Essays on each team pinpointing their strengths and weaknesses highlight a baseball statistics bible used by management, broadcasters, and sportswriters. Original.
Have you ever watched young ball players field A baseball and then hesitate? One of the coaches yells "2nd," a team mate yells "go home" and where ever the player throws, there is no positive result f
When water magnate (and owner of the minor league Springfield WaterDogs) Reynolds Beckert learns he has a short time to live, his dream of extending the "reach of baseball" becomes a holy mission. Det
Suzanne Peterson, the new kid yet again, hopes to fit in by joining the baseball team, but is shocked to find that, at her new junior high, only the boys have a team. There is no team for girls becaus
Suzanne Peterson, the new kid yet again, hopes to fit in by joining the baseball team, but is shocked to find that, at her new junior high, only the boys have a team. There is no team for girls becaus
"John's Book looks at Baseball, and its two most precious elements of Batting and Throwing, from the multiple standpoints of the 'superficially' physical and mental; from the 'meta-physically' scienti
Heroes On and Off the Field Mark McGwire. Sammy Sosa. Cal Ripken, Jr. Mike Piazza. Ken Griffey, Jr. They share more than fame and fortune and awesome talent. They're also the Good Guys of baseball, t
Under the attentive guidance of a volunteer manager passionate about baseball, a group of boys assembled as the "B" team to play travel baseball for their town team. In "Shortstop ... or Bust!," autho
Under the attentive guidance of a volunteer manager passionate about baseball, a group of boys assembled as the "B" team to play travel baseball for their town team. In "Shortstop ... or Bust!," autho
Michael Durbin is a fourteen-year-old American baseball prodigy whose dream is to pitch in the Olympics. After silencing every batter that comes his way, his talent comes into the limelight, and he is
He was an ATHLETE, playing varsity sports in baseball, football, and basketball at Kelloggsville High School, where he also captained each team while winning nine varsity letters in four years of high
He was an ATHLETE, playing varsity sports in baseball, football, and basketball at Kelloggsville High School, where he also captained each team while winning nine varsity letters in four years of high
What happens when two people hit rock bottom? Mike, a failed baseball player, had seen all of his dreams crushed and felt like the entire world was against him. Sarah had the ideal life; however, she
What happens when two people hit rock bottom? Mike, a failed baseball player, had seen all of his dreams crushed and felt like the entire world was against him. Sarah had the ideal life; however, she
Jessie Landon was an ordinary high school student. He loved playing baseball. He had a group of very close friends. Although he frequently got into trouble, he had a very loving family at the orphanag
Jessie Landon was an ordinary high school student. He loved playing baseball. He had a group of very close friends. Although he frequently got into trouble, he had a very loving family at the orphanag
At age sixteen, James grew-up fast when his father died. He played baseball in high school and received a college scholarship. Concerned about his mother and brothers, he hoped his athletic talent wou
At age sixteen, James grew-up fast when his father died. He played baseball in high school and received a college scholarship. Concerned about his mother and brothers, he hoped his athletic talent wou
In the late 1980s, Travis Lembeau, a freshman catcher trying to make his college baseball team, meets Nicholas "Pooch" Shepherd, a brilliant, ambidextrous pitching prodigy. The two become fast friends
In the late 1980s, Travis Lembeau, a freshman catcher trying to make his college baseball team, meets Nicholas "Pooch" Shepherd, a brilliant, ambidextrous pitching prodigy. The two become fast friends
On the frontline of the battle field between good and evil, exists a ball park that can only be visited through possession of an antique baseball glove or the finality of life changing events and deci
After his mother's death and his father's disappearance, Cale McHail moves in at his Aunt Ellen and Uncle Frank's house. But one day as Cale is on his way to a baseball game, he comes across his old "
Bill Garrett was the Jackie Robinson of college basketball. In 1947, the same year Robinson broke the color line in major league baseball, Garrett integrated big-time college basketball. By joining th
Cleveland Indians pitcher paul Byrd gives an honest account of how he has kept his faith in God despite all the trials and temptations associated with the Major league Baseball lifestyle. Paul Byrd
In the 1890s, the legendary Baltimore Orioles of the National League [sic] under the tutelage of manager Ned Hanlon, perfected a style of play known as "scientific baseball," featuring such innovation
In this New York Times bestseller, Pulitzer Prize-winning author George F. Will returns to baseball with more than seventy finely honed pieces about the sometimes recondite, sometimes frustrating, yet
"Anyone interested in baseball can not fail??to be captivated by Boswell's penetrating look at??the game, and by his graceful??prose."--USA Today Thomas??Boswell, longtime Washington Post??syndicated
Here's the story of how Truckbox Al McClintock, a small-town greaser whose claim to fame was hitting a baseball clean across the Pembina River, almost got a tryout with the genuine St. Louis Cardinals
Through these pages pass con men, an opinionated small-town barber, a nurse who chatters on and on--much to the chagrin of her charges--baseball players and boxers. Published in "The Saturday Evening
"You Know me Al" is a classic of baseball--the game and the community. Jack Keefe, one of literature's greatest characters, is talented, brash, and conceited. Self-assured and imperceptive, impervious
This collection of the best of baseball writing by sports writers, ballplayers, and literary figures includes works by James Thurber, Philip Roth, John Updike, Marianne Moore, Ogden Nash, and P.G. Wod
