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The 2016 edition of the New York Times Bestselling Guide
Welcome to The Show! After 20 All-Star seasons, the creators of this, the 21st edition of the industry-leading Baseball Prospectus annual, could have been content to rest on their laurels. Instead, Baseball Prospectus 2016 contains significant improvements along with the usual key stat categories, player predictions and insider-level commentary that readers expect from Baseball Prospectus'...
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Here is a wonderful collection of twenty revealing essays on the national pastime. Featuring contributions from Roger Angell, John Thorn, Frank Deford, George Plimpton, Stefan Fatsis, and others (plus a foreword by the legendary Yogi Berra), the stories are united by the authors' fervent love of the game.
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Like the bestselling Baseball Prospectus annual, this midseason debut provides the latest scoops and analysis to help super-fans follow their favorite teams, and fantasy players win their leagues. July and August is when the smartest teams pull off the big trades or see big contributions from previously obscure rookies. This book pulls out the teams and players with the most crucial updates since the start of the season, with plenty of articles, lists,...
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The San Francisco Giants' 2012 postseason run was symbolic of the team's season. The 2012 season saw the Giants lose closer Brian Wilson to injury in April, overcome the departure of All-Star left fielder Melky Cabrera to suspension in August, and adjust to the season-long struggles of ace Tim Lincecum. Yet the Giants captured the National League West crown. In the National League playoffs, the Giants won a record six elimination games in the NLDS...
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The bestselling annual baseball preview from the smartest analysts in the business
The essential guide to the 2012 baseball season is on deck now, and whether you're a fan or fantasy player-or both-you won't be properly informed without it. Baseball Prospectus 2012 brings together an elite group of analysts to provide the definitive look at the upcoming season in critical essays and commentary on the thirty teams, their managers, and more than sixty...
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A celebration and remembrance of baseball's home run king "Hammerin'" Hank Aaron was unquestionably one of baseball's greatest icons, revered for his powerful bat, intense resolve, and unwavering generosity. The Braves legend's passing in 2021 was mourned across baseball, inspiring countless tributes to Aaron and his 23-year Hall of Fame career.
Hank Aaron: A Tribute To The Hammer is a celebration of Aaron's incomparable presence in Atlanta, Milwaukee,...
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For the third time in 10 seasons, the Boston Red Sox are World Series champions. The teams path to postseason gloryand the celebration that followedare featured in this special commemorative volume. The book documents the American League Divisional Series, American League Championship Series, and World Series games that led up to the clinching Game 6 victory with action-packed photos, great quotes, and colorful commentary by Globe columnists Dan Shaughnessy,...
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Having spent the past four years recording hundreds of training sessions by some of Major League Baseball's best athletes, the editors of STACK have built a library of grueling workouts, training secrets, and nutritional tips used by America's professional diamond greats. This book gives an inside look at the best workouts, together with instructions and advice from 10 of pro baseball's most prolific and well-conditioned players and their coaches....
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Baseball's new dynasty is the San Francisco Giants. The Giants captured their third World Series crown in five seasons in 2014-this last one having taken perhaps the most unlikely path. San Francisco finished second in the NL West but advanced to the Wild Card game against Pittsburgh. The Giants stomped the Pirates 8-0, then outlasted the Washington Nationals and the St. Louis Cardinals to set up a Fall Classic showdown with the Kansas City Royals....
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First published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1949, Franklin "Whitey" Lewis's The Cleveland Indians begins with the organization's early years as the Cleveland Forest Citys, covers the 1920 World Series victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers, and concludes with the excitement of the 1948 pennant race. This early team history covers such Cleveland legends as Cy Young, from his days in Tuscarawas County and Canton and his time with the Cleveland Spiders; Bob...
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When John Farrellwas introduced as the new Red Sox manager in the fall of 2012, he took over alast-place teamlacking talent and cohesion. A franchise that once made Boston proud had become an embarrassment. Just one year later, the Red Sox have won the World Series, their third title in a decade.There were many keys to the teams success, General manager Ben Cherington remade the roster with a series of mid-range free-agent signings. The returning...
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From Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium: Great Games in Philadelphia's Lost Ballpark evokes memories and the exciting history of the celebrated ballpark through stories of 100 games played there and several feature essays. The games included in this volume reflect every decade in the ballpark's history, from the inaugural game on April 12, 1909, to the last, on October 1, 1970.
Shibe Park was the home of the Philadelphia A's from 1909 until their...
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A Palace in the Nation's Capital: Griffith Stadium, Home of the Washington Senators revives memories and the history of Griffith Stadium through detailed summaries of more than 70 games played there, as well as insightful essays. The ballpark's rich and storied history of Negro League baseball is included, too.
Griffith Stadium was the home of the American League charter member Washington Senators from 1911 through 1960 and the identically named...
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Give the gift of baseball this holiday season with this eBook bundle. The Yankees fan eBook set includes Babe Ruth's Called Shot, the Yankees Fan Little Book of Wisdom, and Red Sox vs. Yankees. Each book explores the history and sport of the team, its rivals, and its most famous athletes.
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Matt Harvey is getting healthy. The young pitching staff looks ready from prime time. Even Mr. Met is holding his head a little higher these days. Each book highlights only the best of the Mets throughout baseball history. This set includes Amazing Mets Trivia, Mets Fan's Little Book of Wisdom, and Best Mets. From trivia to tips and best-kept secrets, these books are fast paced and exciting (even when the team wasn't).
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Stefan Fatsis sends his "stunningly perfect, consummately perfect, why-would-anyone-use-anything-else? perfect" glove to be restored by the glove designer at Rawlings. Frank Deford makes the case that the baseball cap may be the most universal article of clothing ever designed. Roger Angell considers why it is that pitchers are "so much livelier and more garrulous than hitters." George Plimpton reflects on the slow demotion of aging or slumping players...
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Part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser, and absolutely the most unusual and thorough compendium of baseball stats and facts ever assembled-all verified for accuracy by the Baseball Hall of Fame.
First created by legendary sportswriter Bert Randolph Sugar, and now updated, here are thousands of fascinating lists, tables, data, and stimulating facts. Inside, you'll find all of the big name baseball heroes like Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Ernie...
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After 19 seasons in the major leagues, all with a single teama feat few athletes in todays modern sport can matchMariano Rivera closes out his career with the New York Yankees at the conclusion of the 2013 season. New Yorks much-loved closer retires as baseballs all-time leader in saves, ERA, and appearances, and he holds the Yankees single-season saves record as well. Few could have predicted when the Yankees brought Rivera up to the majors in 1995...
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Candid, controversial, and usually laced with humor, Ozzie Guillen's frank assessments of both friends and foes, as well as his steadfast willingness to explain his decision-making process regarding game strategy, makes him one of the game's most popular figures, and this intimate account brings readers inside the manager's office, sharing with them thoughts, dreams, quips, and quotes from one of the most active mindsand mouthsin today's game. The...
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