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Hey Kid!: A Tiger Batboy Remembers
ISBN: 9780595418497 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the winter of 1948, the Detroit Tigers host an essay contest to find their next batboy. Already a dedicated Tigers fan, young Danny Dillman enters the contest, and to his delight he wins. From 1948 to 1950 he becomes clubhouse boy, ball boy, and batboy for visiting teams at Detroit's Briggs Stadium.
In these glorious years, Dillman discovers the complexities of an apparently simple game. But even more fascinating, he becomes intimately involved with the game's best players. He listens as Ted Williams explains how he became baseball's greatest hitter, witnesses the breaking of the color... In the winter of 1948, the Detroit Tigers host an essay contest to find their next batboy. Already a dedicated Tigers fan, young Danny Dillman enters ...
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69,33 zł |
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Science of Hitting
ISBN: 9780671621032 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Baseball's last .400 hitter share s] his secrets in this primer still used at all levels of the game." --Paul Dickson, author of Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick Now fully revised with new illustrations and diagrams, the classic--and still the greatest--book on hitting from the last baseball player to break the magic .400 barrier, Ted Williams. Ted Williams was arguably the greatest pure hitter who ever lived. A lifelong student of hitting, he sought advice from every great hitter--and pitcher--he met. Drawing on that advice, as well as his own...
"Baseball's last .400 hitter share s] his secrets in this primer still used at all levels of the game." --Paul Dickson, author of Bill Veeck:
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95,63 zł |
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Elias Baseball Analyst, 1991
ISBN: 9780671733254 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Elias Baseball Analyst is the book the professionals rely on--the clubs negotiate with it, broadcasters and sportswriters depend on it, and Rotisserie leaguers commit it to memory. The official statisticians of Major League Baseball offer the most comprehensive and authoritative look at baseball today.
The Elias Baseball Analyst is the book the professionals rely on--the clubs negotiate with it, broadcasters and sportswriters depend on it, and Rotiss...
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178,01 zł |
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Elias Baseball Analyst 1992
ISBN: 9780671733261 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The clubs use it when making deals, broadcasters and sportswriters keep it close at hand, and fans have made it the baseball bible. These unsurpassed analyses of player performance and team strengths and weaknesses reveal the inside story of the best in baseball.
The clubs use it when making deals, broadcasters and sportswriters keep it close at hand, and fans have made it the baseball bible. These unsurpassed ...
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147,58 zł |
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Baseball's Even Greater Insults: More Game's Most Outrageous & Ireverent Remarks
ISBN: 9780671760663 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There are no lyrical passages here, no fond reminiscences about childhood games, no tributes to "inspiring" players. Too much real stuff has happened since Kevin Nelson collected Baseball's Greatest Insults in 1984. This hilarious all-star review reveals how the players, managers, umpires, owners, and the sports media really feel about one another. 20 photographs.
There are no lyrical passages here, no fond reminiscences about childhood games, no tributes to "inspiring" players. Too much real stuff has happened ...
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73,68 zł |
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Baseball on the Border: A Tale of Two Laredos
ISBN: 9780691007441 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From 1985 to 1994 there existed a significant but unheralded experiment in professional baseball. For ten seasons, the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (The Owls of the Two Laredos) were the only team in professional sports to represent two nations. Playing in the storied Mexican League (an AAA affiliate of major league baseball), the "Tecos" had home parks on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, in Laredo, Texas and in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. In true border fashion, Mexican and American national anthems were played before each game, and the Tecos were operated by interests in both cities.... From 1985 to 1994 there existed a significant but unheralded experiment in professional baseball. For ten seasons, the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos... |
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247,12 zł |
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The Softball Drill Book
ISBN: 9780736060707 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Packed with 175 drills straight from the practice sessions of the game's most successful programs, The Softball Drill Book will add variety to your practices and precision to your game-day performances. The comprehensive collection covers every aspect of the game. From warm-up to conditioning, throwing to hitting, bunting to base-running, you'll find drills to improve position skill and team execution - all from college coaches and programs that have won 13 NCAA Women's College World Series titles and dozens of NCAA regional tournament titles. Contributors include:... Packed with 175 drills straight from the practice sessions of the game's most successful programs, The Softball Drill Book will add variety ... |
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114,72 zł |
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Campeones Mundiales Al Fin! (Faithful): Como Los Medias Rojas Lograron Ganar La Serie del 2004 (Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic
ISBN: 9780743280792 / Angielski / Miękka / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A comienzos de 2004, dos escritores y fanaticos de los Medias Rojas, Stewart O'Nan y Stephen King, decidieron hacer una cronica personal de la nueva temporada, una de las mas fervientemente esperadas en la historia del beisbol. Durante los meses que siguieron compartieron asientos en el Fenway, intercambiaron emails y escribieron acerca de los juegos; terminaron siendo testigos de uno de los mas notables retornos deportivos, el primer campeonato ganado por los Medias Rojas en ochenta y siete anos. Lo que comenzo para dos fanaticos como un verano mas, lleno de expectativas, es ahora un...
