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History Press Connecticuts Girls of Summer
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£20.39
History Press Pittsburgh Sports in the 1970s
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£21.24
History Press Tampa Spring Training Tales
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£21.24
Capstone Press BigTime Baseball Records
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£999.99
Capstone Press Baseballs Craziest Catches Sports Illustrated
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£999.99
Capstone Press Baseballs Craziest Catches Sports Illustrated
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£999.99
Rowman & Littlefield The 1928 New York Yankees: The Return of
Book SynopsisThe 1927 New York Yankees are often considered one of the best Yankee teams of all time—perhaps one of the best major league teams ever. Yet often overlooked is the talented lineup from the following year. The 1928 Yankees even started the season on track to meet and possibly surpass the records and accomplishments of the season before. The 1928 New York Yankees: The Return of Murderers’ Row tells the story of this underrated squad that endured a roller-coaster season. With many players from the 1927 team still in the lineup—including Bob Meusel, Earle Combs, Mark Koenig, Tony Lazzeri, Lou Gehrig, and Babe Ruth—the Yankees charged out of the gates to start the regular season on top of the standings. Yet, with just three weeks remaining in the season, the Yankees saw their lead disappear. Manager Miller Huggins pulled together his patchwork pitching staff and banged-up regulars and reserves to mount a nail-biting fight to the finish. Highlighted by numerous photos of the players, this detailed and thoroughly researched book provides an intimate look into a season to remember. From the Yankees’ preseason trip to Florida through their dominance, collapse, and subsequent rise, The 1928 New York Yankees will entertain and educate fans and historians of the national pastime.Trade ReviewThe 1927 New York Yankees were known as Murderers’ Row. As a team, they batted .307, scored almost 1,000 runs, and smashed 158 home runs in a 154-game season on their way to 110 wins, a 19-game finish ahead of the second-place Philadelphia Athletics, and a World Series title. This meticulously researched, heavily footnoted book, by a member of the Society for Baseball Research, describes their encore in 1928. That season was up and down, as the 1928 version of the team endured a miserable spring training then won an incredible 80 percent of their games through the first week of June and opened up a double-digit lead over the Athletics by early July. Then the roller-coaster season hurtled downward, and a combination of so-so play by New York and a performance by the Athletics that nearly matched the Yankees’ early-season blitz led to the Bronx Bombers briefly falling into second place before eking out the pennant by two and a half games before sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. VERDICT. . . .[T]rue lovers of Yankee lore and baseball historians will be appreciative. * Library Journal *The 1927 New York Yankees were arguably the greatest baseball team ever, perhaps even the greatest team in any American sport, winning 110 games and sweeping the World Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Gentile argues that the 1928 Yankees, led again by Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth, were almost as good, winning 101 games and sweeping the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Gentile explores this historic season by placing it in context, examining the greatest teams prior to 1928, looking at the American culture of the time, and detailing what their closest competitors did to try to combat the Yankees’ dominance. Gentile describes how the team was built, making important changes in the pitching staff over the previous season, and how it prepared during spring training to defend its championship. The bulk of the book is a day-by-day account of the season, drawn from newspaper accounts and peppered with colorful anecdotes. This exemplary sports history has a bibliography, a detailed index, and 13 photographs. * American Reference Books Annual *The 1928 Yankees: The Return of Murderers’ Row is a richly detailed, thoroughly researched look at a team that was stocked with veterans like Ruth, Gehrig, Hoyt, Bob Meusel, Earle Combs and Tony Lazzeri. . . .Gentile’s research and attention to detail is priceless. . . .[I]f you enjoy the history of the game, Gentile provides a different, interesting look at a team that battled hard to win its sixth A.L. pennant of the 1920s before cruising to a four-game sweep of St. Louis in the World Series. * The Tampa Tribune *Table of ContentsNote on Sources Preface Introduction - The Great Teams of Baseball Part I - The Background Chapter 1: We Live In a Marvelous Age Chapter 2: One of the Best Cities in the Circuit Part II - The Offseason and Spring Training Chapter 3: The Trade Embargo and Baseball’s Winter Meetings Chapter 4: Crescent Lake Park and the Trek North Part III - The Regular Season Chapter 5: Epidemics of Cold and Flu Chapter 6: Haymaking Season Chapter 7: The Makeup Games Begin Chapter 8: Yawning Spaces in Grandstands Chapter 9: A Painful Contrast Chapter 10: A Fine Kettle of Fish Chapter 11: Give Me Pennock and We'll Win Chapter 12: Failure to Harvest Hits Chapter 13: Won or Lost in the West Part IV - The Postseason Chapter 14: Just the Way the Colonel Likes It Afterword Postscript Appendix Bibliography Index About the Author
£32.20
Rowman & Littlefield Mantle: The Best There Ever Was
Book SynopsisI really do believe I would be way up at the top of everything if I hadn’t been injured. When I was healthy, I really believe I was the best of anyone I ever saw play.—Mickey Mantle, reflecting on his career Mickey Mantle is one of baseball’s all-time greats. Playing for the New York Yankees for his entire professional career, Mantle was named to the All-Star team for 11 consecutive seasons, won three MVP awards, and was a seven-time World Series champion. He quickly became an icon who achieved hero status even while playing through injuries for most of his career. In Mantle: The Best There Ever Was, Tony Castro makes the impassioned argument that Mickey Mantle truly was the greatest ballplayer of all time. Acclaimed by the New York Times as the definitive biographer of baseball’s fabled number 7, Castro shares many of his personal conversations with Mantle, demystifying the legend and revealing intimate, never-before-published details from Mantle’s personal life. In addition, Castro offers illuminating new insights into Mantle’s extraordinary career, including the head-turning conclusion based on the evolution of analytics that the beloved Yankee switch-hitting slugger may ultimately win acclaim as having fulfilled the weighty expectation once placed on him: being even greater than Babe Ruth. Drawing from hundreds of interviews with ex-teammates, friends, and family—including Mantle’s widow and longtime mistress—Castro masterfully blends Mantle’s public and private selves to present a fully rounded portrait of this complex, misunderstood national hero.Trade ReviewThe secret love life of Mickey Mantle, the New York