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Book Synopsis The Baseball Codes by : Jason Turbow
Download or read book The Baseball Codes written by Jason Turbow and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insider’s look at baseball’s unwritten rules, explained with examples from the game’s most fascinating characters and wildest historical moments. Everyone knows that baseball is a game of intricate regulations, but it turns out to be even more complicated than we realize. All aspects of baseball—hitting, pitching, and baserunning—are affected by the Code, a set of unwritten rules that governs the Major League game. Some of these rules are openly discussed (don’t steal a base with a big lead late in the game), while others are known only to a minority of players (don’t cross between the catcher and the pitcher on the way to the batter’s box). In The Baseball Codes, old-timers and all-time greats share their insights into the game’s most hallowed—and least known—traditions. For the learned and the casual baseball fan alike, the result is illuminating and thoroughly entertaining. At the heart of this book are incredible and often hilarious stories involving national heroes (like Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays) and notorious headhunters (like Bob Gibson and Don Drysdale) in a century-long series of confrontations over respect, honor, and the soul of the game. With The Baseball Codes, we see for the first time the game as it’s actually played, through the eyes of the players on the field. With rollicking stories from the past and new perspectives on baseball’s informal rulebook, The Baseball Codes is a must for every fan.
Book Synopsis The Dog That Pitched a No-Hitter by : Matt Christopher
Download or read book The Dog That Pitched a No-Hitter written by Matt Christopher and published by LB Kids. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly independent readers will love this classic baseball story, now illustrated in full color! Mike has a special relationship with his dog, Harry. They can read each other's minds! Harry is able to help Mike out with tips about the opposing players on the baseball field, but Mike's having trouble with his pitches--and the buddies need to work together to save the game! Passport to Reading Level 3
Download or read book No-Hitter written by Clair Bee and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2000-02-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chip Hilton's planned pleasant summer at home in Valley Falls is interrupted when State is selected to represent the United States in a college baseball series with two of Japan's finest teams. Chip and his teammates are thrilled by the opportunity. A trip filled with excitement and adventure, Chip experiences one of the greatest rewards of his young life when he undertakes to help a Japanese college student improve his pitching skill. Tamio Saito's greatest desire is to pitch for his alma mater's baseball team. How Chip wins the championship for his team with an almost unbelievable no-hitter pitching performance will thrill every baseball fan.
Book Synopsis The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers by : Bill James
Download or read book The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers written by Bill James and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-16 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preeminent baseball analyst Bill James and ESPN.com baseball columnist Rob Neyer compile information on pitches and their origins, nearly two thousand pitchers, and more in this comprehensive guide. Pitchers, the pitches they throw, and how they throw them—they’re the stuff of constant scrutiny, but there's never been anything like a comprehensive source for such information…until now. Bill James and Rob Neyer spent over a decade compiling the centerpiece of this book, the Pitcher Census, which lists specific information for nearly two thousand pitchers, ranging throughout the history of professional baseball. Their guide also includes a dictionary describing virtually every known pitch, biographies of great pitchers who have been overlooked, and top ten lists for fastballs, spitballs, and everything in between. James and Neyer also weigh in on the debate over pitcher abuse and durability, offer a formula for predicting the Cy Young Award winner, and reveal James’s Pitcher Codes. Learn about the origins and development of baseball’s most important pitches and more knuckleballers and submariners than you ever thought existed! Baseball’s action always starts with the pitchers. Begin to understand them and join in on entertaining debates while having a great deal of fun with the history of the game that captivates so many with this one-of-a-kind guide.
Download or read book No Hitter written by Leah Jerome and published by Sports Illustrated Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breezy's achievement in pitching the first no-hitter in league history causes problems when she doesn't give her team any credit for her success.
