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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629373539Author Triumph BooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Triumph Books (IL)Publisher Triumph Books (IL)Weight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm) 165mm *...

In this book, authors H.A. Dorfman and Karl Kuehl present their practical and proven strategy for developing the mental skills needed to achieve peak performance at every level of the game.The theory and applications are illustrated by anecdotes and...

An unforgettable look at a lifetime of Twins baseball packed with Bremer's self-deprecating humor and passion for the game Dick Bremer's distinctive baritone has served as the soundtrack of Minnesota Twins baseball for over three decades. Millions of...

"This lavishly illustrated narrative of Walter Johnson's life is the definitive work on the subject and is likely to remain so." - Lawrence S. Ritter, 'Oldtyme Baseball News'. "Henry Thomas's biography of Walter Johnson is carefully researched,...

From picking coffee in the Dominican Republic to reaching icon status as a Major League pitcher in America, here is the story of baseball's most colorful player told in his own words Bartolo Colon-also known as Big Sexy-is a baseball icon and one of...

The Boston Red Sox are one of the most iconic baseball teams, representing not just a city or a state, but an entire region-it's the only professional baseball team in New England. Baseball greats such as Cy Young and Babe Ruth wore the uniform early in...

With the aim of providing anyone interested in baseball scorekeeping everything he or she needs to perform the task, this book contains a thorough and comprehensive manual on keeping a scorecard, together with a detailed analysis of each of the numerous,...

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 9780593311431Author Andy MartinoFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743299992Author David MaranissFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & Schuster

Mike Puma of the New York Post provides insight into the team's inner sanctum as only he can The New York Mets are one of the most historic teams in Major League Baseball, with superstars over the years including Jacob deGrom, Mike Piazza, David Wright,...

The Chicago Cubs are one of the most historic teams in Major League Baseball, and their World Series championship in 2016 will forever remain one of baseball's iconic triumphs. In If These Walls Could Talk: Chicago Cubs, Jon Greenberg of The Athletic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953563545Author Ray WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Hrp HousePublisher Hrp HouseWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 9mm

Greg Larson was a starry-eyed fan when he hurtled headfirst into professional baseball. As the new clubhouse attendant for the Aberdeen IronBirds, a Minor League affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, Larson assumed he'd entered a familiar world. He thought...

Ty Cobb was one of the most famous baseball players who ever lived. The author puts Cobb into the context of his times, describing the very different game on the field then, and successfully probes Cobb's complex personality.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692057513Author Michael McCreeFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Michael McCreePublisher Michael McCreeWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm...

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

The Los Angeles Dodgers are your 2020 World Series champions! Having established themselves as perennial contenders, expectations heading into 2020 were sky high for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dave Roberts' squad embraced those expectations in a season...

The Atlanta Braves are 2021 World Series Champions! The Atlanta Braves have been fixtures in the postseason in recent franchise history, with six playoff berths and four NL East titles in the last decade. The big breakthroughs had been fleeting prior to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060925918Author Keith HernandezFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Harper PerennialPublisher Harper Perennial

The 2011-2012 volume in the Cooperstown Symposium series is a collection of new scholarly essays that use baseball to examine topics whose import extends beyond the ballpark. The essays represent 16 of the leading presentations from the two most recent...

The book chronicles almost 300 in-season changes of managers in the major leagues since 1900. It elaborates on the circumstances that led to the change, whether it was a firing or a resignation and includes, in many cases, remarks of the dismissed...

During the mid-1950s, an unlikely star stood alongside baseball standouts Mickey Mantle, Henry Aaron and Willie Mays--a slugger with a funny name and muscles so bulging that he had to cut the sleeves off his uniform to swing freely. Ted Kluszewski...

If unpredictability is so much of what makes sports compelling, the baseball draft might be the best place to look for capriciousness. This book explores the intricate uncertainties of the draft and the people who face it. Since the modern draft began in...

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In the early 1870s, baseball was chaos, mired in mismanagement and corruption. William Hulbert, the owner of Chicago's National Association team, believed that a league run efficiently with honest competition would survive and flourish. Hulbert, relying...

Many of the most powerful trends in baseball today have their roots in the 1970s. Baseball entered that decade seriously behind the times in race relations, attitudes toward conformity versus individuality, and the manager-player relationship. In a...

Following the story begun in Baseball: The Early Years, Harold Seymour explores the glorious and grevious era when the game truly captured the American imagination with legendary figures like Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth, but also appalled fans with startling...

This study considers the importance of location for new and relocated major league franchises in the more than 130 years since the National League was founded. Included are an analysis of market differences and similarities, team performances and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879726782Author TRACHTENBERGFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Bowling Green University Popular Press,USPublisher University of Wisconsin Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312199463Author Jim RosenthalFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 181g

Michael Jack Schmidt, in the minds of many the greatest third baseman of all time, was a Philadelphia institution. From 1973 to 1989 he led the Phillies to five National League championship series and two World Series. Twelve times an All-Star, Schmidt...

The closer is the ace reliever who specializes in closing out the game without surrendering the lead. Facing a power hitter in the ninth inning with a man on base and no outs takes nerves of steel. The pressure on the mound is intense. It takes a special...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999396766Author Peter SchmuckFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Back Story Publishing, LLCPublisher Back Story Publishing, LLCWeight(grams) 186g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780916242251Author Willie MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Yoknapatawpha PressPublisher Yoknapatawpha PressWeight(grams) 413g

Here is the fascinating account, rich in nostalgia, of the greatest minor league team in the history of baseball. Ronald Mayer recounts the wonderful early years of the Newark Bears when millionaire beer baron Jacob Ruppert, owner of the New York...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781432718688Author Rick FishmanFormat PaperbackImprint Outskirts PressPublisher Outskirts PressWeight(grams) 231g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615737836Author Paul KocakFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Kocak Wordsmiths InkPublisher Kocak Wordsmiths InkWeight(grams) 268g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780976704263Author Derek CatsamFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint VellumPublisher VellumWeight(grams) 426g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060536329Author Tim WendelFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint RayoPublisher RayoWeight(grams) 263g