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Tales from First Base: The Best, Funniest, and Slickest First Basemen Ever
ISBN: 9781597978453 / Angielski / Twarda / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When a batter races toward first base and players scramble to make a tough play, anything can happen. Tales From First Base is a humorous and insightful look at the players, coaches, and umpires who have spent time along those first ninety feet of the base path. Wayne Stewart and Brad Engel check out some of the funniest players and most amusing incidents from this corner of the field, such as the time Larry Walker held a running conversation with opposing cornerman Mark Grace in the dirt around the bag. The authors also examine the slickest gloves at first base and how they defended...
When a batter races toward first base and players scramble to make a tough play, anything can happen. Tales From First Base is a humorous and i...
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98,42 zł |
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Best of Baseball Prospectus: 1996-2011
ISBN: 9781466472792 / Angielski / Miękka / 454 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For fifteen years, baseballprospectus.com has brought you the very best independent baseball analysis has to offer. Since 2003, Baseball Prospectus has published dozens of exclusive articles every month to subscribers to its groundbreaking Baseball Prospectus Premium service. Now, we're taking the next step by bringing the BP archives to your bookshelf. With extensive input from the founders and long-time staffers who knows a thing or two about BP's past, we've selected 152 of the best articles BP has to offer, representing a comprehensive cross-section of the ground-breaking insight, astute...
For fifteen years, baseballprospectus.com has brought you the very best independent baseball analysis has to offer. Since 2003, Baseball Prospectus ha...
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77,55 zł |
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Best of Baseball Prospectus: 1996-2011
ISBN: 9781468038354 / Angielski / Miękka / 470 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For fifteen years, baseballprospectus.com has brought you the very best independent baseball analysis has to offer. Since 2003, Baseball Prospectus has published dozens of exclusive articles every month to subscribers to its groundbreaking Baseball Prospectus Premium service. Now, we're taking the next step by bringing the BP archives to your bookshelf. With extensive input from the founders and long-time staffers who knows a thing or two about BP's past, we've selected 152 of the best articles BP has to offer, representing a comprehensive cross-section of the ground-breaking insight, astute...
For fifteen years, baseballprospectus.com has brought you the very best independent baseball analysis has to offer. Since 2003, Baseball Prospectus ha...
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77,55 zł |
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Baseball GPA: A New Statistical Approach to Performance and Strategy
ISBN: 9780786472567 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book describes a new baseball statistic called GPA (Gross Productivity Average). The GPA measures how many runs a batter creates for his team or how many runs a pitcher prevents the opposing team from scoring by comparing each player's production to that of the average major league player from 1997 to 2009. The GPA is reported on a scale similar to that used for batting average which makes it is easy to understand. Each player's GPA can be accurately adjusted to take into account his contributions on the base paths and the ballparks in which he played.
This book describes a new baseball statistic called GPA (Gross Productivity Average). The GPA measures how many runs a batter creates for his team or ...
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250,02 zł |
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Spring Training Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to the Grapefruit and Cactus League Ballparks
ISBN: 9780786471959 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Spring training is a time of renewal for baseball, when teams and fans descend on Florida and Arizona to begin the ever hopeful new season. The pace is a little slower, the fans are closer to the action, and the players are more accessible: the sport returns to its idyllic roots. When the first edition of this book was released, 18 of the MLB teams trained in Florida and 12 in Arizona. As 2013 arrives each league consists of 15 teams; together they utilize 14 parks in Florida and 10 in Arizona.
Spring training is a time of renewal for baseball, when teams and fans descend on Florida and Arizona to begin the ever hopeful new season. The pace i...
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189,01 zł |
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100 Things Angels Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
ISBN: 9781600787768 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Inspired by and written for the devout Angels fan, this lively and detailed book explores important facts and figures from the baseball team's storied history. Decades of tradition, victories and defeats, name revisions, and Hall of Fame inductions are distilled into an entertaining list that journeys fromone to 100 into what makes a true fan of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. From the essentials, such as the NolanRyan era, to the lesser-known tidbits, including the team's origin and what started the Rally Monkey, this book is the ultimate resource to Angels knowledge and trivia and... Inspired by and written for the devout Angels fan, this lively and detailed book explores important facts and figures from the baseball team's stor... |
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82,57 zł |
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100 Things Reds Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
ISBN: 9781600787942 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this ultimate resource guide for true fans of baseball's first professional team, author Joel Luckhaupt has collected every essential piece of Cincinnati Reds trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranked them from one to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist for fans to complete in their lifetime. Most Reds fans have taken in a game or two at the Great American Ball Park, have seen highlights of the Big Red Machine, and remember the team's surprising triumph in the 1990 World Series. But only real fans know which 15-year-old took the mound for the Reds in 1944,...
