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What is the best baseball book you’ve ever read?

Winter break is almost here and I will have free time. So, any ideas of a baseball book to read? I like ones with history, no fiction books please. Thanks! have a great nite everyone!

The Last Hero about Mickey Mantle and Great Time Coming about Jackie Robinson – both by David Faulkner. Best baseball books ever.

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The Sandlot $6.37 Whimsical family comedy set in the summer of 1962 in which a nerdy boy decides to join the neighborhood kids in playing baseball at a decrepit lot. When the boy borrows his stepfather’s prize baseball–signed by no less than Babe Ruth–and it lands in a yard inhabited by the mysterious “Beast,” it must be retrieved at any cost. Tom Guiry, Karen Allen, and James Earl Jones star. 101 min. Widescreen…

Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Vol. 1 $41.94 What’s up, Doc? Well, how about a four-disc boxed set packed with 56 of the funniest cartoons in Warner Bros. history? Get ready to laugh yourself silly with salutes to Bugs Bunny (“Baseball Bugs,” “Long-Haired Hare,” “Wabbit Twouble,” “The Rabbit of Seville,” and more); Daffy Duck and Porky Pig (“Duck Amuck,” “Dough for the Do-Do,” “Scaredy Cat,” “Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century,” and more);…

Coyote Ugly $1.33 As a producer, Jerry Bruckheimer makes movies for guys, mostly action films like Top Gun and Gone in 60 Seconds. The ones he makes that feature women, such as Flashdance and now Coyote Ugly, broaden their appeal with a fondness for “strong women.” For Bruckheimer, that means self-determined, attractive women who don’t need men to get what they want. Is there anything sexier than that? In Coyote U…

Baseball – A Film by Ken Burns [VHS] $13.55 After the national success of his 11-hour epic, The Civil War–the highest-rated miniseries in public-television history–many wondered if Ken Burns could capture the same energy and passion with smaller subjects. His reply, the 18-hour history of America’s greatest sport, Baseball, not only quieted these worries, it also perhaps surpassed his prior achievement. Massive in scope (it covers more th…

Winning Team [VHS] $14.98 In The Winning Team Reagan plays famed baseball pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander, whose struggles with illness and alcoholism form the spine of the tepid plot. Doris Day, now top-billed, co-stars as Alexander’s supportive wife. The movie pays proper tribute to a legendary baseball moment: Alexander’s heroic performance in the 1926 World Series. It’s another win for the Gipper. –Robert Horton…

1992 Atlanta Braves Highlights: Lightning Strikes Twice! [VHS] $9.78 …

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Baseball Hall of Fame Retro Logo Drawstring Bag $39.99 Zumer Sport’s patented baseball drawstring bag is created from authentic baseball material. The baseball material is durable- puncture resistant- and virtually water proof! In addition- we have created a unique baseball design with customized stitching just like a baseball! If you love baseball- carry the only patented bag made from baseball material! Perfect for players- coaches- students- spectators – you can carry your shoes- change of clothes- books- keys- phone- water bottle…even a glove and ball fits inside. Featuring a special edition National Baseball Hall of Fame logo- this one-of-a-kind functional keepsake is a must have for any baseball fan.

Men At Work: The Craft Of Baseball $5.79 In his classic tribute to America’s pastime-now with a new introduction-political commentator Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and lifelong sports enthusiast George F. Will travels from the baseball field to the dugout to the locker room to get to the root of the game we all love. He breaks down the sport to its four basic components managing pitching hitting and fielding and analyzes the way four of its notables manager Tony La Russa pitcher Orel Hershiser outfielder Tony Gwynn and shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. approach the game. One of the most acclaimed sports books ever written Men at Work is a revelatory and often surprising study of professional baseball.

The Baseball Fan’s Bucket List $13.79 No sport’s fans are more in touch with the history and ephemera of their game than baseball fans. Hitting the sweet spot of our national pastime, The Baseball Fan’s Bucket List presents a list of 162 "absolute must" things to do, see, get, and experience before you kick the bucket. Entries range from visiting Elysian Fields in Hoboken, NJ (site of the first pro baseball game), to starting a baseball card collection; experiencing Opening Day; attending your favorite team’s Fantasy Camp; reading classic books like Ball Four, and much more! Each entry includes interesting facts, entertaining trivia, and practical information about the activity, item, or travel destination. Also included is a complete checklist so the reader can keep a running tally of their Bucket-List achievements. With today’s tabloid stories of steroid abuse and off-the-field shenanigans encroaching on baseball’s idyllic charm, this unique guidebook encourages readers to celebrate all that’s good about being a fan.

