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Author : John Thorn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780517061701
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (617 download)
Download or read book The Armchair Book of Baseball written by John Thorn and published by . This book was released on 1991-02-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Thorn
Publisher : Scribner
ISBN 13 : 9780684184821
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (848 download)
Download or read book The Armchair Book of Baseball written by John Thorn and published by Scribner. This book was released on 1985 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of articles and commentaries about America's favorite pastime, features bestselling writers such as Thomas Boswell, James Michener, and Philip Roth, and sportswriters including Roger Angell, Roger Kahn, and Jim Murray
Author : John Thorn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 832 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (114 download)
Download or read book The Complete Armchair Book of Baseball written by John Thorn and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are the heavy hitters of baseball writing and reporting, the raconteurs and the players of America?s favorite game, all in one big, entertaining volume that no fan can do without.
Author : John Thorn
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781578660049
Total Pages : 856 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The Complete Armchair Book of Baseball written by John Thorn and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are fascinating glimpses of the history of America's national pastime from an all-star lineup including Walt Whitman, E.L. Doctorow, John Updike, Philip Roth and Garrison Keillor. Revel in another ear through Walt Whitman's report of a rugged game played before the Civil War. Relive how Candy Cummings perfected the first curve ball, how baseball drew the color line in1 887, and how Bob Carroll uncovered Nate Colbert's hidden RBI record in 1972. All this and much, much more.
Author : John Thorn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743294041
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)
Download or read book Baseball in the Garden of Eden written by John Thorn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think you know how the game of baseball began? Think again. Forget Abner Doubleday and Cooperstown. Did baseball even have a father--or did it just evolve from other bat-and-ball games? John Thorn, baseball's preeminent historian, examines the creation story of the game and finds it all to be a gigantic lie. From its earliest days baseball was a vehicle for gambling, a proxy form of class warfare. Thorn traces the rise of the New York version of the game over other variations popular in Massachusetts and Philadelphia. He shows how the sport's increasing popularity in the early decades of the nineteenth century mirrored the migration of young men from farms and small towns to cities, especially New York. Full of heroes, scoundrels, and dupes, this book tells the story of nineteenth-century America, a land of opportunity and limitation, of glory and greed--all present in the wondrous alloy that is our nation and its pastime.--From publisher description.
Author : John Thorn
Publisher : Scribner Book Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Armchair Book of Baseball II written by John Thorn and published by Scribner Book Company. This book was released on 1987 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains more than fifty pieces from the sport's best players, writers, and fans.
Author : Paul Adomites
Publisher : Publications International
ISBN 13 : 9781412715621
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (156 download)
Download or read book Armchair Reader Grand Slam Baseball written by Paul Adomites and published by Publications International. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Armchair Reader series will entertain and enlighten with little-known anecdotes, untold stories, fascinating facts, lists, and behind-the-scenes information. The Readers innovative approach and unique style will capture the baseball fans interest like never before. Whos the fastest pitcher that ever was? What was the greatest comeback in a single game? Which Little League stars became major-league superstars? Even people who think they know the facts will be captivated by this unique and colorful slant on the stories.
Author : John Thorn
Publisher : Maxwell Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780020547211
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (472 download)
Download or read book The Armchair Book of Baseball written by John Thorn and published by Maxwell Macmillan. This book was released on 1992 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Thorn
Publisher : Villard Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Treasures of the Baseball Hall of Fame written by John Thorn and published by Villard Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The glorious collections of cooperstown are brought to life by respected baseball writer John Thorn in an officially sanctioned and lavishly illustrated gift edition.The shrine to baseball is tucked away in a quiet corner of upstate New York. For those unable to get to Cooperstown, John Thorn, in collaboration with the National Baseball Hall of Fame, brings the museum to the fan in this glorious celebration of the game.John Thorn is the ideal guide to the Treasures of the Baseball Hall of Fame. A prolific writer, he is the author of Total Baseball, and was creative consultant to Ken Burns's Baseball series. Thorn has chosen the most unique and extraordinary treasures from the hall's collections, many of them archived and unseen by the public for years, and has written evocatively about each piece. There is the letter Lou Gehrig wrote home from Detroit the day he sat down to end the Streak; the ball Cy Young used for his five hundredth win; the bat that brought Willie Mays his three thousandth hit; collages of mementos of the giants of the game, like Babe Ruth and Ted Williams; and artifacts from the Negro Leagues and the women's game. Each entry is accompanied by a full-color photograph.This is an essential book for any baseball fan. These priceless pieces of baseball history tell, in words and pictures, the history of America's favorite sport.
Author : Dan Formosa
Publisher : The Experiment, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1615199551
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (151 download)
Download or read book Baseball Field Guide, Fourth Edition: An In-Depth Illustrated Guide to the Complete Rules of Baseball (Fourth) written by Dan Formosa and published by The Experiment, LLC. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A great overview for novices and a precise reference guide for devoted fans! Admit it: Even if you’re a die-hard fan of our national pastime, sometimes an umpire’s call can be baffling. And for newer fans, Major League Baseball’s nuanced rules—developed and revised over many decades—can be downright perplexing. Now updated throughout with the latest changes, including specifications about the universal designated hitter and limits on defensive shifts, the Baseball Field Guide lays out every rule in plain English. You’ll learn to answer all these questions and more: Do you know the twenty-two ways a pitcher can be charged with a balk? Can you list all seven ways a batter can safely get to first base? Obstruction or interference—who’s at fault when things get rough? What are the rules that apply before and after a game? What happens when spectators are the ones who misbehave? How well do you understand the infamous Infield Fly Rule (and why does it exist)? This is the clearest explanation anywhere of the rules of baseball. Designed for quick and intuitive searches, this entertaining reference will help you understand every aspect of the game and add to your enjoyment of the sport.
