Tales of a Seattle Mariners Groundskeeper
ISBN: 9781517332112 / Angielski / Miękka / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. I share my memories and stories of being a Seattle Mariners Groundskeeper in honor of all those who desire to play in the major leagues. I think most youngsters who play sports have had the dream of one day playing in the major leagues. I had that dream and the dream became a reality. I was presented with the opportunity to catch the dream of playing major league baseball as a major league groundskeeper. The stories found within these pages of how groundskeepers can alter the outcome of a game are fascinating and true. They are my story.
I share my memories and stories of being a Seattle Mariners Groundskeeper in honor of all those who desire to play in the major leagues. I think most ...
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45,44 zł |
The Grind: Inside Baseball's Endless Season
ISBN: 9780399575952 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Shortlisted for the 2016 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing Shortlisted for the 2016 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing |
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104,08 zł |
Tales of a Major League Groundskeeper: Living the Dream
ISBN: 9781517095895 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Throughout the 1984 and 1985 seasons, as a major league groundskeeper, I was granted the pleasure of playing with major league baseball players. I was able to play catch, hit, sit in the bullpen and eat with professional athletes. In Dr. Foreman's class I also learned the definition of a professional is one who is paid for what they do, and I did get paid. I had caught the dream of my youth. This book is about the experiences and the joy of living the dream.
Throughout the 1984 and 1985 seasons, as a major league groundskeeper, I was granted the pleasure of playing with major league baseball players. I was...
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45,44 zł |
Bloggin' Baseball II (from the bleachers)
ISBN: 9780692583456 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Andrew Wolfenson is back with the second installment of his "Bloggin' Baseball" series, a collection of posts concerning both baseball and other sports. These posts, along with additional (updated) commentary and photographs, are certain to give you a deeper understanding of some of the issues which exist in today's professional sporting world, as well as to generate debate as to the author's beliefs as well as your own. A must for any baseball or sports fan, this book cover's Wolfenson's blog posts from his successful "Open Salon" blog site from 2013 through early 2015. The added commentary...
Andrew Wolfenson is back with the second installment of his "Bloggin' Baseball" series, a collection of posts concerning both baseball and other sport...
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68,25 zł |
Baseball Town: The Fall and Rise of the Texas Rangers
ISBN: 9781518721533 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Witty, irreverent, entertaining, and teeming with unbridled passion for the Texas Rangers, "Baseball Town: The Fall and Rise of the Texas Rangers" is the Rangers' compelling worst-to-first story as told through the hilarious daily blogs of RangersRounding3rd.com. A must-read for every baseball fan.
Witty, irreverent, entertaining, and teeming with unbridled passion for the Texas Rangers, "Baseball Town: The Fall and Rise of the Texas Rangers" is ...
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68,07 zł |
The Cubs Book of Rap: A Witty wRAP-up of a Cubs Season to Remember
ISBN: 9781519587756 / Angielski / Miękka / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This new release is unlike any sports book you have ever read. A lifelong Chicago Cub fan pens "rap" verses to capture the fun and excitement of each of the incredible final 49 Major League-best Cub wins of 2015, which includes the post season. The encouragement to publish the book came from the author's daughter Jill who became privy to emails written to the author's grandsons for the purpose of sharing his Cubs enthusiasm and having something exciting in common with them since their prior interest in the Cubs had waned and moved to the cross-town Chicago White Sox. The emails, sent after...
This new release is unlike any sports book you have ever read. A lifelong Chicago Cub fan pens "rap" verses to capture the fun and excitement of each ...
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58,97 zł |
Green Grass; Orange and Black Heart: Poems of My Giants
ISBN: 9781523666607 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. I write about what moves me. This is a perfect description of my love for the San Francisco Giants. They have moved me to tears of joy, tears of frustration, tears of sadness. I have kicked walls in the aforementioned frustration and almost worn a groove in my carpet from pacing as Game Seven of the 2014 World Series unfolded its drama, going to the very last out with the game on the line. I have shouted at the radio during Matt Cain's perfect game such useful things as "Stay Calm " in a frenzied, decidedly not calm voice, as if Matt could hear me from my living room. During Tim Lincecum's...
