Author : Mark Newman
Publisher : Cardinal Publishers Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,3 MB
Release : 2017-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781681570679
""What hit meant the most to you and why?" The simple question led award-winning sportswriter Mark Newman on an eight-year journey that would bring about surprising stories and empowering life lessons from the minds of the most fabled Major League hitters in our time." -- Back cover.
Author : Jim Reeves
Publisher : The Great Texas Line (Consignment)
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,92 MB
Release : 2022-06-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1892588706
This deep dive on the Texas Rangers by Jim Reeves, an award-winning, ex-sports columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, captures all the drama, humor, craziness and pathos. And tells how this journalist got his riveting stories. ''Few writers know baseball and people like Reeves, who has produced an intimate and entertaining recollection far removed from other grinding sports franchise histories. The Texas Rangers he portrays are humorous, heroic, and, quite often, heartbreakers. It's all here, from front office wheeling and dealing to zany clubhouse and press box moments; serious superstars to whimsical wannabes. In a word: Delightful.'' --Carlton Stowers, three-time Edgar Award winner and author of Oh Brother How They Played the Game'
Author : W. P. Kinsella
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 15,62 MB
Release : 1997-02
Category :
ISBN : 9780999999639
Author : W. P. Kinsella
Publisher : Harpercollins
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 42,87 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780002557580
Gathers baseball wisdom from the likes of Joe Garagiola, Pete Rose, Casey Stengel, George Steinbrenner, and Roy Campanella
Author : Frank D Minton
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,16 MB
Release : 2023-05-18
Category :
ISBN : 9781960159571
Former Dodger pitcher Frank D. Minton now preacher, is straight talking and plain dealing. He doesn't pull any punches about his love for baseball and the Bible. Infact many people think he is not very preacherly. Minton recounts an incident when he nearly caused a baseball riot. "I had gotten into a fight with an opposing player." "The next day, I was interviewed on television, black eye and all. Of course, they were interested in the fight and my reactions as a one day-to be preacher. Well, I said, "The only thing I ever got out of a fight is this black eye. But since you mentioned me as a preacher, if I can't preach Christ to 'em, I'll beat the devil out of 'em!" Minton pitched in the Minors for the old Brooklyn Dodgers but he turned down his fourth-year contract. "What's the deal. Minton?" l answered straight forwardly, "God has called me to preach!" The Dodger minor league official, answered, "Old guys preach, young guys on their way up to the Bigs, play baseball." But I never looked back, even though I won 39 games and lost only 20.
Author : Kevin Kerrane
Publisher : Anchor Books
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 20,7 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN :
Author : Jesse Ellis
Publisher : PublishAmerica
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 18,12 MB
Release : 2013-09-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1630842869
Professional baseball in America is a source of pride and enjoyment for millions of Americans. As of 2013, 48 of our 50 states had some level of professional baseball. Author Jesse Ellis has visited at least one professional ballpark in each of those states. Travel with Jesse across this great land to over 230 ballparks from Maine to Arizona, Washington, DC, to Seattle, Washington, and beyond the U.S. borders. Visit parks at every level from independent leagues to the major leagues. Check out which parks are classic and which parks are state of the art. Find out which parks have the best accessibility and which are the most fan friendly. Learn a little professional baseball history along the way. Most of all, learn how much fun it can be for you to discover the many great parks that make up the Diamonds Sparkling Across America.
Author : Matt Tavares
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 28,27 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0763632244
A picture book biography of African-American baseball player Hank Aaron.
Author : Marty Slattery
Publisher : St. Luke's Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 12,11 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780918518781
Author : Joel Zoss
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 22,39 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780803299207
Pairing their detailed, informative research with a sophisticated anecdotal approach, Joel Zoss and John Bowman have written a fascinating, original, literate, and concise compendium of the history and issues surrounding America's national pastime. Addressedøare such diverse topics as the origins of the game, the contributions of minorities and women, the evolution of umpiring, baseball's influence on literature and music, substance abuse, on- and off-field tragedy, and the game's international presence. Diamonds in the Rough is an invaluable and stimulating resource both for those who already study the game and for those who would like to learn its revealing history.
