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Fred Claire: My 30 Years in Dodger Blue

Author : Fred Claire
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1613214774
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Fred Claire: My 30 Years in Dodger Blue written by Fred Claire and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-01-12 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fred Claire takes you through his 30 years with the Los Angeles Dodgers, from the 1988 championship victory to the turmoil of the 1988 Fox purchase. Claire reveals his personal perspective on the events that made headlines, as well as those that didn't. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Rick Monday's Tales from the Dodgers Dugout

Author : Rick Monday
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1582619751
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book Rick Monday's Tales from the Dodgers Dugout written by Rick Monday and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2006 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It took something truly remarkable to save the 1981 Major League Baseball season from being remembered only as the year of the players? strike. It took the Los Angeles Dodgers: Fernandomania and ?Sorda and Garv and Bake and the Penguin. It took three amazing October comebacks to beat the Houston Astros, the Montreal Expos and, finally, the New York Yankees, avenging Dodger World Series losses to the Yankees in 1977 and 1978. Rick Monday was right in the middle of that magical Dodger season. His recollections and conversations with teammates provide a behind-the-scenes view of one of the most amazing teams and seasons in baseball history in Rick Monday's Tales from the Dodgers Dugout.

Miracle Over Miami

Author : Dan Schlossberg
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781582611907
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book Miracle Over Miami written by Dan Schlossberg and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2004 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nobody gave them a chance. The experts said their manager was too old, their pitching was too young, and their ownership was too frugal to compete against experienced opponents with deeper pockets. What rivals did not realize, however, was that the Florida Marlins were making the most of their march toward the Emerald City. Like the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion, the team coupled heart and courage to survive what seemed like insurmountable obstacles, clinching the National League wild card with just two games left to play. In the playoffs, Florida again fooled the forecasters. After spotting one-and two-game leads against the Giants and Cubs, the Marlins battled back in both series to beat the odds and grab the second pennant in team history. Winning the World Series, especially against an experienced Yankees club whose payroll was more than three times the size of Florida's, was just another David versus Goliath triumph for the Little Teal Machine. Bunt hits, speed on the bases, timely hitting, solid defense, and potent pitching proved to get the better of Goliath in the end. "Miracle Over Miami: How the 2003 Marlins Shocked the World is the story of the most unlikely world championship in recent memory, a lesson in how to build a winning team with limited resources, how to plug holes with rookies and acquisitions, and how to win by having fun. Jeff Conine is the only man to play for both Florida world championship teams. In a rare inside-the-clubhouse look he shares his thoughts on his teammates, compares the 1997 and 2003 teams, and describes what it was like to be member of a miraculous team. All the heroes are here: rabbits Juan Pierre and Luis Castillo, local heroes Mike Lowelland Pudge Rodriguez, rookies Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera, flamethrowing pitchers Josh Beckett and Ugueth Urbina, and cigar-smoking manager Jack McKeon. Fans are invited to once again come to the land of black-and-teal in "Miracle Over Miami, where nothing is impossible and the Marlins rule the planet.

Lights, Camera, Fastball

Author : Dan Taylor
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538138638
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Lights, Camera, Fastball written by Dan Taylor and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-03-17 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hollywood Stars were the most inventive team in baseball history, known for their celebrity ownership and movie star following during the Golden Age of Hollywood. In Lights, Camera, Fastball: How the Hollywood Stars Changed Baseball, Dan Taylor delivers a fascinating look at the Hollywood Stars and their glorious twenty-year run in the Pacific Coast League. Led by Bob Cobb, owner of the heralded Brown Derby restaurant and known more famously as the creator of the Cobb salad, the Hollywood Stars took professional baseball to a new and innovative level. The team played in short pants, instigated rule changes, employed cheerleaders and movie-star beauty queens, pioneered baseball on television, eschewed trains for planes, and offered fans palatable delicacies not before served at ballparks. On any given night, Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, Barbara Stanwyck, Humphrey Bogart, and dozens more cheered on their favorite team from the boxes and grandstands of Gilmore Field. During the Hollywood Stars’ history, its celebrity owners pushed boundaries, challenged existing baseball norms, infuriated rivals, and produced an imaginative product, the likes of which the game had never before seen. Featuring interviews with former players, Lights, Camera, Fastball is an inside look at a team that was far ahead its time, whose innovations are still seen in professional baseball today.

