Most baseball fans identify Tom Candiotti first and foremost as a knuckleball pitcher. He actually began his career as a conventional pitcher in 1983 after becoming just the second player to appear in the major leagues following Tommy John surgery, at a time when only Tommy John himself had ever come back from the operation. Candiotti, whose arm recovered following the surgery, threw fastballs and curveballs in his first two years in the majors before switching over to the knuckleball prior to the 1986 season. Though he would then go on to use the knuckleball primarily throughout the rest of...
Most baseball fans identify Tom Candiotti first and foremost as a knuckleball pitcher. He actually began his career as a conventional pitcher in 1983 ...
In the annals of the Boston Bruins-Montreal Canadiens NHL rivalry, the Canadiens had always found a way to thwart the Bruins in the playoffs, winning 18 consecutive postseason series between the two clubs from 1946 to 1987. Boston, however, turned the tables on Montreal during a seven-year stretch from 1988 to 1994, beating the Habs five times in six tries, including three consecutive seasons in 1990, 1991, and 1992. Because the Bruins never won the Stanley Cup during that era, though, their success over the Canadiens in that period has largely been forgotten. This book chronicles this...
In the annals of the Boston Bruins-Montreal Canadiens NHL rivalry, the Canadiens had always found a way to thwart the Bruins in the playoffs, winning ...
In "Don't Blame the Knuckleballer Baseball Legends, Myths, and Stories," K.P. Wee looks at more than 30 obscure and forgotten tales told by ballplayers, coaches, and broadcasters throughout baseball history - and repeated by historians and bloggers - while mixing in a knuckleballing theme. For each tale, Wee asks, "Did this really happen?" or "Did they blame the right person?" Among the tales: * Did Joe Niekro really strike out the first five batters of a game in the very first inning? * Did Phil Niekro really make Floyd Robinson silly on a strikeout? * Did "Sunday Teddy" Lyons really pitch...
In "Don't Blame the Knuckleballer Baseball Legends, Myths, and Stories," K.P. Wee looks at more than 30 obscure and forgotten tales told by ballplaye...
This book tells the story of the 1988 World Series champions, the LA Dodgers. Including dozens of exclusive interviews with the players themselves, this book provides a new and intimate look at a season to remember, full of inside stories and never-before-told anecdotes.
This book tells the story of the 1988 World Series champions, the LA Dodgers. Including dozens of exclusive interviews with the players themselves, th...
