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Bronx Bummers
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Author : Robert Dominguez
language : en
Publisher: Riverdale Avenue Books LLC
Release Date : 2016-04-04
Bronx Bummers written by Robert Dominguez and has been published by Riverdale Avenue Books LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-04 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Whether you love the Yankees or loathe them, even the most casual baseball fan is well versed on the team’s nearly 100-year lineage of legends that span the decades from Ruth to DiMaggio to Mantle to Jeter. Most every book on the Yankees, therefore, heralds the unparalleled winning tradition of the famed Bronx Bombers. This is not that kind of book. In Bronx Bummers: The Unofficial History of the New York Yankees’ Bad Boys, Blunders and Brawls, authors Robert Dominguez and David Hinckley shine a light on the dark side of the team’s otherwise illustrious history. In 50 lighthearted chapters, Bronx Bummers begins with the tale of the Yankees’ first colorful owners in 1903 — one was a former New York police chief widely considered the most corrupt cop in city history, the other was Manhattan's biggest owner of illegal gambling dens — and continues through the sordid exploits of some of the team’s earliest stars, including a slick-fielding first baseman run out of baseball for throwing games; a good-hitting pitcher who derailed his Hall of Fame-bound career with his brawling and boozing ways; and even the great Babe Ruth himself, who regularly led the league in HRs, RBIs and STDs. And while most baseball teams have a history of bench-clearing brawls, Dominguez and Hinckley, veteran New York City tabloid reporters, chronicle how the Yankees hold the unofficial record for most fights between teammates — not to mention the most front-office blunders. From the bad old days of the team’s origins as the Highlanders all the way to the Bronx Zoo years and beyond, Bronx Bummers divulges what really went on behind the boxscores of baseball's winningest franchise.
Bronx Bummers An Unofficial History Of The New York Yankees Bad Boys Blunders And Brawls
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Author : Robert Dominguez
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-04-04
Bronx Bummers An Unofficial History Of The New York Yankees Bad Boys Blunders And Brawls written by Robert Dominguez and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-04 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Whether you love the Yankees or loathe them, even the most casual baseball fan is well versed on the team's nearly 100-year lineage of legends that span the decades from Ruth to DiMaggio to Mantle to Jeter. Most every book on the Yankees, therefore, heralds the unparalleled winning tradition of the famed Bronx Bombers. This is not that kind of book. In Bronx Bummers: The Unofficial History of the New York Yankees' Bad Boys, Blunders and Brawls, authors Robert Dominguez and David Hinckley shine a light on the dark side of the team's otherwise illustrious history. In 50 lighthearted chapters, Bronx Bummers begins with the tale of the Yankees' first colorful owners in 1903 - one was a former New York police chief widely considered the most corrupt cop in city history, the other was Manhattan's biggest owner of illegal gambling dens - and continues through the sordid exploits of some of the team's earliest stars, including a slick-fielding first baseman run out of baseball for throwing games; a good-hitting pitcher who derailed his Hall of Fame-bound career with his brawling and boozing ways; and even the great Babe Ruth himself, who regularly led the league in HRs, RBIs and STDs. And while most baseball teams have a history of bench-clearing brawls, Dominguez and Hinckley, veteran New York City tabloid reporters, chronicle how the Yankees hold the unofficial record for most fights between teammates - not to mention the most front-office blunders. From the bad old days of the team's origins as the Highlanders all the way to the Bronx Zoo years and beyond, Bronx Bummers divulges what really went on behind the boxscores of baseball's winningest franchise.
Spanking The Yankees
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Author : Gabriel Schechter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-07-20
Spanking The Yankees written by Gabriel Schechter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-20 with categories.
The ultimate collection of stories, quotes, and game descriptions of the worst losses, most offensive affronts, and greatest failures in Yankees' history. Blown games, stupid free agent signings, the screwing of players, broadcasters, and fans - at least one bad thing for all 366 days of the year!
The Dickson Baseball Dictionary Third Edition
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Author : Paul Dickson
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2011-06-13
The Dickson Baseball Dictionary Third Edition written by Paul Dickson and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-13 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The definitive work on the language of baseball—one of the “Five Best Baseball Books” (Wall Street Journal). Hailed as “a staggering piece of scholarship” (Wall Street Journal) and “an indispensable guide to the language of baseball” (San Diego Union-Tribune), The Dickson Baseball Dictionary has become an invaluable resource for those who love the game. Drawing on dozens of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century periodicals, as well as contemporary sources, Dickson’s brilliant, illuminating definitions trace the earliest appearances of terms both well known and obscure. This edition includes more than 10,000 terms with 18,000 individual entries, and more than 250 photos. This “impressively comprehensive” (The Nation) book will delight everyone from the youngest fan to the hard-core aficionado.
Baseball Team Names
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Author : Richard Worth
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2013-02-21
Baseball Team Names written by Richard Worth and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-21 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Professional baseball is full of arcane team names. The Los Angeles Dodgers, for instance, owe their nickname to the trolley tracks that honeycombed Brooklyn in the early 1880s. (Residents were "trolley dodgers.") From the Negro Leagues, there were the Pittsburgh Crawfords (sponsored early by the Crawford Bath House and Recreation Center); from the minors, the Tucson Waddies (slang for cowboy) and, later, the Montgomery Biscuits (for the would-be concessions staple); from overseas, the Adelaide, Australia, Bite (a shark reference but also a pun for bight) and the Bussum, Netherlands, Mr. Cocker HCAW (the sponsoring restaurant chain, followed by the acronym for the official team name, Honkbalclub Allan Weerbaar). This comprehensive reference book explains the nicknames of thousands of major and minor league franchises, Negro League and early independent black clubs, and international teams--from 1869 through 2011.
