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The Best (and Worst) of Baseball's Modern Era

Author : French Equatorial Africa
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692811986
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book The Best (and Worst) of Baseball's Modern Era written by French Equatorial Africa and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-23 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball entered its Modern Era in 1961, the first season that featured expansion teams, a 162-game schedule, and coast-to-coast play in both leagues. The Best (and Worst) of Baseball's Modern Era by G. Scott Thomas offers 221 lists of the top (and bottom) teams and players from 1961 through 2016, accompanied by a detailed breakdown of all 56 seasons. Which team was the best to take the field during the Modern Era? Who was the most difficult batter to strike out? Who was the period's best second baseman? Who enjoyed the greatest single game at the plate? Which game featured the worst pitching? The rankings come in relentless order, page after page, all backed with cutting-edge statistical analysis. (The answers, should you be curious, are the 1984 Detroit Tigers, Tony Gwynn, Joe Morgan, Shawn Green, and Phillies vs. Cubs on May 17, 1979.) The Best (and Worst) of Baseball's Modern Era is the new record book for today's game. It's chock-full of statistics and rankings that will settle old arguments - and start new ones. (Go to www.bestworstbaseball.com for sample chapters and bonus rankings.) Praise for The Best (and Worst) of Baseball's Modern Era "For any fan with an interest in looking at baseball with a historical perspective, The Best (and Worst) of Baseball's Modern Era is a wonderful, eye-opening delight. G. Scott Thomas has skillfully distilled the modern game into a series of lists and narratives which will provide many hours of provocative reading." - Paul Dickson, author of Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick and The Dickson Baseball Dictionary "The quick-hitting lists and colorful essays provide great fodder for debate and rumination. This book would make a great gift for any fan of the game." - Josh Pahigian, author of The Ultimate Baseball Road Trip and The Amazing Baseball Adventure "A unique and interesting look at baseball. Agree or disagree with the findings, but either way, any fan will be impressed by the efforts of G. Scott Thomas in researching and writing this book." - Rob Rains, author of Taking Flight: The St. Louis Cardinals and the Building of Baseball's Best Franchise and editor of STLSportsPage.com "G. Scott Thomas introduces an intriguing and sophisticated approach to quantifying player and team performance. Statheads will find many pleasures (and provocations) within these comprehensive lists of baseball's best and worst." - Jeremy Lehrman, author of Baseball's Most Baffling MVP Ballots and editor of PlateCoverage.com

A Brand New Ballgame

Author : G. Scott Thomas
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476686564
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book A Brand New Ballgame written by G. Scott Thomas and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America grew rapidly after World War II, and the national pastime followed suit. Baseball dramatically changed from a 19th century pastoral relic to a continental modern sport. Six Major League clubs relocated to new cities, capped by the coast-to-coast moves of the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. Four expansion teams were created from thin air. Dozens of black stars emerged after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. The players formed a union--higher salaries materialized. This book tells the story of baseball's metamorphosis 1945-1962, driven by larger-than-life personalities like the bombastic Larry MacPhail, the sage Branch Rickey, the kindly Connie Mack, the quick-witted Bill Veeck and the wily Walter O'Malley--Hall of Famers all. The upheaval they sparked--and sometimes failed to control--would broaden the sport's appeal, setting the stage for tremendous growth in the half-century to come.

501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read Before They Die

Author : Ron Kaplan
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496209885
Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book 501 Baseball Books Fans Must Read Before They Die written by Ron Kaplan and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, business, and rules, anyone who loves to read about baseball will find in this book a companionable guide, far more fun than a reference work has any right to be.

The Best and Worst Baseball Teams of All Time

Author : Harry Hollingsworth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781561713080
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Best and Worst Baseball Teams of All Time written by Harry Hollingsworth and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An amazing collection of baseball facts and stats of the teams that either broke all the records or broke their fans' hearts. Find out which teams won/lost the most games in a season since 1950; won the pennant by the largest margin; had the longest winning/losing streaks in the history of baseball; and much more.

Baseball

Author : Joe Hoppel
Publisher : Contemporary Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Baseball written by Joe Hoppel and published by Contemporary Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unique view of the history of baseball, through the eyes and pages of The Sporting News, a weekly publication created in 1886. This book charts the story of baseball's growth, discovery, perseverance, and accomplishment. Begins with modern baseball in 1901, the year the American League began play.

The State of Baseball Management

Author : Scott Barzilla
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786426977
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The State of Baseball Management written by Scott Barzilla and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-12-05 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years there has been a great deal of discussion about the economics of baseball. For most of that time, the assumption inside and outside the game has been that there is simply too much disparity between “the haves” and “the have-nots,” especially in terms of salaries and team payrolls. The top five teams (Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros) and bottom five teams (Florida Marlins, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers) over the past ten years are analyzed here. The author considers many factors in his evaluation of each team’s performance, among them team philosophies and business models as shown through trades and free agent acquisitions, general managers’ moves and personnel decisions, and player performance.

