Essays & Writings 11

"This isn’t just a story about baseball. It’s about life and the beauty of knowing and accepting who you are.” ーJeff Passan, ESPN baseball columnist This fascinating book chronicles the unsung men ……続きを見る

Veteran and expert boxing writer Nat Fleischer recounts the career of Terrible Terry McGovern, who dominated the Bantam and Featherweight classes at the turn of the 20th Century. Still regarded as o……続きを見る

Thurman Munson's memoir, written just the year before his death, returns with a new introduction about his lasting legacy and a new foreword by his wife Diana who reveals the man dedicated to family……続きを見る

Experience the illustrious and passionate history of the Boston Red Sox, one of the most storied franchises in baseball, as it happened through the articles, features, and lens of their hometown and……続きを見る

"The worst curse in life is unlimited potential." - Ken Brett High expectations come with being labeled "the next Mickey Mantle." But once the media or an organization utters that phrase, it becomes……続きを見る

Born to be a Ballplayer... ...from a town so small it didn't have a traffic light. Dick McAuliffe was drafted into Major League Baseball at the age of 17 by the Detroit Tigers and became a 3-time ML……続きを見る

Foreword by Allan "Bud" Selig. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Japanese baseball, the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is proud to publish a two-volume set, Nichibei Yakyu: US Bas……続きを見る

This book is a series of short stories about all the sports I have played throughout my life. Some stories are written in the third person perspective, while others are written in the first person p……続きを見る

Baseball fans in the Bronx and beyond will delight in this incomparable, far-reaching collection of insider tales When 19-year-old Marty Appel got a job as a mail clerk for the New York Yankees, ass……続きを見る

The long-awaited third issue of Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts is now available for all to enjoy. Featuring over 20 poems, and over 40 total pieces of fiction and creative essays, the ……続きを見る

Hit the road for a deep dive into baseball, the American pastime. On a hot summer day in 1987, a group of guys who call themselves "The Amoeba" hit the road in a rented motorhome that they call "The……続きを見る

The year was 1987 in midstate North Carolina. School had released for the summer, and the summer league baseball program was about to begin. This summer would be different than the previous years of……続きを見る

"The Last Nine Innings is the last word on the inside of baseball. It's full of wonderful revelations and perceptions that help us understand the game in ways that we might never have imagined. Char……続きを見る

“A unique baseball book, one that cleverly explores the history of the sport through cultural and political lenses.” ーLargehearted Boy The Devil’s Snake Curve offers an alternative American history……続きを見る

Il circo del pallone non è sempre un'oasi felice e dorata. Non è sempre palcoscenico di grandi eventi, leggendari trionfi e memorabili sconfitte.Spesso inquietanti ombre avvolgono il calcio italiano……続きを見る

L’immagine di un lupo che ulula a una luna blucerchiata descrive, come meglio non potrebbe la “voce” dell’autore, una penna lucida e graffiante che si caratterizza per competenza calcistica, ironia ……続きを見る

Jim Prime deploys both memory and imagination in these short stories that take you from his youth on Long Island, Nova Scotia to the pitcher's mound at Fenway Park in Boston, and even deep into the ……続きを見る

With the world's eyes on Jackie Robinson, there were not many who noticed the sportswriter who traveled by the baseball star's side in 1946-47. Wendell Smith was a pioneer not only in writing, but i……続きを見る

LeRoy “Satchel” Paige was a man of many wordsーboastful, brash, bitter, wise. Maybe I’ll Pitch Forever is Paige’s story in his own words. It is unadulterated Satchel, as pure as knee-high smoke over……続きを見る

Whether you are from the Ricky Bobby era of, "if you ain't first you're last" or from the more recent decades of the "participation trophy kids" this book takes an easy to understand evidenced based……続きを見る

The 50th Anniversary edition of “the book that changed baseball” (NPR), chosen by Time magazine as one of the “100 Greatest Non-Fiction” books. When Ball Four was published in 1970, it created a fir……続きを見る

Level-up your long-term baseball strategy and GET RECRUITED with insights and tips straight from college coaches!Do you have what it takes to become a top-level player at the college level?Are you l……続きを見る

This insightful collection documents Latinos in baseball from an interdisciplinary perspective. From the late, great Roberto Clemente, to Giants legend Juan Marichal to Pedro Martinez, Manny Ramirez……続きを見る

"The days seem like minutes, but the memories last forever." Take it from this senior citizen and proud grandfather. Luck is real. I have attended some of the best baseball games ever, always seemin……続きを見る

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A captivating chronicle of the incredible story of one of America’s most iconic, charismatic, and still polarizing figuresーbaseball immortal Pete Roseーand an exquisit……続きを見る

The Little Baseball Poetry Book brings together the love of baseball and poetry; it will make the perfect gift for the baseball fan and add to your baseball sports collection. Educator, Author, and ……続きを見る

The All-Star pitcher tells his incredible life story from picking coffee in the Dominican Republic to reaching MLB icon status in America. Legendary baseball pitcher Bartolo Colónーalso known as Big……続きを見る

The Cubs have called Wrigley their home since 1916 and have treated their loyal followers with memories that have lasted for generations. From the legend of Babe Ruth's called shot to Kerry Wood's d……続きを見る

A collection of quotes, anecdotes, and malaprops from one of baseball’s wisest and wittiest personalities. New York Times–bestselling author Phil Pepe takes readers along on Yogi Berra’s journey fro……続きを見る

A treasury of Twin Cities baseball history packed with photos from the archives. Major League Baseball came to the Minnesota prairie in the spring of 1961, and ever since, the Minnesota Twins have h……続きを見る