wyszukanych pozycji: 6
Game of Brawl: The Orioles, the Beaneaters, and the Battle for the 1897 Pennant
ISBN: 9780803211360 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Not only was it probably the most cutthroat pennant race in baseball history; it was also a struggle to define how baseball would be played. This book re-creates the rowdy, season-long 1897 battle between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Beaneaters. The Orioles had acquired a reputation as the dirtiest team in baseball. Future Hall of Famers John McGraw, Wee Willie Keeler, and "Foxy" Ned Hanlon were proven winners--but their nasty tactics met with widespread disapproval among fans. So it was that their pennant race with the comparatively saintly Beaneaters took on a decidedly moralistic...
Not only was it probably the most cutthroat pennant race in baseball history; it was also a struggle to define how baseball would be played. This book...
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145,18 zł |
The Hole Truth: Determining the Greatest Players in Golf Using Sabermetrics
ISBN: 9781496206541 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Provides a relativistic approach for evaluating and comparing the performance of golfers while acknowledging the game's changing nature. The Hole Truth analyses the performances of players relative to their peers, creating an index of exceptionality that automatically factors the changing nature of the game through time.
Provides a relativistic approach for evaluating and comparing the performance of golfers while acknowledging the game's changing nature. The Hole Trut...
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124,44 zł |
The Book on the Book: A Landmark Inquiry Into Which Strategies in the Modern Game Actually Work
ISBN: 9780312332655 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Picking up where Michael Lewis left off in Moneyball, he addresses the central questions of risk, reward, and value---on the field and off---and reveals what it takes to win." Die-hard fanatics will enjoy this comprehensive collection of groundbreaking baseball strategies, analyses, statistics, and studies This unique approach to understanding the "tried and true" methodologies of the game of baseball examines conventional elements like the steal, hit and run, and line-up construction. The Book on The Book offers an... "Picking up where Michael Lewis left off in Moneyball, he addresses the central questions of risk, reward, and value---on the field and off... |
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121,97 zł |
Under Pallor, Under Shadow: The 1920 American League Pennant Race That Rattled and Rebuilt Baseball
ISBN: 9780803234710 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Babe Ruth, in his first season with the Yankees in 1920, was on pace to break the single-season home run record. In August Indians shortstop Ray Chapman was beaned by a pitch thrown by the Yankees' Carl Mays during a game in New York and died the next day. In September a grand jury convened in Chicago, and four White Sox players were called to testify about fixing the 1919 World Series.
Focusing on the Cleveland Indians, the Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees, this book takes us back to a pivotal season when baseball was shaken by tragedy and scandal and when power shifted... Babe Ruth, in his first season with the Yankees in 1920, was on pace to break the single-season home run record. In August Indians shortstop Ray Chapm...
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124,44 zł |
A Game of Brawl: The Orioles, the Beaneaters, and the Battle for the 1897 Pennant
ISBN: 9780803226364 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Not only was it probably the most cutthroat pennant race in baseball history, it was also a struggle to define how baseball would be played. A Game of Brawlre-creates the rowdy, season-long 1897 battle between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Beaneaters. The Orioles had acquired a reputation as the dirtiest team in baseball. Future Hall of Famers John McGraw, Wee Willie Keeler, and Foxy Ned Hanlon were proven winners but their nasty tactics met with widespread disapproval among fans. So it was that their pennant race with the comparatively saintly Beaneaters took on a decidedly... Not only was it probably the most cutthroat pennant race in baseball history, it was also a struggle to define how baseball would be played. A G... |
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103,69 zł |
Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century
ISBN: 9781933599427 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A project of SABR's Nineteenth Century Committee, INVENTING BASEBALL brings to life the greatest games to be played in the game's early years. From the "prisoner of war" game that took place among captive Union soldiers during the Civil War, to the first intercollegiate game (Amherst versus Williams), to the first professional no-hitter, the games in this volume span 1833-1900 and detail the athletic exploits of such players as Cap Anson, Moses "Fleetwood" Walker, Charlie Comiskey, Mike "King" Kelly, and John Montgomery Ward. 42 SABR members contributed chapters to the effort, including Bill...
A project of SABR's Nineteenth Century Committee, INVENTING BASEBALL brings to life the greatest games to be played in the game's early years. From th...
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91,28 zł |