This is a behind-the-scenes look at the lowest rung of professional baseball, and a biography of Max McLeary, the one-eyed umpire. Author Mike Shannon spent the 2000 Frontier League season attending games with McLeary and gives his account of the season here.
This is a behind-the-scenes look at the lowest rung of professional baseball, and a biography of Max McLeary, the one-eyed umpire. Author Mike Shannon...
Each work is analysed and summarized. Its greatness as baseball literature, its place in the genre, its peculiarities, weaknesses, strengths, how the critics went for it - all are discussed in such a way, with quotations, that reading or browsing Shannon's book is equivalent to absorbing a rich history of the sport.
Each work is analysed and summarized. Its greatness as baseball literature, its place in the genre, its peculiarities, weaknesses, strengths, how the ...
Beginning with a history of baseball books and collecting, it also identifies the most sought-after titles and explains how to find them, what to pay, and how to maintain their condition.
Beginning with a history of baseball books and collecting, it also identifies the most sought-after titles and explains how to find them, what to pay,...
Lively and unusual art inspired by baseball s best all-around player.
As much as any other sports figure, Willie Mays embodies the changes that racial integration brought to America s game fields and its larger culture in the mid-20th century. Playing baseball with grace, skill, flair, and obvious delight, Willie Mays broke color barriers for more than just himself. He combined the ability to stroke majestic home runs while with an equal ability to outrun and catch what would have been home runs for opponents most famously when he turned Vic Wertz s titantic blast into a long...
Lively and unusual art inspired by baseball s best all-around player.
As much as any other sports figure, Willie Mays embodies the chang...
The latest collection of littleknown baseball stories from the acclaimed author of Tales from the Dugout.
Mike Shannon, top-selling author of the critically acclaimed baseball classics Tales from the Dugout and Tales from the Ballpark, returns for a third success to deliver a brand-new collection of more than 100 true stories and never-beforetold anecdotes that come straight from the insider's circle. Entertaining and masterfully told, More Tales from the Dugout brings together delightful stories from the great and the not-so-great, both on and off...
The latest collection of littleknown baseball stories from the acclaimed author of Tales from the Dugout.
An anthology of nine touching and funny stories by the editor of Spitball Magazine, and author of 16 baseball books. The book is filled with characters from all walks of life, all of whom are gripped, one way or another, by the force of that feeling so many of us have for baseball. Among the book's characters are a lottery winner whose dream of owning a baseball team turns into a nightmare; a lonely man who has a blind date among the Bleacher Bums at Wrigley Field; and appearances by Satchel Paige, Jackie Robinson, and the spirit of Pete Rose.
An anthology of nine touching and funny stories by the editor of Spitball Magazine, and author of 16 baseball books. The book is filled with character...
Few Major League Baseball teams have a history as glorious and as interesting as the Cincinnati Reds. From the earliest days of baseball's first professional team, skillful and colorful players have worn the Cincinnati uniform. The greatest and most famous of these players have attained legendary status, and in this book they are given their due.
Best-selling baseball author Mike Shannon brings to bear his expertise on the Reds in selecting and profiling the forty Reds who best fit the definition of "legend." From the Wright...
The greatest players of all time
Few Major League Baseball teams have a history as glorious and as interesting as the Cinc...
No major league team has been blessed with more great, Hall of Fame-worthy players than the New York-San Francisco Giants, nor does any other team enjoy the support of more loyal and knowledgeable fans. With Legends of Giants Baseball, fans can savor a stunning tribute to their heroes.
Best-selling author and lifelong Giants fan Mike Shannon has carefully selected and profiled 40 of the greatest Giants of all time, men who by their stellar play, uncommon accomplishments, and unique personalities have made themselves unforgettable and earned the title "Legend." From Roger...
No major league team has been blessed with more great, Hall of Fame-worthy players than the New York-San Francisco Giants, nor does any other team ...
When it was originally published in 1992, Mike Shannon's Baseball: The Writer's Game was hailed as a unique exploration of what it takes to write about the game. This new edition expands on Shannon's original interviews with baseball's top authors and historians. He delves into their backgrounds, writing techniques, personal insights, and the aspects of the game and its history that interest them.
When it was originally published in 1992, Mike Shannon's Baseball: The Writer's Game was hailed as a unique exploration of what it takes to write abou...