Yankee’s fabled baseball home-run hitter and 20th century American icon, was a scoop that veteran journalist Tony Castro swore to keep secret—until now. Whether you’re a baseball fan or not, Castro’s book will take you into a world of myth, magic, and reckless heroism of a bygone era that comes brilliantly alive in this wild, intimate, and astonishing book. -- Rex Weiner, author of Woodstock Census: Nationwide Survey of the Sixties Generation and The (Original) Adventures of Ford FairlaneIf you wish to fully understand the complicated life of Mickey Mantle, Tony Castro has written an extraordinary book. There has been a library of books written on Mantle, but none will explain him the way this book does. For you millions of Mantle lovers, this book is “The Best There Ever Was.” Don't you dare miss it. -- Peter Golenbock, author of Dynasty, The Bronx Zoo, and 7: The Mickey Mantle NovelIn this warm, intimate, and often startling book, Tony Castro relies on his own long relationship with Mickey Mantle, a great deal of research, and a remarkable series of interviews with the woman the Yankees star loved before and during his long marriage to give us an unforgettable portrait of a man whose talent and accomplishments were matched only by the demons he couldn’t escape. Mantle: The Best There Ever Was presents an American sports hero in all his glory, and all his torment. -- Ron Rapoport, author of Let’s Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie BanksHow could such a young man from Commerce, Oklahoma, become such a hero to so many? Tony accurately brings to light in great detail the accolades as well as demons that Mickey endured both on and off the field. -- Andrew Vilacky, Safe at Home, Cooperstown, NYBeing a longtime friend of Mickey’s I personally witnessed many of the challenges he encountered in both his personal and professional life. Statistically, Mickey did not have the best numbers of all time, but Mantle: The Best There Ever Was solidifies what a great teammate and friend Mickey was. -- Tom Catal, Mickey Mantle Museum, Cooperstown, NYTony Castro scores a perfect 10 for #7 with his new bio of my childhood hero Mickey Mantle, for whom I took subways with my brothers from Brooklyn to the Bronx in those years when the Yankees were the only team in town. I’ve read many other books on The Mick in the years since but Castro has smacked a grand slam here, the best I ever read about The Best There Ever Was. -- Denis Hamill, former columnist, New York Daily NewsAuthor Tony Castro returns to the life of Mickey Mantle in the third volume of his trilogy about the New York Yankees baseball star, Mantle: The Best There Ever Was—and the reader is swept along on a journey through Mantle’s life, both the personal and the professional. And what a complicated life Castro portrays, including unbelievable success on the baseball field, a difficult marriage, a longtime affair, injuries, and a decades-long struggle with alcoholism. Castro, who as a child idolized Mantle, incorporates his own recollections of meeting and interviewing the then-retired Mantle, introducing a deeper layer to the story. You don’t have to be a baseball fan to enjoy this book. -- Deborah Kalb, writer, editor, and book bloggerIn Mantle: The Best There Ever Was, Tony Castro adds another compelling account to his Mickey Mantle Trilogy. Written with the authority of an insider, Castro adds new detail and dimension to Mantle’s life and career in this well-sourced page-turner. -- Dale Tafoya, autho, Bash Brothers: A Legacy SubpoenaedA handful of baseball immortals—like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, and Joe DiMaggio—have achieved levels of greatness such that their names are known to even casual fans. Was Mantle the greatest of them all? Author Tony Castro explores this question and makes a compelling case for "The Mick" in Mantle: The Best There Ever Was. Castro describes some of the monstrous seasons Mantle had, charts Mantle’s athletic career, and takes the reader into The Mick's often turbulent personal life. Reading the book, one can only wonder what Mantle may have achieved if he'd taken care of himself the way modern-day athletes do. -- Ruben Castaneda, staff writer, US News and World Report, and author, S Street RisingAn American literary stylistic masterpiece. Tony Castro paints Mickey Mantle through a prism of genius with the pinstripe magic of Gabriel Garcia Marquez phantasmagoria and realism. -- Tom Wolfe, author and journalist
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Rowman & Littlefield Sons of Baseball: Growing Up with a Major League
Book SynopsisA rare glimpse of professional ballplayers, not as pitchers, hitters, managers, and coaches, but as dads and grandads. Sons of major league baseball players grow up in a unique environment, not only because they are raised in part by professional athletes, but also because they are raised by the game itself. They come of age immersed in the distinct sounds and aromas of baseball. The locker rooms, the cinderblock-lined corridors beneath the stands, the dugouts, and the fields are the playgrounds of their youth. In Sons of Baseball, Mark Braff interviews 18 men who share their exclusive stories, ballpark memories, and the challenges and rewards of having fathers whose talents enabled them to reach the pinnacle of their profession. Each chapter is devoted to one son talking about his experiences, from the poignancy of one son’s disclosure that his dad has not been able to acknowledge his son’s sexuality as a gay man, to the humor of another son absconding with the groundskeepers’ cart in Cleveland. Including the sons of well-known players such as Cal Ripken, Yogi Berra, and Mariano Rivera as well as beloved lesser-known players, Sons of Baseball provides a unique, well-rounded perspective on the lives of professional ballplayers and their families. And with father-son photos from the families’ personal collections, this book is a rare, first-of-its kind compilation for all fans of the game. Table of ContentsForeword by Cal Ripken JrIntroduction Chapter 1. Jerry Hairston Sr. & Jr.—Following grandpa and dad into the family business Chapter 2. Roger & Kevin Maris—Still teaching lessons from dad Chapter 3. Larry Dobby Sr. & Jr.—From baseball to Billy Joel Chapter 4. John & Dusty Wathan—Cup ball and stories from Buck O’NeilChapter 5. Henry & David Rodriguez—Seeking dad’s acceptance: “All I wanted was a Barbie”Chapter 6. Mariano & Jafet Rivera—“Come on, Rivera, throw the cutter” Chapter 7. Vada Pinson Jr. & III—Yearning for a father’s loveChapter 8. Yogi & Larry Berra—Fielding fungoes from Mickey Mantle Chapter 9. Dave & Jeff McNally—A national television debut at age seven Chapter 10. Jack & Matt Aker—If it’s Tuesday, this must be LynchburgChapter 11. John W. Powell Sr & Jr—Stealing (and abandoning) the groundskeepers’ cartChapter 12. Gil Hodges Sr & Jr.—Embracing the legacyChapter 13. Tony Pena Sr & Jr.—Poking sleeping players with toothpicksChapter 14. Jim & Michael Bouton—Riding upside down to Yankee StadiumChapter 15. Leo Cardenas Sr & Jr.—“I should have made it” Chapter 16. Bobby & Robby Richardson—Getting past Frank Crosetti, baseball cop Chapter 17. Mike & Andy Hargrove—Fishing off Bo Jackson’s lapChapter 18. Ron & Brandon Guidry—Handfuls of Bazooka and other stadium funAcknowledgments A Note on SourcesAbout the Author