The Baseball Economist

Author : J.C. Bradbury
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440635838
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Baseball Economist written by J.C. Bradbury and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-02-26 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freakonomics meets Moneyball in this provocative exposé of baseball’s most fiercely debated controversies and some of its oldest, most dearly held myths. Providing far more than a mere collection of numbers, economics professor and popular blogger J.C. Bradbury shines the light of his economic thinking on baseball, exposing the power of tradeoffs, competition, and incentives. Utilizing his own “sabernomic” approach, Bradbury dissects baseball topics such as: • Did steroids have nothing to do with the recent homerun records? Incredibly, Bradbury’s research reveals steroids probably had little impact. • Which players are ridiculously overvalued? Bradbury lists all players by team with their revenue value to the team listed in dollars—including a dishonor role of those players with negative values—updated in paperback to include the 2007 season. • Does it help to lobby for balls and strikes? Statistics alone aren’t enough anymore. This is a refreshing, lucid, and powerful read for fans, fantasy buffs, and players—as well as coaches at all levels—who want to know what is really happening on the field.

Win Shares

Author : Bill James
Publisher : STATS Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781931584036
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Win Shares written by Bill James and published by STATS Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Worst Baseball Pitchers of All Time

Author : Alan S. Kaufman
Publisher : Carol Publishing Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780806516530
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book The Worst Baseball Pitchers of All Time written by Alan S. Kaufman and published by Carol Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1995 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Worst Baseball Pitchers of All Time" offers a crop of very different players. These are the worst pitchers in major league baseball, according to a scientifically designed set of criteria that includes such statistics as losses minus wins, earned run average, and wins-above-team (well, in this case wins-below-team).

The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs

Author : Bill Jenkinson
Publisher : Da Capo Press, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs written by Bill Jenkinson and published by Da Capo Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2007-02-09 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an unprecedented look at Babe Ruth's amazing batting power, sure to inspire debate among baseball fans of every stripe, one of the country's most respected and trusted baseball historians reveals the amazing conclusions of more than twenty years of research. Jenkinson takes readers through Ruth's 1921 season, in which his pattern of battled balls would have accounted for more than 100 home runs in today's ballparks and under today's rules. Yet, 1921 is just tip of the iceberg, for Jenkinson's research reveals that during an era of mammoth field dimensions Ruth hit more 450-plus-feet shots than anybody in history, and the conclusions one can draw are mind boggling.

Gotham Baseball: New York’s All-Time Team

Author : Mark C. Healey illustrations by
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467141631
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Gotham Baseball: New York’s All-Time Team written by Mark C. Healey illustrations by and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball may be the great American pastime, but in New York, it is a religion. Names like Ruth, Mays, Gehrig, Wright and Robinson live in the hearts and minds of New York fans like apostles. From the street corner to the subway car, debates about which Yankee, Giant, Dodger or Met is better than another have raged on for more than one hundred years. Now, the best of the best are chosen for each position as New York's all-time greatest team is imagined. Shoo-ins like the Babe and Jackie have their stories told with a fresh perspective. The compelling case for Mike Piazza, not Yogi Berra, as catcher is sure to spark arguments. Sportswriter Mark Healey crafts the Gotham baseball team through captivating tales of the legends of the New York game.

Sports Nation: Contemporary American Professional Organizations

Author : Jozsa, Jr Frank P
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 981322553X
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Sports Nation: Contemporary American Professional Organizations written by Jozsa, Jr Frank P and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2017-08-28 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book focuses on, identifies, and analyzes various divisions and conferences of four professional sports leagues and their teams' historical regular season and postseason performances, and also provides a recent financial profile of them while being competitive, profitable or unprofitable, and well-known enterprises. The parent sports organizations are the American League and National League in Major League Baseball, American Football Conference and National Football Conference in the National Football League, and the Eastern and Western Conference each in the National Basketball Association and National Hockey League. Contents: PrefaceAbout the AuthorAcknowledgementsAbbreviationsMajor League Baseball: American LeagueNational LeagueNational Basketball Association: Eastern ConferenceWestern ConferenceNational Football League: American Football ConferenceNational Football ConferenceNational Hockey League: Eastern ConferenceWestern ConferenceConclusionAppendix: TablesBibliographyIndex Readership: Students and academicians specializing in Sports Business, Sports Economics, Sports Finance, and Sports Management in college and university; prospective owners and executives of franchises in each sport and investors in these organizations; sports leagues' commissioners and their staff; practitioners and college professors who research and teach graduate and undergraduate courses regarding the sports industry; and dedicated sports fans of all ages especially interested in the business, growth, and future of their team. Keywords: Professional Sports Leagues;Professional Sports Teams;Sports Business;Sports EconomicsReview: Key Features: Includes current, elite, and popular American professional sports organizationsDiscusses each team's development, history, and successReveals sports franchises' market power and their commercial value and net worth among others in the industry

Incredible Baseball Stats

Author : Kevin Reavy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1683583132
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (835 download)