The Dickson Baseball Dictionary $31.89 Hailed as "a staggering piece of scholarship" ( Wall Street Journal ) The Dickson Baseball Dictionary is the most complete resource on the lexicon of baseball in the English language. More than twenty-five years in the making with the help of more than 400 baseball and lexical experts this masterful third edition expanded by more than 30 percent with over 10 000 terms and 18 000 definitions provides the comprehensive history and meanings of words and phrases from around the world of baseball. Drawing on dozens of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century periodicals as well as contemporary sources Paul Dickson"s brilliant illuminating definitions trace the earliest appearances of our most treasured baseball expressions ("tearin" up the pea patch " "can o" corn " "catbird seat " etc.). Termed "baseball"s Webster " Dickson has spent nearly a decade painstakingly revising and writing new definitions for words both well-known and obscure including those introduced by Latin-American ballplayers and statistical expressions relating to fantasy baseball and the SABR/ Moneyball era. More than 200 photos throughout the book-many rare and previously unpublished-illuminate various historical and contemporary terms. Because of its deep and broad coverage its authoritativeness and its rich and colorful descriptions The Dickson Baseball Dictionary will prove indispensable to baseball fans and word lovers alike. The expanded and now-definitive work on the language of baseball-"That rarest of sports books a valuable reference work that provides absorbing and enlightening reading." ( Sports Illustrated )

Diamond Classics : Essays on 100 of the Best Baseball Books Ever Published $51.94 No Synopsis Available

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Baseball Strategies (Book) $24.95 Some books teach coaches and players what to do; this also explains why. Developed by an all-star cast of coaches selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball Strategies is the most comprehensive resource ever written on the tactical aspects of the game. Providing the content are 18 of the game’s top strategists, including several coaches whose teams have totaled more than 1,000 wins and have won national championships.Meet every decision-making challenge, from setting the most effective lineup at the plate and in the field to deciding what play to call and when to call it in tight game situations. Should a runner be sent on a 2-2 pitch with one out? Should a hitter be walked to allow for a force-out even if the next batter is an RBI leader? When should a pitcher hold a runner on base from the stretch position or pitch from a more comfortable full windup? The analyses and answers to all of these questions and many more can be found in this book.In part I, you’ll learn the specifics of offense, from determining the hitting lineup to studying the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing pitcher and defense. The contributors to the offensive side of the game include Itch Jones, Mike Gillespie, Danny Hall, and Mark Johnson. In part II, experts such as Bob Bennett and John Winkin explore pitching from every angle, including strategies for shutting down hitters, stopping base runners, and fielding the position. In Parts III and Parts IV, you’ll learn better defensive strategies for fine-tuning your strategic approach from George Horton, Jim Morris, and Bobo Brayton, just to name a few. Take a big tactical lead on your opponent. From position-specific responsibilities to situation-specific options to adjusting to the level of competition to altering your game plan in the middle innings, Baseball Strategies covers all the bases to give you a winning advantage in thinking the game.

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The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract $19.99 When Bill James published his original Historical Baseball Abstract in 1985, he produced an immediate classic, hailed by the Chicago Tribune as the "holy book of baseball." Now, baseball’s beloved "Sultan of Stats" (The Boston Globe) is back with a fully revised and updated edition for the new millennium. Like the original, The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract is really several books in one. The Game provides a century’s worth of American baseball history, told one decade at a time, with energetic facts and figures about How, Where, and by Whom the game was played. In The Players, you’ll find listings of the top 100 players at each position in the major leagues, along with James’s signature stats-based ratings method called "Win Shares," a way of quantifying individual performance and calculating the offensive and defensive contributions of catchers, pitchers, infielders, and outfielders. And there’s more: the Reference section covers Win Shares for each season and each player, and even offers a Win Share team comparison. A must-have for baseball fans and historians alike, The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract is as essential, entertaining, and enlightening as the sport itself.