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Rowman & Littlefield Baseballs Great Expectations
Book SynopsisStories of baseball idols and heroes are oft-repeated, but what about those players who everyone thought would be the next great one and have since disappeared from the sport? What happened after they failed to meet the weighty expectations placed on them?In Baseball''s Great Expectations: Candid Stories of Ballplayers Who Didn''t Live Up to the Hype, Patrick Montgomery brings out from the shadows nine of those players who were once poised for greatness. They include a player who received a then-record-breaking MLB Draft signing bonus, a left-handed pitcher who was ordained to be the next Sandy Koufax, the only catcher to go straight from high school to the major leagues during the MLB Draft Era, and more. Drawing from extensive interviews with the players, family members, general managers, executives, scouts, and more, Montgomery shines a fresh light on these players and provides a candid perspective on the major leagues. Players reflect on their careers, what went wrong, how they feel about baseball now that their playing days are over, and, for many of them, how they have found new purpose in their lives. Baseball's Great Expectations reveals an often-overlooked side of professional baseball, of the struggles with injury, mental exhaustion, pressure, temptations, and sometimes just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The path to baseball stardom is not as glamorous as it is sometimes made out to be, and this book reveals just how difficult the journey truly is.
£34.67
Rowman & Littlefield The Saga of Sudden Sam
Book SynopsisThe candid autobiography of all-star pitcher Sudden Sam McDowell, whose alcohol-fueled life quickly and famously spiraled out of control, and his ultimate redemption as a counselor for other athletes suffering from addiction.Sam McDowell seemed to have it all. Considered by many to be the next Sandy Koufax when he signed with the Cleveland Indians, Sam boasted one of the fastest arms in major league baseball. But on the inside, he was playing in an alcoholic fog, beset by addiction, depression, narcissism, and thoughts of suicide. The Saga of Sudden Sam: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of Sam McDowell is the captivatingly honest autobiography of the six-time American League all-star pitcher and self-admitted worst drunk in baseball. Sam holds nothing back, sharing the pressures he felt as a young baseball phenom, his frustrations over a lack of coaching to help develop his talent, the pitfalls of his dangerous alcoholic lifestyle, and his attempted suicide. When Sudden Sam finally hit rock bottom, certain he had been defeated by alcoholism, he instead found hope, rehabilitation, and sobriety. After extensive education and training, he emerged as the first successful counselor in major league baseball. Sam helped to turn around the lives of players who, just like him, had fallen into the abyss of addiction or faced psychological and emotional problems that were destroying their careers. With details of his own severe battles with depression and addiction told alongside the struggles of players who came to him for help, The Saga of Sudden Sam offers special insight into the longstanding addiction issues that plague Major League Baseball. It also provides understanding and hope to anyone struggling with addiction and shows that recovery is attainable.
£13.29
Rowman & Littlefield Sons of Baseball
Book SynopsisA rare glimpse of professional ballplayers, not as pitchers, hitters, managers, and coaches, but as dads and grandads. Sons of major league baseball players grow up in a unique environment, not only because they are raised in part by professional athletes, but also because they are raised by the game itself. They come of age immersed in the distinct sounds and aromas of baseball. The locker rooms, the cinderblock-lined corridors beneath the stands, the dugouts, and the fields are the playgrounds of their youth. In Sons of Baseball, Mark Braff interviews 18 men who share their exclusive stories, ballpark memories, and the challenges and rewards of having fathers whose talents enabled them to reach the pinnacle of their profession. Each chapter is devoted to one son talking about his experiences, from the poignancy of one son's disclosure that his dad has not been able to acknowledge his son's sexuality as a gay man, to the humor of another son absconding with the groundskeepers' cart in Cleveland. With a foreword by Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. and interviews with the sons of beloved players such as Yogi Berra, Mariano Rivera, Roger Maris, Gil Hodges, and Larry Doby, Sons of Baseball provides a unique, well-rounded perspective on the lives of professional ballplayers and their families.
£13.29
Grand Central Publishing Swing and a Hit: Nine Innings of What Baseball
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£16.14
Grand Central Publishing Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher
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£15.29
PublicAffairs Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the
Book SynopsisA story about baseball, family, the American Dream, and the fight to turn Los Angeles into a big league city. Dodger Stadium is an American icon. But the story of how it came to be goes far beyond baseball. The hills that cradle the stadium were once home to three vibrant Mexican American communities. In the early 1950s, those communities were condemned to make way for a utopian public housing project. Then, in a remarkable turn, public housing in the city was defeated amidst a Red Scare conspiracy. Instead of getting their homes back, the remaining residents saw the city sell their land to Walter O’Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Now LA would be getting a different sort of utopian fantasy—a glittering, ultramodern stadium. But before Dodger Stadium could be built, the city would have to face down the neighborhood’s families—including one, the Aréchigas, who refused to yield their home. The ensuing confrontation captivated the nation—and the divisive outcome still reverberates through Los Angeles today.
£17.99
PublicAffairs The Phenomenon: Pressure, the Yips, and the Pitch
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£16.99
Sports Illustrated Books The Story of Baseball Bn Edition In 100
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£24.26
Paragon House Publishers After Jackie: Fifteen Pioneers Who Helped Change
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£20.85
University of Massachusetts Press Cy Young: A Baseball Life
Book SynopsisHe was the winner of 511 major league baseball games, nearly a hundred more than any other pitcher. He threw three no-bitters, including the first perfect game in the new American League. He was among the original twelve players inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame, and his name is now attached to the game's most prestigious pitching award. Yet for all his accomplishments, Cy Young remains to many baseball fans a legendary but little-known figure. This book re-creates the life of Denton True ""Cyclone"" Young and places his story in the context of a rapidly changing turn-of-the-century America.
