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Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
It’s springtime, and everyone’s at the ballpark! Join a team of exuberant seven-year-olds on and off the field as they get their uniforms; practice throwing, catching, and batting; learn to work as a team; and even play in a game. These good sports demonstrate that anyone who plays is a winner and they will have readers of all ages cheering!
Author
Publisher
Sports Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
""Big-league baseball is subtle; cloaked in summer languor, moving with the slow, supple grace of a ballerina practicing backstage, yet taut and technical in its skills. To view a baseball game and appreciate it takes concentration." So begins Baseball's Best Ever. Encompassing a selection of some one hundred columns and featured stories written over 50-plus years, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist share stories on some of the greatest baseball players...
Author
Language
English
Description
"A gloriously funny, nostalgic memoir of a popular ESPN reporter who, in the summer of 1994, was a fresh-out-of-college intern for a minor league baseball team. Madness ensues as Ryan McGee spends the season steeped in sweat, fertilizer, nacho cheese sauce and pure, unadulterated joy in North Carolina with the Asheville Tourists. In the spring of 1994, Ryan McGee (new college graduate) bombed his coveted interview with ESPN - the only place he ever...
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Pub
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"Major League Baseball teams knock 162 games out of the park every season, but nobody needs to play that many games to enjoy rounding the bases. From sandlot games to local leagues, kids can build a team with their friends. How are softball and baseball different? What kind of gear is needed to start playing? From home runs to foul balls, we'll explore bats and bases and show readers how to get into the 'national pastime.' This book explores all aspects...
Author
Publisher
Triumph Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Noted baseball writer Russell A. Carleton looks at the factors which have shaped the changes in baseball over the last two decades and how those influences -- and a host of new and unforeseen elements -- will shape baseball going forward." --
"Watching a game of baseball today means witnessing phenomena that would have been novel, if not completely unheard of, not so long ago. Starting pitchers sling 100 mile-per-hour heat for just four or five...
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 122
Language
English
Description
The Aldens help out at a minor league stadium and investigate when it appears someone in the ballpark is stealing the home team pitcher's signals and relaying them to the batters of the other team.
Author
Publisher
CreateSpace
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Married to Baseball is not a typical baseball book. It offers a collection of entertaining and emotional stories that have nothing and everything to do with the game. With humor, Hollywood, Hall of Famers and heart, "Mrs. Singy" weaves stories from an insider's perspective of being married to baseball for 25 years. Ken Singleton, retired Baltimore Oriole and current New York Yankees TV broadcaster, shares insights and memories as the Singletons take...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"This fully illustrated history tells the story of women's first "league of their own, " the All-American Girl's Professional Baseball League (1943-1954), as told through the engaging voices of the people who knew it best: the players! Author Anika Orrock has collected a range of funny, charming, wince-worthy and heart-warming vignettes as told by the players themselves from their various experiences playing in the AAGBPL, from the very first tryouts...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Think big league baseball begins with the opening pitch? Think again! In this Sports Illustrated Kids book, go behind the scenes of a typical game day in professional baseball--from prepping the diamond and welcoming fans to hawking hot dogs and broadcasting from the booth. This fast-paced, fact-filled book will give baseball fans, young and old, a whole new perspective on America's favorite pastime"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Mamie "Peanut" Johnson had one dream: to play professional baseball. She was a talented player, but she wasn't welcome on the all-white Girls Pro Baseball League team due to the color of her skin. However, a greater opportunity came her way in 1953 when Johnson signed to play ball with the Negro Leagues' Indianoplis Clowns, becoming the only professional female pitcher to play on a men's team. During the three years she played with the team, her...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"[T]he Moneyball era is over. Fifteen years after Michael Lewis brought the Oakland Athletics' groundbreaking team-building strategies to light, every front office takes a data-driven approach to evaluating players, and the league's smarter teams no longer have a huge advantage in valuing past performance. Lindbergh and Sawchik's behind-the-scenes reporting reveals: How the 2017 Astros and 2018 Red Sox used cutting-edge technology to win the World...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In 1947, Larry Doby signed with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first Black player in the American leagues. He endured terrible racism, both from fans and his fellow teammates. Despite this, he became a unifying force on and off the field, and went on to become a seven-time All Star. Illustrated with Cannaday Chapman's bold, stylized illustrations, this exceptional biography tells the story of an unsung hero who not only opened doors for those...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Move over, Moneyball -- a cutting-edge look at major league baseball's next revolution: the high-tech quest to build better players. As bestselling authors Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchik reveal in The MVP Machine, the Moneyball era is over. Fifteen years after Michael Lewis brought the Oakland Athletics' groundbreaking team-building strategies to light, every front office takes a data-driven approach to evaluating players, and the league's smarter...
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