A comienzos de 2004, dos escritores y fanaticos de los Medias Rojas, Stewart O'Nan y Stephen King, decidieron hacer una cronica personal de la nueva t...
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138,88 zł |
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Real Grass, Real Heroes
ISBN: 9780758209245 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Against the backdrop of the growing storm clouds of World War II, the 1941 baseball season was remarkable both for its players and events--and for its significance as the end of an era. Written by Joe DiMaggio's brother.
Against the backdrop of the growing storm clouds of World War II, the 1941 baseball season was remarkable both for its players and events--and for its...
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60,86 zł |
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Hope Unborn, Unborn, Unborn
ISBN: 9780759688773 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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64,66 zł |
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Late and Close: A History of Relief Pitching
ISBN: 9780786411627 / Angielski / Miękka / 191 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is not uncommon for relief pitchers to come on to the baseball pitch at some of the game's most crucial and exciting moments. Paul Votano's commentary on relief pitchers is accompanied by a discussion of what the future holds for them.
It is not uncommon for relief pitchers to come on to the baseball pitch at some of the game's most crucial and exciting moments. Paul Votano's comment...
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188,57 zł |
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The Business of Baseball
ISBN: 9780786414260 / Angielski / Miękka / 419 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The players' strike and owners' lockout in 1994 and 1995 brought the game under great scrutiny, revealing a side of baseball that is not admirable, honorable or enjoyable. Nor is this darker side of America's Favorite Pastime a recent development. The majority of problems in today's major leagues are a continuation of ills that have plagued organized baseball since its inception. This book examines the business of baseball, addressing its most significant problems and proposing solutions. It covers some of major league baseball's greatest players and their effect on the business. Among the...
The players' strike and owners' lockout in 1994 and 1995 brought the game under great scrutiny, revealing a side of baseball that is not admirable, ho...
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249,43 zł |
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Baseball Scorekeeping: A Practical Guide to the Rules
ISBN: 9780786414482 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Official scorekeeping is more complicated than just jotting down the runs, outs and final score of a baseball game, and this book explains the often confusing rules that govern scorekeeping. It clarifies the official scorer's duties, responsibilities and authority; the official scorer's reports; and game-to-game details such as player listings, called and forfeited games, RBIs, base hits, stolen bases, sacrifices, double and triple plays, errors, wild pitches and passed balls, bases on balls, strikeouts, earned runs, winning and losing pitchers, and saves.
Official scorekeeping is more complicated than just jotting down the runs, outs and final score of a baseball game, and this book explains the often c...
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188,57 zł |
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The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture
ISBN: 9780786415700 / Angielski / Miękka / 379 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 14th annual conference held to coincide with the Baseball Hall of Fame awards in Cooperstown, New York explores the games myths, legends and tall tales. The papers discuss mythic heros, media mythology, myth and mystery, and myths in progress.
The 14th annual conference held to coincide with the Baseball Hall of Fame awards in Cooperstown, New York explores the games myths, legends and tall ...