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University of Massachusetts Press Baseball's Greatest Season, 1924
Book SynopsisNo season in the history of baseball has matched 1924 for escalating excitement and emotional investment by fans. It began with observers expecting yet another World Series between the Yankees and the Giants. It ended months later when the Washington Nationals (Senators), making their first Series appearance, grabbed the world championship by scoring the season-ending run on an improbable play in the bottom of the twelfth inning of the seventh game. On the eve of the return of major league baseball to Washington, D.C., Baseball's Greatest Season recovers the memory of the one and only time when the championship of the national pastime resided in the nation's capital.Trade ReviewWas 1924 really the greatest season? In a well-argued account, Browning cites as evidence the close races in both leagues and Walter Johnson's seventh-game World Series win for Washington over the Giants.... Browning weaves an appealing story, alternating his narrative chapters with ones about baseball's players, business dealings, and other sidelights.-Library Journal; ""Browning is a graceful and vigorous writer who has the ability to take you back to the games themselves in a startlingly immediate way.... Other writers have focused on individual seasons to good effect. No one has done it better than Browning does here.""-Ronald Story, editor of Sports in Massachusetts: Historical Essays; ""Every baseball fan has favorite year.... Browning, whose previous book was a readable life of Cy Young, says 1924 was a year of giants, the year that Rogers Hornsby hit.424 and Babe Ruth tore up the league with his hitting. Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, Eddie Collins, and George Sisler were still at the top of their games, and Walter Johnson came back with a wonderful season and a dramatic appearance in the last game of the World Series.... Browning is not a sportswriter but he is a historian with a flair for detail. He knows the game and why its fans love it so.""-Mansfield News Journal; ""Baseball's Greatest Season, 1924 captures the mounting drama of this memorable season while placing the story in a broader context. [Browning] discusses how baseball operated as a business then, who the players were, what fans and parks were like and how the game was played.""-SABR Bookshelf
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Temple University Press,U.S. Jim Bunning
Book SynopsisJim Bunning began as a $150-a-month rookie in Richmond, Indiana, spent seven years in the minor leagues, and still made it to the Hall of Fame. He pitched a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park, even though the first-base coach was relaying his catcher's signs to the batters, retiring Ted Williams for the final out. Bunning also pitched an historic perfect game against the New York Mets and performed spectacularly in a succession of All-Star Game appearances. He was the second pitcher in major league history to win 100 games in each league. The first was CY Young. He was the second pitcher to strike out 1000 in each league; again, only Cy Young beat hims to it. When Bunning retired at the end of the 1971 season, only one man -- Walter Johnson -- had more career strikeouts. A proud, intensely competitive man, Bunning relished his duels with Ted Williams, Micky Mantle, and other slugging superstars of the day. What he didn't relish was dealing with sportswriter who didn't do their homework and with baseball leaders whose mismanagement, Bunning felt, jeopardized the game's place in the nation's heart. He waged battles with the likes of former commissioner Peter Ueberroth and club-owner-turned-interim-commissioner Bud Selig. But Bunning did more than play baseball. He was a driving force in the early years of the Players Association, one of the men responsible for choosing Marvin Miller as head of the union. Bunning also was a manager in the minor leagues and in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic and was even a player's agent for a time. His baseball career behind him, he began a second career in politics. With a huge assist from his wife, Mary, the mother of their nine children, he waged an unsuccessful gubernational campaign in Kentucky and then became a six-term congressman. Bunning is currently running for the U.S. Senate seat in Kentucky.Table of ContentsCONTENTS Introduction 1 The Best Day 2 Turning Pro 3 Mary 4 The Winter Game I (The Player) 5 The Tigers 6 Champs -- for 150 Games 7 The Crash of '64 8 Trying to Win 20 9 A Star Among Stars 10 A Union Man 11 The Competitive Edge 12 Farewell to Pitching 13 Back to the Minors 14 God's Country 15 Jim Bunning, Mud Hen 16 The 89ers 17 The Firing 18 The Winter Game II (The Manager) 19 The Political Game 20 Man of the House 21 Love of the Game 22 The Biggest Challenge Appendix: The No-Hitters Index
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Temple University Press,U.S. Winningest Pitchers: Baseball's 300-game Winners
Book SynopsisSince the beginning of major league baseball, more than 12,000 pitchers have thrown from the mound. Of them, only twenty have reached the ultimate goal of their profession: to be a 300-game winner. Rich Westcott, celebrated sports historian and journalist, offers in "Winningest Pitchers" profiles of each of those twenty pitchers, including Cy Young, Gaylord Perry, and Nolan Ryan. In small biographies, photographs, and stats, we gain a full picture of each of these rare players whose combined greatness contributes to baseball's continued importance to American athletic life. Author note: Rich Westcott has some idea of what it's like to stand on the mound and face an opposing hitter, having been a pitcher himself before it became apparent that his fingers were more useful pounding keyboards than gripping baseballs. He is the author of 12 previous, including, most recently, "Great Home Runs of the 20th Century" and "A Century of Philadelphia Sports", both published by Temple. His career as a writer and editor has covered forty years, and he is the founder and for fourteen years served as editor and publisher of Phillies Report. Westcott lives in Springfield, Pennsylvania.Trade Review"Rich Westcott has done a fine job of researching and compiling the history of [special] major league pitchers of the last 120 years. He not only makes modern day fans aware that there are only a small number of 300-win pitchers to have played the game, but also the trials and tribulations as well as the strengths needed to accomplish this great feat." --Paul Owens, senior advisor to the general manager, Philadelphia Phillies "Thousands upon thousands have pitched in the major leagues. Only 20 have won 300 games. Rich Westcott reveals how these men reached such an elite status with his Winningest Pitchers: Baseball's 300 Game Winners. It is a fascinating study of some of the greatest names in baseball." --Ed Hilt, Atlantic City PressTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Pud Galvin: The First 300-Game Winner 2. Tim Keefe: Strong Will Prevails 3. Mickey Welch: A Lot to Smile About 4. Old Koss Radbourn: Never Too Tired to Pitch 5. John Clarkson: Thriving on Praise 6. Kid Nichols: No Decade More Dazzling 7. Cy Young: An Unapproachable Record 8. Christy Mathewson: Idol of the Masses 9. Eddie Plank: A Hitter's Nightmare 10. Walter Johnson: Fastball Was Fearsome 11. Grover Cleveland Alexander: From Triumph to Tragedy 12. Lefty Grove: Hot-Tempered Fireballer 13. Warren Spahn: The Complete Package 14. Early Wynn: Expert in Intimidation 15. Gaylord Perry: Master of Mind Games 16. Steve Carlton: No Distractions Allowed 17. Tom Seaver: Artist on the Mound 18. Phil Niekro: King of the Knuckleballers 19. Don Sutton: Never Missed a Turn 20. Nolan Ryan: Strikeout Specialist 21. Are 300-Game Winners a Vanishing Breed? Photo Credits About the Author