Baseball S Greatest Series
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Author : Chris Donnelly
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2010-01-15
Baseball S Greatest Series written by Chris Donnelly and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-15 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Baseball's Greatest Series details what many believe to be the most exciting postseason series in baseball history: the 1995 Division Series between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners. This division series was not simply about two teams playing five postseason games. It was about Ken Griffey Jr., Lou Piniella, Buck Showalter, Gene Michael, Jim Leyritz, Randy Johnson, Wade Boggs, Tony Fernandez, Pat Kelly, Dion James, Darryl Strawberryùand many others who changed the course of baseball history . . . A team playing to keep baseball alive in the Pacific Northwest A manager who was literally managing for his job A New York sports icon who for one week reminded everybody of the dominating player he had been a decade earlier Chris Donnelly's replay of this entire season reminds readers that it was a time when grown men cried their eyes out after defeat, and others, just a few hundred feet away, poured beer and champagne over one another while 57,000 people in Seattle's Kingdome celebrated. Five games they were. Five games that reminded people, after the devastating players' strike in 1994, how great a game baseball is because comebacks are always possible, no matter how great the obstacles may seem. From Don Mattingly's only postseason home run, which caused a near riot, to Edgar Martinez's legendary eleventh inning series-clinching double, Donnelly chronicles the earlier struggles of both teams during the 1980s, their mid-1990s resurgence, all five heart-stopping games of the series, and the dramatic and long-lasting effects of Seattle's victory. Simply stated, Baseball's Greatest Series hits a home run.
The Psychedelic Sixties A Social History Of The United States 1960 69
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Author : Richard T. Stanley
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2013-05-28
The Psychedelic Sixties A Social History Of The United States 1960 69 written by Richard T. Stanley and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-28 with History categories.
The Psychedelic Sixties were turbulent times filled with periods of ecstasy and despair. Who could have predicted that President Kennedy's Camelot would end with his televised assassination? Or that Harvard psychologist Timothy Leary's "Concord Prison Project" would evolve into his becoming the pied piper of LSD, the Psychedelic Revolution, and the Hippie Movement? To the credit of many Americans, a key characteristic of the Psychedelic Sixties was the search for solutions to society's social problems. But who could have predicted that President Johnson's "Great Society" would soon fall victim to race riots, student protests, and an increasingly unpopular war in Vietnam? Throughout the sixties, regular folks tried to find relief by watching TV comedies, motion picture musicals, and major sports events. And music --- from The Beatles to The Rolling Stones. Despite all the decade's chaos and bloodshed, public and private schools at all levels grew at unprecedented rates. And corporate America and our schools were more in cahoots than ever: "Want a good job? Get a college degree!" And, in 1969, as some Hippies still exclaimed, "Tune in, turn on, drop out!", an American named Neil Armstrong WALKED ON THE MOON!
Pater Noster In Condoland
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Author : Norman Ross
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2009-06-19
Pater Noster In Condoland written by Norman Ross and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The fifth volume of a journal of daily life in a senior condominium community in Florida told with wit, humor, and insight--from February to June 2009.
The Polo Grounds
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Author : Stew Thornley
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2019-02-15
The Polo Grounds written by Stew Thornley and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-15 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In an era of unique baseball stadiums, the Polo Grounds in New York stood out from the rest. With its horseshoe shape, the Polo Grounds had extremely short distances down the foul lines and equally long distances up the alley and to center field. Some of baseball's most historic moments--Bobby Thomson's Shot Heard Round the World, Willie Mays' Catch, Fred Merkle's infamous blunder--happened at the Polo Grounds. This book offers descriptive text and photographs that give a sense of the glory of this classic ballpark. Additionally, it contains historical articles and memories submitted by more than 70 former players who played at the Polo Grounds.
Lost And Found
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Author : Micky Neilson
language : en
Publisher: Riverdale Avenue Books LLC
Release Date : 2016-06-12
Lost And Found written by Micky Neilson and has been published by Riverdale Avenue Books LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Lost and Found, the autobiography of N.Y. Times best-selling author Micky Neilson, a 20 year-veteran of the World of Warcraft franchise, is The Glass Castle meets Of Dice and Men. Lost and Found: An Autobiography of Discovering Family, is the harrowing and inspirational memoir of the successful contributor to World of Warcraft and N.Y. Times best-seller Micky Neilson, who was kidnapped by his schizophrenic father as a toddler, spending his earliest years on the run and his teenage years as a foster child. This autobiography chronicles Micky’s experience serving in the first Gulf War, the meteoric rise of Blizzard Entertainment and, most triumphantly, his reuniting with the family that was stolen from him as a child. “No one who reads my fiction today or plays the video games I've contributed to knows that I was kidnapped at eight months old, that I grew up with a schizophrenic father, that I didn't attend school until 7th grade, or that I never knew my true identity until I was reunited with my family after 38 years,” said the author. “It's such an honor to finally be able to share my life story.”