Bob Miller's Tales from the Los Angeles Kings

Author : Bob Miller
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1582618119
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book Bob Miller's Tales from the Los Angeles Kings written by Bob Miller and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2006 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The play-by-play man for professional hockey's Los Angeles Kings relates many stories about the team's owners, coaches, and players.

Baseball Maverick

Author : Steve Kettmann
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0802192564
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Baseball Maverick written by Steve Kettmann and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An intimate portrait of one of the shrewdest, most decorated men to ever occupy the GM chair . . . A really fun read” (Jonah Keri, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Up, Up, & Away). In 2010, the New York Mets were in trouble. One of baseball’s most valuable franchises, they had recently suffered an embarrassing September collapse and two bitter losing seasons. To whom did they turn? Sandy Alderson, a former marine who got his baseball start in Oakland, where he led a revolution in the sport. The A’s partnered with Apple in 1980, pioneering the use of statistical analysis in baseball, and became a powerhouse—winning the 1989 World Series. Granted unprecedented access to the working general manager over several seasons, bestselling author Steve Kettmann traces Alderson’s history and his revival of the Mets, despite a limited budget, through big trades that brought back high-profile prospects to the development of young aces including Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, and Jacob deGrom. Baseball Maverick is a gripping, behind-the-scenes look at a Major League team and a fascinating exploration of what it means to be smart. A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Sports Book for Spring “A fascinating and fresh look at the resurgent team’s winning strategy. Whether you’re a diehard Mets fan like me or just a curious baseball fan in general, you’ll want to read Steve Kettmann’s new book because it’s a compelling human interest story and you will gain insight about how the game has changed.” —Forbes “Extremely well-written and unflaggingly interesting, [Baseball Maverick] will appeal to any baseball fan who wants insight into what GMs do and into how contemporary winning major league baseball teams are built.” —Spitball magazine “Outstanding.” —Dennis Eckersley, Hall of Fame pitcher “Revealing . . . [Alderson] gave serious access to Kettman, an astute reporter.” —George Vecsey, New York Times sports columnist and author of Baseball: A History of America’s Favorite Game

Mover and Shaker

Author : Andy McCue
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803255063
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Mover and Shaker written by Andy McCue and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most influential and controversial team owners in professional sports history, Walter O’Malley (1903–79) is best remembered—and still reviled by many—for moving the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Yet much of the O’Malley story leading up to the Dodgers’ move is unknown or created from myth, and there is substantially more to the man. When he entered the public eye, the self-constructed family background and early life he presented was gilded. Later his personal story was distorted by some New York sportswriters, who hated him for moving the Dodgers. In Mover and Shaker Andy McCue presents for the first time an objective, complete, and nuanced account of O’Malley’s life. He also departs from the overly sentimentalized accounts of O’Malley as either villain or angel and reveals him first and foremost as a rational, hardheaded businessman, who was a major force in baseball for three decades and whose management and marketing practices radically changed the shape of the game.

Character Is Not a Statistic: the Legacy and Wisdom of Baseball's Godfather Scout Bill Lajoie

Author : Bill Lajoie
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1462825486
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book Character Is Not a Statistic: the Legacy and Wisdom of Baseball's Godfather Scout Bill Lajoie written by Bill Lajoie and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-01-21 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bill Lajoie just had it. When it came to drafting ballplayers and building a World Series club, few in baseball history can match his extraordinary success. The lessons of Lajoies illustrious career and the brilliance of his philosophy are put to print in Character is Not a Statistic. After a playing career that fell achingly short of the major leagues, Lajoie returned to Detroit to become a teacher in the mid-1960s. But his unyielding passion for baseball and desire to atone for a broken dream pulled him back to the game as a scout. From there, hed go on to build World Series Championships from scratch by finding players who possessed the very character he lacked as a young athlete. Starting as an area scout for the Cincinnati Reds in 1965, Lajoie later moved up the ladder with the Detroit Tigers and was the architect and general manager of their 1984 World Series crowning. Lajoie would then be instrumental as an assistant GM for two more franchises who dominated their decades with championships and titles; the 1990s Atlanta Braves and the 2000s Boston Red Sox. Perhaps no one alive has scouted more baseball over the last 50 years or has better stories to tell about finding the greats. Though the modern era has seen the depersonalization of scouting via statistics and radar gun readings, Lajoie was immensely successful through five decades by emphasizing what a player had inside him. His belief in a players humanity and character persists to this day. This book is not only a biography, but a collection of great baseball stories and a manual for the next generation of fans and scouts alike. Lajoie tackles such controversial issues as the Moneyball movement, the importance of a strong manager, scouting for makeup, making trades, preventing pitching injuries, running a farm system, and ranking both the best general managers and scouting directors of the modern era.