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Ivan R Dee, Inc A Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the
Book SynopsisAs befits a game traditionally passed from one generation to the next, baseball has always had a special reverence for origins. Claims of being first with any element of the game are disputed with fervor and passion. When the octogenarian Fred Goldsmith died in 1939, a headline proclaimed, 'Goldsmith Dies Insisting He Invented Curve Ball'; Fred Goldsmith understood the secret of immortality. Yet while countless thousands of words have been spilled on the subject of baseball “firsts,” there has been no definitive source for the settlement of disputes. Peter Morris's endlessly fascinating A Game of Inches has now arrived to fill the void. Impeccably researched and engagingly written, this treasure trove will surprise, delight, and educate even the most knowledgeable fan by dispelling cherished myths and revealing the source of many of baseball's features that we now take for granted. The scope of A Game of Inches is encyclopedic, with nearly a thousand entries that illuminate the origins of items ranging from catchers' masks to hook slides to intentional walks to cork-center baseballs. But this is much more than just a reference guide. Award-winning author Peter Morris explains the context that led each new item to emerge when it did, and chronicles the often surprising responses to these innovations. Of few books can it genuinely be said that once you start reading, it's hard to put it down—but A Game of Inches is one of them. It belongs in the pantheon of great baseball books, and will give any reader a deeper appreciation of why baseball matters so much to Americans. (A companion volume, A Game of Inches: The Game Behind the Scenes, was published in the fall of 2006.)Trade ReviewI can't wait for the subsequent volumes. -- Keith Olbermann, News Anchor, Countdown on MSNBC; co-host, The Dan Patrick Show on ESPN RadioPeter Morris's A Game of Inches is the one that every serious baseball fan must have. -- Rob Neyer * ESPN the Magazine *A splendidly entertaining book. -- Donald HonigTruly amazing. -- Rob Neyer * The Griddle *Wonderful baseball anecdotes...a comprehensive volume of who-did-what-first adding a necessary human dimension to baseball facts and figures. * Philadelphia City Paper *Every season needs a browser’s delight of a baseball reference book. Morris’ remarkable volume may have set that standard. -- John Marshall * Seattle Post-Intelligencer *Absolutely fantastic.... There is no end to the historical detail, the delightful anecdotes, and the clear explanations. -- Dr. John D. Elgenauer, Super70s.com--BaseballOffering fascinating information on every page, this is a unique resource for baseball historians and serious fans. * CHOICE *Morris combines learning, precision, and devotion to produce this charming book...This is heaven for fans of the game.... * Library Journal *Morris' remarkable volume may have set [the] standard for this season and several to follow. -- John Marshall * Seattle Post-Intelligencer *It's an everything you ever wanted to know reference source for anyone who truly loves baseball. * Albany Times Union *Morris gives the scoop on three- and four-man umpiring crews, the history of bats, and more. -- Carol Herwig * USA Today *An encyclopedic effort....interesting observations. -- John Monaghan * Providence Journal *Clear some fresh space on your bookshelves. One of the all-time essential reference works for baseball has...arrived. -- Daniel Gabriel * Elysian Fields Quarterly *Majestic in their detail and exemplary in their dedication to scholarship, these books will leave the reader...exhilarated. * CHOICE *You could do no better than Peter Morris' A Game of Inches, an astonishingly well-researched history. -- Keith Olbermann * Msnbc *A great source for baseball history. * Daily News *Solid piece of near exhaustive research into...crucial aspects of the development of baseball. -- John P. Rossi, La Salle University * The Historian *
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Ivan R Dee, Inc The Knucklebook: Everything You Need to Know
Book SynopsisThis little book will teach you all you need to know about the most frustrating yet entertaining pitch in baseball: the knuckleball. It makes batters look foolish when it works; it embarrasses pitchers when it doesn't...or if it works too well. It humiliates catchers and umpires. It confounds spectators. Dave Clark has spent most of a lifetime studying the knuckleball, talking to the major league pitchers who have thrown it, and throwing a few of his own. His book explains the strange workings of the pitch and how it's used, no matter what your interest—whether you're a pitcher, batter, catcher, umpire, coach, spectator, or parent of any of the above. Everything Mr. Clark demonstrates in The Knucklebook is carefully illustrated with line drawings, so if you're an average high school pitcher who can throw strikes, you'll be able to throw a knuckleball exactly like a legendary Hall of Famer. You'll find appropriate and hilarious comments from those who have experienced the game of baseball as it's been affected by the wandering floater. Like those who throw the knuckler, all this information was scattered to far-flung corners of the baseball world until Mr. Clark gathered and compiled it. Reading his little book, you'll end up less mystified and more enlightened about this antic pitch. Or, like the pitch itself, you can just ride the breezes and enjoy the dancing flight from beginning to end. With 51 black-and-white line drawings.Trade ReviewA comprehensive look inside the world of the fluttering and frustrating—for hitters anyway—pitch. -- Todd Piken * Metro Daily News *It's nicely written, well organized, well illustrated and imbued with an engaging sense of whimsy. * Booklist *A guide to every aspect of baseball's most elusive pitch....explaining how and why the pitch is used. * Forecast *Like the knucklebook itself, The Knucklebook frustrates and delights.... Mr. Clark is terrific....Colorful and interesting stuff. -- Jonathan Eig, author of Get Capone/ ALI * The Wall Street Journal *A little gem.... After reading it, I am confident I can not only teach the knuckler but also throw a decent one myself. -- John Curtis * The San Diego