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Line Drives
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Author : Brooke Horvath
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 2002
Line Drives written by Brooke Horvath and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Poetry categories.
"We wait for baseball all winter long," Bill Littlefield wrote in Boston Magazine a decade ago, "or rather, we remember it and anticipate it at the same time. We re-create what we have known and we imagine what we are going to do next. Maybe that's what poets do, too." Poetry and baseball are occasions for well-put passion and expressive pondering, and just as passionate attention transforms the prose of everyday life into poetry, it also transforms this game we write about, play, or watch. Editors Brooke Horvath and Tim Wiles unite their own passion for baseball and poetry in this collection, Line Drives: 100 Contemporary Baseball Poems, providing a forum for ninety-two poets. Line after line, like baseball itself game after game and season after season, these poems manage to make the old and the familiar new and surprising. The poems in these pages invite interrogation, and the reader--like the true baseball fan--must be willing to play the game, for these poems are fun, fresh, angry, nostalgic, meditative, and meant to be read aloud. They are keen on taking us deeply into baseball as sport and intent on offering countless metaphors for exploring history, religion, love, family, and self-identity. Each poem delivers images of pure beauty as the poets speak of murder and ghost runners and old ball gloves, of baseball as a tie that binds families--and indeed the nation--together, of the game as a stage upon which no-nonsense grit and skill are routinely displayed, and of the delight experienced in being one amid a mindlessly happy crowd. This book is true to the game's long season and to the lives of those the game engages.
Pop Flies And Line Drives
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Author : Jack Heyde
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2004
Pop Flies And Line Drives written by Jack Heyde and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The author visits briefly with around 75 former professional baseball players from the '40s and '50s.
Wizardry
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Author : Michael Humphreys
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2011-03-30
Wizardry written by Michael Humphreys and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-30 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The systematic analysis of baseball statistics, often called "sabermetrics," has evolved in recent years to resemble something of a science, attracting fans from diverse professional and educational backgrounds, all fascinated by the analysis itself and its insights into the game. But one problem has defied solution: estimating runs saved by fielders throughout history. Traditional statistics include errors and plays made, but not hits that could or should have been prevented. The latter can now be estimated using records of the location of every batted ball, but the underlying data exists only for recent seasons and has generally been withheld from the public. Now, in Wizardry, comes the long-awaited breakthrough. Drawing solely on freely available baseball statistics, Michael A. Humphreys shows how to apply classic statistical methods to estimate runs saved by fielders going back to 1893. Humphreys tests his results against other fielding measures, including published ratings based on proprietary batted ball location data, and explains their respective strengths and limitations. He also introduces a method for adjusting historical player ratings for increased competition due to population growth, integration, and international recruitment. Position by position, Humphreys identifies and profiles the greatest fielders of all time with anecdote-rich essays. Sabermetrics changed baseball and introduced a generation to the art of statistical inference. Wizardry makes the case for the most significant changes in historical player valuation in decades, while opening up new approaches for further exploration.
Line Drive
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Author : Dean Hughes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Line Drive written by Dean Hughes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with PAPERBACK COLLECTION. categories.
One Line Drive
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Author : Daniel Ponce de Leon
language : en
Publisher: FaithWords
Release Date : 2021-03-09
One Line Drive written by Daniel Ponce de Leon and has been published by FaithWords this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-09 with Religion categories.
Daniel Ponce de Leon's hard-fought journey to Major League Baseball and recovery from a near-death injury, followed by his astonishing big league debut, will inspire readers to trust God in all circumstances. The path you take to achieving your dreams is not always easy. Daniel Ponce de Leon, an acclaimed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, overcame many challenges to get to the Major Leagues. Drafted four times, he spent a long four years climbing his way up through the minors before finally reaching AAA, only one step away from the Major Leagues. Then, Daniel's dream was almost shattered when he was struck in the head by a line drive. Spending weeks in the hospital and months recovering from a large epidural hematoma, skull fracture, brain swelling, and hemorrhaging, Daniel held on to his belief that he would one day realize his dream. Fourteen months later, and fully recovered, he made his first Major League start, becoming the fifth pitcher in modern Major League history to throw seven innings of no-hit ball in his first outing. MLB.com referred to it as one of the greatest debuts in Major League Baseball history. In One Line Drive, Daniel retells his remarkable journey, sharing how he never would have made it without his faith in God and the support of family and friends. Full of grit, determination, and faith, Daniel's story is an inspiring reminder to keep pressing on regardless of any setback or disappointment.
Beyond Batting Average
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Author : Lee Panas
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2010
Beyond Batting Average written by Lee Panas and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Over the past few decades, a multitude of advanced hitting, pitching, fielding and base running measures have been introduced to the baseball world. This comprehensive sabermetrics primer will introduce you to these new statistics with easy to understand explanations and examples. It will illustrate the evolution of statistics from simple traditional measures to the more complex metrics of today. You will learn how all the statistics are connected to winning and losing games, how to interpret them, and how to apply them to performance on the field. By the end of this book, you will be able to evaluate players and teams through statistics more thoroughly and accurately than you could before.
2015 Baseball Forecaster
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Author : Ron Shandler
language : en
Publisher: Triumph Books
Release Date : 2015-01-01
2015 Baseball Forecaster written by Ron Shandler and has been published by Triumph Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The industry's longest-running publication for baseball analysts and fantasy leaguers, the 2014 Baseball Forecaster, published annually since 1986, is the first book to approach prognostication by breaking performance down into its component parts. Rather than predicting batting average, for instance, this resource looks at the elements of skill that make up any given batter's ability to distinguish between balls and strikes, his propensity to make contact with the ball, and what happens when he makes contact—reverse engineering those skills back into batting average. The result is an unparalleled forecast of baseball abilities and trends for the upcoming season and beyond.
Fire Control Technician M 3 2
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Author : United States. Naval Education and Training Command
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Fire Control Technician M 3 2 written by United States. Naval Education and Training Command and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Fire control (Naval gunnery) categories.
Baseball S Ultimate Power
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Author : Bill Jenkinson
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2010-03-16
Baseball S Ultimate Power written by Bill Jenkinson and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-16 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The tape measure home run is the greatest single act of power in the game of baseball, and the tales of these homers are the most cherished legacies players and fans hand down through the generations. Fully illustrated with photos of the players and aerial ballpark photos showing the landing spots of each stadium's longest homers.
2014 Baseball Forecaster
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Author : Ron Shandler
language : en
Publisher: Triumph Books
Release Date : 2014-07
2014 Baseball Forecaster written by Ron Shandler and has been published by Triumph Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07 with Reference categories.
Contains profiles of major league players, statistics, and predictions for the 2014 season.