I write about what moves me. This is a perfect description of my love for the San Francisco Giants. They have moved me to tears of joy, tears of frust...
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27,32 zł |
The Art of Being a Baseball Fan
ISBN: 9781522992370 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ***Now includes new epilogue following the Cubs' 2016 World Series Championship *** I've been a baseball fan, and a Chicago Cubs fan, for over 20 years. In that time, I've seen some thrilling wins, many crushing defeats, and lots of memorable moments. I've seen just about everything - except a championship. For all the grief I take for being a fan of America's most notorious losing sports team, the one thing that keeps me going is the belief that someday, I'll witness the final out that clinches that championship that has alluded the Cubs for over 100 years. 2015 wasn't supposed to be the...
***Now includes new epilogue following the Cubs' 2016 World Series Championship *** I've been a baseball fan, and a Chicago Cubs fan, for over 20 year...
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68,25 zł |
Safe at First?
ISBN: 9781514368534 / Angielski / Miękka / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A new youth league baseball season was starting for the Chapman Construction Cardinals. Their coach, Claude Robinson, solicited the help of his seventeen year old neighbor - Rodney Wade. Richard Davis, one of the dads, was an assistant coach. One of the new players on the team was Charlie Rice. Charlie was a good player, but not such a good teammate. He was not fitting in very well with the team. However, after meeting classmate Margaret Rowland, his attitude slowly began to change. Charlie befriended Juan Hernandez, another teammate who was having difficulty on and off the field. Follow...
A new youth league baseball season was starting for the Chapman Construction Cardinals. Their coach, Claude Robinson, solicited the help of his sevent...
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50,04 zł |
Ghosts of October: Reflections on Life, Death and Baseball
ISBN: 9780692611371 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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69,44 zł |
The Truth About the Designated Hitter: Why the Criticisms Against the Designated Hitter are Unfounded
ISBN: 9781535292818 / Angielski / Miękka / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is an in-depth analysis of the effect of the designated hitter (dh) on Major League Baseball. This book shows that there is not nearly as much difference between the American League(AL) and National League(NL) as most people think. The dh has not made the AL slower nor less reluctant to use strategy. Over the past 8 years (2009-2016), the AL has averaged more stolen bases per team per year (98 to 94), and the rate at which base runners took an extra base on a single or double has been the same in each league: 40%. Sacrifice bunts by the #1-8 slots of the batting order have been very...
This book is an in-depth analysis of the effect of the designated hitter (dh) on Major League Baseball. This book shows that there is not nearly as mu...
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31,83 zł |
Road Trips, Routes, and Royals: A Baseball Fan's Journey across the United States (and Canada)
ISBN: 9781478774624 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the trips as a small child to visit his grandparents in Minnesota and Arkansas, John developed an interest in discovering places along the way. Later on, John combined his fandom for the Kansas City Royals with his love for travel and began exploring the different baseball stadiums and many places along the way. This book takes readers through some of John's most memorable baseball games, many involving the Royals. Of course, John has visited sports attractions such as the Baseball and Pro Football Halls of Fame-and the National Ballpark Museum in Denver. Unexpected things, some good and...
From the trips as a small child to visit his grandparents in Minnesota and Arkansas, John developed an interest in discovering places along the way. L...
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87,18 zł |
The Baseball Hall of Fame Corrected
ISBN: 9780997073942 / Angielski / Miękka / 412 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Who should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame? Who shouldn't? Everyone has an opinion, and everyone can conjure up a few stats or arguments for or against just about any player. It's a mess. There has to be a better way. "The Baseball Hall of Fame Corrected" brings order to the chaos. It starts with specific standards based on the current composition of the Hall. Then it compares each existing Hall-of-Famer's record to the standards to determine whether he really deserves the honor. It also uses the same standards to review the credentials of each viable candidate not in the Hall. But this is no...
