The Baseball Book Of Why

Author : John McCollister
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493048880
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Baseball Book of Why written by John McCollister and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do we sometimes refer to a left-handed pitcher as a “southpaw?” Why are major league pitchers normally limited to 100 pitches per game? Why was Jack Roosevelt Robinson the first African-American ever to play as part of an official lineup for a team in Major League Baseball? Why is a baseball field sometimes referred to as a diamond? This book provides over 100 questions and detailed answers concerning the traditions, rules, and history of the national pastime. Organized by the sport’s five eras—Dead Ball, Live Ball, Golden Age, Expansion, and Steroid Era—it answers questions about hitting, pitching, fielding, base running, managing, scouting and ownership that vex even the most ardent fans of the game. Moreover, this book is an appreciation of how baseball’s traditions began.

Author : Dan Schlossberg
Publisher : Jonathan David Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780824603571
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Baseball Book of Why written by Dan Schlossberg and published by Jonathan David Pub. This book was released on 1992 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bill Hongach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781483933856
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dark Sides of Baseball written by Bill Hongach and published by . This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former Yankee batboy, Bill "Hondo" Hongach, who had his first book published while still in high school at age 18, takes the reader on a journey of what goes on behind the scenes of America's National Pastime.The book opens with the author being beaten so badly by Pete Rose's right-hand man, ironically, with a Pete Rose bat, that he ends up in a coma for four days. Jack Lang, who was in charge of the Baseball Writers Assoc. and wrote dozens of baseball books himself before being put into the Hall of Fame, wrote that this was the best baseball book he ever read! He simply put it "...I could not put it down until I had finished reading the entire book." For one to see and know the "The Dark Sides of Baseball" is, in essence, to have the perspective that very few baseball fans get to experience. To become close on a personal basis with some of the greats of the game is rare and unique. "The Dark Sides of Baseball" is a glimpse that the public is not privy to or ever get to encounter.The book tells a tale of how a teenage boy chased his love of baseball, from interviewing sports greats, becoming a Yankee batboy the last two years at the original Yankee Stadium in 1972 & 1973, at the age of 18 having his first baseball book published while still a batboy and leading to the end of the Topps' Baseball Card monopoly, while still going to school.His close relationship with Mickey Mantle and Pete Rose would show him the troubled and positive sides of the game, that the public were never shown. The stories are endless as to what goes on in a clubhouse and what it is like to have these great athletes together for a baseball card show.Every baseball fan can watch a game and look up the stats. "The Dark Sides of Baseball" lets you see what goes on in the dugout, the clubhouse and off the field.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780785396239
Total Pages : 678 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Baseball Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains a year-by-year history of major league baseball.

Author : Greg Jacobs
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1440593892
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Everything Kids' Baseball Book written by Greg Jacobs and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-03-12 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the history of baseball, ballparks around the country, fantasy baseball teams, and more.

Author : Joe Gergen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1507218060
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Everything Kids' Baseball Book, 12th Edition written by Joe Gergen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-03-22 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated with statistics from the 2020 and 2021 seasons, this new edition introduces young fans to the fun, action, and excitement of America's favorite pastime, with information on the biggest stars playing today, the rules and history of the game, and tips to develop a new player's skills.

Author : Greg Jacobs
Publisher : Everything
ISBN 13 : 1507212682
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Everything Kids' Baseball Book, 11th Edition written by Greg Jacobs and published by Everything. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This newest edition to the long-running Everything Kids’ Baseball series updated with current information on the 2018 and 2019 baseball seasons, refreshed bios, and an expanded look at fantasy baseball is “everything you want in a kid’s book” (Associated Press). Now you can introduce young fans to the fun, action, and excitement of America’s favorite pastime with this all-inclusive, updated edition of The Everything Kids’ Baseball Book. Featuring dozens of puzzles and games, this edition has up-to-date stats for all of your favorite players and teams. Get to know the best star players today, learn the rules and history of the game, and start to develop your own baseball skills—from t-ball to the World Series—with this comprehensive guide to the entertaining world of baseball. Covering everything you need to know, this book is sure to be a grand slam for kids and parents alike!

Author : Greg Jacobs
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1507206542
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Everything Kids' Baseball Book, 10th Edition written by Greg Jacobs and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Everything you want in a kid’s book” (Associated Press) this informative and accessible guide to America’s favorite pastime covers everything from baseball’s history to today’s favorite players—with lots of home run fun in between.

Author : Richard Mintzer
Publisher : Everything
ISBN 13 : 9781580626880
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The EVERYTHING KIDS' BASEBALL BOOK written by Richard Mintzer and published by Everything. This book was released on 2002-03-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compendium of baseball information, from the best way to follow a favorite player or team, to collecting baseball cards, to tips for aspiring major leaguers on hitting, pitching, defense, and base-stealing.

Author : Joe Posnanski
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061752576
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Soul of Baseball written by Joe Posnanski and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Baseball 100 “A fascinating account of a man who outlasted the ignorance of a nation and persevered to become a beloved figure...One of the best baseball books in years, filled with depth style and clarity." —Cleveland Plain Dealer An award-winning sports columnist and a baseball legend tour the country to recapture the joys and wonders of two of America’s greatest pastimes When legendary Negro League player Buck O’Neil asked sports columnist Joe Posnanski how he fell in love with baseball, that simple question eventually led the pair on a cross-country quest to recapture the love that first drew them to the game. Baseball & Jazz recounts their emotional quest to find the heart of America’s beloved sport that still beats despite the scandal-ridden, steroid-shooting, money hungry athletes who currently seem to define the sport. At its heart is the story of 94-year-old Buck O’Neil—a man that truly played for the love of the game. After an impressive career in the Negro Baseball Leagues in which he earned two hitting titles and one championship, O’Neil made baseball history by becoming the first African-American coach in major league baseball. Posnanski writes about that love and the one thing that O’Neil cherishes almost as much as baseball: jazz. This heartwarming and insightful journey is an endearing step back in time to the days when the crack of a bat and the smokey notes of a midnight jam session were the sounds that brought the most joy to a man’s heart.