Max Schumacher began working for the Indianapolis Indians Triple-A baseball team in 1958, and became the general manager in 1961. The Indians have been one of America’s premier minor league fran
Batter up! Football, basketball, and now baseball—is there anything the Barber brothers won’t try their best to do? The Barbers join the baseball team in this home-run adventure from NFL superstars an
When identical twins Jimmy and Billy McGee are tasked with maintaining control over the neighborhood baseball diamond, they and their team must deal with their cross-town enemies' inability to accept
When identical twins Jimmy and Billy McGee are tasked with maintaining control over the neighborhood baseball diamond, they and their team must deal with their cross-town enemies' inability to accept
"Tiki and Ronde have their sights set on a big diamond--a baseball diamond! Sure, they're experienced athletes, but they've never played baseball before. Do they have what it takes to make the team?"-
A latest guide to the statistical logic that is revolutionizing baseball outlines 20 arguments about how the game is played today, assessing topics ranging from the impact of steroids and the amateur
"Firsthand account of Lutherville, Maryland, over-30 league from tryouts to the final game. Begins with Kentworth League in Raleigh, North Carolina; follows Smith through high school and college. True
This collection of poems includes ?Casey at the Bat” and May Swenson’s classic ?Analysis of Baseball” as well as newer, lesser-known pieces that will be embraced by all who play, watch, dream about, a
From splitters to spitters; from a frozen rope to the suicide squeeze; from extra innings to no hitters, baseball is truly a great game. But nothing hypes up a crowd like a home run, a round tripper,
Chad’s got the summertime blues: his parents want him to be home by midnight (no extra innings) and eat healthier (no corn dogs). His friend, Abby, has bobblehead issues. And then there’s pinch hitter
"This follow-up to the popular and award-winning The Independent Carolina Baseball League, 1936-1938 (McFarland, 1999) takes the story of outlaw baseball into extra innings, offering unpublished inter
Chad’s got the summertime blues: his parents want him to be home by midnight (no extra innings) and eat healthier (no corn dogs). His friend, Abby, has bobblehead issues. And then there’s pinch hitter
