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The Funniest Man in Baseball

Author : Audrey Vernick
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 1328544060
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (285 download)

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Download or read book The Funniest Man in Baseball written by Audrey Vernick and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious picture book biography about Max Patkin, a professional ballplayer turned legendary baseball clown, from the author of the acclaimed Brothers at Bat and other baseball nonfiction. Max Patkin was pitching in the minor leagues when he was injured and had to leave his dreams behind. He joined the Navy and eventually was able to play again while in the military . . . and this time he got to pitch against superstar Joe DiMaggio. When Joe hit one of Max’s throws out of the park, Max threw down his glove, left the mound, and chased Joe around the bases, making faces and imitating his every move. The crowd loved it! And a baseball clown was born. This inspiring and comical biography carries an important message: Life doesn’t always turn out exactly as you hope . . . but moving in a new direction can sometimes bring happy surprises.

Baseball Is a Funny Game

Author : Joe Garagiola
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9780060916725
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (167 download)

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Download or read book Baseball Is a Funny Game written by Joe Garagiola and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1990 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former major-league catcher provides a view of the lighter side of baseball as he relates his professional experience

The Little Red Book of Baseball Wisdom

Author : Roger Kahn
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1616087188
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book The Little Red Book of Baseball Wisdom written by Roger Kahn and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Novelist W. P. Kinsella wrote that baseball is "a game where little gems of wisdom or whimsy can be created in the dugout, the bullpen, or the press box during long, hot afternoons and evenings of baseball." The Little Red Book of Baseball Wisdom unearths a treasury of quotes reflecting more than a century's worth of history from our national pastime. Featuring contributions from Hank Aaron to Walt Whitman, Yogi Berra to John Updike.

Odd Man Out

Author : Matt McCarthy
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780670020706
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Odd Man Out written by Matt McCarthy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matt McCarthy never expected to get drafted by a Major League Baseball team. A biophysics major at Yale, he was a decent left-handed starter for a dismal college team. But good southpaws are hard to find, and when the Anaheim Angels selected him in the 21

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ISBN 13 : 0544813774
Total Pages : 45 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (448 download)

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Baseball's Funnymen

Author : Lew Freedman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476663580
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Baseball's Funnymen written by Lew Freedman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-01-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Nick Altrock to Casey Stengel, Dizzy Dean to Satchel Paige, Bill Veeck to Bob Uecker, baseball has always admired the clever. This book tells the stories of some of the players, coaches, managers and broadcasters who had the most fun in the Major Leagues and made fans laugh out loud (or shake their heads in disbelief). The author recounts tales both famous and little known that capture the character of unusual and offbeat players, unique and engaging personalities and the succession of eccentrics who were officially dubbed "Clown Prince of Baseball."

Baseball's Funniest People

Author : Michael Pellowski
Publisher : Sterling
ISBN 13 : 9780806994420
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (944 download)

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Download or read book Baseball's Funniest People written by Michael Pellowski and published by Sterling. This book was released on 1997 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Light, anecdotal accounts of pranks, witty quotes, and retellings of the foibles of such legendary figures as Yogi Berra, Joe Garagiola, and others round out this humorous compilation."--Library Journal. It's a home run of humor!

Fielder's Choice

Author : Rick Norman
Publisher : august house
ISBN 13 : 9780874832044
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Fielder's Choice written by Rick Norman and published by august house. This book was released on 2006-12-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On trial for treason, Andrew Jackson Fielder looks back on his brief career as a major league pitcher, and his experiences as a Japanese prisoner of war

Eating My Way Through Baseball

Author : Barry Weinberg
Publisher : Gatekeeper Press
ISBN 13 : 1642376612
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (423 download)

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Download or read book Eating My Way Through Baseball written by Barry Weinberg and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2020-03-22 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What an amazing journey for Edith and Harold's only Son! I have spent 33 years in the Major Leagues, traveling around the world eating at the best restaurants, such as Tramonti in Delray Beach, Florida to La Scarola in Chicago IL to Hunan Homes in San Francisco, CA. I have shared meals with some of the world's greatest people such as Neil Armstrong, Charles Barkley, Bob Knight, Yogi Berra, Thurman Munson, Stan Musial, Red Schoendienst, Jack Buck and so many more. My spectacular journey includes stories from behind-the-scenes of my professional baseball career that, until now, were only told in clubhouses, dugouts, or when out to dinner with me. Life is a journey...enjoy the meal! Bon Appetit!

The Stupidest Sports Book of All Time

Author : Kathryn Petras
Publisher : Workman Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1523501979
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (235 download)

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Download or read book The Stupidest Sports Book of All Time written by Kathryn Petras and published by Workman Publishing Company. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrill of victory, the agony of a tight jockstrap. It’s the reason we love sports—you never know what’s going to happen. Sometimes everything clicks, with the best athlete in the world competing at their peak, and the result is a thing of breathtaking beauty. But sometimes the opposite happens, resulting in moments of breathtaking hilarity, or astonishing inanity, or just plain head-scratching puzzlement. Welcome to The Stupidest Sports Book of All Time. Featuring: The most boring games in sports history Wise(ish) words on winning Stupid mascot antics The strangest things coaches have done to motivate teams And much, much more!

Arlie Latham

Author : L.M. Sutter
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786461381
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Arlie Latham written by L.M. Sutter and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of early baseball's most popular celebrities, Arlie Latham played for the St. Louis Browns in the 1880s. A brainy hitter and base-runner, he was also the sport's brashest, funniest player, his "fresh" personality bringing him as much trouble as reward. He played with the 19th century's greatest names, and was friends with everyone from King Kelly to King George V. He parlayed his stardom into a vaudeville career and the first official major league coaching job. In his fifties he carried the game he loved into world war to cheer Allied troops and in his seventies went to work for the Yankees. Arlie Latham's baseball odyssey is made more compelling by the parade of players, gamblers, boxers, actors, women and mascots that passes through it, providing a unique glimpse into America's game and the people who loved it.