Union-Tribune *The world's greatest collector of knuckleball lore. -- Ron Berthel * Scranton Sunday Times *There’s no pitch as magical as the knuckleball. Dave Clark is showing off the magician’s tricks but instead of breaking the illusion, he opens new doors. The knuckleball is given new life here, dancing through our minds as it dances through the air. Clark masterfully breaks down the pitch, the mindset, and could save the pitch from extinction with this important work. -- Will CarrollIf there is anyone alive who knows more about this ever-baffling, fluttering pitch than Dave Clark, he is either retired from, headed to, or currently in the Major Leagues on the strength of his knuckles. And even then, my money’s on Dave. -- Ben McGrath * The New Yorker *Nicely written, well organized, well illustrated...and imbued with an engaging sense of whimsy. -- Wes Lukowsky * Booklist *They say that '40 is the new 30.' If that's true, then I figure I've still got a shot at becoming the next Hoyt Wilhelm. Step 1? Memorizing every single page of Dave Clark's The Knucklebook. -- Rob Neyer * ESPN the Magazine *Dave Clark delivers a resounding strike with his in-depth coverage of baseball's most baffling pitch. -- John Kuenster * Baseball Digest *Quirky to say the least. -- Melissa McKeon * The Community Journal *
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Triumph Books The Bronx Zoo: The Astonishing Inside Story of
Book SynopsisThis bestselling, highly-acclaimed account is a hilarious but scathing baseball tell-all. After being voted the 1977 American League Cy Young Award winner, Sparky Lyle was rewarded for his efforts by being benched. The Yankees, a leader of free agency, signed Goose Gossage as their closer. Things only went downhill from there and the 1978 season turned out to be one of controversy, firings, fights and acrimony. In short, it was a zoo.
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Triumph Books Ernie Harwell: My 60 Years in Baseball
Book SynopsisFor many fans, their lifetime of experience with the Detroit Tigers ensured them that when their team roared, it would be Ernie Harwell's smooth southern voice that would be heard above the din. After 42 years as the "Voice of the Detroit Tigers," the 2002 retirement of Harwell signaled the end of an era. This profile on the famed broadcaster provides the lesser-known details on the background of a Detroit institution. Known for his voice and talent for calling games, fans will be able to know the man himself and what brought him to—and kept him in—the Motor City. The only play-by-play broadcaster to cover games across seven decades, Harwell saw (and accumulated accompanying stories about) everyone from Babe Ruth to Ichiro Suzuki, many of which are shared in this entertaining biography.
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Triumph Books Few and Chosen Dodgers: Defining Dodgers
Book SynopsisDuke Snider, former Dodgers great and Hall of Famer who played on both coasts, selects the top five players at each position and the top five Dodgers managers in this exciting compilation. Evoking cherished memories of one of the richest histories in sports and spotlighting the luminescent talent that has worn Dodgers blue, the book includes profiles of Zach Wheat, Burleigh Grimes, Jackie Robinson, Sandy Koufax, Gil Hodges, Steve Garvey, and Fernando Valenzuela.
£23.70
Triumph Books Red Sox Essential: Everything You Need to Know to
Book SynopsisA one-stop record containing everything Red Sox fans want to know about their favorite baseball team, this resource is packed with anecdotes, history, explanations of traditions, statistics, trivia, and photos.
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Triumph Books Game Day: Red Sox Baseball: The Greatest Games,
Book SynopsisWhether rediscovering the best team moments, or initiating into the histories and traditions of Red Sox fandom, this book about the Boston Red Sox is both a useful resource and cherishable memorabilia. Packed with anecdotes of past and current players, explanations about the beginnings of rivalries and traditions, detailed histories about the greatest players and moments in the franchise’s history, lists of the greatest teams ever, and year-by-year statistics, this collectible book is the primary source for anyone eager to be an expert regarding anything about the Red Sox. The book captures the essence of Boston's pride: Ted Williams’ home run for his final at-bat, Curt Schilling’s bloody sock, the Pesky Pole, the Green Monster, the Rocket striking out 20 batters, Carlton Fisk waving his home run fair, and, of course, overcoming a 3-0 deficit to beat the New York Yankees en route to Boston’s first World Series title since 1918.
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Triumph Books (IL) Few and Chosen Giants
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Triumph Books Magic Moments Yankees: Celebrating the Most
Book SynopsisWith more than 100 years to choose from, longtime Yankee sportswriter Phil Pepe narrows down the top 40 most fantastic moments in Yankee baseball. From the magical bat of Babe Ruth to the 26 World Series titles, there is no question that the Yankees are in a league of their own. Some of the famous and infamous moments highlighted in the book include Ron Guidry’s 260 strikeout season; Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak; perfect games by Don Larsen, David Wells, and David Cone; and the infamous wife swap between Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich. An extraordinary celebration of Yankee history, fans will have the opportunity to reminisce about these miraculous moments for years to come.
£23.70
Triumph Books White Sox Essential: Everything You Need to Know
Book SynopsisA one-stop record containing everything White Sox fans want to know about their favorite baseball team, this resource is packed with anecdotes, history, explanations of traditions, statistics, trivia, and photos.
£16.16
Triumph Books Indians Essential: Everything You Need to Know to
Book SynopsisA one-stop record containing everything Indian fans want to know about their favorite baseball team, this resource is packed with anecdotes, history, explanations of traditions, statistics, trivia, and photos.
£16.16
Triumph Books Tigers Essential: Everything You Need to Know to
Book SynopsisA one-stop record containing everything Tiger fans want to know about their favorite baseball team, this resource is packed with anecdotes, history, explanations of traditions, statistics, trivia, and photos.
£16.16
Triumph Books Angels Essential: Everything You Need to Know to
Book SynopsisA one-stop record containing everything Angels fans want to know about their favorite baseball team, this resource is packed with anecdotes, history, explanations of traditions, statistics, trivia, and photos.
£16.16
Triumph Books Diamondbacks Essential: Everything You Need to
Book SynopsisA one-stop record containing everything Diamondback fans want to know about their favorite baseball team, this resource is packed with anecdotes, history, explanations of traditions, statistics, trivia, and photos.
