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The Louisville Slugger(r) Complete Book of Hitting Faults and Fixes: How to Detect and Correct the 50 Most Common Mistakes at the Plate
ISBN: 9780809298020 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For a baseball player, there is nothing more frustrating than struggling at the plate. Hitters--no matter how accomplished--experience hitting slumps, for both mechanical and mental reasons. Their challenge--and yours--is to contain them for a short period of time. The Louisville Slugger Complete Book of Hitting Faults and Fixes identifies the sources of fifty distinct hitting faults that lead to problem swings and includes drills specifically designed to help you correct them. The step-by-step approach starts from the ground up, including:
For a baseball player, there is nothing more frustrating than struggling at the plate. Hitters--no matter how accomplished--experience hitting slum... |
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96,08 zł |
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The American Game: Baseball and Ethnicity
ISBN: 9780809324453 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These nine essays selected by Lawrence Baldassaro and Richard A. Johnson present for the first time in a single volume an ethnic and racial profile of American baseball. These essayists show how the gradual involvement by various ethnic and racial groups reflects the changing nature of baseballand of American society as a wholeover the course of the twentieth century.Although the sport could not truly be called representative of America until after Jackie Robinson broke the color line in 1947, fascination with the ethnic backgrounds of the players began more than a century ago when...
These nine essays selected by Lawrence Baldassaro and Richard A. Johnson present for the first time in a single volume an ethnic and racial profile of...
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204,87 zł |
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The American Game: Baseball and Ethnicity
ISBN: 9780809324460 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These nine essays selected by Lawrence Baldassaro and Richard A. Johnson present for the first time in a single volume an ethnic and racial profile of American baseball. These essayists show how the gradual involvement by various ethnic and racial groups reflects the changing nature of baseball--and of American society as a whole--over the course of the twentieth century. Although the sport could not truly be called representative of America until after Jackie Robinson broke the color line in 1947, fascination with the ethnic backgrounds of the players began more than a century ago...
These nine essays selected by Lawrence Baldassaro and Richard A. Johnson present for the first time in a single volume an ethnic and racial profile of...
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97,50 zł |
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Breaking Into Baseball: Women and the National Pastime
ISBN: 9780809326273 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While baseball is traditionally perceived as a game to be played, enjoyed, and reported from a masculine perspective, it has long been beloved among women--more so than any other spectator sport. Breaking into Baseball: Women and the National Pastime upends baseball's accepted history to at last reveal just how involved women are, and have always been, in the American game. Through provocative interviews and deft research, Jean Hastings Ardell devotes a detailed chapter to each of the seven ways women participate in the game--from the stands as fans, on the field as... While baseball is traditionally perceived as a game to be played, enjoyed, and reported from a masculine perspective, it has long been beloved amon... |
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97,50 zł |
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Standing the Gaff: The Life and Hard Times of a Minor League Umpire
ISBN: 9780817352745 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The rowdy adolescence of baseball, told by the game s first autobiographical umpire.
Harry "Steamboat" Johnson brought to early baseball great integrity and a pugnacious stlye.Toughness--being able to "stand the gaff"--was essential during his long career as an umpire. From 1909 to 1935 Johnson umpired in exhibition games and minor leagues (except for the 1914 season in the National League) from Los Angeles to Toronto.When fans screamed "Kill the umpire " he responded he'd rather die on a baseball field than anywhere else. With disarming directness and humor, Steamboat Johnson... The rowdy adolescence of baseball, told by the game s first autobiographical umpire.
Harry "Steamboat" Johnson brought to early baseball gr... |
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73,12 zł |
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Rex Barney's Thank Youuuu: For Fifty Years in Baseball from Brooklyn to Baltimore
ISBN: 9780870334436 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On September 26, 1981, millions of viewers watched on NBC television as Nolan Ryan pitched his fifth no-hitter. Late in the game, commentator Tony Kubek asked Joe Garagiola, "Did you ever see anybody throw faster than Nolan Ryan?" Without hesitating, Joe replied, "Sure. Rex Barney." This is the story of Rex Barney, the man who threw faster than Feller and Ryan; and whose pitching career sped by quicker than his fastball because he could not control it. Barney became a legend as part of the most exciting era of the Brooklyn Dodgers--1943 to 1951. In his own inimitable style, Rex tells the...
On September 26, 1981, millions of viewers watched on NBC television as Nolan Ryan pitched his fifth no-hitter. Late in the game, commentator Tony Kub...
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97,50 zł |
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From Maryland to Cooperstown: Seven Maryland Natives in Baseball's Hall of Fame
ISBN: 9780870334948 / Angielski / Twarda / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Few people know that seven native-born Marylanders have earned a place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This collective biography chronicles the lives and careers of the state's baseball elite in words and period photographs. These Maryland players represent baseball's greatest players, beginning with Baltimore's own Babe Ruth, who began his legendary major league career with the Boston Red Sox in 1914. The Babe's dynamic personality, coupled with his record of 714 home runs, made him the game's most famous player. The other Marylanders who hold baseball's greatest honor are Vic Willis,...
Few people know that seven native-born Marylanders have earned a place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This collective biography chronicles the...