Book Synopsis Baseball's No-Hit Wonders by : Dirk Lammers
Download or read book Baseball's No-Hit Wonders written by Dirk Lammers and published by Unbridled Books. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders honors such legendary pitchers as Cy Young, Bob Feller, Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax, while introducing readers to other eccentrics and one-shot wonders who have thrown no-hitters. The book, the first of its kind in more than fifteen years, fleshes out the colorful characters, compelling narratives and statistical oddities from baseball’s 289 no-hit efforts—as well as the many near misses that are also part of the national pastime’s storied history. Painstaking research and personal interviews have allowed the author to pack great detail into a fun, fast-paced take on the game, revealing the stories of the no-hitter thrown by a pitcher on acid, the hitters most adept at breaking up no-hitters and other gems thrown by guys with nicknames of Bumpus, Bobo, Cannonball and Nixey. Even the game’s greatest slugger is credited with a partial no-hitter, and all he did was throw a punch.?? Chapters detailing the best no-hitters of all time are interspersed with "Did You Know?" lists that include no-hitters by team, city and day of the week, no-hitters of the Negro Leagues, catchers who caught the most no-nos and the best pitchers NOT to throw a no-hitter. Updated continuously at: NoNoHitters.com
Download or read book Imperfect written by Jim Abbott and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Honest, touching, and beautifully rendered . . . Far more than a book about baseball, it is a deeply felt story of triumph and failure, dreams and disappointments. Jim Abbott has hurled another gem.”—Jonathan Eig, New York Times bestselling author of Luckiest Man NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Born without a right hand, Jim Abbott dreamed of someday being a great athlete. Raised in Flint, Michigan, by parents who encouraged him to compete, Jim would become an ace pitcher for the University of Michigan. But his journey was only beginning: By twenty-one, he’d won the gold medal game at the 1988 Olympics and—without spending a day in the minor leagues—cracked the starting rotation of the California Angels. In 1991, he would finish third in the voting for the Cy Young Award. Two years later, he would don Yankee pinstripes and pitch one of the most dramatic no-hitters in major-league history. In this honest and insightful book, Jim Abbott reveals the challenges he faced in becoming an elite pitcher, the insecurities he dealt with in a life spent as the different one, and the intense emotion generated by his encounters with disabled children from around the country. With a riveting pitch-by-pitch account of his no-hitter providing the ideal frame for his story, this unique athlete offers readers an extraordinary and unforgettable memoir. “Compelling . . . [a] big-hearted memoir.”—Los Angeles Times “Inspirational.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer Includes an exclusive conversation between Jim Abbott and Tim Brown in the back of the book.
Book Synopsis Fuzzy Baseball Vol. 5 by : John Steven Gurney
Download or read book Fuzzy Baseball Vol. 5 written by John Steven Gurney and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-08-06 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fernwood Fuzzies get the rare opportunity to play an extra game after their baseball season ends. So rare in fact that this team only competes once a year… on Halloween night! Things get a bit spookier when Count Flappula and the Graveyard Ghastlies have their own frightening style of baseball and their own brand of bats (the animals, of course!). Are the Fuzzies ready to face their fears and put on a brave furry face to play ball? It’s a spooky tale with America’s favorite pastime by beloved Children’s book illustrator John Steven Gurney of A to Z Mysteries and Bailey School Kids!
Book Synopsis Dock Ellis in the Country of Baseball by : Donald Hall
Download or read book Dock Ellis in the Country of Baseball written by Donald Hall and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of America's finest poets joins forces with one of baseball's most outrageous pitchers to paint a revealing portrait of our national game. Donald Hall's forceful, yet elegant, prose brings together all the elements of Dock Ellis's story into a seamless whole. The two of them, the pitcher and the poet, give us remarkable insight into the customs and culture of this closed clannish world. Dock's keen vision, filtered through Hall's extraordinary voice, shows us the hardships and problems of the thinking athlete in an unthinking world.
Download or read book Double No-Hit written by James W. Johnson and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The average pitcher has about a .000645 chance of throwing a no-hitter. In the spring of 1938, Cincinnati Reds rookie pitcher Johnny Vander Meer pitched two, back to back. The feat has never been duplicated, which comes as no surprise to sports professionals and aficionados alike. Decade after decade, in one poll after another (from Sport magazine, Sports Illustrated, and ESPN),Vander Meer?s consecutive no-hitters turn up as one of baseball?s greatest and most untouchable achievements. Double No-Hit offers an inning-by-inning account of that historic second consecutive no-hitter accomplished during the first night game in New York City, with the Cincinnati Reds facing the Brooklyn Dodgers in Ebbets Field. James W. Johnson sets the stage and assembles the colorful cast of characters. Highlighting the story with recollections and observations from owners, managers, and players past and present, he fills in the details of Vander Meer?s accomplishment?and his baseball career, which never lived up to expectations heightened by his sensational performance. In the end, Double No-Hit brings to life a bygone era of the national pastime and one shining spring night, June 15, 1938, when a twenty-two-year-old fireballing left-hander with lousy control pitched his way into the top tier of baseball?s record book.
