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Baseball Meat Market

Author : Shawn Krest
Publisher : Page Street Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1624142419
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (241 download)

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Download or read book Baseball Meat Market written by Shawn Krest and published by Page Street Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shawn Krest is an incredible and gripping sportswriter who shares a detailed narrative behind the best and worst MLB player trades in history. Few topics of baseball can get fans as easily riled up as trades, and any baseball fan will spout words of rage or thrill at the big blockbuster ones. However, reviewing those mismatch trades is a little like judging the best home runs by how far they went. Instead of only focusing on the first-round knockouts, this book deals with the 12-round title fights of baseball trades. The best trades are the ones that changed the history of the sport. The worst ones didn't just get a GM fired-they cost a city its team. In this book, readers get a bird's eye view of these most important trades and how they shaped baseball into what it is today. Shawn Krest, award-winning sportswriter for the ACC Sports Journal, CBS Sports, ESPN and the MLB official website, writes in the book's introduction, "To fully understand a trade, we must peek inside the front office, listen to the phone calls and read the texts. We must look through the scouting reports and see who's thought to be losing a step, and who might be able to extend his career if we move him to the bullpen. We need to check the locker room for cancers. Then we need to make a choice-Scott Pose, Tom Marsh or that kid from the Reds? There have been times when it was done better than anyone else. There have also been times where someone wishes he could take it all back-along with his job." Readers get the inside scoop on what was, what wasn't and what could have been. For any serious fan of the great sport of baseball, all the excitement and history is right here in the Baseball Meat Market.

Baseball Meat Market

Author : Shawn Krest
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1624142389
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (241 download)

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Download or read book Baseball Meat Market written by Shawn Krest and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Few topics of baseball can get fans as easily riled up as trades, and any baseball fan will spout words of rage or thrill at the big blockbuster ones. However, reviewing those mismatch trades is a little like judging the best home runs by how far they went. Instead of only focusing on the first-round knockouts, this book deals with the 12-round title fights of baseball trades. The best trades are the ones that changed the history of the sport. The worst ones didn't just get a GM fired-they cost a city its team. In this book, readers get a bird's eye view of these most important trades and how they shaped baseball into what it is today."--Amazon.com.

Leave While the Party's Good

Author : Lee C. Kluck
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496240006
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book Leave While the Party's Good written by Lee C. Kluck and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

One-Handed Catch

Author : Mary Jane Auch
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312535759
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (357 download)

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Download or read book One-Handed Catch written by Mary Jane Auch and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-03-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's no way a little thing like losing his hand will keep Norm from trying out for baseball.

Finding Baseball's Next Clemente

Author : Roger Bruns
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Finding Baseball's Next Clemente written by Roger Bruns and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines what it takes for Latino youngsters to beat the odds, overcoming cultural and racial barriers—and a corrupt recruitment system—to play professional baseball in the United States. Latin Americans now comprise nearly 30 percent of the players in Major League Baseball (MLB). This provocative work looks at how young Latinos are recruited—and often exploited—and at the cultural, linguistic, and racial challenges faced by those who do make it. There are exposés of baseball camps where teens are encouraged to sacrifice education in favor of hitting and fielding drills and descriptions of fraud cases in which youngsters claim to be older than they are in order to sign contracts. The book also documents the increasing use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs by kids desperately trying to gain an edge. In addition to discussing the hard road many Latinos follow to MLB, the work also traces the fascinating history of baseball's introduction in Latin American countries—in some cases, more than a century ago. Finally, there are the stories of great Latino players, of men like Roberto Clemente and Carlos Beltran who made it to the majors, but also of men who were not so lucky. Through their tales, readers can share the dreams and expectations of young men who, for better or worse, believe in "America's pastime" as their gateway out of poverty.

Extra Innings

Author : The Baseball Prospectus
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465029183
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Extra Innings written by The Baseball Prospectus and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1996, a brassy young team of fansproduced a guide to baseball statistics.Printed on a photocopier, its distribution,which was in the low hundreds, was limited tofriends, family, and die-hard stat heads. Sixteenyears later, the Baseball Prospectus annualregularly hits best-seller lists and has becomean indispensable guide for the serious fan. In Extra Innings, the team at Baseball Prospectusintegrates statistics, interviews, and analysis todeliver twenty arguments about today's game.In the tradition of their seminal book, BaseballBetween the Numbers, they take on everything fromsteroids to the amateur draft. They probe theimpact of managers on the game. They explainthe critical art of building a bullpen. In an erawhen statistics matter more than ever, Extra Inningsis an essential volume for every baseball fan.

