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Grassroots Baseball

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1683584511
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (835 download)

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Download or read book Grassroots Baseball written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just as baseball is at the heart of America, so too is Route 66. This book is a photographic tribute to the national pastime along the artery that stretches from the shores of Lake Michigan, close to where the Cubs play, to the Pacific Ocean at Santa Monica, where baseball memories and players abound. Among the players who will guide readers on the journey will be baseball greats George Brett, Billy Hatcher, Alex Bregman, and Ryan Howard. Leading off will be Johnny Bench of Binger, Oklahoma, and cleaning up will be Jim Thome of Peoria, Illinois. In Grassroots Baseball: Route 66, photographer Jean Fruth weaves more than 250 full-color images of the national pastime along the historic highway into a tapestry that reminds us of the heart and soul of America. Route 66 passes through eight states in its journey to the Pacific, and each chapter opens with a first-person essay by a baseball legend from that locale recounting his early memories of playing the game, and what it was like growing up along the Mother Road. That highway took stars like George Brett, Billy Hatcher, Alex Bregman, Adam LaRoche, and Ryan Howard to faraway places they only dreamed about as kids. Each chapter documents the route they took, from sandlots, ranches, and beaches to ballparks at every level of organized baseball, from Little League games to the World Series. With an introduction by Johnny Bench, a foreword by Mike Veeck, a preface by retired Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson, and an afterword by Jim Thome, this book touches all the bases for any and every baseball fan.

Black Baseball Entrepreneurs, 1860-1901

Author : Michael E. Lomax
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815607861
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Black Baseball Entrepreneurs, 1860-1901 written by Michael E. Lomax and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the first in-depth account of the birth of black baseball and its dramatic passage from grass-roots venture to commercial enterprise. In the late nineteenth century resourceful black businessmen founded ball teams that became the Negro Leagues. Racial bias aside, they faced vast odds, from the need to court white sponsors to negotiating ball parks. With no blacks in cities, they barnstormed small towns to attract fans, employing all manner of gimmickry to rouse attention. Drawing on major newspapers and obscure African-American journals, the author explores the diverse forces that shaped minority baseball. He looks unflinchingly at prejudice in amateur and pro circles and constant inadequate press coverage. He assesses the impact of urbanization, migration, and the rise of northern ghettoes, and he applauds those bold innovators who forged black baseball into a parallel club that appealed to whites yet nurtured a uniquely African American playing style. This was black baseball's finest hour: at once a source of great ethnic pride and a hard won pathway for integration into the mainstream.

Get in the Game

Author : Cal Ripken, Jr.
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440631921
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Get in the Game written by Cal Ripken, Jr. and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-04-10 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball's all-time Iron Man, Cal Ripken, Jr., retired from baseball in 2001 after breaking countless records, including Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played. Now, in Get in the Game, he gives us his insights on hard work and success that can be applied on and off the field, based on stories from his exhilarating career in baseball. Get in the Game includes Ripken's 8 Elements of Perseverance: 1. The Right Values 2. A Strong Will to Succeed 3. Love What You Do 4. Preparation 5. Anticipation 6. Trusting Relationships 7. Life Management 8. The Courage of Your Convictions Ripken is admired not only for his relentless perseverance but also for his unparalleled integrity. From his numerous public-speaking engagements each year to his weekly "Ask Cal" column for the Baltimore Sun, Cal Ripken, Jr., is a sought-after advisor and role model to fans from all walks of life.

The Cooperstown Casebook

Author : Jay Jaffe
Publisher : Thomas Dunne Books
ISBN 13 : 1250071216
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Cooperstown Casebook written by Jay Jaffe and published by Thomas Dunne Books. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cooperstown Casebook by Jay Jaffe provides a definitive guide to the greatest players in baseball history, and the Hall of Fame.

We Love Baseball!

Author : Peggy Harrison
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0385374569
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book We Love Baseball! written by Peggy Harrison and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2013-04-24 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s springtime, and everyone’s at the ballpark! Join a team of exuberant seven-year-olds on and off the field as they get their uniforms; practice throwing, catching, and batting; learn to work as a team; and even play in a game. These good sports demonstrate that anyone who plays is a winner and they will have readers of all ages cheering!

Baseball in Orange County

Author : Chris Epting
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0738593281
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (385 download)

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Download or read book Baseball in Orange County written by Chris Epting and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of baseball in Orange County, Calif., from its beginnings among oil well workers in the late 1880s to the present day.

