Essays Writings category: 369 books
by Bobby Haney
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
About a young boy growing up in a small town in New York, Bobby has always had a tremendous passion for the game of baseball. In love with playing ball, he never really knew anything about college sports or even which teams were in which conferences. But with a strong will, hard work, commitment and...
So You Think You're a Philadelphia Phillies Fan?
Stars, Stats, Records, and Memories for True Diehards
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
So You Think You’re a Philadelphia Phillies Fan? tests and expands your knowledge of Phillies baseball. Rather than merely posing questions and providing answers, you’ll get details behind each-stories that bring to life players and coaches, games and seasons.
This book is divided into...
Great Stuff
Baseball?s Most Amazing Pitching Feats
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Who never heard of Johnny Vander Meer’s back-to-back no-hitters? Or Christy Mathewson’s three shutouts in one World Series? Or Steve Carlton winning 27 games for a last-place team that won a total of only 59 games? These and a variety of other pitching feats comprise the contents of Rich Westcott’s...
Game of My Life New York Mets
Memorable Stories of Mets Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
Featuring stories about Keith Hernandez, Davey Johnson, Michael Tyson, Keith Rosen, and more
New addition to the Game of My Life series
Paints a picture of Mets history
This Game of My Life book takes a personal look at the most significant moments of the Mets’ best and most loved players, from...
Infinite Baseball
Notes from a Philosopher at the Ballpark
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2019
Baseball is a strange sport: it consists of long periods in which little seems to be happening, punctuated by high-energy outbursts of rapid fire activity. Because of this, despite ever greater profits, Major League Baseball is bent on finding ways to shorten games, and to tailor baseball to today's...
Great Hitting Pitchers
SABR Digital Library, #3
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
First published in 1979, Great Hitting Pitchers was one of SABR's early publications. Including the contributions of several members of the Society and edited by SABR's founder, Bob Davids, the book compiled together records and anecdotes about pitchers excelling in the batters box. Now updated...
by Michael Lynch
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2015
There is no bigger stage for baseball than the World Series, yet much of its richest history is obscured by the likes of Mazeroski, Gibson, Reggie, and the Yankees. Who better than Seamheads.com’s Michael Lynch to uncover and present some of the most fascinating, forgotten Classic feats and failures...
Baseball and Philosophy
Thinking Outside the Batter's Box
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2011
Baseball and Philosophy brings together two high-powered pastimes: the sport of baseball and the academic discipline of philosophy. Eric Bronson asked eighteen young professors to provide their profound analysis of some aspect of baseball. The result offers surprisingly deep insights into this most...
by Brian Startare, Kevin Reavy
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
This Day in Philadelphia Sports offers a concise 366-day approach to looking back at the history of Philadelphia sports. Every day on the calendar is represented with a fun tidbit of information of what had happened on that specific date in the history of one of the greatest sports towns in the world,...
The Quality of Home Runs
The Passion, Politics, and Language of Cuban Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2008
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...
by Stuart Miller
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
In Good Wood, New York Times contributor Stuart Miller takes readers on a journey through the rich and storied—and occasionally nefarious—story of the baseball bat and those who have made them and swung them. With over 50 photos, Miller reveals the creation, history, and development of the bat, brings...
Amazing Tales from the Cleveland Indians Dugout
A Collection of the Greatest Tribe Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Calling all Tribe fans! In this one-of-a-kind compendium of anecdotes, stats, and facts, Russell Schneider captures all the magic and passion of Cleveland Indians baseball. Amazing Tales from the Cleveland Indians Dugout is a colorful journey through the history of the Cleveland Indians. It includes...
Game of My Life Philadelphia Phillies
Memorable Stories Of Phillies Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
More than twenty former and current Philadelphia Phillies players share their fondest single-game experience and memories with author Bob Gordon. Many of the moments celebrate the extraordinary events that have shaped the Phillies’ rich heritage. Curt Simmons, John Vukovich, Kevin Jordan, Del Unser,...
by Tammy and Mel Griffin
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2006
For Women Only!
It happens every spring. Your otherwise normal boyfriend or hubby metamorphoses into something that resembles the zombies in the cult classic "Night of the Living Dead!"
Yep, baseball season is upon us yet again and if your guy is a fan (short for "fanatic"...