Baseball Haiku: The Best Haiku Ever Written About The Game $17.29 One of the most unusual baseball books of the 2007 season, this remarkable new collection, which includes poems from both America and Japan, captures perfectly the thrill of baseball-a double play, a game of catch, or the hushed pause as a pitcher looks in before hurling his pitch. Like haiku, the game is concerned with the nature of the seasons: joyous in the spring, thrilling in summer’s heat, ripening with the descent of fall, and remembered fondly in winter. Featuring the work of Jack Kerouac, the king of the Beat writers, who penned the first American baseball haiku, and Alan Pizzarelli, a major American haiku poet, the collection also includes Masaoka Shiki, one of the four great pillars of Japanese haiku, who fell in love with baseball when he was a student in Tokyo. Baseball Haiku , a literary and baseball treasure, will make a marvelous gift for the baseball fan in your family. Presenting more than two hundred of the greatest haiku ever written about the game.

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Coaching Youth Baseball – 4th Edition (Book) $16.95 Coaching Youth Baseball, Fourth Edition, stresses fun, safety, and effective instruction, helping you create an environment that promotes learning, encourages a love of the game, and motivates your athletes to come out year after year. Numerous coaching books present the skills and drills of baseball. But here’s a book that teaches you how to convey these skills to your athletes in an engaging and positive manner. Coaching Youth Baseball’s focus on teaching offensive and defensive skills through game like drills sets it apart from the current lineup of baseball coaching books. Sporting a reorganized format geared for sequential learning and quick reference, the fourth edition features a lineup of 11 new drills and 40 age-specific coaching tips that are sure to jump-start your planning and practices. The expertise of Coach Tom O’Connell and essential coaching skills–communicating with parents and officials, motivating players, and preparing for games and practices–make this book a must-read as you prepare to meet the challenges and enjoy the rewards of coaching young athletes. 2/22/2007 copyright, 192 pages.

Coaching Baseball Technical and Tactical Skills – 1st Edition (Book) $22.95 Numerous coaching books cover the bases on the skills and drills of baseball. But very few hit on the tactical skills of the game: the situational decisions players and coaches make that often determine the outcome of games. That’s where Coaching Baseball Technical and Tactical Skills stands out in the lineup of baseball titles available today.Written by the American Sport Education Program (ASEP) in conjunction with Tom O’Connell, a 30-year veteran coach and 2004 American Baseball Coaches Association Coach of the Year, Coaching Baseball Technical and Tactical Skills prepares you to be a better teacher and tactician of the game. Technical skills-such as hitting, throwing, and fielding-are examined in depth, as well as the tactical skills-such as hit-and-run, double-steal, and double-play defenses-that so many other books pitch around.Nearly 180 photos and illustrations bring the basic to intermediate technical skills to life, while sample season and practice plans help you in your preparation. With Coaching Baseball Technical and Tactical Skills, you have a resource you can rely on to take you down the base paths to coaching success.12/8/2005 copyright, 272 pages.

Cam Jansen: The Mystery Of The Babe Ruth Baseball #6 $3.19 The Cam Jansen books are perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books, and Cam is a spunky young heroine whom readers have loved for over two decades. Now the first ten books in the series have updated covers that bring new life to these perennial best-sellers. Old fans and new readers will love Cam’s cool, modern look!The Cam Jansen books are perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books, and Cam is a spunky young heroine whom readers have loved for over two decades. Now the first ten books in the series have updated covers that bring new life to these perennial best-sellers. Old fans and new readers will love Cam’s cool, modern look!

Name That Ballplayer: The Ultimate Baseball Whodunnit? Quiz $7.79 Taking a cue from the legendary TV game show Name That Tune Wayne Stewarts Name That Ballplayer is a unique baseball quiz book. This is not just a list of questions followed by the answers. Readers are given three sets of clues to help them name the ballplayer in question. If they get the player on the first clue they are awarded five points. If they require a second clue they get only three points. And if they need the final clue theyre still rewarded but with only one point. Not only are the clues given in tiers but the books four chapters run from extremely easy (e.g. identifying the likes of Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron) to much more obscure (where was Mickey Mantle born? what do you remember about Johnny Bench?).