In this ultimate resource guide for true fans of baseball's first professional team, author Joel Luckhaupt has collected every essential piece of Cinc...
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73,86 zł |
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We Were the All-American Girls: Interviews with Players of the Aagpbl, 1943-1954
ISBN: 9780786469833 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here are 42 interviews with women who competed in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Each interview is a separate chapter featuring data about the player, a short bio of her athletic career, and the player's recollections. A brief history covers the many changes as the League evolved from underhand pitching with a 12-inch ball in 1943 to overhand pitching, adopted in 1948, through the circuit's league's final year, 1954, when a regulation baseball was introduced. The interviews range from 1995 to 2012 and reveal details of particular games, highlights of individual careers,...
Here are 42 interviews with women who competed in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Each interview is a separate chapter featuring ...
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250,02 zł |
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501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read Before They Die
ISBN: 9780803240735 / Angielski / Miękka / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Propounding his small ball theory of sports literature, George Plimpton proposed that the smaller the ball, the more formidable the literature. Of course he had the relatively small baseball in mind, because its literature is formidable vast and varied, instructive, often wildly entertaining, and occasionally brilliant. From this bewildering array of baseball books, Ron Kaplan has chosen 501 of the best, making it easier for fans to find just the books to suit them (or to know what they re missing). From biography, history, fiction, and instruction to books about ballparks,... Propounding his small ball theory of sports literature, George Plimpton proposed that the smaller the ball, the more formidable the literature. Of ... |
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103,89 zł |
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The Ghosts of 161st Street: The 2009 Yankees Season
ISBN: 9781469177205 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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91,47 zł |
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The Art of Catching: The Secrets and Techniques of Baseball's Most Demanding Position
ISBN: 9780981538655 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An aspiring baseball catcher could do himself no greater favor than acquiring this manual. Whereas the techniques of hitting, pitching, and other baseball positions are well covered by valuable instruction books, the techniques of catching arguably the most difficult and most crucial position of all have not been covered well at all. Brent Mayne s The Art of Catching: The Secrets and Techniques of Baseball s Most Demanding Position changes all that in a single stroke. The book s lucid, concise but comprehensive, and highly readable approach puts at your fingertips the wisdom and skills of a...
An aspiring baseball catcher could do himself no greater favor than acquiring this manual. Whereas the techniques of hitting, pitching, and other base...
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108,94 zł |
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Baseball For Dummies
ISBN: 9781118510544 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Play, watch, and understand America's favorite pastime
Baseball continues to be a popular game both as a spectator sport and as a pastime. Since the publication of Baseball For Dummies, 3rd Edition, baseball teams have changed, new MLB stadiums have been built, and rules have been updated. This updated 4th Edition brings you the latest information on the players, the places, and above all, the game. Baseball For Dummies is for baseball fans at all levels, from players and coaches to spectators who love the game. Baseball Hall of Fame player Joe Morgan explains... Play, watch, and understand America's favorite pastime
Baseball continues to be a popular game both as a spectator sport and as a pastime. S... |
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103,89 zł |
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The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture
ISBN: 9780786472956 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 2011-2012 volume in the Cooperstown Symposium series is a collection of new scholarly essays that use baseball to examine topics whose import extends beyond the ballpark. The essays represent 16 of the leading presentations from the two most recent proceedings of the annual Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, held on June 1-4, 2011, and May 30-June 1, 2012.
The 2011-2012 volume in the Cooperstown Symposium series is a collection of new scholarly essays that use baseball to examine topics whose import exte...
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402,83 zł |
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Bunt!
ISBN: 9780982992029 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bill Baynes has written the most original baseball story since Field of Dreams. Bunt is a taut tale of what happens when one new player tweaks one of the sport's oldest skills. A sharp-eyed rookie develops such precise bat control that he can bunt a baseball just about anywhere he wants it. He can hop it. Stop it. Even spin reverse-English on it. What happens? Insane infielders, angry pitchers, hysterical chanting fans and a surprising breakout into a late-season California League pennant race. ESPN sportscaster Mike Patrick says, "Anyone who loves baseball will love this book." Written...
