The contract for this ms. has been canceled at the request of the author, 3/14/2023. A teacher and a lawyer before he was a player and a manager, Branch Rickey is best known for his pivotal role in breaking baseballs color line by signin...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 09-Sep-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, ISBN-13: 9780316442695)
A Coretta Scott King Honor BookThe thrilling second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Door of No Return trilogy stars Kofis granddaughter, Charley, whos set on becoming the first female pitcher to play profession...Lasīt vairāk
Since 1858 when the first piece of baseball music was published and performed, music has been a constant companion to all aspects of the game, amplifying and enlivening the stories and experiences of the fans, players, performers, composers, ly...Lasīt vairāk
Revised and updated! This is the story of a losing baseball team that became a 1970s dynasty, thanks to the unorthodox strategies and stunts of two very colorful men. When Charlie Finley bought the As in 1960, he was an outsid...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 31-Jul-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496237668)
Ron Luciano was a college football star, baseball umpire, TV broadcaster, and best-selling author. He barged through the world with an outsized personality, entertaining many, offending a few, and hiding behind a cheerful and outrageous persona until...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Jun-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496242686)
The Whiz Kids retells the story of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1950 who ended decades of futility to win the NL Pennant in the last game of the season, lost the World Series to the Yankees, and never competed for another title again but remain le...Lasīt vairāk
Anyone who has love for the game of baseball will enjoy this remarkable book. Library Journal, Starred Review. Like the classic The Glory of Their Times, this book is based on hundreds of hours of interviews with the likes o...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 05-Jun-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Da Capo Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780306832703)
Skipper takes on an ambitious Moneyball-esque premise: a deep dive into the ongoing struggle for control that often takes place behind the scenes between MLB managers and the ownership groups, and now, their data analysts. In a culture still attempt...Lasīt vairāk
This book takes a magnifying glass to some of the games most entertaining and historic battles between hitters and pitchers-- In Diamond Duels: Baseballs Greatest Matchups, we take a magnifying glass to some of the games most e...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-May-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496243270)
A collection of writings about early baseball star Christy Mathewson, including several recently discovered, unpublished chapters written by Mathewson himself-- A collection of writings about early baseball star Christy Mathewson, including...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 29-Apr-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Ten Speed Press, ISBN-13: 9781984863225)
An illustrated and authoritative presentation of Black baseball figures throughout the history of the game, by renowned cultural historian and professor Dr. Gerald Early, with archival photos from the National Baseball Hall of Fame-- Offers...Lasīt vairāk
The first-ever biography of neglected baseball pioneer Danny Gardella, whose legal challenge to Major League Baseballs oppressive reserve clause and its anti-trust exemption paved the way for free agency, players rights, and unprecedented riches f...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 08-Apr-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of Illinois Press, ISBN-13: 9780252046704)
Analytics, technology, and the most ambitious rewrite of the rulebook in fifty years have reshaped baseball. Benjamin G. Raders account of the American pastime moves from diamonds scratched out of commons and corn fields to the multimedia theme...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 08-Apr-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of Illinois Press, ISBN-13: 9780252088803)
Analytics, technology, and the most ambitious rewrite of the rulebook in fifty years have reshaped baseball. Benjamin G. Raders account of the American pastime moves from diamonds scratched out of commons and corn fields to the multimedia theme...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Apr-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496239600)
1978: Baseball and America in the Disco Era takes a month-by-month approach to break down major events in both baseball and American culture at large in 1978-- Americans struggled to find their footing in the late 1970s. The Vietnam War en...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Apr-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496243355)
This is the fascinating story of Dale Scotts umpiring career and his journey as a pioneer for LGBTQ+ people within baseball and across sports. Dale Scotts career as a professional baseball umpire spanned nearly forty years, including th...Lasīt vairāk
This is the memoir of a Hall of Fame baseball writer-- A freewheeling memoir of baseball, journalism, and New York spanning over 50 years of Americas pastime Before hed covered dozens of World Series; before hed written ab...Lasīt vairāk
With rare access to the inner sanctum of the New York Yankees, SNY analyst Andy Martino weaves two years of exclusive interviews with general manager Brian Cashman into a revelatory account of never-before-told stories about Derek Jeter, Aaron Jud...Lasīt vairāk