Rob Neyer’s Big Book Of Baseball Blunders: A Complete Guide To The Worst Decisions And Stupidest Moments In Baseball History $5.89 BLOOPER: BALL SQUIRTS THROUGH BILLY BUCKNER’S LEGS. BLUNDER: BILLY BUCKNER’S MANAGER LEFT HIM IN THE GAME. Baseball bloopers are fun; they’re funny, even. A pitcher slips on the mound and his pitch sails over the backstop. An infielder camps under a pop-up…and the ball lands ten feet away. An outfielder tosses a souvenir to a fan…but that was just the second out, and runners are circling the bases (and laughing). Without these moments, the highlight reels wouldn’t be nearly as entertaining. Baseball blunders, however, can be tragic, and they will leave diehard fans asking why…why…why? Rob Neyer’s Big Book of Baseball Blunders does its best to answer all those whys, exploring the worst decisions and stupidest moments of managers, general managers, owners, and even commissioners. As he did in his Big Book of Baseball Lineups, Rob Neyer provides readers with a fascinating examination of baseball’s rich history, this time through the lens of the game’s sometimes hilarious, often depressing, and always perplexing blunders. · Which ill-fated move cost the Chicago White Sox a great hitter and the 1919 World Series? · What was Babe Ruth thinking when he became the first (and still the only) player to end a World Series by getting caught trying to steal? · Did playing one-armed Pete Gray in 1945 cost the Browns a pennant? · How did winning a coin toss lead to the Dodgers losing the National League pennant on Bobby Thomson’s "Shot Heard ’round the World"? · How damaging was the Frank Robinson-for-Milt Pappas deal, really? · Which of Red Sox manager Don Zimmer’s mistakes in 1978 was the worst? · Which Yankees trade was even worse than swapping Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps? · What non-move cost Buck Showalter a job and gave Joe Torre the opportunity of a lifetime? · Game 7, 2003 ALCS: Pedro winds up to throw his 123rd pitch…what were you thinking? These are just a few of the legendary (and not-so-legendary) blunders that Neyer analyzes, always with an eye on what happened, why it happened, and how it changed the fickle course of history. And in separate chapters, Neyer also reviews some of the game’s worst trades and draft picks and closely examines all the teams that fell just short of first place. Another in the series of Neyer’s Big Books of baseball history, Baseball Blunders should win a place in every devoted fan’s library.

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Perfect, Once Removed: When Baseball Was All the World to Me $7.39 In the winter of 1956, Phillip Hoose was a gawky, uncoordinated 9-year-old boy just moved to a new town-Speedway, Indiana-and trying to fit into a new school and circle of friends. Baseball was his passion, even though he was terrible at it and constantly shamed by his lack of ability. But he had one thing going for him that his classmates could never have-his second cousin was a pitcher for the New York Yankees. Don Larsen wasn’t a star, but he was in the Yankees’ rotation. And on October 8, 1956, he pitched perhaps the greatest game that has ever been pitched: a perfect game (27 batters up, 27 out) against the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series. It forever changed Phil’s life. Perfect, Once Removed, recalls with pitch-perfect clarity the angst and jubilation of Phil Hoose’s 9th year. To be published on the 50th anniversary of The Perfect Game, it will be one of the best baseball books of 2006.

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Fantasyland: A Sportswriter’s Obsessive Bid To Win The World’s Most Ruthless Fantasy Baseball $10.79 Every spring millions of Americans prepare to take part in one of the oddest most obsessive and most engrossing rituals in the sports pantheon: Rotisserie baseball a fantasy game where armchair fans match wits by building their own teams. In 2004 Sam Walker a sports columnist for the Wall Street Journal decided to explore this phenomenon by talking his way into Tout Wars a league reserved for the nation"s top experts. The result is one of the most sheerly entertaining sports books in years and a matchless look into the heart and soul of our national pastime.Every spring millions of Americans prepare to take part in one of the oddest most obsessive and most engrossing rituals in the sports pantheon: Rotisserie baseball a fantasy game where armchair fans match wits by building their own teams. In 2004 Sam Walker a sports columnist for the Wall Street Journal decided to explore this phenomenon by talking his way into Tout Wars a league reserved for the nation"s top experts. The result is one of the most sheerly entertaining sports books in years and a matchless look into the heart and soul of our national pastime.

Books: A Memoir $5.89 Larry McMurtry’s fascinating and surprisingly intimate memoir of his lifelong passion–buying, selling and collecting rare and antiquarian books.