Bill Baynes has written the most original baseball story since Field of Dreams. Bunt is a taut tale of what happens when one new player tweaks one of...
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96,40 zł |
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Baseball's Starry Night: Reliving Major League Baseball's 2011 Wild Card Night of Shock and Awe
ISBN: 9780615737836 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Experience a unique fan's-eye view of a night that many have called the most exciting night in the history of Major League Baseball. Going beyond a standard retelling of the balls and strikes and homers and webgems, the book hears from 20 fans in their own words. Loyal fans of the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, and Tampa Bay Rays provide exciting and deeply personal eyewitness accounts -- either from the stadiums or their living rooms. This critically acclaimed book is for casual and serious fans alike. "This is a magical book about a magical night. This beautifully told...
Experience a unique fan's-eye view of a night that many have called the most exciting night in the history of Major League Baseball. Going beyond a st...
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90,54 zł |
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Toiletrivia - Baseball: The Only Trivia Book That Caters To Your Everyday Bathroom Needs
ISBN: 9781463706968 / Angielski / Miękka / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. TOILETRIVIA (Baseball Version) is the only Baseball trivia book that caters to your everyday bathroom needs. Questions in Baseball are asked on three difficulty levels ranging from easy "One Roll of Toilet Paper" trivia, to questions so hard, you'll need "Three Rolls of Toilet Paper" to get you through the chapter. Pitchers, Ballparks, Hitters, Great Moments ... if you love it, it's in this book Toiletrivia is also an interactive game, as a scorecard in every chapter allows you to compete with future bathroom patrons. The questions selected in Toiletrivia are so interesting, that your dinner...
TOILETRIVIA (Baseball Version) is the only Baseball trivia book that caters to your everyday bathroom needs. Questions in Baseball are asked on three ...
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36,56 zł |
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Professional Baseball Pitcher's Handbook: A Pitcher's Guide to Peak Performance
ISBN: 9781481124799 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A handbook guide for the serious pitcher competing in competitive baseball. This book is based on information gathered from professional baseball pitchers, coaches, and scouts.
A handbook guide for the serious pitcher competing in competitive baseball. This book is based on information gathered from professional baseball pitc...
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54,67 zł |
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I Told You I Wasn't Perfect
ISBN: 9780914303053 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Few characters soar to such dizzying heights and then plunge to the depths of despair like McLain did. But it is his ability to finally reflect on his mistakes and self centeredness that makes a compelling story. From the World Series to prison, join one of the most interesting athletes of the 20th Century. Watch a brash young pitcher become a whole person.
Few characters soar to such dizzying heights and then plunge to the depths of despair like McLain did. But it is his ability to finally reflect on his...
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105,00 zł |
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Five Steps to Great Hitting and Winning In Life!
ISBN: 9781477672488 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If you're a player, coach, or parent who wants to know the "Five Steps to Great Hitting and Winning in Life," then you're about to discover how to master the skills needed for great hitting, and how those hitting skills relate to the success principles found in the Bible. "Five Steps to Great Hitting and Winning in Life," will give you answers to some of the most frequently asked questions and challenges every hitter has about how to CRUSH the baseball: 1. What's the best stance for maximum power and balance? 2. What's the proper way to grip the bat before and during the swing to achieve...
If you're a player, coach, or parent who wants to know the "Five Steps to Great Hitting and Winning in Life," then you're about to discover how to mas...
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73,16 zł |
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2013 Cleveland Indians Baseball Insider: The Top 100 Prospects & More
ISBN: 9781482692044 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A new manager. A new philosophy. A host of new players. And most all, renewed hope. That is what the Cleveland Indians did in the offseason to restore faith and spirit in the team located at the Corner of Carnegie and Ontario. But along with all of the changes the organization has made at the top, the minor league system still remains at the heart of what will truly dictate their chances for success over the long haul. With a parent club that is stocked with well proven Major Leaguers, the Indians now have the convenience of letting some of their high upside stars of tomorrow develop at their...
A new manager. A new philosophy. A host of new players. And most all, renewed hope. That is what the Cleveland Indians did in the offseason to restore...
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54,86 zł |
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