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Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Posnanski writes of major moments that created legends, and of forgotten moments almost lost to time. It's Willie Mays's catch, Babe Ruth's called shot, and Kirk Gibson's limping home run; the slickest steals; the biggest bombs; and the most triumphant no-hitters. But these are also moments raw with the humanity of the game, the unheralded heroes, the mesmerizing mistakes drenched in pine tar, and every story, from the immortal to the obscure, is...
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In celebration of the 100th issue of Who's Who in Baseball--one of the game's most venerable publications--comes a century's worth of the annual's iconic covers, insightful breakdowns of the players featured on those covers, and informative accounts of the baseball history tied to each year's issue.
Author
Publisher
BrightPoint Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Presents some of most exciting and consequential MLB World Series championships ever played. It will explore the players, coaches, and moments that made these championship games become an unforgettable part of pro sports history"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The founding editor of ESPN the Magazine and Pulitzer Prize nominee presents the extraordinary inside story of baseball's last 20 years, during which the genius and struggle for power of three men saved the game from self-destruction.
In the fall of 1992, America's National Pastime is in crisis and already on the path to the unthinkable: canceling a World Series for the first time in history. The owners are at war, their decades-long battle with...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"We are in a historic era for the home run. The 2017 season saw the most homers ever, with 2016 and 2018 close behind, a shift that has transformed the way the game is played. In Swing Kings, Wall Street Journal national baseball writer Jared Diamond reveals that the secret behind this unprecedented shift isn't steroids or the stitching of the baseballs, it's the most elemental explanation of all: the swing. In this lively narrative romp, he tracks...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The longtime Commissioner of Major League Baseball provides an unprecedented look inside professional baseball today, focusing on how he helped bring the game into the modern age and revealing his interactions with players, managers, fellow owners, and fans nationwide. More than a century old, the game of baseball is resistant to change--owners, managers, players, and fans all hate it. Yet, now more than ever, baseball needs to evolve -- to compete...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Batter up! The pressure is high. Two of major-league baseball's best teams are facing off in the World Series! Young readers will love learning about World Series records, the event's history, and some of its most heart-stopping games.
Author
Publisher
M.K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Provides a look at the "olden days" of America's pastime, before there were mounds and numbers on jerseys, and includes expressions, such as "catching a frozen rope" and "being a fly chaser," as well as amusing trivia about players' nicknames, team names, and the design of the uniforms.
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