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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
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In 50 Moments That Defined Major League Baseball, Rocco Constantino provides a fresh history of the national pastime by recounting the most extraordinary and iconic moments; both renowned and obscure; that shaped the game as it moved from the Dead Ball Era, through World War II, and on to the modern era.
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 HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"For decades, statistics such as batting average, saves recorded, and pitching won-lost records have been used to measure individual players' and teams' potential and success. But in the past fifteen years, a revolutionary new standard of measurement-- sabermetrics-- has been embraced by front offices in Major League Baseball and among fantasy baseball enthusiasts. But while sabermetrics is recognized as being smarter and more accurate, traditionalists,...
Author
Series
Publisher
SportsZone, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"This title introduces readers to the best major league ball parks in the country with AT&T Park's homeruns splashing down in the ocean and Dodger Stadium's famous Dodger Dogs among other great ball parks. The title features text boxes for each ball park, fun facts, rich photos, and a glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This book examines the competitive landscape of Major League Baseball during the wild-card era, including the major storylines for all 30 teams, division races, and the state of dynasties in a new age of baseball"--
Major League Baseball has had a long and storied history, but perhaps no era has been as competitive and unpredictable as the past 25 years, with an expanded postseason making for an unexpected and entertaining end to each season. In...
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