£16.16
Triumph Books Brewers Essential: Everything You Need to Know to
Book SynopsisA one-stop record containing everything Brewers fans want to know about their favorite baseball team, this resource is packed with anecdotes, history, explanations of traditions, statistics, trivia, and photos. Hours of entertainment include insider stories, player biographies, greatest moments, biggest disappointments, memorable personalities, and top-10 lists.
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Triumph Books Baseball Gold: Mining Nuggets from Our National
Book SynopsisEven the most ardent baseball fan will be amazed at the quirks, quips, and comments in Baseball Gold. Consisting entirely of bits and pieces of baseball’s offbeat history, this volume covers teams and a myriad of players, owners, managers, and broadcasters—from their exploits on the field to those behind clubhouse doors. It can even be picked up in the middle and read backward—one nugget at a time.
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Triumph Books The Stark Truth: The Most Overrated and
Book SynopsisEvery baseball fan knows New York Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter is a great all-around player. But how about Alex Rodriguez, Jeter's teammate, former American League MVP, and probable future Hall of Famer? Many would argue he's even better than Jeter. And what about Jeter's seemingly unassailable status as one of the greatest Yankees of all time? Such discussions highlight one of the great joys of being a baseball fan: arguing over who's really great and who falls just short, who doesn't get the respect he deserves and who gets too much. In other words, who's overrated and who's underrated. In this book, baseball analyst, writer, and researcher Jayson Stark of ESPN considers the entire history of professional baseball and picks the most overblown and underappreciated players in the history of the game. His results, based on extensive research using both traditional and more modern methods of evaluating baseball players and performance, are provocative, entertaining, and go a long way toward settling many of baseball's most persistent debates. No book can hope to settle every baseball argument, but this book takes one of baseball's most enduring debates and provides some compelling and stunning clarity.
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Triumph Books Roar Restored: Detroit Tigers '06
Book SynopsisThe impossibly, incredibly, indisputably true story of how the Detroit Tigers jumped to the top of the American League almost overnight.
£13.25
Triumph Books Cardinals Rule: The St. Louis Cardinals'
Book SynopsisThe full story of the Cardinals’ fateful, and surprising, run to the 2006 World Series title is captured in this action-packed commemorative volume. The team's first title since 1982 is celebrated by collecting profiles of the season's star players, complete recaps of every postseason game, and stunning photography. The end result is a must-have keepsake for every St. Louis baseball fan.
£13.25
Hatherleigh Press,U.S. The Baseball Fan's Treasury of Quotations: Wisdom
Book SynopsisA collection of inspirational and meaningful quotes perfect for every fan of the great game of baseball."Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical" said Yogi Berra and in celebration of this sport, spirit and American pastime we bring you The Baseball Fan''s Treasury of Quotations. Collecting over 200 sayings, wisdom and wit from the legends of baseball, this book promises to be a cherished collectable for every fan.
£11.25
Hill Street Press,US The Crackers: Early Days of Atlanta Baseball
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Smithsonian Books Game Worn: Baseball Treasures from the Game's
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£27.90
Temple University Press,U.S. Rookies of the Year
Book SynopsisThis book follows the Rookies of the Year through their initial major league seasons and on to their subsequent achievements. Robert Bloss compares players by their career accomplishments: some Rookies of the Year eventually entered the Hall of Fame. Some were league MVPs. Others played sparingly after one excellent season. "Rookies of the Year" also touches on more than a dozen prominent players who failed to win Rookie of the Year plaudits. All honorees, with statistical accompaniment, are profiled extensively. Interviewing over four dozen baseball celebrities and including statistics of all award winers, this is the most extensive book ever written on Rookies of the Year winners. It is a thorough review of what transpired during the major league careers of these distinguished players, and of the personal and professional careers following their celebrated freshman seasons. It will become an indispensable source of information on some of baseball's greatest athletes.Trade Review"To my knowledge this is a subject that has not been addressed in the otherwise abundant literature on our National Pastime. It will appeal to... the gee whiz" school of books... [and] also has the potential to offer interest to more serious students of the game." Roger Abrams, author of The Money Pitch: Baseball Free Agency and Salary ArbitrationTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; One and Done: There's But a Single Chance to be Rookie of the Year; The Jackie Robinson Award; Chronological listing of Rookies of the Year (1947-2003); First Steps toward Cooperstown: Rookies of the Year in the Hall of Fame; A Double Helping of Hardware: Rookies of the Year Who Became Most Valuable Players; Dugout Directors: Rookies of the Year Who Became Managers; Rookies of the Year By Franchise; The Short Timers: Rookies of the Year with Short Careers; Available Only Once: Other Rookies of the Year ; Ready for 21st Century Action: Rookies of the Year Active in the Major Leagues; List of the Sporting News Rookies of the Year (1946-2003); Summary
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Temple University Press,U.S. Phillies Reader
Book SynopsisAn anthology of some of the best writing about the up-and-down history of the Philadelphia Phillies, this updated paperback edition features several new essays-including one about Citizens Bank Park-and the team's recent history. The stories herein provide fans with some of the best sportswriting about the woes and triumphs of Phillies baseball. The Phillies Reader features essays on the athletic achievements of such legendary players as Chuck Klein, Richie Ashburn, Dick Allen, and Mike Schmidt; the political turmoil surrounding the \u0022ok\u0022 from manager Ben Chapman to \u0022ride\u0022 Jackie Robinson about the color of his skin; the bizarre shooting of Eddie Waitkus; the heroics of the Whiz Kids; the heartbreak of '64; and the occasional triumphs and frequent travails of controversial managers Gene Mauch, Frank Lucchesi, and Danny Ozark. It asks why fans boo great players such as Del Ennis, but forgave Pat Burrell for his horrendous 2003 slump. Featuring essays by Red Smith, Pete Dexter, Roger Angell, and James Michener, among others, The Phillies Reader presents a compendium of Phillies literature that reveals what it is that makes legends.Trade Review"Orodenker has assembled some great material from truly superb writers... The writing is so good that even those who detest the Phillies but love baseball will appreciate the 46 essays collected here."