Essays Writings category: 369 books
Mets by the Numbers
A Complete Team History of the Amazin' Mets by Uniform Number
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
This is the first team history of the New York Mets-or any other team-to be told through a lighthearted analysis of uniform numbers. Ordinary club histories proceed year by year to give the big picture. Mets by the Numbers uses jersey numbers to tell the little stories-the ones the fans love-of the...
Season of '42
Joe D., Teddy Ballgame, and Baseball's Fight to Survive a Turbulent First Year of War
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2012
Big league baseball would seem to have been a hard sell in 1942. World War II was not going well for the United States in the Pacific and not much better in Europe. Moreover, the country was in drastically short supply of ships, planes, submarines, torpedoes, and other war materials, and Uncle Sam...
Baseball Dads
The Game's Greatest Players Reflect on Their Fathers and the Game They Love
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
Baseball Dads is a heartwarming collection of notable major league players’ favorite baseball-related memories about how their relationships with their fathers shaped them, not only as players, but as the men they are today. From superstars like David Wright, Josh Hamilton, CC Sabathia, Adrian Gonzalez,...
Aces
The Last Season on the Mound with the Oakland A's Big Three -- Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, and Barry Zito
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle BestsellerFrom the speedy rise of the Big Three to their stunning breakup, Urban's book says it all." - John Shea, National baseball Writer, San Francisco ChronicleDuring the 2004 season, each of Oakland's Big Three aces had something to prove. Tim Hudson was determined to demonstrate...
by Bill Stern
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
AT BAT—WITH BILL STERN
Baseball is a game rooted deep in the heart of America. I’ve loved it ever since I was a kid old enough to yell: “Take Me Out to the Ball Game!”
As long as I can remember, I’ve been hearing stories of baseball...fascinating tales of fabulous heroes from...
by Neal Karlen
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
The wild and hilarious adventures of baseball’s magnificent misfits, the St. Paul Saints of the independent Northern League. Starring team co-owners Bill Murray and Mike Veeck, and a roster that includes Darryl Strawberry, Jack Morris, J. D. Drew, and Steve Howe--not to mention Wayne Terwilliger...
by Herb Crehan
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2016
The Impossible Dream 1967 Red Sox is the story of the incredible team that captured the heart of New England and give birth to Red Sox Nation.Herb Crehan’s intimate and detailed account of that wonderful season could not have been written without the author’s unparalleled access to the...
Game of My Life New York Mets
Memorable Stories of Mets Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Game of My Life New York Mets, now newly updated, takes a personal look inside the biggest moments of the Mets’ greatest and most beloved players, from journeymen to superstars. Their most unforgettable games paint a picture of Mets history, as the franchise morphed from a dismal (though lovable)...
Unbreakable
The 25 Most Unapproachable Records in Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
Unbreakable gives fans the fascinating stories behind incredible records and the players who made them and provides a basis for comparing players of the Deadball era with those of today. Most importantly, it gives the true baseball fan quantitative objective data to bring to arguments about players...
Game of My Life Chicago White Sox
Memorable Stories of White Sox Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
More than twenty former and current Pale Hose players share their fondest single-game White Sox experience and memories with the Chicago Tribune’s Lew Freedman. Many of these moments have helped shape the White Sox’s rich heritage in Chicago. Billy Pierce, Scott Podsednik, Mark Buehrle, Greg Walker,...
Game of My Life Cincinnati Reds
Memorable Stories of Reds Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
In this compilation of stories from members of the Cincinnati Reds, baseball’s first professional team, Lew Freedman takes readers through decades of Reds baseball. In these firsthand accounts, players detail the most memorable games of their Reds careers.
From the Cincinnati Reds’ inception,...
Game of My Life Chicago Cubs
Memorable Stories of Cubs Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Whether they wore white stockings or blue helmets, the baseball players of Chicago’s North Side have always had great stories to tell. Now fans of this loveable franchise will finally get to hear from twenty-eight of the best players as they relive that singular moment which defined their Cubs career....
by John Alfes
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2018
He's not tall enough. He's not big enough. He won't make it.
Jared Robinson's career was brought to an abrupt halt after just three years of high school baseball. The right-handed pitcher had quite the résumé, winning pitcher of the year, offensive player of the year and taking home a pair...