Going, Going, Gone!

Author : Fran Zimniuch
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1461703166
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Going, Going, Gone! written by Fran Zimniuch and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 2008-03-13 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early in the history of America's favorite pastime, trading baseball players was almost as easy as trading baseball cards. This was before the end of the reserve clause and the advent of arbitration, free agency, gargantuan salaries, and no-trade contracts. Fran Zimniuch takes an in-depth look at trading throughout the years, profiling many of infamous players who teams regrettably traded and getting insiders' perspectives from the general managers and the players themselves. With a foreword by former general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers Fred Claire, Going, Going, Gone is a must-read for baseball fans.

Bring in the Right-Hander!

Author : Jerry Reuss
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803255098
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Bring in the Right-Hander! written by Jerry Reuss and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of only twenty-nine Major Leaguers to play in four different decades, Jerry Reuss pitched for eight teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates twice. So when Reuss tells his story, he covers about as much of baseball life as any player can. Bring In the Right-Hander! puts us on the mound for the winning pitch in Game Five of the 1981 World Series, then takes us back to the schoolyards and ball fields of Overland, Missouri, where Reuss first dreamed of that scene. His baseball odyssey, dedicated to the mantra “work hard and play harder,” began in 1969 with his hometown team, the St. Louis Cardinals (who traded him three years later for mustache-related reasons). Reuss carries us through his winning seasons with the Dodgers, taking in a no-hitter and that World Series triumph, and introducing us to some of baseball’s most colorful characters. Along the way, as the grizzled veteran faces injuries, releases, and trips to the Minors, then battling his way back into the Majors to finish his career with the Pirates, we get a glimpse of the real grit behind big league life, on and off the field.

Penguin Power

Author : Ron Cey
Publisher : Triumph Books
ISBN 13 : 1637274416
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book Penguin Power written by Ron Cey and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2023-06-13 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mention "The Penguin" to any Dodgers fan and you're sure to evoke not just memories of the beloved third baseman Ron Cey, but also of the glory years of modern Dodgers baseball, a rollicking run through the '70s and '80s highlighted by the loquacious Tommy Lasorda, Fernandomania, a historic infield anchored by Cey, and an unforgettable 1981 World Series title. In Penguin Power: Dodger Blue, Hollywood Lights, and a One-in-a-Million Big League Journey, "The Penguin" Ron Cey and veteran Dodgers scribe Ken Gurnick take fans on an amazing ride from Cey's formative years in the Pacific Northwest through his stardom on and off the field in Los Angeles and beyond. As part of the longest running infield in MLB history, six-time All Star and 1981 co-World Series MVP Cey joined Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, and Bill Russell to help the Dodgers triumph after years of postseason heartbreak, and bring the first World Series back to Los Angeles since Sandy Koufax and the Boys of Summer of 1965. Featuring charming stories from Cey's time in a memorable clubhouse alongside Dodger legends Lasorda, Garvey, and Fernando Valenzuela, with Vin Scully and Jaime JarrÍn in the booth, as well as tales of the life of a star during a magical time in Los Angeles, Penguin Power is a must-read for fans of an unforgettable era of Dodgers baseball.

Dodgers!

Author : Jim Alexander
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476688060
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Dodgers! written by Jim Alexander and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-07-15 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1880s, a Brooklyn baseball manager plotted to steal pitching signs and alert batters with a hidden electrical wire. In 1951, the Brooklyn Dodgers were robbed of a pennant via a sign-stealing scheme involving a center field office, a telescope and a button connected to the bullpen phone. In 2017, the Los Angeles Dodgers were robbed of a World Series championship via a sign-stealing system involving a TV camera, a monitor, a trash can and a bat. History has often repeated itself around the Dodgers franchise. From their beginnings as the Brooklyn Atlantics to their move from Flatbush to L.A. and into the 21st Century, the Dodgers have seen heartbreaking losses and stirring triumphs, broken the color barrier, turned the game into a true coast-to-coast sport and produced many Hall of Famers, This is their story.

