Essays & Writings

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age 2007.Book InformationISBN 9780812978704Author George VecseyFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Modern Library...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Winner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year "An instant sports classic." -New York Post * "Stellar." -The Wall Street Journal * "A true masterwork...880 pages of sheer baseball bliss." -BookPage (starred...

By the end of the 2016 season, Dale Jacobs and Heidi LM Jacobs both finally admitted to themselves and to each other that they were losing interest in the Tigers and, consequently, in baseball itself-a thread that had not only connected the two of them,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062940025Author Devin GordonFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 236mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593317372Author Keith O'BrienFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

The Boston Red Sox are the most winning baseball team in the 21st century with four World Series titles, and they're not slowing down any time soon. Two of the most prominent organizations in Boston, The Boston Globe and the Boston Red Sox, combine to...

This real-time, historical record of the New York Yankees from their hometown newspaper allows you to experience over a century of the pride, power, and pinstripes of Major League Baseball's most successful team.There has never been a team that has won...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101971390Author Roger AngellFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Anchor BooksWeight(grams) 295g

Five Seasons covers the baseball seasons from 1972 through 1976, described as the "most significant half decade in the history of the game." The era was notable for the remarkable individual feats of Hank Aaron, Lou Brock, and Nolan Ryan, among others...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399575952Author Barry SvrlugaFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Blue Rider PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

No one sees baseball like Joe Maddon. He sees it through his trademark glasses and irrepressible wit. Raised in the "shot and beer" town of Hazleton, PA, and forged by 15 years in the minors, Maddon over 19 seasons in Tampa Bay, Chicago, and Anaheim has...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933060729Author Bill SimmonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 468Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 488gDimensions(mm)...

In the rich history of Major League Baseball (MLB), a transformative journey is unfolding...Women are rising to prominent positions in team management, coaching, and leadership.An increasing number of female coaches and front office leaders are making...

Spring training, a time when every team is in first place, is an American tradition dating back to the early years of the twentieth century. William Zinsser vividly brings to life the unique, once-a-year relationship between Bradenton, Florida, and its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780440508779Author Bill GeistFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Dell Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

This study of the Detroit Tigers over a half-century demonstrates how baseball has reflected the fortunes of America's postwar urban society. Patrick Harrigan shows that the declining fortunes of this franchise have been inextricably linked with those of...

The Devil's Snake Curve offers an alternative American history, in which colonialism, jingoism, capitalism, and faith are represented by baseball. Personal and political, it twines Japanese internment camps with the Yankees; Walmart with the Kansas City...

High Fives, Pennant Drives, and Fernandomania is essential reading for Dodger fans and baseball buffs alike. It is a first-person account of Dodger history when the team was at its peak of success, winning three pennants in five years. The retelling of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780877455790Author Hank DavisFormat HardbackPage Count 396Imprint University of Iowa PressPublisher University of Iowa Press

Baseball players as a rule aren't known for documenting their experiences on the diamond. During his time as manager of the Detroit Tigers from 1949 to 1951, Red Rolfe, however, recorded daily accounts of each game, including candid observations about...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423499473Author Bernie WilliamsFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationWeight(grams)...

If it was not all so true, you'd think it was a fairy tale. A seventeen-year-old from Queens spray paints graffiti on Yankee Stadium and gets nabbed by George Steinbrenner himself. Contrary to his gruff public image, the Boss-driven by a compassionate...

The story of baseball in America begins not with the fabled Abner Doubleday but with a generation of mid-nineteenth-century Americans who moved from the countryside to the cities and brought a cherished but delightfully informal game with them. But...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732355569Author Baseball ProspectusFormat PaperbackPage Count 338Imprint Baseball ProspectusPublisher Baseball ProspectusWeight(grams) 816gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781581826371Author Chris DeLucaFormat HardbackPage Count 186Imprint Cumberland House Publishing,USPublisher Cumberland House Publishing,USWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780912083810Author Jack KavanaghFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Diamond CommunicationsPublisher Diamond CommunicationsWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143116813Author Matt McCarthyFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 261gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm...

Broken up into sections (pitching, fielding, hitting), this authoritative yet fun and easy guide will help readers young and old fully understand and comprehend the statistics that are the present and future of our national pastime.We all know what a ...

Who never heard of Johnny Vander Meer's back-to-back no-hitters? Or Christy Mathewson's three shutouts in one World Series? Or Steve Carlton winning 27 games for a last-place team that won a total of only 59 games? These and a variety of other pitching...

There was a turning point in Michael Lewis's life, in a baseball game when he was fourteen years old. The irascible and often terrifying Coach Fitz put the ball in his hand with the game on the line and managed to convey such confident trust in Lewis's...

Baseball is a strange sport: it consists of long periods in which little seems to be happening, punctuated by high-energy outbursts of rapid fire activity. Because of this, despite ever greater profits, Major League Baseball is bent on finding ways to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780156013871Author Roger AngellFormat PaperbackPage Count 398Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm) 200mm * 135mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781598532173Author Red SmithFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint The Library of AmericaPublisher The Library of AmericaWeight(grams) 803gDimensions(mm)...

Science meets sport in this vibrant collection of baseball essays by the late evolutionary biologist.Among Stephen Jay Gould's many gifts was his ability to write eloquently about baseball, his great passion. Through the years, the renowned...

The most celebrated baseball writer of our time has selected his favorite pieces from the last forty years to create Once More Around the Park, a definitive volume of his most memorable work. Mr. Angell includes writing never previously collected as well...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635768893Author Joe KellyFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Diversion BooksPublisher Diversion BooksWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 157mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951937980Author Robert KopeckyFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Epigraph PublishingPublisher Epigraph PublishingWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780470454046Author Yogi BerraFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint John Wiley & Sons LtdPublisher Turner Publishing CompanyWeight(grams) 263g

"The Ball" takes us to the farthest reaches of the globe and the deepest recesses of our ancient past to answer a question asked by every child on Earth: Why do we play ball? Inspired by the curiosity of his sports-obsessed 8-year-old son, anthropologist...