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Download or read book Incredible Baseball Stats written by Kevin Reavy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As America's pastime since the mid-1800s, baseball offers the sights, sounds, and even smells that are deeply entrenched in our culture. But for some, the experience can be less sensory. Some, such as Ryan Spaeder and Kevin Reavy, live for baseball statistics. Stats give the game historical context and measurables for past, present, and predictive analysis. Incredible Baseball Stats, newly updated, helps tell unique baseball stories, showcasing extraordinary stats and facts in baseball history, through the 2018 season. For example, in 2015, the Nationals’ Bryce Harper broke out in a major way. He batted .330/.460/.649 with 42 home runs en route to his first MVP Award. It was his fourth MLB season, but he was still younger than NL Rookie of the Year Kris Bryant. He became the youngest player to lead the league in both on-base percentage and homers in the same season since Ty Cobb in 1909. The authors have scoured the records for untold tales and looked at familiar ones with new statistical insights, to create Incredible Baseball Stats, a perfect book for baseball fans from coast to coast. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Clubhouse Confidential

Author : Luis Castillo
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1429936975
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Clubhouse Confidential written by Luis Castillo and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2011-08-16 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clubhouse Confidential is the explosive, inside story of Yankees players and managers by a bat boy who saw it all You are invited to come behind the closed doors of the Yankees' clubhouse for the ride of your life in this intimate memoir about the team's glorious years and the superstars who made it all possible. For the first time ever, Luis "Squeegee" Castillo, bat boy and clubbie for the Yankees from 1998 to 2005, talks about working with Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, Joe Girardi, Bernie Williams, Roger Clemens, Joe Torre, and many other modern-day Yankee greats. Luis saw and heard what really happened in the privacy of the clubhouse, at parties, and in hotel rooms, bar fights, and secret meetings from Miami to St. Louis, from Detroit to Arizona, and from Toronto to New York. He even vacationed with some players and got to know them like family, discovering their pitching and hitting secrets, joining them in all-nighters, and learning their often hilarious methods of meeting girls and having fun on the road. Like a fly on the wall, Luis takes you backstage to show you how A-Rod's bragging when he hits home runs annoys teammates. Discover how manager Joe Torre checks racing results during games. Hear what happens inside the sanctity of the clubhouse after Roger Clemens beans Mets catcher Mike Piazza and then-a few months later during the 2000 World Series-throws a bat at him. Find out how Mariano Rivera eats junk food during games, why Posada routinely fights with El Duque, what Jeter is really saying to players on other teams as he rounds the bases, and so much more. Everyone knows what happened on the field. Now pull up a chair and enjoy the secret stories that only Luis can tell about what really happened behind the scenes-and why.

Baseball

Author : George Vecsey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Baseball written by George Vecsey and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the great bards of America's Grand Old Game gives a rousing account ofbaseball, from its pre-Republic roots to the present day.

27 Men Out

Author : Michael Coffey
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439118159
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book 27 Men Out written by Michael Coffey and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in-depth look at baseball's nirvana -- a lyrical history of pitching perfection. There have been only fourteen perfect games pitched in the modern era of baseball; the great Cy Young fittingly hurled the first, in 1904, and David Cone pitched the most recent, in 1999. In between, some great pitchers -- Sandy Koufax, Catfish Hunter, Jim Bunning, and Don Larsen in the World Series -- performed the feat, as did some mediocre ones, like Len Barker and the little-known Charlie Robertson. Fourteen in 150,000 games: The odds are staggering. When it does happen, however, the whole baseball world marvels at the combination of luck and skill, and the pitcher himself gains a kind of baseball immortality. Five years ago, Michael Coffey witnessed such an event at Yankee Stadium, and the experience prompted this expansive look at the history of these unsurpassable pitching performances. He brings his skills as a popular historian and poet to an appraisal of both the games themselves and of the wider sport of baseball and the lives of the players in it. The careers of each of the fourteen perfect-game pitchers are assessed, not only as to their on-the-field performances but with a regard for their struggles to persevere in an extremely competitive sport in which, more often than not, the men and women who run the game from the owners' boxes are their most formidable adversaries. Along the way, Michael Coffey brings us right into the ballparks with a play-by-play account of how these games unfolded, and relates a host of fascinating stories, such as Sandy Koufax's controversial holdout with Don Drysdale and its chilling effect on baseball's owners, Mike Witt's victimization by the baseball commissioner, and Dennis Martinez's long struggle up from an impoverished Nicaraguan childhood. Combining history, baseball, and a sweeping look at the changing face of labor relations, 27 Men Out is a new benchmark in sports history.

Major League Baseball IQ

Author : Tucker Elliot
Publisher : Black Mesa Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Major League Baseball IQ written by Tucker Elliot and published by Black Mesa Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08-16 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think you know everything about our National Pastime? Think again! It's time to find out how much trivia you really know about Major League Baseball. Are you a rookie? Are you a tested, hardcore veteran? Or will you be clearing waivers for your pending release halfway through the book? We'll let you know. Ten chapters, 200 brand new questions, fascinating history, the best trivia from every era of the game, and all the big name players you'd expect to find, MLB IQ is the most comprehensive and challenging book of baseball trivia available today. Test your skills. Wrack your brain. It's your MLB IQ, the ultimate test of true fandom!