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This book examines Japan's Heisei era through the lens of the crisis in Japanese professional baseball of 2004, challenging the narrative of decline that dominates the discourse on the period.The story of this crisis reveals much about the Japanese...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780975251720Author Jackie RobinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 225Imprint Ig PublishingPublisher Ig PublishingWeight(grams) 228g

Ted Williams or Babe Ruth? Nomar Graciaparra or Derek Jeter? Roger Clemens or...Roger Clemens? Who was better? Who was best? Catchers? Varitek or Fish? Yogi or Posada?For more than 115 years, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have been battling it...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932391831Author The Editors of Baseball AmericaFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Baseball AmericaPublisher Baseball AmericaWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496695451Author Bruce BerglundFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone PressWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 232mm * 184mm *...

Few sports lovers are as obsessed with rules and statistics as baseball fans. In So You Think You Know Baseball?, lifelong baseball enthusiast Peter E. Meltzer catalogues every noteworthy baseball rule from the Major League rulebook and illustrates its...

The impossibly, incredibly, indisputably true story of how the Detroit Tigers jumped to the top of the American League almost overnight.About the AuthorThe Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496696878Author Shawn PryorFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

After more than a decade as a foreign correspondent for UPI and the Chicago Tribune, Joseph Reaves came home to a new career covering baseball; not just any baseball, but Chicago Cubs baseball. Warsaw to Wrigley is the story of getting reacquainted with...

Baseball has long been considered America's "national pastime," touted variously as a healthy diversion, a symbol of national unity, and a model of democratic inclusion. But, according to Michael Butterworth, such favorable rhetoric belies baseball's...

An anthology of some of the best writing about the up-and-down history of the Philadelphia Phillies, this updated paperback edition features several new essays-including one about Citizens Bank Park-and the team's recent history. The stories herein...

In the numbers-obsessed sport of baseball, statistics don't merely record what players, managers, and owners have done. Properly understood, they can tell us how the teams we root for could employ better strategies, put more effective players on the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933405001Author Sports IllustratedFormat HardbackPage Count 318Imprint Time Inc Home EntertaimentPublisher Time Inc Home EntertaimentWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496695840Author Shawn PryorFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone PressWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 180mm * 8mm

Baseball History from Outside the Lines gathers the best recent historical literature about the game. These well-written essays describe developments in the game's past, assess their impact, and explain how they reflect the period in which they occurred...

Smart, aggressive baserunning will change a game, a series, and even a season. It sets the philosophy and mind-set of the coaches, trainers, and players. It becomes instinctual and contagious. It translates to pressure and, most important, wins...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953563941Author Ray WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Hrp HousePublisher Hrp HouseWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 9mm

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A riveting look at what is really said and done behind closed doors with the New York Yankees, the most famous and wealthiest sports franchise in the world Using the 2018 baseball season as the backdrop, Inside the Empire...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953563934Author Ray WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Hrp HousePublisher Hrp HouseWeight(grams) 209gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767919715Author Leigh MontvilleFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)Publisher...

In The Franchise: Boston Red Sox, take a more profound and unique journey into the history of the team. This thoughtful and engaging collection of essays captures the astute fans' history of the franchise, going beyond well-worn narratives of yesteryear...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629375434Author Triumph BooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Triumph Books (IL)Publisher Triumph Books (IL)Weight(grams) 150gDimensions(mm) 165mm *...

This work follows the journey Peter A. Taylor undertook during the summer of 2007, when he set out to achieve a long held ambition and see a baseball game in every major league ballpark, a minor league game in those states without a major league...

Now in paperback-a cross between A Day in the Life and Moneyball-comes the inside, intertwining stories of famous, and not-so-famous people as their lives are affected by one day of baseball: August 30, 2003, Red Sox-Yankees at Fenway, during their most...

Boasting a mix of homegrown talent and All-Star signings, the 2009 Yankees were composed of the very best. With the previous season's failed playoff bid still as fresh as the paint job on the new Yankee Stadium, a 27th championship flag represented the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953563774Author Ray WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Hrp HousePublisher Hrp HouseWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 9mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953563613Author Ray WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Hrp HousePublisher Hrp HouseWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 9mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953563255Author Ray WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Hrp HousePublisher Hrp HouseWeight(grams) 209gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 8mm

With his irreverant personality, laid-back approach, and penchant for the unexpected, Joe Maddon is a singular presence among Major League Baseball managers. Whether he's bringing clowns and live bear cubs to spring training or leading the Chicago Cubs...

The 1982 St. Louis Cardinals played an entertaining style of baseball built on speed and defense. The roster was constructed and piloted by Whitey Herzog, a baseball visionary who tailored his team for the Astroturf and spacious dimensions of Busch...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615936451Author Alan JaegerFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint 1215 PublishingPublisher 1215 PublishingWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780618056699Author Daniel OkrentFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton Mifflin

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476693941Author Phil CoffinFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint McFarland & Co IncPublisher McFarland & Co Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743267533Author Stewart O'NanFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 426gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101970850Author Tyler KepnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

Get to know the Bambino like never before in this heartfelt tribute written by his daughter-includes 200+ photos from the Ruth family collection and removable memorabilia. Babe Ruth was one of the most celebrated athletes of the twentieth century. Known...

An important resource for umpires, coaches, leagues, and serious fans of Major League Baseball (MLB), this handbook lists the dos and don'ts of the national pastime. Fully up-to-date, this book contains the official and sanctioned MLB rules and their...

Celebrating a New York icon and one of baseball's most beloved superstars Derek Jeter made his major-league debut at age 20 in 1995. The following year, he earned Rookie of the Year honors as the starting shortstop as the Yankees won the team's first...