World Series champion, former All-Star, and award-winning television analyst Ron Darling gives readers a inside look at one of the most demanding and strategic positions in all of sports: the pitcher. Drawing on vivid situations from his playing days for the New York Mets and the Oakland Athletics, and from moments he has observed as a broadcaster, Darling offers an engaging look at the art, strategy, and psychology of pitching. Throughout, we get a glimpse of what it feels like to stand alone on the mound, the center of attention for thousands of fans. No other book examines the position in...
World Series champion, former All-Star, and award-winning television analyst Ron Darling gives readers a inside look at one of the most demanding and ...
From the imagination of an inspired Citizen, an American Patriot, Author ... Ron Darling has captured the imagination of a nation. Bringing us joy and pain through the depths of a torturous, yet strengthening, and heart-wrenching tale. He has created a heavyhearted guardian for the nation's soul. A soldier who will face evil of all heights of terrorism. Nick Washburn, like his fathers before him, will give all for America. He is "that guy" our nation's enemies do not anticipate, that guy who will fight to the death to save those in danger. A man who is bound at the heart and through DNA to...
From the imagination of an inspired Citizen, an American Patriot, Author ... Ron Darling has captured the imagination of a nation. Bringing us joy and...
Every little kid who's ever taken the mound in Little League dreams of someday getting the ball for Game Seven of the World Series. Ron Darling got to live that dream - only it didn't go exactly as planned. In New York Times bestselling Game 7, 1986, the award-winning baseball analyst looks back at what might have been a signature moment in his career, and reflects on the ways professional athletes must sometimes shoulder a personal disappointment as their teams find a way to win. Published to coincide with the 30th anniversary of...
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Every little kid who's ever taken the mound in Little League dreams of someday getting the ball for G...