-Philadelphia Style "If you are a genuine Phillies fan, once you pick [The Phillies Reader] up, you won't put it down until you've read it cover to cover."-The Philadelphia Public RecordTable of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Early Years1. Delahanty Hits Four Home Runs - The Chicago Tribune2. "Young Cy" vs. The Phillies - Charles Dryden3. How I Lost the 1915 World Series - Grover Cleveland Alexander4. When Casey Was a Phillie - Robert W. CreamerPart II: Futile Phils5. The Pitchless Wonders - Jack Orr6. Klein Hits Four Home Runs - The Philadelphia Inquirer7. The Doormats of the Loop - Al Horwits8. Nugent Show Them, Instead - Red SmithPart III: Phillies in Black and White9. The All-Black Phillies? - Bill Veeck as told to Ed Linn10. "We Doan Need No Niggers Here" - Roger Kahn11. "Phillies Warned On 'Riding' Jackie" - Wendell Smith12. Major League "Dozens" Playing - Dan Burley13. Johnny Kennedy - Claude E. Harrison, JrPart IV: Whiz Kids14. Eddie Waitkus - Ira Berkow15. The Whiz Kids Come of Age - Bob Stevens16. Game Two, 1950 - Joe Williams17. First Robin of Fling (Robin Roberts) - Edgar Williams18. The Nebraska Comet (Richie Ashburn) - Mike Gaven19. Baseball Eye - John Lardner20. The Tragedy of the Phillies - Ed LinnPart V: The Mauch Years21. The Many Moods of Mauch - Furman Bisher22. The Dalton Gang Rides Again - Walter Bingham23. One in a Row - Sandy Grady24. What It Feels Like to Lose 23 in a Row - Si Burick25. Something Special (Dick Allen) - Larry Murchant26. Daddy's Day Pitcher (Jim Bunning) - Ray Robinson27. A Week with the Phillies - Arnold Hano28. Out with a Whimper - Sandy Grady29. The Survivors of '64: Johnny Callison - Stan Hochman30. Uecker's (Next-to) Last Hurrah - Bob Uecker and Mickey HerskovitzPart VI: The Lucchesi Interlude31. Thoroughly Modern Phillies - Roy Blount, Jr.32. The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strained - Tom Cushman33. The Axman Cometh (Frank Lucchesi) - Frank DolsonPart VII: The Ozark Era34. Mike Schmidt Hits Four Home Runs - Allen Lewis35. A Flag for Betsy Ross's Town - Red Smith36. The Ten Minute Collapse - Bill Conlin37. Life and Death through the Years with the Phillies - James A. Michener38. Body and Soul (Mike Schmidt) - Tony Kornheiser39. Thin Mountain Air (Steve Carlton) - Pat Jordan40. The Wizard of Oze, through the Years (Danny Ozark) - Ted SilaryPart VIII: Championship Seasons41. 1980: It Wasn't Pretty but It Sure Was Fun - Thomas Boswell42. What Money Hath (and Hathn't) Wrought - Wilfrid Sheed43. Bah, Humbug! - Pete Dexter44. The Metroliner Series - Roger Angell45. Long-Haired Aliens Cross the Border - George Vecsey46. Game Four-When Four Hours, 14 Minutes and 14 Runs Weren't Enough - Bruce Bushel
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Gotham Books Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the
Book SynopsisIn the summer of 1998 two of baseball leading sluggers, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, embarked on a race to break Babe Ruth’s single season home run record. The nation was transfixed as Sosa went on to hit 66 home runs, and McGwire 70. Three years later, San Francisco Giants All-Star Barry Bonds surpassed McGwire by 3 home runs in the midst of what was perhaps the greatest offensive display in baseball history. Over the next three seasons, as Bonds regularly launched mammoth shots into the San Francisco Bay, baseball players across the country were hitting home runs at unprecedented rates. For years there had been rumors that perhaps some of these players owed their success to steroids. But crowd pleasing homers were big business, and sportswriters, fans, and officials alike simply turned a blind eye. Then, in December of 2004, after more than a year of investigation, San Francisco Chronicle reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams broke the story that in a federal investigation of a nutritional supplement company called BALCO, Yankees slugger Jason Giambi had admitted taking steroids. Barry Bonds was also implicated. Immediately the issue of steroids became front page news. The revelations led to Congressional hearings on baseball’s drug problems and continued to drive the effort to purge the U.S. Olympic movement of drug cheats. Now Fainaru-Wada and Williams expose for the first time the secrets of the BALCO investigation that has turned the sports world upside down. Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroid Scandal That Rocked Professional by award-winning investigative journalists Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, is a riveting narrative about the biggest doping scandal in the history of sports, and how baseball’s home run king, Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants, came to use steroids. Drawing on more than two years of reporting, including interviews with hundreds of people, and exclusive access to secret grand jury testimony, confidential documents, audio recordings, and more, the authors provide, for the first time, a definitive account of the shocking steroids scandal that made headlines across the country.The book traces the career of Victor Conte, founder of the BALCO laboratory, an egomaniacal former rock musician and self-proclaimed nutritionist, who set out to corrupt sports by providing athletes with “designer” steroids that would be undetectable on “state-of-the-art” doping tests. Conte gave the undetectable drugs to 28 of the world’s greatest athletes—Olympians, NFL players and baseball stars, Bonds chief among them. A separate narrative thread details the steroids use of Bonds, an immensely talented, moody player who turned to performance-enhancing drugs after Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals set a new home run record in 1998. Through his personal trainer, Bonds gained access to BALCO drugs. All of the great athletes who visited BALCO benefited tremendously—Bonds broke McGwire’s record—but many had their careers disrupted after federal investigators raided BALCO and indicted Conte. The authors trace the course of the probe, and the baffling decision of federal prosecutors to protect the elite athletes who were involved. Highlights of Game of Shadows include:Barry Bonds A look at how Bonds was driven to use performance-enhancing drugs in part by jealousy over Mark McGwire’s record-breaking 1998 season. It was shortly thereafter that Bonds—who had never used anything more performance enhancing than a protein shake from the health food store—first began using steroids. How Bonds’s weight trainer, steroid dealer Greg Anderson, arranged to meet Victor Conte before the 2001 baseball season with...
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Arcadia Publishing Inc. Spring Training in Sarasota 19241960 New York
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