Download or read book Power Hitter written by M. G. Higgins and published by Darby Creek. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sammy Perez has to make it to the big leagues. After his teammate's career-ending injury, the Roadrunners decided to play in a wood bat tournament to protect their pitchers. And while Sammy used to be a hotheaded, hard-hitting, home-run machine, he's now stuck in the slump of his life. Sammy thinks the wood bats are causing the problem, but his dad suggests that maybe he's not strong enough. Is Sammy willing to break the law and sacrifice his health to get an edge by taking performance-enhancing drugs? Can Sammy break out of his slump in time to get noticed by major-league scouts?
Download or read book No Hitter written by Robert Sidney Bowen and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book No-hitters written by Rich Westcott and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are few more dramatic events in baseball-or perhaps in any sport-than a no-hitter. In the past 106 seasons, there have been 225 Major League no-hit games of at least nine innings, making the odds against such a feat approximately 1,600 to 1. The no-hitter is truly a special occurrence that has no equal on the playing field. In this book, each of modern baseball's 225 no-hitters is discussed in full. A brief profile and career record of each pitcher are given. The game is recapped, including details on how a batter reached base against the no-hit pitcher and what happened to that batter. A box score for each game is also included. A photo of almost every no-hit pitcher is provided as well. Appendices list no-hitters in which more than one pitcher participated, complete game no-hitters of less than nine innings, and no-hitters pitched before 1893 (when the mound was only 50 feet from home plate). The foreword is by Jim Bunning, who pitched two no-hitters and one of only 11 perfect games in baseball history.
Book Synopsis Heartbreak Hitter by : Kimberly Readnour
Download or read book Heartbreak Hitter written by Kimberly Readnour and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-10-31 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second shots and fake dates, what can go wrong? I screwed up. Considering the team is laden with controversy, adding to the rumor mill wasn't my intention, especially since this is my second shot at the majors. As the Boston Bears' first basemen, my job consists of more than winning games. I'm tasked with winning over the scorned fans. I thought my batting average would speak for itself. I was wrong. When my off-the-field actions collide with my on-the-field goals, I have no choice but to devise the persona of being a committed man. The task is impossible until I meet my neighbor, Hailey LaCroix. Goal-driven and refined, she's the perfect woman to help pull off this ruse. I need a fake relationship. She needs an exclusive interview. The very ones I refuse to do. I didn't earn the Heartbreak Hitter title by being a saint. There are reasons I keep my past a secret and stay single. But there's more to Hailey LaCroix than her good looks and smoking hot curves. She's pure and real. She makes me believe I have more to offer than swinging a bat. And the longer we stay together, the more I want to confess all of my secrets. The very ones that will destroy me.
Book Synopsis The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball, 2d ed. by : Jonathan Fraser Light
Download or read book The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball, 2d ed. written by Jonathan Fraser Light and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-03-25 with total page 1112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than any other sport, baseball has developed its own niche in America's culture and psyche. Some researchers spend years on detailed statistical analyses of minute parts of the game, while others wax poetic about its players and plays. Many trace the beginnings of the civil rights movement in part to the Major Leagues' decision to integrate, and the words and phrases of the game (for example, pinch-hitter and out in left field) have become common in our everyday language. From AARON, HENRY onward, this book covers all of what might be called the cultural aspects of baseball (as opposed to the number-rich statistical information so widely available elsewhere). Biographical sketches of all Hall of Fame players, owners, executives and umpires, as well as many of the sportswriters and broadcasters who have won the Spink and Frick awards, join entries for teams, owners, commissioners and league presidents. Advertising, agents, drafts, illegal substances, minor leagues, oldest players, perfect games, retired uniform numbers, superstitions, tripleheaders, and youngest players are among the thousands of entries herein. Most entries open with a topical quote and conclude with a brief bibliography of sources for further research. The whole work is exhaustively indexed and includes 119 photographs.
