786439591
Jack Coombs rose to deadball-era stardom as the ace of Connie Mack''s Athletics, winners of back-to-back world championships in 1910 and 1911. One of few players of his day to have graduated from college, Coombs debuted for the Athletics in 1906, fresh from Colby College, and found success early. Within a few years, he was one of the best and best-known pitchers in baseball, leading the majors in

The Fightin` Phils (Paperback)

Author: Harry Kalas, Rich Westcott
Publisher : Camino Books Inc
ISBN : 9781933822136
In The Fightin'' Phils, Rich Westcott leads fans beyond common knowledge of home team lore to a treasure trove of the other stories????????????????????????many previously untold, all richly entertaining and surprising.

Home Run

Author: David Vincent, Jayson Stark
Publisher : Potomac Books Inc
ISBN : 9781597970365
It could be . . . it is . . . outta here!

Justin Morneau

Author: Peter Bailey
Publisher : Key Porter Books
ISBN : 9781551683263
Growing up in British Columbia, Justin Morneau was sure he was destined to be a hockey player, even attending the training camp of the Portland Winter Hawks as a goalie. But Morneau turned out to be even better at hitting a baseball than stopping a puck, and the baseball diamond proved to be his ultimate destiny. This book covers his meteoric rise through baseball''s ranks, from his days as a high