Benchwarmer

Author : Josh Wilker
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 161039402X
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Benchwarmer written by Josh Wilker and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A moving, funny, inventive parenting memoir, written in a surprising form: an encyclopedia of failure in sports What can a new father learn about parenthood from reading sports almanacs? For most dads, the answer to this question is: nothing. But to Josh Wilker, whose life and writing have been defined by sports fandom, all of the joy, helplessness, and absurdity of parenthood are present between the lines. After all, what better way to think about losing control than Eugenio Velez's forty-five consecutive at-bats without a hit? How better to understand ridiculous joy than the NFL career of Walter Achiu, whose nickname was "Sneeze"? In the stories of sports figures large and small, Wilker finds the pathos in success and the humor in losing. As the terrified father of a one-day-old, Wilker recalls the 1986 World Series, when the moment was too big for the Red Sox. When he finds himself stealing away for an hour of alone time, Wilker thinks of boxer Roberto Duran, so beaten by Sugar Ray Leonard that he finally gave up. And yet, even as the frustrations and anxieties build, Wilker remembers Mets pitcher Anthony Young, who broke the baseball record for most consecutive losses -- and never stopped showing up. Finding the richness of life in obscure wrestling maneuvers and pop-ups lost in the sun, Benchwarmer is a book of unique humanity and surprising wisdom.

Temporary Insanity

Author : Jay Johnstone
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 9780553261677
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book Temporary Insanity written by Jay Johnstone and published by Bantam. This book was released on 1986-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tom Seaver

Author : Bill Madden
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982136219
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Tom Seaver written by Bill Madden and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative, “must-read” (Keith Hernandez) biography of Hall of Fame pitching legend Tom Seaver, still the greatest player ever to wear a Mets jersey, by a journalist who knew him well. He was called Tom Terrific for a reason. Tom Seaver is “among the greatest pitchers of all time” (Bob Costas). He is one of only two pitchers with 300 wins, 3,000 strikeouts, and an ERA under 3.00. He was a three-time Cy Young award winner, twelve-time All Star, and was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame with the highest percentage ever at the time. Popular among players and fans, Seaver was fiercely competitive but always put team success ahead of personal glory. Born in Fresno, California, Seaver signed with the New York Mets in 1967, leading them to their stunning 1969 World Series victory. After a legendarily lopsided trade, he joined the Cincinnati Reds, then later played for the White Sox and the Red Sox before ending his career following the 1986 season. After his playing days, Seaver retired back to California to establish a successful vineyard. The in 2013, a recurrence of Lyme disease severely affected his memory, which Madden was the first to report. In 2019, Seaver’s family announced that he had been diagnosed with dementia and was withdrawing from public life. Tom Seaver died on August 31, 2021. Madden began following Seaver’s career in the 1980s. Seaver came to trust Madden so completely that, eager to return to New York from Chicago, he asked Madden to explore a possible trade to the Yankees which never materialized. Drawing in part on their long relationship, Madden “has crafted a biography as terrific as the subject” (Jane Leavy, New York Times bestselling author of Sandy Koufax: A Lefty’s Legacy).

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

Author : Michael Lewis
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393066231
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game written by Michael Lewis and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2004-03-17 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Lewis’s instant classic may be “the most influential book on sports ever written” (People), but “you need know absolutely nothing about baseball to appreciate the wit, snap, economy and incisiveness of [Lewis’s] thoughts about it” (Janet Maslin, New York Times). One of GQ's 50 Best Books of Literary Journalism of the 21st Century Just before the 2002 season opens, the Oakland Athletics must relinquish its three most prominent (and expensive) players and is written off by just about everyone—but then comes roaring back to challenge the American League record for consecutive wins. How did one of the poorest teams in baseball win so many games? In a quest to discover the answer, Michael Lewis delivers not only “the single most influential baseball book ever” (Rob Neyer, Slate) but also what “may be the best book ever written on business” (Weekly Standard). Lewis first looks to all the logical places—the front offices of major league teams, the coaches, the minds of brilliant players—but discovers the real jackpot is a cache of numbers?numbers!?collected over the years by a strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts: software engineers, statisticians, Wall Street analysts, lawyers, and physics professors. What these numbers prove is that the traditional yardsticks of success for players and teams are fatally flawed. Even the box score misleads us by ignoring the crucial importance of the humble base-on-balls. This information had been around for years, and nobody inside Major League Baseball paid it any mind. And then came Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland Athletics. He paid attention to those numbers?with the second-lowest payroll in baseball at his disposal he had to?to conduct an astonishing experiment in finding and fielding a team that nobody else wanted. In a narrative full of fabulous characters and brilliant excursions into the unexpected, Michael Lewis shows us how and why the new baseball knowledge works. He also sets up a sly and hilarious morality tale: Big Money, like Goliath, is always supposed to win . . . how can we not cheer for David?

Babe Ruth

Author : Wayne Stewart
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 : 0313335966
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Babe Ruth written by Wayne Stewart and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2006-07-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of legendary baseball player for the New York Yankees, Babe Ruth, that chronicles his life, early career, baseball record, and struggle with throat cancer.

You're Out and You're Ugly, Too!

Author : Durwood Merrill
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312182373
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (823 download)

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Download or read book You're Out and You're Ugly, Too! written by Durwood Merrill and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1998-03-15 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Ron Luciano's bestselling "The Umpire Strikes Back", Durwood Merrill, baseball's most outspoken umpire offers two decades' worth of his sometimes hilarious, always controversial opinions on managers, life on the diamond, the players, and more. of photos.