The Beef

Author : Harry Lockhart Jr
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1481713264
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book The Beef written by Harry Lockhart Jr and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-02-22 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since Babe Ruth joined the New York Yankees in the 1920s, America has been intrigued with baseball sluggers and teams that stuff the middle of their batting order with power. Even today, sports fans flip to ESPN to see who hit the dingers of the day. Yes, we like to see great catches and outstanding pitching performances, but its the home runs we live for. The 1960s was a decade of some of the greatest slugging combinations in baseball history. From Maris and Mantle to McCovey and Mays, the decades memories will live forever!

I Love Going to the Butcher

Author : Lee Seelig
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615978031
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book I Love Going to the Butcher written by Lee Seelig and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Baseball's Most Notorious Personalities

Author : Jonathan Weeks
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810890739
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Baseball's Most Notorious Personalities written by Jonathan Weeks and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the 17,000-plus players who have donned major league uniforms over the years, not all were particularly nice or ethical. In fact, the actions of a handful were so heinous, they left an indelible mark on the sport. In Baseball’s Most Notorious Personalities: A Gallery of Rogues, Jonathan Weeks thoroughly examines this dark side of our National Pastime. Liars, cheats, hotheads, even axe murderers—you’ll find them all here in the Gallery. From scapegoats to maniacs, meddling managers to fanatical fans, this book profiles them all. Included are players such as Brooklyn outfielder Len Koenecke, who tried to crash a chartered plane in a maniacal suicide attempt; Ty Cobb, who was known to slide into bases with spikes flying and brawl with anyone who dared oppose him, including an attack on a fan who heckled him from the stands; and Marty Bergen, a talented catcher for the Boston Beaneaters who murdered his family with an axe. These are just a few of the many intriguing individuals found in this volume. Spanning three centuries of baseball—from the 1800s into the current decade—Baseball’s Most Notorious Personalities covers various themes of notoriety. Though some of the stories may be familiar to the dedicated baseball enthusiast, even the most die-hard fan will be shocked and surprised by some of the actions of well-known and lesser-known players, managers, fans, and team owners contained in this book. Baseball’s Most Notorious Personalities is a fascinating read for all baseball fans and historians.

Baseball's First Inning

Author : William J. Ryczek
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786482834
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Baseball's First Inning written by William J. Ryczek and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-11-29 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of America's pastime describes the evolution of baseball from early bat and ball games to its growth and acceptance in different regions of the country. Such New York clubs as the Atlantics, Excelsiors and Mutuals are a primary focus, serving as examples of how the sport became more sophisticated and popular. The author compares theories about many of baseball's "inventors," exploring the often fascinating stories of several of baseball's oldest founding myths. The impact of the Civil War on the sport is discussed and baseball's unsteady path to becoming America's national game is analyzed at length.

The Memoirs of a Rambling Mind

Author : Ralph Wallis
Publisher : Infinity Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0741420880
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (414 download)

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Download or read book The Memoirs of a Rambling Mind written by Ralph Wallis and published by Infinity Publishing. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does a father leave his children when he has nothing to leave? My life story in a book? I can hear them now, "All we get is this book!"

Baseball Hacks

Author : Joseph Adler
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN 13 : 1491949422
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (919 download)