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The Books Of The Bible $5.59 The Books of the Bible gives you an introduction to the Bible and essential grasp of – The 39 Old Testament Books – The 27 New Testament Books — Turn here for exactly the kind of informative easy-to-read overviews you’re looking for. From theology to biblical archaeology to the life of Christ and more each volume covers a topic of vital interest to Christians in handy one-page bits of information. The Zondervan Quick-Reference Library is knowledgeable fascinating and helpful. It cuts time and hassle by taking you straight to the heart of the things you most want to know about Christianity — one minute at a time. Here is one volume in a series of brief reference books for laypeople designed to be read in units of one or two pages

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Major League Baseball: An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports: Sports by the Numbers $7.99 The first title devoted to Americas national pastime in the new exciting and completely original Sports by the NumbersTM series! THE SPORT: Baseball is our national pastimeand the popularity of the game has never been greater than it is right now. The Sports by the NumbersTM franchise delves into the history of baseball and explores some of its greatest moments legends players and teams in a unique and provocative numerical framework. THE FORMAT: The presentation created by the authors distinguishes Sports by the NumbersTM from everything else available today. Major League Baseball is composed of ten chapters each offering one hundred numbered mini-storiesfacts anomalies records coincidences and enthralling lore and trivia. Each chapter begins with a stirring Introduction highlighting the many exciting stories detailed in that chapter. INTERACTIVE: Numerical entries tagged with SBTN-All Star and SBTN-Hall of Fame logos are scattered throughout this book. These logos indicate that more information is available at our website www.sportsbythenumbers.com. Just click on the athletic locker in the bottom right-hand corner of the homepage and access additional reading material audio and video clips and more. Sports by the NumbersTM books are not just for die-hard sports fans but for every fan and sports history reader who loves sports and wants to know more about their heroes and favorite teams. They will quench any fans thirst for entertainment and knowledge. About the Authors: Daniel J. Brush is currently working on his Ph.D. at the University of Oklahoma. David Horne is a professional educator and former high school athletic director currently pursuing his doctoral degree at the University of Oklahoma. Marc CB Maxwell is a Ph.D. student at the University of Oklahoma and is the author of Surviving Military Separation: 365 Days (Savas Beatie 2007).

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Willie’s Boys: The 1948 Birmingham Black Barons, The Last Negro League World Series, And The Making Of A Baseball Legend $15.99 The story of Willie Mays’s rookie year with the Negro American League’s Birmingham Black Barons, the Last Negro World Series, and the making of a baseball legend Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays is one of baseball’s endearing greats, a tremendously talented and charismatic center fielder who hit 660 career homeruns, collected 3,283 hits, knocked in 1,903 runs, won 12 Gold Glove Awards and appeared in 24 All-Star games. But before Mays was the "Say Hey Kid", he was just a boy. Willie’s Boys is the story of his remarkable 1948 rookie season with the Negro American League’s Birmingham Black Barons, who took a risk on a raw but gifted 16-year-old and gave him the experience, confidence, and connections to escape Birmingham’s segregation, navigate baseball’s institutional racism, and sign with the New York Giants. Willie’s Boys offers a character-rich narrative of the apprenticeship Mays had at the hands of a diverse group of savvy veterans who taught him the ways of the game and the world. Sheds new light on the virtually unknown beginnings of a baseball great, not available in other books Captures the first incredible steps of a baseball superstar in his first season with the Negro League’s Birmingham Black Barons Introduces the veteran group of Negro League players, including Piper Davis, who gave Mays an incredible apprenticeship season Illuminates the Negro League’s last days, drawing on in-depth research and interviews with remaining players Explores the heated rivalry between Mays’s Black Barons and Buck O’Neil’s Kansas City Monarchs , culminating in the last Negro League World Series Breaks new historical ground on what led the New York Giants to acquire Mays, and why he didn’t sign with the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees, or Boston Red Sox Packed with stories and insights, Willie’s Boys takes you inside an important part of baseball history and the development of one of the all-time greats ever to play the game.

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The Book of Books $4.99 The King James Bible has often been called the Book of Books both in itself and in what it stands for. Since its publication in 1611 it has been the best selling book in the world, and many believe, had the greatest impact.The King James Bible has spread the Protestant faith. It has also been the greatest influence on the enrichment of the English language and its literature. It has been the Bible of wars from the British Civil War in the seventeenth century to the American Civil War two centuries later and it has been carried into battle in innumerable conflicts since then. Its influence on social movements – particularly involving women in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries – and politics was profound. It was crucial to the growth of democracy. It was integral to the abolition of slavery and it defined attitudes to modern science, education and sex.As THE ADVENTURE OF ENGLISH explored the history of our language, so THE BOOK OF BOOKS reveals the extraordinary and still-felt impact of a work created 400 years ago.

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