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97,50 zł |
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Opening Day: Cleveland, the Indians, and a New Beginning
ISBN: 9780873388153 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Opening Day offers great players, high stakes, and the hinge of history turning as a new era in Cleveland sports begins. Knight exhaustively chronicles the first game at Jacobs Field against the Mariners and it is clear that a whole different brand of Cleveland Indians has come to Cleveland."--Bill Livingston, Cleveland Plain Dealer "I thought I knew everything worth knowing about the first game at Jacobs Field. But Jonathan Knight surprised me with his exhaustively researched account. He also manages to weave in all sorts of Tribe history, such as a cool story... "Opening Day offers great players, high stakes, and the hinge of history turning as a new era in Cleveland sports begins. Knight exhaustiv... |
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38,98 zł |
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The Cleveland Indians
ISBN: 9780873388856 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1949, Franklin "Whitey" Lewis's The Cleveland Indians begins with the organization's early years as the Cleveland Forest Citys, covers the 1920 World Series victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers, and concludes with the excitement of the 1948 pennant race. This early team history covers such Cleveland legends as Cy Young, from his days in Tuscarawas County and Canton and his time with the Cleveland Spiders; Bob Feller, his discovery and development; and Larry Doby, the second African American to play in the major leagues and the first to... First published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1949, Franklin "Whitey" Lewis's The Cleveland Indians begins with the organization's early years... |
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97,50 zł |
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Baseball and the Pursuit of Innocence: A Fresh Look at the Old Ball Game
ISBN: 9780890966129 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Just when you thought everything had been written about baseball, along comes this remarkably fresh look at "the old ball game," together with a provocative series of inquiries that redirect our thinking about the game. Is baseball really like life? How does it reflect a more traditional moral universe? What is the current preoccupation with statistics doing to the game? Why is there so much talking and arguing in baseball? Does baseball consciously reenact the mythology of the Old West?
in this sophisticated, literate, and thoroughly entertaining book, Richard Skolnik addresses these and... Just when you thought everything had been written about baseball, along comes this remarkably fresh look at "the old ball game," together with a provo...
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63,37 zł |
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Baseball Historical Review
ISBN: 9780910137157 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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23,06 zł |
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The Baseball Research Journal (Brj), Volume 14
ISBN: 9780910137201 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The flagship publication of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), the Baseball Research Journal is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed publication presenting the best in SABR member research on baseball. History, biography, economics, physics, psychology, game theory, sociology and culture, records, and many other disciplines are represented to expand our knowledge of baseball as it is, was, and could be played.
The flagship publication of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), the Baseball Research Journal is an interdisciplinary peer-revie...
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24,34 zł |
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Award Voting
ISBN: 9780910137324 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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23,06 zł |
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Ward's Baseball Book: How to Become a Player
ISBN: 9780910137539 / Angielski / Miękka / 141 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John Montgomery Ward (1860-1925) tossed the second perfect game in major league history and later became the game's best shortstop and a great, inventive manager. He led the players into their own league in 1890 and came within a hair's breadth of changing the structure of baseball forever.
Baseball: How to Become a Player is one of the game's early classics, and should be in every serious baseball library. John Montgomery Ward (1860-1925) tossed the second perfect game in major league history and later became the game's best shortstop and a great, invent...
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38,24 zł |
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All-Star Baseball in Cleveland
ISBN: 9780910137713 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cleveland made all-star history in 1997 when the local Indians became the first major league baseball franchise ever to host the All-Star Game five times. But the mid-summer classic is just part of the rich legacy of all-star baseball in Cleveland.
Cleveland made all-star history in 1997 when the local Indians became the first major league baseball franchise ever to host the All-Star Game five ti...
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29,22 zł |
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Uncle Robbie
ISBN: 9780910137768 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hall of Fame member Wilbert Robinson began his career as a catcher. As a Baltimore Oriole in the 1890s the hard-nosed but congenial receiver joined John McGraw, Wee Willie Keeler, and other greats on the roughest team of the game s toughest era. He went on to make a reputation with McGraw s New York Giants as a great developerof pitchers. Subsequently he took over the Brooklyn Dodgers, quickly turning them into pennant winners and gradually becoming the borough s beloved Uncle Robbie."
Hall of Fame member Wilbert Robinson began his career as a catcher. As a Baltimore Oriole in the 1890s the hard-nosed but congenial receiver joined Jo...
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48,73 zł |
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The National Pastime, Volume 19: A Review of Baseball History
ISBN: 9780910137775 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The National Pastime offers baseball history available nowhere else. Each fall this publication from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) explores baseball history with fresh and often surprising views of past players, teams, and events. Drawn from the research efforts of more than 6,700 SABR members, The National Pastime establishes an accurate, lively, and entertaining historical record of baseball.A Note from the Editor, Mark Alvarez: With great sadness, we run in this issue the late Ralph Horton's final article for SABR, a typically well-researched,...
The National Pastime offers baseball history available nowhere else. Each fall this publication from the Society for American Baseball Research...
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43,85 zł |
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The Baseball Research Journal (Brj), Volume 28
ISBN: 9780910137782 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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43,85 zł |
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The National Pastime, Volume 20: A Review of Baseball History
ISBN: 9780910137812 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The National Pastime offers baseball history available nowhere else. Each fall this publication from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) explores baseball history with fresh and often surprising views of past players, teams, and events. Drawn from the research efforts of more than 6,700 SABR members, The National Pastime establishes an accurate, lively, and entertaining historical record of baseball.
The National Pastime offers baseball history available nowhere else. Each fall this publication from the Society for American Baseball Research...
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43,85 zł |
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The Baseball Research Journal (Brj), Volume 29
ISBN: 9780910137829 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presents baseball research with a strong analytical approach. Made up of statistical studies, in-depth examinations of playing techniques, and articles focusing on baseball as a business, the Baseball Research Journal draws from the research efforts of members of the Society for American Baseball Research.
Presents baseball research with a strong analytical approach. Made up of statistical studies, in-depth examinations of playing techniques, and article...
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43,85 zł |
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