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The Quality of Home Runs

Author : Thomas F. Carter
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822381427
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book The Quality of Home Runs written by Thomas F. Carter and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2008-11-13 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In parks and cafes, homes and stadium stands, Cubans talk baseball. Thomas F. Carter contends that when they are analyzing and debating plays, games, teams, and athletes, Cubans are exchanging ideas not just about baseball but also about Cuba and cubanidad, or what it means to be Cuban. The Quality of Home Runs is Carter’s lively ethnographic exploration of the interconnections between baseball and Cuban identity. Suggesting that baseball is in many ways an apt metaphor for cubanidad, Carter points out aspects of the sport that resonate with Cuban social and political life: the perpetual tension between risk and security, the interplay between individual style and collective regulation, and the risky journeys undertaken with the intention, but not the guarantee, of returning home. As an avid baseball fan, Carter draws on his experiences listening to and participating in discussions of baseball in Cuba (particularly in Havana) and among Cubans living abroad to describe how baseball provides the ground for negotiations of national, masculine, and class identities wherever Cubans gather. He considers the elaborate spectacle of Cuban baseball as well as the relationship between the socialist state and the enormously popular sport. Carter provides a detailed history of baseball in Cuba, analyzing players, policies, rivalries, and fans, and he describes how the sport has forged connections (or reinforced divisions) between Cuba and other nations. Drawing on insights from cultural studies, political theory, and anthropology, he maintains that sport and other forms of play should be taken seriously as crucibles of social and cultural experience.

The Quality of Home Runs

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Book Rating : 4.:/5 (743 download)

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Download or read book The Quality of Home Runs written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVUses the sport of baseball, about which most Cubans are passionate, to look at what it means to be Cuban and at how Cuba deals with the outside world, as well as to compare various disciplinary approaches to the sport./div

The Quality of Home Runs

Author : Thomas F. Carter
Publisher : Duke University Press Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Quality of Home Runs written by Thomas F. Carter and published by Duke University Press Books. This book was released on 2008-11-13 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVUses the sport of baseball, about which most Cubans are passionate, to look at what it means to be Cuban and at how Cuba deals with the outside world, as well as to compare various disciplinary approaches to the sport./div

The Single-Season Home Run Kings

Author : William F. McNeil
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786481285
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Single-Season Home Run Kings written by William F. McNeil and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-10-03 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Babe Ruth erased Buck Freeman's record in 1919, the new mark stood for 34 years before Maris bettered it, defying as he did an incredulous sporting public. And just as fans' anger grew old and Maris was grudgingly credited--or discredited--with an unrepeatable hot streak, along came Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, two goliaths who in 1998 and the years just after proved fans wrong again. But when in 2001, only three years after McGwire seemed to put the record beyond reach, Barry Bonds topped him by three. This time fans were staunch in their disbelief, and while many celebrated Bonds' achievement, others questioned its significance. This revised edition of Bill McNeil's Ruth, Maris, McGwire, and Sosa ("libraries especially will want this"--Library Journal) reviews the careers of each home run titan, with special attention to the record-breaking seasons. The cultural and social changes that may have affected both the players' season totals and fan reception are also considered.

How to Know

Author : Stephen Hetherington
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118078691
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book How to Know written by Stephen Hetherington and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-08 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some key aspects of contemporary epistemology deserve to be challenged, and How to Know does just that. This book argues that several long-standing presumptions at the heart of the standard analytic conception of knowledge are false, and defends an alternative, a practicalist conception of knowledge. Presents a philosophically original conception of knowledge, at odds with some central tenets of analytic epistemology Offers a dissolution of epistemology’s infamous Gettier problem — explaining why the supposed problem was never really a problem in the first place. Defends an unorthodox conception of the relationship between knowledge-that and knowledge-how, understanding knowledge-that as a kind of knowledge-how.

Validation of Existence

Author : D. J. Blue
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1477270388
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (772 download)

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Download or read book Validation of Existence written by D. J. Blue and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Validation of Existence is a collection of writings by four different authors covering different aspects of living. D. J. Blue, the main author, contributes a variety of writings, some auto-biographical, some social commentary. Xetteangel makes her debut with a series of poems and free verse. Slyme also contributes a few writings of his own. S. K. Black rounds out the guest writer's section with a collection of poems. Put them all together and you have a tapestry of life's experiences and emotions, expressed in different ways and from different viewpoints, the end result being...a validation of existence.

