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Baseball Greatness
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Author : David Kaiser
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2018-02-20
Baseball Greatness written by David Kaiser and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-20 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Recent advances in baseball statistical analysis have made it possible to assess the totality of contribution each player makes to team success or failure. Using the metric Wins Above Average (WAA)--the number of wins that the 2016 Red Sox, for example, added because they had Mookie Betts in right field, instead of an average player--the author undertakes a fascinating review of major league baseball from 1901 through 2017. The great teams are analyzed, underscoring why they were successful. The great players of each generation are identified using simple, reliable metrics--from Ty Cobb through Mike Trout, and pitchers from Christy Mathewson to Clayton Kershaw. Surprises abound. The importance of pitching is found to be vastly exaggerated. Many Hall of Fame pitchers (and some hitters) achieved immortality almost entirely on the backs of their teammates, while a few over-qualified players still await induction. Focusing on today's rosters, the WAA assessment shows that the game is threatened by an unprecedented shortage of great players.
Greatness In Waiting
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Author : Ray Istorico
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2008-01-30
Greatness In Waiting written by Ray Istorico and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-30 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Before they acquired Babe Ruth or won a single championship, the New York Yankees (née Highlanders) were a team that inspired the strongest of feelings in baseball circles. Stars such as Jack Chesbro, Hal Chase, and Brooklyner Willie Keeler drew loud followings, and the team made loyal fans of those who disliked the cross-town Giants or Dodgers. Even Ban Johnson prized the franchise, which gave his upstart American League a foothold in the nation’s most populous city. Baltimoreans, on the other hand, nurtured an animus toward the team, which only a few years earlier had been called the Orioles. And former Orioles manager John McGraw hatched a plan, along with Giants owner Andrew Freedman, to sabotage the new club. This heavily illustrated volume combines a fully documented history of the deadball-era Yankees with 195 photos of the people, places, and events that figured prominently in the story.
The Tools Of Greatness
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Author : Bobby F. Humphrey
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2015-06-08
The Tools Of Greatness written by Bobby F. Humphrey and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-08 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The Tools of Greatness is an in-depth, easily accessible, catching instructional book that details the most important position on the diamond. With fundamental, mechanical, and developmental insight, players and coaches alike have a definite guide to enhance catching ability. Coach Humphrey takes his experience as a player, coach, and scout and provides secrets and disciplines to help catchers reach their potential. With instructional excerpts and guidance from major college and professional coaches, the book is appropriate for youngsters as well as high-level athletes and coaches looking to improve one or all areas. Leadership, receiving, blocking, throwing, and defensive plays around the plate are highlighted in detail with drills and progression. Also included are a coaching plan, note to bull pen catchers, and a chapter detailing what college and pro scouts look for. With Mario Garza (New York Yankees), Jeff Ware (New York Yankees), Randy Mazey (West Virginia University), and Jim Thompson (New York Mets).
The Image Of Their Greatness
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Author : Lawrence S. Ritter
language : en
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Release Date : 1984
The Image Of Their Greatness written by Lawrence S. Ritter and has been published by Crown Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Baseball categories.
A history of baseball from 1900 to 1983, decade by decade. Includes 600 photographs and information on players, teams, and managers.
Defining Greatness
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Author : Michael Hoban
language : en
Publisher: Booklocker.com
Release Date : 2012-04
Defining Greatness written by Michael Hoban and has been published by Booklocker.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Who belongs in baseball's Hall of Fame? That is, which players have EARNED the right to be there? In this book, Professor Michael Hoban uses Bill James' Win Shares system to come up with a formula that assigns a numerical value to a player's entire career. The system, called the CAWS Career Gauge (Career Assessment/Wins shares) establishes career benchmarks for each position - to determine if a player has obvious HOF numbers.
The Cambridge Companion To Baseball
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Author : Leonard Cassuto
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-02-21
The Cambridge Companion To Baseball written by Leonard Cassuto and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-21 with History categories.
From Babe Ruth to the Black Sox scandal, this Companion examines baseball's history, global identity, current challenges and memorable personalities.