Bat, Ball & Bible

Author : Charles DeMotte
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1597979481
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (979 download)

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Download or read book Bat, Ball & Bible written by Charles DeMotte and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2013 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The church vs. the ""church of baseball""

Grassroots Rising

Author : Ronnie Cummins
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603589759
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Grassroots Rising written by Ronnie Cummins and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grassroots Rising is a passionate call to action for the global body politic, providing practical solutions for how to survive--and thrive--in catastrophic times. Author Ronnie Cummins aims to educate and inspire citizens worldwide to organize and become active participants in preventing ecological collapse. This book offers a blueprint for building and supercharging a grassroots Regeneration Movement based on consumer activism, farmer innovation, political change, and regenerative finance--embodied most recently by the proposed Green New Deal in the US. Cummins asserts that the solution lies right beneath our feet and at the end of our forks through the transformation of our broken food system. Using regenerative agriculture practices that restore our agricultural and grazing lands, we can sequester massive amounts of carbon in the soil. Coupled with an aggressive transition toward renewables, he argues that we have the power to not only mitigate and slow down climate change, but actually reverse global warming. In synergy with the Sunrise Movement and the growing support of a Green New Deal, Grassroots Rising will impact millions of conscious consumers, farmers, and the general public during the crucial 2020 election year and beyond. This book shows that a properly organized and executed Regeneration Revolution can indeed offer realistic climate solutions while also meeting our everyday needs. If you're wondering what you can do to help address the global climate crisis, joining the Regeneration Revolution might be the best first step. " Grassroots Rising] is a 'good news' instructional book for Regeneration, a practical, shovel-ready plan of action for the United States and the world to transition to climate stability, peace, justice, health, prosperity, cooperation, and participatory democracy." --Ronnie Cummins

Baseball Beyond Our Borders

Author : George Gmelch
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496201051
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book Baseball Beyond Our Borders written by George Gmelch and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2017-03 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 traits tell us about the sport’s place in each culture. But what lies in store as baseball’s passport fills up with far-flung stamps? Will the international migration of players homogenize baseball? What role will the World Baseball Classic play? These are just a few of the questions the authors pose.

Root for the Home Team

Author : Tim Hagerty
Publisher : Cider Mill Press
ISBN 13 : 9781604332094
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Root for the Home Team written by Tim Hagerty and published by Cider Mill Press. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delve deep into to the grass roots of baseballs—the Minor League—and you’ll find Cannibals, Shoemakers, and Zephyrs! From the Coal Sox Nation to the Texarkana Casketmakers, Root for the Home Team brings you the most oddly original team names and the stories behind them. Root for the Home Team includes profiles of more than 150 teams and lists of hundreds more—plus fun facts, action shots, and team logos. Impress your baseball buddies with your depth of knowledge! Did you know? - The Altoona Curve were dubbed without ever throwing a breaking ball, thanks to local railroad history. - The Wichita Izzies had a fan so fanatical they named the team after him. - The Mudville Nine were named after the fictitious team in the poem “Casey at the Bat.” Root for the Home Team is a unique book any baseball fan will love.

Out at Home

Author : Cal Ripken Jr.
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1484711491
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book Out at Home written by Cal Ripken Jr. and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mickey Labriogla is the best catcher in the league. He's got a cannon for an arm, calls a great game, and blocks the plate like a bulldozer with shin guards. But when a hotshot new pitcher joins the Dulaney Orioles, Mickey wonders if it isn't time to find another position -- or maybe another team. Zoom's the most arrogant player the Orioles have ever seen. But even Coach Labriogla, Mickey's dad, seems in awe of the kid's talent and willing to overlook his insufferable behavior. When Mickey and Zoom find themselves rivals for the attention of the mysterious Abby Elliott, who works the concession stand, any chance the two teammates can get along goes out the window. As the Orioles head to a seemingly-inevitable showdown in the new "Super-Regional" against Zoom's old team, the powerful Laurel Yankees, the clash between Mickey and Zoom threatens to break the team apart -- and derail a championship season. Praise for Hothead ". . . just the ticket for readers who've worked their way through Dan Gutman and Matt Christopher but are still a little shy of Matt de la Pe¿a and Carl Deuker. " -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Written with Ripken's obvious knowledge of the game, Conor's story rings true, with plenty of good baseball action. If Conor's not always in good spirits, the novel is, with likable characters, lively baseball action and the usual dreams of playing in the big leagues-in Conor's case, at Camden Yards. Ripken and Cowherd, like Conor and his Babe Ruth League Orioles, make a winning team. " --Kirkus Reviews

Circling Toward Home

Author : Bill Meissner
Publisher : Finishing Line Press
ISBN 13 : 9781646626847
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book Circling Toward Home written by Bill Meissner and published by Finishing Line Press. This book was released on 2022-01-28 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 100 artistic photographs accompanied by prose meditations about the game of baseball. a collection of 100 unique photographs of small-town or amateur baseball fields accompanied by short prose. The themes range from the joys and struggles of growing up and growing old, to romance relationships (a section entitled "Love and Baseball"), to meditations about the game and the way it becomes a metaphor for our lives. One section ("In Another League") focuses on baseball in the Caribbean, featuring the players and rustic fields in Mexico and St. Thomas. One prose piece is a tribute to the late great Hank Aaron, and the racial discrimination he had to overcome. The ballfields themselves have their say, too, and there are whimsical pieces written from the point of view of the backstop, a line drive, the scoreboard, a light pole, and even the clouds that hover over a game.