Baseball’s All-Time Best Sluggers

Author : Michael J. Schell
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400881358
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Baseball’s All-Time Best Sluggers written by Michael J. Schell and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over baseball history, which park has been the best for run scoring? (1) Which player would lose the most home runs after adjustments for ballpark effect? (2) Which player claims four of the top five places for best individual seasons ever played, based on all-around offensive performance? (3) (See answers, below). These are only three of the intriguing questions Michael Schell addresses in Baseball's All-Time Best Sluggers, a lively examination of the game of baseball using the most sophisticated statistical tools available. The book provides an in-depth evaluation of every major offensive event in baseball history, and identifies the players with the 100 best seasons and most productive careers. For the first time ever, ballpark effects across baseball history are presented for doubles, triples, right- and left-handed home-run hitting, and strikeouts. The book culminates with a ranking of the game's best all-around batters. Using a brisk conversational style, Schell brings to the plate the two most important credentials essential to producing a book of this kind: an encyclopedic knowledge of baseball and a professional background in statistics. Building on the traditions of renowned baseball historians Pete Palmer and Bill James, he has analyzed the most important factors impacting the sport, including the relative difficulty of hitting in different ballparks, the length of hitters' careers, the talent pool from which players are drawn, player aging, and changes in the game that have raised or lowered major-league batting averages. Schell's book finally levels the playing field, giving new credit to hitters who played in adverse conditions, and downgrading others who faced fewer obstacles. It also provides rankings based on players' positions. For example, Derek Jeter ranks 295th out of 1,140 on the best batters list, but jumps to 103rd in the position-adjusted list, reflecting his offensive prowess among shortstops. Replete with dozens of never-before reported stories and statistics, Baseball's All-Time Best Sluggers will forever shape the way baseball fans view the greatest heroes of America's national pastime. Answers: 1. Coors Field 2. Mel Ott 3. Barry Bonds, 2001–2004 seasons

HOMERUN

Author : VINCENT DAVID.
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1597976571
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (979 download)

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Download or read book HOMERUN written by VINCENT DAVID. and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Health Care Financing Review

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1366 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Health Care Financing Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 1366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Detroit Tigers: Michigan's Favorite Sports Team

Author : Roger Yoder
Publisher : Gatekeeper Press
ISBN 13 : 1662915276
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Detroit Tigers: Michigan's Favorite Sports Team written by Roger Yoder and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Major League Baseball book series brings you the Detroit Tigers: Michigan’s favorite sports team. A book that chronicles the history of the Detroit Tiger major-league baseball franchise. Relive the past through yearly reviews that recap each season month by month, including information on hitting, pitching, and defense. There are player and pitcher of the year selections, break out boxes for decade hitting and pitching leaders. Each decade has player and pitcher of the decade selections, with all-decade teams and pitching staffs presented. The new analytical evaluations Most Effective Hitter (MEH) and Most Effective Pitcher (MEP) are introduced. They compare position players and pitchers from all eras based upon fourteen areas of on-the-field performance for each. MEH evaluates the offensive proficiency of a player or team. You will see where your favorite Tiger ranks for the Top-150 All-Time, the Top five All-Time Teams, and the Top-10 by position. MEP weighs pitching proficiency for a player or team, with the lists of Top-50 All-Time Starters and Top-50 All-Time Relievers revealed for the first time. The Yearly and decade hitting and pitching leaders from 1901 through 2021 are included. The top-100 all-time leaders in over one hundred hitting and fifty pitching categories are listed. From Cobb to Cabrera, it is all there, as the Detroit Tigers: Michigan’s favorite sports team book would be a valuable addition to any library. Whether a casual fan or a savvy baseball enthusiast, the reader will enjoy hours learning more about the Detroit Tiger franchise.

Baseball's Top 10 Home Run Hitters

Author : Ken Rappoport
Publisher : Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1464502137
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (645 download)

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Download or read book Baseball's Top 10 Home Run Hitters written by Ken Rappoport and published by Enslow Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A collective biography of the top 10 home run hitters, both past and present, which includes accounts of game action, career statistics, and more"--Provided by publisher

Ballparks of the Deadball Era

Author : Ronald M. Selter
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786466251
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Ballparks of the Deadball Era written by Ronald M. Selter and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-11-22 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While most serious fans know that the Deadball Era was characterized by low scoring, aggressive baserunning, and strong pitching, few understand the extent to which ballparks determined the style of play. As it turns out, the general absence of standardization and the ever-changing dimensions, configurations, and ground rules had a profound effect on the game, as offensive production would rise and fall, sometimes dramatically, from year to year. Especially in the early years of the American League, home teams enjoyed an unprecedented advantage over visiting clubs. The 1901 Orioles are a case in point, as the club batted an astounding .325 at Oriole Park IV--some 60 points above their road average and 54 points better than visitors to the park. Organized by major league city, this comprehensive study of Deadball parks and park effects provides fact-filled, data-heavy commentary on all 34 ballparks used by the American and National Leagues from 1901 through 1919. Illustrations and historical photos are included, along with a foreword by Philip J. Lowry and a final chapter that offers an assessment of the overall impact of parks on the era.