Bronx Epitaph

Author : Steven K. Wagner
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438491794
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Bronx Epitaph written by Steven K. Wagner and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2023-01-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Lou Gehrig stepped to the plate on Independence Day 1939, he was not there to deliver a home run. For the first time in seventeen years, Gehrig was there to deliver his heart. In recent weeks he had lost his job as the Yankees' first baseman as well as the good health that had made him the team's respected Iron Horse and was facing a death sentence. Nervous and fidgety as he walked through a forest of microphones, Gehrig collected himself and delivered thirteen words that will live forever: "Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth." Bronx Epitaph, the first comprehensive look at the slugger's epic speech, is the story of Lou Gehrig's finest hour, a homily of so little consequence when first delivered that few newspapers published more than a sentence or two the following day. Over time, however, Gehrig's "Luckiest Man" speech has settled into a sphere so timeless and essential that it seems he delivered it only yesterday. It was, to be sure, his Bronx Epitaph.

The Best Los Angeles Sports Arguments

Author : J.A Adande
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402252404
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The Best Los Angeles Sports Arguments written by J.A Adande and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 great sports debates for each city—from who was the best coach to what was the best play of all time. The perfect gift for sports fans—the series that's sweeping the nation, and is already a hit in Boston, Chicago and New York. The best debates for rabid fans The Best Sports Arguments gives each city or region all the best arguments of their hometown teams, with expert answers from top sports media figures. In fact, the Best Sports Arguments series is the #1 sports debates series on the market! Why? -Each book features 100 debates, the most of any series! -Each city's book is written by authors well-known in the region, leading to fan recognition and media interest. -They make perfect gifts for sports fans of any age. -And the debates go on!

My Nebraska

Author : Bob Wirz
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (852 download)

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Download or read book My Nebraska written by Bob Wirz and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-02 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Nebraska: Rich Memories of Growing Up in Rural Nebraska Decades Ago By: Bob Wirz My Nebraska is intended to romanticize growing up in rural Nebraska by someone who has not lived in the state for about six decades. It will bring back tender memories for anyone who lives in, has lived in or knows someone who has grown up in the state. Nebraska can be overlooked by many in this country, and this book will bring to life the wholesome lifestyle of this area. It may also hit home for other people from rural, small town settings whose home has been in other states. I hope the book will bring unique perspective and re-kindle a great many memories for people of most any age. “Bob Wirz writes a wistful and endearing love letter to Nebraska filled with memories shared by generations raised in small towns throughout the Midwest.” - Shari R. Veil, University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications “As a fellow midwesterner (Iowa), I know how much my roots, family and community mean to me. No one bleeds Nebraska like my mentor and friend Bob Wirz, and he certainly knows how to tell a compelling story.” - Scott Reifert, Senior Vice President, Chicago White Sox “When we chose Bob Wirz to be a member of the Hall of Fame we knew we had a qualified baseball man and a deeply-rooted Nebraskan as well as a solid wordsmith.” - Ron Douglas, Director, Nebraska Baseball Hall of Fame “I visit the Sandhills often and each time I drive thru Halsey I reflect to my times spent with Bob Wirz, who once was a resident of this tiny town. Bob is a longtime friend of mine through baseball who has a great passion for our state. I especially enjoy our mutual appreciation of the Sandhills' beauty and uniqueness.” - Jim Abel, Owner, Lincoln Saltdogs Baseball Team

Captain Phil Harris

Author : Josh Harris
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451666063
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Captain Phil Harris written by Josh Harris and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a portrait of the late star of Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch," revealing his high-risk private life of tempestuous affairs, drug-fueled parties, and motorcycle riding, as well as his virtues as a devoted friend, loving father, and steadfast captain.

The Wages of Wins

Author : David Berri
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804767903
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (679 download)

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Download or read book The Wages of Wins written by David Berri and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2006-05-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguing about sports is as old as the games people play. Over the years sports debates have become muddled by many myths that do not match the numbers generated by those playing the games. In The Wages of Wins, the authors use layman's language and easy to follow examples based on their own academic research to debunk many of the most commonly held beliefs about sports. In this updated version of their book, these authors explain why Allen Iverson leaving Philadelphia made the 76ers a better team, why the Yankees find it so hard to repeat their success from the late 1990s, and why even great quarterbacks like Brett Favre are consistently inconsistent. The book names names, and makes it abundantly clear that much of the decision making of coaches and general managers does not hold up to an analysis of the numbers. Whether you are a fantasy league fanatic or a casual weekend fan, much of what you believe about sports will change after reading this book.