Big Ed Walsh

Author : Jack Smiles
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786484292
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Ed Walsh written by Jack Smiles and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a young man living in the Anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania, it seemed Ed Walsh's course in life was set. But he emerged from the hardscrabble life of the mines to become one of the Deadball Era's greatest pitchers, winning fame, world championships, and eventually induction to the Hall of Fame. This biography closely describes Walsh's life and 14-year playing career, with special discussion of the spitball, a pitch that profoundly affected his fortunes--and ultimately his arm. The years 1905-1911 are explored in depth, especially his contributions to the 1906 world champion White Sox and his prominent role in the now-famous 1908 pennant race. Chapters are also devoted to his holdout in 1909, the athletic careers of his sons Bob and Ed, and his repeated attempts at comebacks after his arm injury.

Author : Bill James
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439103771
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers written by Bill James and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-16 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preeminent baseball analyst Bill James and ESPN.com baseball columnist Rob Neyer compile information on pitches and their origins, nearly two thousand pitchers, and more in this comprehensive guide. Pitchers, the pitches they throw, and how they throw them—they’re the stuff of constant scrutiny, but there's never been anything like a comprehensive source for such information…until now. Bill James and Rob Neyer spent over a decade compiling the centerpiece of this book, the Pitcher Census, which lists specific information for nearly two thousand pitchers, ranging throughout the history of professional baseball. Their guide also includes a dictionary describing virtually every known pitch, biographies of great pitchers who have been overlooked, and top ten lists for fastballs, spitballs, and everything in between. James and Neyer also weigh in on the debate over pitcher abuse and durability, offer a formula for predicting the Cy Young Award winner, and reveal James’s Pitcher Codes. Learn about the origins and development of baseball’s most important pitches and more knuckleballers and submariners than you ever thought existed! Baseball’s action always starts with the pitchers. Begin to understand them and join in on entertaining debates while having a great deal of fun with the history of the game that captivates so many with this one-of-a-kind guide.

Author : Warren N. Wilbert
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786484560
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Makes an Elite Pitcher? written by Warren N. Wilbert and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-07-27 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elite baseball pitchers are elite for a reason. They seem to have it all: a variety of pitches that no one can lay a bat to; cool heads and confidence in their "stuff" when they get in a jam; and the kind of dexterity that makes difficult plays seem easy. Is elite status revealed through statistics? Though the author of this book considers statistics of both the traditional and sabermetric sort, he argues that the greats are proved not by broad statistical comparison with all other pitchers, but by their record against one another. In a thoughtful discussion of the evidence of head-to-head matchups, he finds the nine pitchers who make up the true elite: Cy Young, Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, Grover Alexander, Lefty Grove, Warren Spahn, Tom Seaver, Roger Clemens, and Greg Maddux. For each pitcher the book provides biographical information, career highlights, and a list of the feats that put him in the record books.

Author : Bill Stern
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787204774
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bill Stern’s Favorite Baseball Stories written by Bill Stern and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-28 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AT BAT—WITH BILL STERN Baseball is a game rooted deep in the heart of America. I’ve loved it ever since I was a kid old enough to yell: “Take Me Out to the Ball Game!” As long as I can remember, I’ve been hearing stories of baseball...fascinating tales of fabulous heroes from a land where the sun always shines and men never grow old...curious legends that grew stranger with age...yarns that have been handed down with the years as treasured lore. As I grew older, and fate cast me in the rôle of a radio sports reporter and storyteller, I’ve been fortunate to meet many of the heroes, old and new—Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Connie Mack, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Tris Speaker, Leo Durocher, Ted Williams, Bobby Feller and Joe DiMaggio, to name but a handful who have paraded before my microphone. And each in his way has enriched my collection of diamond stories. Of the countless stories I’ve heard from baseball men, I’ve treasured a number to hold, keep and remember. However, a storyteller who has been sharing his most interesting stories with millions of people finds it difficult to be miserly. Hence, I’ve chosen my favorites and offer them in print to all my fans for a generous dose of the romance, the glamour, the color, the thrills, the drama, the comedy, and the nostalgia that are all part of this game called baseball. Maybe I’ll score with some and get shut out on others but here they are just as I treasure them in my sports memory book—my favorite baseball stories.

Author : Charles DeMotte
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496218728
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book James T. Farrell and Baseball written by Charles DeMotte and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2019-12 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James T. Farrell and Baseball is a social history of baseball on Chicago’s South Side, drawing on the writings of novelist James T. Farrell along with historical sources. Charles DeMotte shows how baseball in the early decades of the twentieth century developed on all levels and in all areas of Chicago, America’s second largest city at the time, and how that growth intertwined with Farrell’s development as a fan and a writer who used baseball as one of the major themes of his work. DeMotte goes beyond Farrell’s literary focus to tell a larger story about baseball on Chicago’s South Side during this time—when Charles Comiskey’s White Sox won two World Series and were part of a rich baseball culture that was widely played at the amateur, semipro, and black ball levels. DeMotte highlights the 1919–20 Black Sox fix and scandal, which traumatized not only Farrell and Chicago but also baseball and the broader culture. By tying Farrell’s fictional and nonfictional works to Chicago’s vibrant baseball history, this book fills an important gap in the history of baseball during the Deadball Era.

Author : Lew Freedman
Publisher : Triumph Books
ISBN 13 : 1617494143
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book "Then Ozzie Said to Harold. . ." written by Lew Freedman and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for every sports fan who follows the Chicago White Sox, this account goes behind the scenes to peek into the private world of the players, coaches, and decision makers—all while eavesdropping on their personal conversations. From the locker room to the field, the book includes stories about Carlton Fisk, Bo Jackson, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Billy Pierce, and Frank Thomas, among others, allowing readers to relive the highlights and the celebrations.

Author : Lew Freedman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1613214294
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Game of My Life Chicago White Sox written by Lew Freedman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than twenty former and current Pale Hose players share their fondest single-game White Sox experience and memories with the Chicago Tribune’s Lew Freedman. Many of these moments have helped shape the White Sox’s rich heritage in Chicago. Billy Pierce, Scott Podsednik, Mark Buehrle, Greg Walker, Bobby Jenks, Turk Lown, and Gerry Staley are but a few of the legendary stars who discuss the games of their lives. This book is the ticket for White Sox fans to travel back in time alongside many of their heroes to experience the moments that have shaped the South Siders during the team’s 107-year history.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 956 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collier's written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 956 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Hansi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Collier's written by Hansi and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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