Stories From My Life In Baseball

Author : Ty Cobb
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803263598
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Life in Baseball written by Ty Cobb and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Highly successful in knitting together this story of the life of a most remarkable and dedicated player--perhaps the most spirited baseball player ever to have graced the diamond."--Library Journal. "I find little comfort in the popular picture of Cobb as a spike-slashing demon of the diamond with a wide streak of cruelty in his nature. The fights and feuds I was in have been steadily slanted to put me in the wrong. . . . My critics have had their innings. I will have mine now."--Ty Cobb "Frank, bitter, trend-setting autobiography."--USA Today Baseball Weekly "One of the most remarkable sports books ever written."--Los Angeles Daily News "The old Tiger still spits and snarls off the pages."--Cooperstown Review "Of Ty Cobb let it be said simply that he was the world's greatest ballplayer."--New York Herald Tribune (1961 editorial on Cobb's death) This Bison Book edition of My Life in Baseball is introduced by Charles C. Alexander, a professor of history at Ohio University, Athens, and the author of a biogrpahy of Ty Cobb.

Author : Ernie Harwell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stories from My Life in Baseball written by Ernie Harwell and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bret Boone
Publisher : Crown Archetype
ISBN 13 : 1101904917
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Home Game written by Bret Boone and published by Crown Archetype. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the first third-generation player in Major League history, a sometimes moving, always candid inside look at his family’s seventy years in baseball A five-foot-ten fireball questioned by scouts because of his small stature, supposed lack of power, and cocky attitude, Bret Boone didn’t care about family legacy as he fought his way to the Major Leagues in 1992; he wanted to make his own way. He did just that, building a career that featured three All-Star appearances, four Gold Gloves, a bout with alcohol­ism, and the mixed blessing of being traded three times. But now that he’s coaching minor leaguers half his age—and his fifteen-year-old son has the potential to be the first fourth-generation Major Leaguer—Bret has a new perspective on his remarkable family, with its ten All-Star appearances, 634 home runs, 3,139 RBIs, and countless kitchen-table debates about the game’s great­est players. For the first time, he’s ready to share his adventures as part of the sport’s First Family. Infused with Bret’s candor and deep love of the game, Home Game traces baseball’s evolution—on the field and behind the scenes—from his grandfa­ther Ray’s era in the 1950s to his father Bob’s in the ’70s and ’80s to the one he shared with his brother Aaron in the ’90s and 2000s—sometimes called the PED era—when players made millions, dined on lobster in the clubhouse, and, in some cases, indulged in performance-enhancing drugs. Along the way, his book also touches on Boone family lore, from Ray playing with his hero Ted Williams and Bob winning a World Series with the 1980 Phillies to Bret’s flop in a nationally televised home-run derby and Aaron’s historic home run in the 2003 playoffs. Blending nostalgia, close analysis of the game, insight into baseball’s un­written codes, and controversial thoughts on its future as a sport and a busi­ness, Bret Boone offers a one-of-a-kind look at the national pastime—from the colorful, quotable scion of a family whose business is baseball.

Author : Jim Hunter
Publisher : Berkley
ISBN 13 : 9780425116838
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catfish written by Jim Hunter and published by Berkley. This book was released on 1989 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hunter recounts the exploits of the Bronx Zoo, the drama of the World Series, the brawls and pranks, the perfect game he pitched, and the players whose friendship he will never forget. The inside story . . . quality sports reading --Booklist.

Author : Gary Carter
Publisher : Triumph Books
ISBN 13 : 1623687241
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Still a Kid at Heart written by Gary Carter and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his new book, Still a Kid at Heart, written with longtime New York baseball writer Phil Pepe, Carter writes of his love for the game, the personalities on and off the field who have enriched his life, and the years since his retirement. His experiences serve as a primer for all professional athletes who face the dilemma of what to do after the cheering subsided. Readers gain incisive insights into the game from the unique perspective of a catcher in this revealing and intimate portrayal of his life as a ballplayer and beyond.

Author : Tom Gamboa
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476628718
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tom Gamboa written by Tom Gamboa and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:  Tom Gamboa played baseball professionally, coached, scouted, managed in the minors and in Puerto Rico and coached in the majors with the Cubs and Royals. Scouring the country for talent, he discovered Jesse Orosco and helped develop Doug Glanville and Jose Hernandez in Puerto Rico and in the Cubs organization. Before Jim “The Rookie” Morris made it to the majors, Gamboa coached him on a title team in the Brewers organization. Sammy Sosa promised him a fist-bump for each home run Sosa hit—Tom didn’t suspect he was due 60 of them over each of the next two seasons. With a lot of humor, Gamboa takes his readers well inside the dugouts and clubhouses.

Author : Dirk Hayhurst
Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 0806535539
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Out Of My League: A Rookie's Survival in the Bigs written by Dirk Hayhurst and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a follow up to "The Bullpen Gospels," the author details his major league rookie season, revealing that for him, it isn't just about the game, but about the people and events in it.

Author : Whitey Ford
Publisher : Dell
ISBN 13 : 9780440201083
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Slick written by Whitey Ford and published by Dell. This book was released on 1988-03 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1950s and early 1960s, Whitey Ford was the Yankee pitching ace at a time when the Yankees almost always won the pennant. With delightful warmth and humor, Ford recounts his exploits--both on the field and off. 16-page photo insert.

Author : Ty Cobb
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486471837
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Twenty Years in Baseball written by Ty Cobb and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cobb personally wrote the story of his life for a newspaper syndicate after his 20 record-setting years in baseball. This illustrated edition is the first commercial publication of his words in book form.

Author : John Feinstein
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307949583
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Where Nobody Knows Your Name written by John Feinstein and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minor league baseball is quintessentially American: small towns, small stadiums, $5 tickets, $2 hot dogs, the never-ending possibility of making it big. But looming above it all is always the real deal: Major League Baseball. John Feinstein takes the reader behind the curtain into the guarded world of the minor leagues, like no other writer can. Where Nobody Knows Your Name explores the trials and travails of the inhabitants of Triple-A, focusing on nine men, including players, managers and umpires, among many colorful characters, living on the cusp of the dream. The book tells the stories of former World Series hero Scott Podsednik, giving it one more shot; Durham Bulls manager Charlie Montoya, shepherding generations across the line; and designated hitter Jon Lindsey, a lifelong minor leaguer, waiting for his day to come. From Raleigh to Pawtucket, from Lehigh Valley to Indianapolis and beyond, this is an intimate and exciting look at life in the minor leagues, where you’re either waiting for the call or just passing through.