Author : Leonard Koppett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The New Thinking Fan's Guide to Baseball written by Leonard Koppett and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Thorn
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2372 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Total Baseball written by John Thorn and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 2372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hefty reference containing records of every major league player, team rosters of the Negro Leagues, two dozen or so essays, statistics and diagrams for every major league ballpark, batting stats for all major league pitchers, stats that reveal the game's best managers, awards and honors, rules and scoring, registers of managers, coaches, umpires, and owners. (See review of the CD-ROM version in the August 1992 Reference and Research Book News. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Dean A. Sullivan
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803242371
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (423 download)
Download or read book Early Innings written by Dean A. Sullivan and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compilation of 120 primary writings documents baseball’s first century, from a loosely organized village social event to the arrival of the National League. Collecting from a wide range of sources—including newspaper accounts, letters, folk poetry, songs, and annual guides—Dean A. Sullivan of Fairfax, Virginia, progresses chronologically from the earliest known baseball reference (1825) to the creation of the Doubleday Myth (1908).
Author : Ronnie Norpel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692213643
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (136 download)
Download or read book Baseball Karma and the Constitution Blues written by Ronnie Norpel and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Baseball Karma and The Constitution Blues," Ronnie Norpel provides a play-by-play, behind-the-scenes account of a young woman's education in life, luck, love and superstition while working for her hometown major league baseball team. The book is steeped in authenticity from Norpel's days as a front office rep for the Philadelphia Phillies. Norpel's ficto-memoir brims with insider insight, detailing the fastballs, curve balls and errors experienced by main character Mary Katharine "Mick" Carmichael when she gets involved with a rookie on the Constitution Blues team. "Baseball Karma and The Constitution Blues" overflows with heart and humor, without glossing over the despair of karmic growing pains for both Mick and the Blues. Underneath it all, we discover how one woman's real-life curse changed destiny-until it was finally lifted for good. Norpel's rookie novel is must-read for all superstitious fans who worship at the Church of Baseball!
Author : Nicholas Dawidoff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 744 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Baseball written by Nicholas Dawidoff and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes stories, memoirs, poems, news reports, and insider accounts about all aspects of baseball from its pastoral nineteenth-century beginnings to now.
Author : Sam Walker
Publisher : Viking Adult
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Fantasyland written by Sam Walker and published by Viking Adult. This book was released on 2006 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the author's experiences with playing a season of fantasy baseball against a host of armchair contenders, during which he researched the activity's popularity as well as the factors that contribute to winning fantasy teams.
Author : Allen Barra
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781429970693
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Clearing the Bases written by Allen Barra and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-05-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who was better, Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays? Who was the best right-hander of the '60s, Bob Gibson or Juan Marichal? Who is the greatest starting pitcher of all time? At his peak, who was more valuable, Joe DiMaggio or Ted Williams? If Lefty Grove, Sandy Koufax, and Roger Clemens had pitched at the same time against the same hitters, who would have won the most games? If Jackie Robinson had been white, would he be deserving of the Hall of Fame? Is Pete Rose overrated? Has Tim Raines been underrated? Who is the best hitter of the game today-- Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey, Jr.? Is today's pitching really that bad? Why can't modern pitchers go nine innings? Which are more valuable-- good starters or good relievers? How important is the stolen base? What are the myths that still surround Babe Ruth? What was the most talented baseball team of the twentieth century? Which twentieth-century championship team has been most slighted by baseball historians? What has been the real impact of black and Latin talent on Major League Baseball? Is baseball more competitive now than it was one hundred years ago? Or fifty? Or twenty-five? Who was the greatest all-around player of the last century? Find the answers here. Clearing the Bases is the first book to tackle these and many other of baseball's most intriguing questions, plus it offers hard, sensible answers-- answers based on exhaustive research and analysis. Sports journalist Allen Barra, whose weekly sports column, "By the Numbers," has earned him millions of readers in The Wall Street Journal and whose outspoken opinions on Salon.com are discussed regularly on National Public Radio, takes on baseball's toughest arguments. Using stats and methods he developed during his ongoing tenure at The Wall Street Journal, Barra takes you to the heart of baseball's ultimate question, Who's the Best?, in this, the ultimate baseball debate book. It is guaranteed to spark thousands of heated debates and to supply the fuel for thousands more. While including bits on Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Roger Clemens, Lefty Grove, Willie Mays, and Ted Williams, among others, Barra even finds time to argue the case for great players from other sports such as Bart Starr in football and Wilt Chamberlain in basketball. Regardless of what stand you take in these debates, you'll never think about baseball's greatest stars in the same way again.