Who should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame? Who shouldn't? Everyone has an opinion, and everyone can conjure up a few stats or arguments for or agains...
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89,97 zł |
I'm Fascinated by Sacrifice Flies: Inside the Game We All Love
ISBN: 9781250129895 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The New York Times Bestseller In the aftermath of the Steroid Era that stained the game of baseball, at a time when so many players are so rich and therefore have a sense of entitlement that they haven't earned, ESPN baseball commentator Tim Kurkjian shows readers how to love the game more than ever, with incredible insight and stories that are hilarious, heartbreaking, and revealing. From what Pete Rose was doing in the batting cage a few minutes after getting out of prison, to why everyone strikes out these days and why no one seems to care, I'm Fascinated By... The New York Times Bestseller In the aftermath of the Steroid Era that stained the game of baseball, at a time when so many players a... |
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78,02 zł |
The Baseball Buff's Bathroom Book
ISBN: 9781519696403 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A series of informative, interesting and often exciting articles about some of the best players, games, series and events of Major League Baseball, both historical and contemporary. Read about The Gas House Gang, Babe Ruth, 'Spahn, Saind and Pray For Rain', the longest games, The Miracle Mets, the 2004 Red Sox Comeback and many more subjects you can enjoy in short periods of 'down time'. If you enjoy baseball, this book is the book for you.
A series of informative, interesting and often exciting articles about some of the best players, games, series and events of Major League Baseball, bo...
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68,07 zł |
Fastball John
ISBN: 9780692750278 / Angielski / Miękka / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From his status as the #17 pick overall in the 1970 June draft in the shadow of his induction notice to his post-game minor league antics with Goose Gossage, Gorman Thomas and Charlie "Country Chuck" Manuel, former Rookie Pitcher of the Year John D'Acquisto explores the free love and "free agency" of 1972 California; the tragedy at Spring Training '74; John's role as a pawn in the struggle for clubhouse power between manager Charlie Fox and Bobby Bonds; deep inside the untold story of the Bob Gibson/D'Acquisto pitching duels; the endless nightlife and shady characters of 1976 San Francisco;...
From his status as the #17 pick overall in the 1970 June draft in the shadow of his induction notice to his post-game minor league antics with Goose G...
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95,57 zł |
The Baseball Buff's Bathroom Book, Volume II
ISBN: 9781539704768 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From Enos Slaughter's Mad Dash from first to home to win the 1946 World Series, to the meteoric rise and fall of Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych, one of the greatest pitching talents of all time and the disappearance of the St. Louis Browns, this book presents fifty articles about major players and events in Major League Baseball, both historical and contemporary. The articles, 1,000 to 2,500 words each, of interesting and entertaining facts and opinions, are designed to be enjoyed in short periods of down time as the title suggests. Volume I of this series was called 'Another Grand Slam for Carl...
From Enos Slaughter's Mad Dash from first to home to win the 1946 World Series, to the meteoric rise and fall of Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych, one of the g...
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68,07 zł |
Baseball Beyond Our Borders: An International Pastime
ISBN: 9780803276826 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Baseball Beyond Our Borders celebrates the globalization of the game while highlighting the different histories and cultures of the nations in which the sport is played.
This collection of essays tells the story of America's national pastime as it has spread across the world and undergone instructive, entertaining, and sometimes quirky changes in the process. Covering nineteen countries and a U.S. territory, the contributors show how each country imported baseball, how baseball took hold and developed, how it is organized, played, and followed, and what local and regional... Baseball Beyond Our Borders celebrates the globalization of the game while highlighting the different histories and cultures of the nations in ...
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104,29 zł |
Breathing Orange Fire: Jose Altuve
ISBN: 9781530067695 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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68,25 zł |
Fathers, Sons, & Holy Ghosts: Baseball as a Spiritual Experience
ISBN: 9781542677349 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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27,32 zł |