Parenting Young Athletes the Ripken Way

Author : Cal Ripken (Jr.)
Publisher : Gotham
ISBN 13 : 9781592401819
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Parenting Young Athletes the Ripken Way written by Cal Ripken (Jr.) and published by Gotham. This book was released on 2006 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Troubled by what he sees as a competitive intensity in youth sports that removes the element of fun, baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr., draws from his experiences as a father, a player, and a coach to provide insights and advice on playing well while still having a good time.

Making My Pitch

Author : Ila Jane Borders
Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496214056
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book Making My Pitch written by Ila Jane Borders and published by University of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making My Pitch tells the story of Ila Jane Borders, who despite formidable obstacles became a Little League prodigy, MVP of her otherwise all-male middle school and high school teams, the first woman awarded a college baseball scholarship, and the first to pitch and win a complete men’s collegiate game. After Mike Veeck signed Borders in May 1997 to pitch for his St. Paul Saints of the independent Northern League, she accomplished what no woman had done since the Negro Leagues era: play men’s professional baseball. Borders played four professional seasons and in 1998 became the first woman in the modern era to win a professional ball game. Borders had to find ways to fit in with her teammates, reassure their wives and girlfriends, work with the media, and fend off groupies. But these weren’t the toughest challenges. She had a troubled family life, a difficult adolescence as she struggled with her sexual orientation, and an emotionally fraught college experience as a closeted gay athlete at a Christian university. Making My Pitch shows what it’s like to be the only woman on the team bus, in the clubhouse, and on the field. Raw, open, and funny at times, her story encompasses the loneliness of a groundbreaking pioneer who experienced grave personal loss. Borders ultimately relates how she achieved self-acceptance and created a life as a firefighter and paramedic and as a coach and goodwill ambassador for the game of baseball.

Our Team

Author : Luke Epplin
Publisher : Flatiron Books
ISBN 13 : 1250313805
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Our Team written by Luke Epplin and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The riveting story of four men—Larry Doby, Bill Veeck, Bob Feller, and Satchel Paige—whose improbable union on the Cleveland Indians in the late 1940s would shape the immediate postwar era of Major League Baseball and beyond. In July 1947, not even three months after Jackie Robinson debuted on the Brooklyn Dodgers, snapping the color line that had segregated Major League Baseball, Larry Doby would follow in his footsteps on the Cleveland Indians. Though Doby, as the second Black player in the majors, would struggle during his first summer in Cleveland, his subsequent turnaround in 1948 from benchwarmer to superstar sparked one of the wildest and most meaningful seasons in baseball history. In intimate, absorbing detail, Luke Epplin's Our Team traces the story of the integration of the Cleveland Indians and their quest for a World Series title through four key participants: Bill Veeck, an eccentric and visionary owner adept at exploding fireworks on and off the field; Larry Doby, a soft-spoken, hard-hitting pioneer whose major-league breakthrough shattered stereotypes that so much of white America held about Black ballplayers; Bob Feller, a pitching prodigy from the Iowa cornfields who set the template for the athlete as businessman; and Satchel Paige, a legendary pitcher from the Negro Leagues whose belated entry into the majors whipped baseball fans across the country into a frenzy. Together, as the backbone of a team that epitomized the postwar American spirit in all its hopes and contradictions, these four men would captivate the nation by storming to the World Series--all the while rewriting the rules of what was possible in sports.

Theo-logy

Author : John Frascella
Publisher : Sterling & Ross Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780981453699
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (536 download)

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Download or read book Theo-logy written by John Frascella and published by Sterling & Ross Publishers, Incorporated. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Theology" gives Red Sox fans a unique perspective from which to relive their recent World Series victories while offering all baseball lovers an insightful account into general manager Theo Epstein, one of the game's most fascinating figures.

Play by Play

Author : Neal Conan
Publisher : Three Rivers Press
ISBN 13 : 9781400046805
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (468 download)

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Download or read book Play by Play written by Neal Conan and published by Three Rivers Press. This book was released on 2003-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After being shelled, rocketed, bombed, and held captive in the desert, Neal Conan, one of NPR’s top foreign correspondents for more than twenty-five years, decided to pursue a lifelong dream—to become a baseball announcer. Play by Play is Conan’s diary of the 2000 season of the Aberdeen Arsenal, a franchise of the independent Atlantic League. From his position in the announcer’s booth, on the team bus, and in hotels and motels along the way, we meet the coaches, fans, and, of course, the players. In this league of last chances, most players are on their way out rather than up, but they are still happy to be getting paid to play ball. Conan captures the soul of a great sport through the lens of the minor leagues and reveals the way men face age, come to terms with their limitations and ambitions, and look for new challenges when they’re no longer young phenoms.