Watching Baseball Smarter
Zack Hample's bestselling, smart, and funny fan’s guide to baseball explains the ins and outs of pitching, hitting, running, and fielding, while offering insider trivia and anecdotes that will appeal to anyone—whether you're a major ...
A Game of Inches
But this is much more than just a reference guide. Award-winning author Peter Morris explains the context that led each new item to emerge when it did, and chronicles the often surprising responses to these innovations.
Baseball Math
... Baseball Math : Grandslam Activities and Projects for Grades. Welcome elcome to Baseball Math , an activity and project book that connects mathematics skills to one of your students ' most involving interests . Assignments range from one ...
Baseball in Little Rock
Professional baseball in Little Rock dates back to 1895.
The Evolution of Pitching in Major League Baseball
Are today's major league baseball pitchers better than ever? Or do they pale in comparison to the great hurlers of 20, 30 or 40 years ago? This book tackles a debate that has been traveling baseball circles for several years.
Baseball America 2007 Directory
... BASEBALL SHOWCASE Mailing Address: Champions Baseball Academy, 510 E. Business Way, Cincinnati, OH 45241 . Telephone: (51 3) 247- 9511. Fax: (513) 247-0040. E-Mail Address: champions510@yahoo.com. Website: www.championsbasebali.com ...
My Greatest Day in Baseball
My Greatest Day in Baseball, one of the earliest collections of the game’s oral histories, presents forty-seven famous stars from the golden age of baseball relating their most unforgettable moments in the sport.
The Baseball Coaching Bible
... baseball program . Developing a Philosophy of Teaching Baseball To be successful , a coach must establish a consistent philosophy and teaching strategy for his program . He must first earn the respect of his players . He will then be ...
Baseball and Social Class
This collection of fresh essays examines the intersection of baseball and social class, pointing to the conclusion that America's game, infused from its origins with a democratic mythos and founded on high-minded principles of meritocracy, ...
Baseball's Greatest Quotations Rev. Ed.
In this treasury of more than 5,000 quotations, noted baseball writer and observer Paul Dickson has captured the flavor of the game, in the words of its most important participants and onlookers.
The Book of Baseball
... Baseball. History. for. Thirty. -. five. Years . A. Roster. of. the. W. Clubs. and. Their. Records. ITH the formation of the Na- tional League in 1876 the exper- imental days of baseball were ended . It had entered truly upon its career as ...
Dropping the Ball
Urbane and entertaining, this is a trenchant, thought-provoking, and uplifting analysis of what can be done -- by the baseball giants and by all who play and love the game -- to save America's national pastime for you, your kids, and your ...
The Early Image of Black Baseball
... Baseball first brought the Cuban Giants back to life in 1903. Then in the 1990s , the history of this black image in baseball experienced its second resurrection when sports enthusiasts and authors interested in the Negro Leagues ...
The Way of Baseball
. . . But numbers tell only part of the story. His path to success was as grounded in philosophical study as in ballpark wisdom.
Ballpark
An exhilarating, splendidly illustrated, entirely new look at the history of baseball: told through the stories of the vibrant and ever-changing ballparks where the game was and is staged, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic.
Baseball's Great Experiment
Offers a history of African American exclusion from baseball, and assesses the changing racial attitudes that led up to Jackie Robinson's acceptance by the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Baseball Joe at Yale
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The Origins and History of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
"This study begins with a brief history of women's softball, noting its importance as a precursor to, and talent pool for, women's professional baseball. Next the book investigates changing league administration and organization.
Professional Baseball in America
... BASEBALL CLUBS , By John A. Heydler , President . THE AMERICAN LEAGUE OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CLUBS , By B. B. Johnson , President . BOSTON NATIONAL LEAGUE BASEBALL COMPANY , By Geo . W. Grant , President . BROOKLYN NATIONAL LEAGUE ...
The 34-Ton Bat
This is Rushin throwing from the outfield to the plate, at his wordsmith best." ―Award-winning sports columnist Rick Telander " The thirty-four-Ton Bat is full of bits of information that will give even the most knowledgeable fan a new ...