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310,29 zł |
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Baseball/Literature/Culture: Essays, 2002-2003
ISBN: 9780786418510 / Angielski / Miękka / 221 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since 1995, the Indiana State University Conference on Baseball and Literature in American Culture has provided a venue for scholars to present their research on baseball as literary subject matter and cultural institution. Nineteen essays presented at the 2002 and 2003 ISU conferences are published in this work. The essays demonstrate that baseball continues to engage scholars like no other sports, despite the game's supposed loss of stature as the national game. A Field of Questions: W.P. Kinsella comes to Ithaca, reveals Kinsella as baseball fan and baseball writer. 'You don't play the...
Since 1995, the Indiana State University Conference on Baseball and Literature in American Culture has provided a venue for scholars to present their ...
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249,43 zł |
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Hardball on the Home Front: Major League Replacement Players of World War II
ISBN: 9780786418978 / Angielski / Miękka / 213 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During WWII President Roosevelt insisted that baseball be played to boost the country's morale. Replacement players made their debuts between 1943 and 1945 while the major leaguers were fighting. They share their memories of being called up to play in the majors, and their feelings about providing entertainment to America during the war years.
During WWII President Roosevelt insisted that baseball be played to boost the country's morale. Replacement players made their debuts between 1943 and...
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219,30 zł |
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Free Agency and Competitive Balance in Baseball
ISBN: 9780786422203 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As early as the 1880s, baseball owners and sportswriters were decrying the greediness of players as the leading threat to the national pastime. Nearly a century later in 1976, the Player's Association was able to finally tear down baseball's permanent reserve clause--the contract language that essentially bound a player to a single team until he was released or traded--and owners and sportswriters again insisted that the competitive balance of the game was threatened by player greed. The rhetoric from the baseball establishment did not match the on-field reality. From 1981 to 1993, the first...
As early as the 1880s, baseball owners and sportswriters were decrying the greediness of players as the leading threat to the national pastime. Nearly...
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219,30 zł |
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Rumors of Baseball's Demise: How the Balance of Competition Swung and the Critics Missed
ISBN: 9780786422517 / Angielski / Miękka / 247 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Is it bedtime for America's pastime? In recent years, action on and off the diamond has left some fans predicting baseball's imminent death--or claiming to have already attended the funeral. This book refutes those claims with an in-depth look at baseball then and now. Comparing the baseball of the 1950s to the game of today, this author examines the widespread dissatisfaction with major league baseball, considers how modern teams differ from those of the past, and reflects on whether professional baseball remains a truly competitive sport. Excessive salaries, player movement and the...
Is it bedtime for America's pastime? In recent years, action on and off the diamond has left some fans predicting baseball's imminent death--or claimi...
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219,30 zł |
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Baseball and American Culture: Across the Diamond
ISBN: 9780789014849 / Angielski / Twarda / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Discover baseball's role in American society
Baseball and American Culture: Across the Diamond is a thoughtful look at baseball's impact on American society through the eyes of the game's foremost scholars, historians, and commentators. Edited by Dr. Edward J. Rielly, author of Baseball: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, the book examines how baseball and society intersect and interact, and how the quintessential American game reflects and affects American culture. Enlightening and entertaining, Baseball and American Culture presents a multidisciplinary perspective on baseball's... Discover baseball's role in American society
Baseball and American Culture: Across the Diamond is a thoughtful look at baseball's impact on Amer... |
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678,21 zł |
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Baseball and American Culture : Across the Diamond
ISBN: 9780789014856 / Angielski / Miękka / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Baseball and American Culture examines the game as a mirror of American society--good and bad. Readers will learn about the struggle for racial equality in the game, the role of women, management-labor conflicts, advertising, patriotism, religion, and more. The book's panel of contributing authors includes Larry Moffi, author of This Side of Cooperstown: An Oral History of Major League Baseball in the 1950s and Crossing the Line: Black Major Leaguers, 1947-1959, as well as a host of presenters to the 2001 Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, including Thomas Altherr, George...
Baseball and American Culture examines the game as a mirror of American society--good and bad. Readers will learn about the struggle for racial equali...
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271,23 zł |
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