Trends in Long-term Care

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Long-Term Care
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Trends in Long-term Care written by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Long-Term Care and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sandlot Stats

Author : Stanley Rothman
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421408678
Total Pages : 587 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Sandlot Stats written by Stanley Rothman and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sandlot Stats uses the national pastime to help students who love baseball learn—and enjoy—statistics. As Derek Jeter strolls toward the plate, the announcer tosses out a smattering of statistics—from hitting streaks to batting averages. But what do the numbers mean? And how can America’s favorite pastime be a model for learning about statistics? Sandlot Stats is an innovative textbook that explains the mathematical underpinnings of baseball so that students can understand the world of statistics and probability. Carefully illustrated and filled with exercises and examples, this book teaches the fundamentals of probability and statistics through the feats of baseball legends such as Hank Aaron, Joe DiMaggio, and Ted Williams—and more recent players such as Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols, and Alex Rodriguez. Exercises require only pen-and-paper or Microsoft Excel to perform the analyses. Sandlot Stats covers all the bases, including • descriptive and inferential statistics • linear regression and correlation • probability • sports betting • probability distribution functions • sampling distributions • hypothesis testing • confidence intervals • chi-square distribution Sandlot Stats offers information covered in most introductory statistics books, yet is peppered with interesting facts from the history of baseball to enhance the interest of the student and make learning fun.

Baseball's Other All-Stars

Author : William F. McNeil
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786407842
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Baseball's Other All-Stars written by William F. McNeil and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2000-03-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball is played in all corners of the world, so it is no surprise to learn that some of the greatest hardballers of all time never played on a U.S. major league diamond. Who knows what major league records would have been shattered had Sadaharu Oh of Japan, Josh Gibson of the Negro Leagues, Martin Dihigo of Cuba, Francisco Coimbre of Puerto Rico and Hector Espino of Mexico played in the United States. This work is a survey of the greatest baseball players who never played in the U.S. major leagues. The greatest players from the various professional leagues outside organized baseball in the United States are reviewed, and all-star teams are selected for each league. Finally, the author selects an "all-world all-star team" from the individual all-star teams from Japan, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and the Negro Leagues.

Sabermetrics

Author : Gabriel B. Costa
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128223464
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (282 download)

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Download or read book Sabermetrics written by Gabriel B. Costa and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2021-10-27 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sabermetrics: Baseball, Steroids, and How the Game has Changed Over the Past Two Generations offers an introduction to this increasing area of interest to statisticians, students of the game, and many others. Pairing a primer on the applied math with an overview of the origin of the field and its context within baseball today, the work provides an engaging resource for students and interested readers. It includes coverage of relevant baseball history, Bill James and SABR, broken records and steroids. Drawing on the author’s experience teaching the subject at Seton Hall University since 1988, Sabermetrics also offers practice questions and solutions for class use. Provides an accessible, brief introduction to the practice of sabermetrics Approaches the topic in context with recent trends and issues in baseball Includes questions and solutions for math practice

Hal Chase

Author : Martin Donell Kohout
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786450436
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Hal Chase written by Martin Donell Kohout and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hal Chase is considered by many to be one of the best first basemen ever to play the game of baseball. He was able to make the routine look spectacular, the spectacular look routine. But Chase will never have his plaque in Cooperstown because he has gone down in history as the biggest crook in baseball. Chase was repeatedly accused of throwing games, bribing players, betting against his own team, and various other crimes, yet with his relaxed nature he always managed to get off the hook for his misdeeds by working his charm. His major league career lasted from 1905 to 1919, and by the mid-1930s he was a destitute alcoholic living off friends. The last fifteen years of Chase's life saw him hospitalized repeatedly for a variety of ailments, living off a sister and brother-in-law who loathed him. This work traces the turbulent life and times of Hal Chase from his humble beginnings to his sad end.