Download or read book No-Hitters written by Bill Nowlin and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pitching a no-hitter is a dream for every major-league pitcher. Fewer than half the pitchers in the National Baseball Hall of Fame have thrown a no-hitter. Many of the biggest names in pitching have never done it. This book focuses on pitchers who threw no-hitters and the no-hitters they threw. Naturally, we couldn't present biographies of everyone who ever threw a no-hitter nor could we present Games Project accounts of all of them. From around 300 no-hitters thrown in the majors (out of over 213,000 games), we have selected 59 no-hitters to include, along with the biographies of the men who threw them. We wanted the book to touch on a variety of matters, and to span the decades so that there was some representation from the earlier eras of baseball right up to more recent years. We tried to hit certain themes - first no-hitter in each league; first no-hitter thrown at 60 feet 6 inches; first in which the losing team scored a run; first pitcher to debut with a no-hitter; first extra-inning no-hitter; etc. You'll find those all in here and maybe a surprise or two as well. This book represents the collective work of 56 different SABR members as authors and editors. Introduction JOE BORDEN, Charlie Weatherby July 28, 1875, Casey Tibbitts GEORGE BRADLEY, Brian Engelhardt July 15, 1876 18, Parker Bena LEE RICHMOND June 12, 1880, John R. Husman LARRY CORCORAN, August 19, 1882 Bob LeMoine TONY MULLANE, September 11, 1882 Ray Birch GUY HECKER, September 19, 1882 Bob Bailey SAM KIMBER, October 4, 1884 David Nemec AL ATKINSON, May 1, 1886 Chris Rainey AMOS RUSIE, Charles F. Faber July 31, 1891, Gregory H. Wolf THEODORE BREITENSTEIN, October 4, 1891 Steve Rice BILL HAWKE, August 16, 1893 Jimmy Keenan NIXEY CALLAHAN, September 20, 1902 James E. Elfers EARL HAMILTON, August 30, 1912 Paul Hofmann ED LAFITTE, September 19, 1914 Jim Leeke FRED TONEY, May 2, 1917 Mike Lynch CHARLIE ROBERTSON, April 30, 1922 Jacob Pomrenke BOBBY BURKE, August 8, 1931 Gregory H. Wolf BILL DIETRICH, June 1, 1937 Gregory H. Wolf 38. BOB FELLER, April 16, 1940 C. Paul Rogers III ED HEAD, April 23, 1946 Lyle Spatz WILLIAM McCAHAN, September 3, 1947 David E. Skelton BOBO HOLLOMAN, Len Pasculli May 6, 1953, Joe Schuster DON LARSEN, October 8, 1956 Charles F. Faber SANDY KOUFAX: June 30, 1962, Marc Z Aaron May 11, 1963, Marc Z Aaron June 4, 1964, Marc Z Aaron September 9, 1965, Mike Huber KEN JOHNSON, April 23, 1964 Steve Schmitt BILL STONEMAN, Norm King April 17, 1969, Adam J. Ulrey October 2, 1972, Norm King STEVE BUSBY, April 27, 1973, June 19, 1974 John DiFonzo BOB FORSCH, April 16, 1978, September 26, 1983 Ben Girard KEN FORSCH, April 7, 1979 Chip Greene LEN BARKER, May 15, 1981 Joe Wancho DAVID PALMER, April 21, 1984 (second game) Norm King MIKE WITT, September 30, 1984 Paul Hensler MIKE SCOTT, Rory Costello September 25, 1986, Frederick C. Bush TOM BROWNING, September 16, 1988 Joe Cox ANDY HAWKINS, July 1, 1990 Stew Thornley DAVE STIEB, Joe Cox September 2, 1990, Adrian Fung DENNIS MARTINEZ, July 28, 1991 Rory Costello WILSON ALVAREZ, August 11, 1991 Leonte Landino MATT YOUNG, April 12, 1992 Alan Raylesburg KENNY ROGERS, July 28, 1994 Tom Schott HIDEO NOMO, September 17, 1996, April 4, 2001 Bill Staples DAVID WELLS, May 17, 1998 Norm King DAVID CONE, July 18, 1999 Tara Krieger DEREK LOWE, April 27, 2002 Bill Nowlin RANDY JOHNSON, May 18, 2004 Joe Wancho DALLAS BRADEN, May 9, 2010 Dirk Lammers ROY HALLADAY, May 29, 2010, October 6, 2010 Alan Cohen COMBINED NO-HITTERS STEVE BARBER, Warren Corbett STU MILLER, Warren Corbett April 30, 1967, Jimmy Keenan FOUR PITCHERS COMBINE VIDA BLUE, Rich Puerzer GLENN ABBOTT, Clifford Corn PAUL LINDBLAD, Paul Hofmann ROLLIE FINGERS, Dale Voiss September 28, 1975, Mike Huber SIX PITCHERS COMBINE June 11, 2003, Mike Huber and more articles we don't have room to list here!
Download or read book The Book written by and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball "by The Book."