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Download or read book Baseball Hacks written by Joseph Adler and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2006-01-31 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball Hacks isn't your typical baseball book--it's a book about how to watch, research, and understand baseball. It's an instruction manual for the free baseball databases. It's a cookbook for baseball research. Every part of this book is designed to teach baseball fans how to do something. In short, it's a how-to book--one that will increase your enjoyment and knowledge of the game. So much of the way baseball is played today hinges upon interpreting statistical data. Players are acquired based on their performance in statistical categories that ownership deems most important. Managers make in-game decisions based not on instincts, but on probability - how a particular batter might fare against left-handedpitching, for instance. The goal of this unique book is to show fans all the baseball-related stuff that they can do for free (or close to free). Just as open source projects have made great software freely available, collaborative projects such as Retrosheet and Baseball DataBank have made great data freely available. You can use these data sources to research your favorite players, win your fantasy league, or appreciate the game of baseball even more than you do now. Baseball Hacks shows how easy it is to get data, process it, and use it to truly understand baseball. The book lists a number of sources for current and historical baseball data, and explains how to load it into a database for analysis. It then introduces several powerful statistical tools for understanding data and forecasting results. For the uninitiated baseball fan, author Joseph Adler walks readers through the core statistical categories for hitters (batting average, on-base percentage, etc.), pitchers (earned run average, strikeout-to-walk ratio, etc.), and fielders (putouts, errors, etc.). He then extrapolates upon these numbers to examine more advanced data groups like career averages, team stats, season-by-season comparisons, and more. Whether you're a mathematician, scientist, or season-ticket holder to your favorite team, Baseball Hacks is sure to have something for you. Advance praise for Baseball Hacks: "Baseball Hacks is the best book ever written for understanding and practicing baseball analytics. A must-read for baseball professionals and enthusiasts alike." -- Ari Kaplan, database consultant to the Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres, and Baltimore Orioles "The game was born in the 19th century, but the passion for its analysis continues to grow into the 21st. In Baseball Hacks, Joe Adler not only demonstrates thatthe latest data-mining technologies have useful application to the study of baseball statistics, he also teaches the reader how to do the analysis himself, arming the dedicated baseball fan with tools to take his understanding of the game to a higher level." -- Mark E. Johnson, Ph.D., Founder, SportMetrika, Inc. and Baseball Analyst for the 2004 St. Louis Cardinals

The Victory Season

Author : Robert Weintraub
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316205907
Total Pages : 475 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book The Victory Season written by Robert Weintraub and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The triumphant story of baseball and America after World War II. In 1945 Major League Baseball had become a ghost of itself. Parks were half empty, the balls were made with fake rubber, and mediocre replacements roamed the fields, as hundreds of players, including the game's biggest stars, were serving abroad, devoted to unconditional Allied victory in World War II. But by the spring of 1946, the country was ready to heal. The war was finally over, and as America's fathers and brothers were coming home, so too were the sport's greats. Ted Williams, Stan Musial, and Joe DiMaggio returned with bats blazing, making the season a true classic that ended in a thrilling seven-game World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. America also witnessed the beginning of a new era in baseball: it was a year of attendance records, the first year Yankee Stadium held night games, the last year the Green Monster wasn't green, and, most significant, Jackie Robinson's first year playing in the Brooklyn Dodgers' system. The Victory Season brings to vivid life these years of baseball and war, including the littleknown "World Series" that servicemen played in a captured Hitler Youth stadium in the fall of 1945. Robert Weintraub's extensive research and vibrant storytelling enliven the legendary season that embodies what we now think of as the game's golden era.

The National Provisioner

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 850 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The National Provisioner written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Siren

Author : University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The Siren written by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hard to Be a Reds Fan

Author : Kenneth Windland
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1543412025
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Hard to Be a Reds Fan written by Kenneth Windland and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-04-24 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a critical evaluation of the trades and transactions. But it is also a history of the Reds since 1961 through the 2016 season, spanning the 1960s through the Big Red Machine and into the twenty-first century. It is also a detailed study into the phenomenon of the ex-Reds, former Reds who showed up in the lineups of other major league teams. The sheer amount of these ex-Reds is amazing! The quality of some of these players (Trevor Hoffman, Josh Hamilton, Paul Konerko) is eye-opening! This book is a journey through time, investigating the aspect of Reds player management. We (the reader included) will evaluate Reds trades, good and not so good. This book also contains numerous charts and scores of statistics that a true Reds fan can truly appreciate.

The Baseball Maniacs Almanac

Author : Bert Randolph Sugar
Publisher : Mcgraw-hill
ISBN 13 : 9780071429504
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book The Baseball Maniacs Almanac written by Bert Randolph Sugar and published by Mcgraw-hill. This book was released on 2005-05-02 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fantastic and far-flung compilation of stats, figures, and little-known nuggets about our national pastime An addictive read, sure to spark conversation wherever baseball is spoken, The Baseball Maniacs Almanac is part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser--and absolutely the greatest, most unusual and thorough compendium of baseball stats and facts ever compiled-- all verfied for accuracy by the Baseball Hall of Fame. Renowned sportswriter Bert Sugar, with his trademark tough-guy swagger, presents thousands of fascinating lists, tables, data, and stimulating facts about: Individual players and teams Managers Player relatives The Hall of Fame Annual awards The World Series All-Star Games A list of the all-time statistical leaders for all all the major league teams PLUS: A truly unforgettable "miscellany" section answers such mind-boggling questions as, "Which major-leaguers have palindromic surnames?" and "Which players born under each zodiac sign have hit the most career home runs?"