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It has been called the last great American sports story, a quest that has spanned more than a century and captivated millions of fans. In 2016, the Chicago Cubs were at last baseball's champions, br……続きを見る

Ele é um dos maiores arremessadores de beisebol, e de repente vê que sua melhor jogada não é tão boa quanto antes. Após um jogo perfeito, Billy Wagner se aposenta do beisebol, mas o Mets seduz o jog……続きを見る

Curse broken. For the first time since 1908, the Chicago Cubs are champions of the baseball world! Following a dominant regular season and a thrilling playoff performance, the Cubs captured their lo……続きを見る

Lyman Bostock Jr. had baseball in his blood. The son of a former Negro League standout, Bostock began his professional career with the Minnesota Twins in 1975. Two years later, he became one of the ……続きを見る

As part of every Reds game broadcast on the Reds Radio Network, Greg Rhodes, noted baseball historian and director of the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum, presents a brief, colorful account of a memora……続きを見る

The Big Red Machine dominated major league baseball in the 1970s, but the Cincinnati franchise began its climb to that pinnacle in 1961, when an unlikely collection of cast-offs and wannabes stunned……続きを見る

Debate still rages on about who invented baseball. But one thing is certain...it was alive and fractious in southwestern Ontario in the summer of 1949. Charlie Hodge, just finishing his last year of……続きを見る

The Weight Lifted collects Chicago Tribune sportswriter Paul Sullivan’s coverage of the Chicago Cubs’ historic 2016 championship season. The 16-article collection traces the arc of the Cubs’ groundb……続きを見る

Appearance- and performance-enhancing drugsーspecifically, anabolic steroids (APEDs)ーprovide a tempting competitive advantage for amateur baseball players. But this shortcut can exact a fatal cost ……続きを見る

Of the tens of thousands of men who have played Major League Baseball, about 160 of them were Jewish. The New York Mets, who play in the Jewish capital of America, have had just nine Jews take the f……続きを見る

Bill Geivett's- Do You Want to Work in Baseball? Do you want to know the process of acquiring employment in MLB? Have you wondered how baseball scouts evaluate players? Do you want to know more abou……続きを見る

From Pig's Eye to a pig on the field, the long and rich legacy of the St. Paul Saints is central to the history of baseball in Minnesota. Celebrate the players, owners, managers, and fansー and the ……続きを見る

Bill James and the Baseball Info Solutions team of analysts continue to pack in new content, including a fresh look at the continued rise and effectiveness of The Shift and a new breakdown of home r……続きを見る

Relato sobre los últimos días de un exitoso jugador de beisbol que opta por buscar un exitoso pero arriegado regreso a las canchas pese a su actual enfemedad. 続きを見る

The 2017 edition of The New York Times Bestselling Guide. The 22nd edition of this industry-leading baseball annual contains all of the important regular and advanced statistics, player predictions ……続きを見る

To a generation of fans, Willie Mays was the greatest ballplayer they had ever seen. The prowess and speed of the Say Hey Kid were unmatched on the diamond before his time, prompting Joe DiMaggio to……続きを見る

While baseball is traditionally perceived as a game to be played, enjoyed, and reported from a masculine perspective, it has long been beloved among womenーmore so than any other spectator sport. Br……続きを見る

Billy ha raggiunto l’apice del successo nel baseball, ma all’improvviso scopre di non essere più il campione che tutti ammiravano. Billy Wagner si era ritirato dal baseball lo scorso anno, dopo aver……続きを見る

Long before Hank Greenberg earned recognition as baseball's greatest Jewish player, Jews had developed a unique, and very close, relationship with the American pastime. In the late nineteenth centur……続きを見る

This comprehensive visitor's guide to the teams of baseball's South Atlantic League lays out the methods needed to plan efficient, cost-effective and rewarding road trips to see home games at ballpa……続きを見る

From its colorful beginnings more than a century ago, baseball's annual Most Valuable Player Award has become the most prestigious (and contentious) individual honor in the sport. No accolade means ……続きを見る

With an emphasis on instilling a love for the game, this handbook instructs parents and coaches on teaching the basics of baseball to young players. More than 80 photos demonstrate the proper techni……続きを見る

From the vaudeville gyrations of New York Giants star pitchers Rube Marquard and Christy Mathewson, to Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra as hoofing infielders in Take Me Out to the Ball Game, to the stag……続きを見る

This history of America's pastime describes the evolution of baseball from early bat and ball games to its growth and acceptance in different regions of the country. Such New York clubs as the Atlan……続きを見る

Nineteen essays by Briley focus on major league baseball as it reflected the changing American culture from about 1945 to about 1980. He examines the era through the lens of race, gender and class--……続きを見る

How did the business of professional baseball fare during World War II? The sport, like many nonessential industries, struggled to find its place in society during a time of war. The men who ran the……続きを見る

Baseball's roots lie deep in our ancestral past. The ancient arts of throwing (distance warfare), hitting (close quarters combat), and running (attack and retreat) were woven into the earliest forms……続きを見る

Sports fans are a devoted bunch, win or lose. Millions sit in the wind and the cold, watching their team slip ever further from the playoffs--only to come back for more next year. What is it that ke……続きを見る

With the aim of providing anyone interested in baseball scorekeeping everything he or she needs to perform the task, this book contains a thorough and comprehensive manual on keeping a scorecard, to……続きを見る

The Arizona Territory is known for saloons, gunfights, outlaws and strong women. But the history of baseball in Arizona is long forgotten. The national pastime came first to the territory's many mil……続きを見る