Few And Chosen Yankees
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Author : Whitey Ford
language : en
Publisher: Triumph Books
Release Date : 2001-09
Few And Chosen Yankees written by Whitey Ford and has been published by Triumph Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-09 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Whitey Ford, a Hall of Fame pitcher with the Yankees for 16 seasons, gives unique insight and takes on the challenge of selecting the five best players at each position in the franchise's history, which includes 26 World Series championships and 36 American League pennants--a legacy no other team comes close to achieving. Featured players include Joe DiMaggio, Phil Rizzuto, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Johnny Mize, and Enos Slaughter.
The Last Of His Kind
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Author : Andy McCullough
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2024-05-07
The Last Of His Kind written by Andy McCullough and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, examining the genesis of his brilliance, his epic quest to win the World Series, and his singular place within the evolving baseball landscape—based on exclusive interviews with Kershaw and more than 200 others. More than any baseball player of his generation, Clayton Kershaw has embodied the burden of athletic greatness, the prizes and perils that await those who strive for it all. He is a three-time Cy Young award winner, the first pitcher to win National League MVP since Bob Gibson, and a surefire, first-ballot Hall of Famer. Many of his peers consider him the greatest pitcher to ever climb atop a big-league mound. In an age when baseball became more impersonal, a sport altered by adherence to algorithms and actuarial tables, Kershaw personified the game’s lingering humanity, with his joy and suffering on display each October as he chased a championship. He pitched through pain, placing his future at risk on the game’s grandest stages. He endeared himself to teammates and foes alike with his refusal to make excuses, with his willingness to shoulder the blame when he failed. And he only further impressed them when he returned, year after year, even as his body broke down from the strain of his profession. The journey captivated fans in Los Angeles and beyond, so much so that when the Dodgers finally won a title in 2020, the baseball world exulted in his triumph. The Last of His Kind traces Kershaw’s path from a boyhood fractured by divorce to his development as one of the most-heralded pitching prospects in Texas history to his emergence in Los Angeles as the spiritual heir to Sandy Koufax. But the book also charts Kershaw’s place in baseball’s changing landscape, as his own stubbornness butted against the game’s evolution. The story of baseball in the 21st century can be told through Kershaw’s career, from his apprenticeship with icons like Joe Torre and Greg Maddux, to his wary relationship with the implementation of analytics, to his victimhood in the 2017 sign-stealing scandal at the hands of the Houston Astros. The game has changed so much during Kershaw’s illustrious career. To understand how baseball is played today, and how it got that way, you must understand the journey of Clayton Kershaw.
Few And Chosen Phillies
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Author : Gary Matthews
language : en
Publisher: Triumph Books
Release Date : 2012-04-01
Few And Chosen Phillies written by Gary Matthews and has been published by Triumph Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Covering nearly 130 years of the team’s history, former Phillies great and current color commentator Gary Matthews recounts the greatest Phillies and their contributions to the sport of baseball. From Robin Roberts and the Whiz Kids of the 1950s to the world champion 2008 roster, this work includes a ranking of the top five Phillies at each position, rare archival photos, and detailed biographies of the franchise’s greatest players. With insights from a uniquely qualified baseball insider, this one of a kind book is the ultimate reference for any baseball fan or Phillies fanatic.
Greatness In The Shadows
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Author : Douglas M. Branson
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2016-04
Greatness In The Shadows written by Douglas M. Branson and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Just weeks after Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, Larry Doby joined Robinson in breaking the color barrier in the major leagues when he became the first black player to integrate the American League, signing with the Cleveland Indians in July 1947. Doby went on to be a seven-time All-Star center fielder who led the Indians to two pennants. In many respects Robinson and Doby were equals in their baseball talent and experiences and had remarkably similar playing careers: both were well-educated, well-spoken World War II veterans and both had played spectacularly, albeit briefly, in the Negro Leagues. Like Robinson, Doby suffered brickbats, knock-down pitches, spit in his face, and other forms of abuse and discrimination. Doby was also a pioneering manager, becoming the second black manager after Frank Robinson. Well into the 1950s Doby was the only African American All-Star in the American League during a period in which fifteen black players became National League All-Stars. Why is Doby largely forgotten as a central figure in baseball’s integration? Why has he not been accorded his rightful place in baseball history? Greatness in the Shadows attempts to answer these questions, bringing Doby’s story to life and sharing his achievements and firsts with a new generation.
