Mike Torrez
DOWNLOAD
Download Mike Torrez PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Mike Torrez book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Mike Torrez
DOWNLOAD
Author : Jorge Iber
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2016-07-29
Mike Torrez written by Jorge Iber and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-29 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The history of baseball is filled with players whose careers were defined by one bad play. Mike Torrez is remembered as the pitcher who gave up the infamous three-run homer to Bucky "Bleeping" Dent in the 1978 playoffs tie-breaker between the Red Sox and Yankees. Yet Torrez's life added up to much more than his worst moment on the mound. Coming from a vibrant Mexican American community that settled in Topeka, Kansas, in the early 1900s, he made it to the Majors by his own talent and efforts, with the help of an athletic program for Mexican youth that spread through the Midwest, Texas and Mexico during the 20th century. He was in the middle of many transformative events of the 1970s--such as the rise of free agency--and was an ethnic role model in the years before the "Fernandomania" of 1981. This book covers Torrez's life and career as the winningest Mexican American pitcher in Major League history.
The Kansas Journey
DOWNLOAD
Author : Jennie A. Chinn
language : en
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Release Date : 2005
The Kansas Journey written by Jennie A. Chinn and has been published by Gibbs Smith this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Kansas categories.
Yankees
DOWNLOAD
Author : Maury Allen
language : en
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2004
Yankees written by Maury Allen and has been published by Sports Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Legendary sports columnist Maury Allen captures the dramatic and emotional highlights of the careers of 50 former New York Yankee fan favorites, including Dooley Womack and Phil Linz.
Scapegoats
DOWNLOAD
Author : Christopher Bell
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2010-06-25
Scapegoats written by Christopher Bell and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-25 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Everyone wants to be able to perform well at important moments, especially in the world of sports, where both team and individual efforts are necessary for success. A person who does well for the team is praised for his or her contributions. But when the team suffers a loss, especially at a key point in the season, one person is often blamed for it even though the team is just as responsible. This work considers baseball players whose careers have been defined and misrepresented by one moment in which they botched a play, costing their teams an important victory (often a pennant or World Series win), and ever since have taken most of the blame for the team's breakdown. It covers Fred Merkle, whose controversial failure to tag second base after a game-winning single lost the pennant for the Giants in 1908; Fred Snodgrass whose dropped fly ball contributed to the Red Sox's second championship in the 1912 series; Mickey Owen, whose passed ball resulted in the Dodgers losing Game 4 of the 1941 World Series to the Yankees; Ralph Branca, who delivered one of the most talked about home runs in history to Bobby Thomson in the 1951 NLCS; Mike Torrez, whose home run pitch to Bucky Dent was the final, improbable event in the Sox' great collapse of '78; Tom Niedenfuer, whose blown save in the 1985 NLCS cost the Dodgers the pennant; Donnie Moore, the California Angels pitcher remembered for giving up a home run in Game 5 of the 1986 ALCS; Bill Buckner, whose E-3 caused him to be blamed for the Red Sox's World Series loss in 1986; and Mitch Williams, blamed for his three-run home run pitch to Joe Carter in Game 6 of the 1993 World Series that lost the world championship for the Phillies.
Confessions Of A Baseball Purist
DOWNLOAD
Author : Jon Miller
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2000
Confessions Of A Baseball Purist written by Jon Miller and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Known as the "voice" of the San Francisco Giants, Miller takes readers on a journey into the heart of baseball as he's seen it from the best seat in the house--as a commentator for "ESPN Sunday Night Baseball." "Crammed with great stories, candid observations, and a genuine affection for the game."--"San Francisco Chronicle."
Official 1948 1989 1990 Baseball Card Alphabetical Cross Reference Guide
DOWNLOAD
Author : John F. Remark
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989-12
Official 1948 1989 1990 Baseball Card Alphabetical Cross Reference Guide written by John F. Remark and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-12 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Game Of My Life Boston Red Sox
DOWNLOAD
Author : Chaz Scoggins
language : en
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2006
Game Of My Life Boston Red Sox written by Chaz Scoggins and has been published by Sports Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Baseball players categories.
Going back nearly 70 years, almost to the very start of the seminal Yawkey Era--when the Sox were owned by Tom and Jean Yawkey--Game of My Life recalls some of the greatest players in Red Sox history and some of their greatest games. Black-and-white photos throughout.
Rob Neyer S Big Book Of Baseball Blunders
DOWNLOAD
Author : Rob Neyer
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2007-11-01
Rob Neyer S Big Book Of Baseball Blunders written by Rob Neyer and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
BLOOPER: BALL SQUIRTS THROUGH BILLY BUCKNER'S LEGS. BLUNDER: BILLY BUCKNER'S MANAGER LEFT HIM IN THE GAME. Baseball bloopers are fun; they're funny, even. A pitcher slips on the mound and his pitch sails over the backstop. An infielder camps under a pop-up...and the ball lands ten feet away. An outfielder tosses a souvenir to a fan...but that was just the second out, and runners are circling the bases (and laughing). Without these moments, the highlight reels wouldn't be nearly as entertaining. Baseball blunders, however, can be tragic, and they will leave diehard fans asking why...why...why? Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Blunders does its best to answer all those whys, exploring the worst decisions and stupidest moments of managers, general managers, owners, and even commissioners. As he did in his Big Book of Baseball Lineups, Rob Neyer provides readers with a fascinating examination of baseball's rich history, this time through the lens of the game's sometimes hilarious, often depressing, and always perplexing blunders. · Which ill-fated move cost the Chicago White Sox a great hitter and the 1919 World Series? · What was Babe Ruth thinking when he became the first (and still the only) player to end a World Series by getting caught trying to steal? · Did playing one-armed Pete Gray in 1945 cost the Browns a pennant? · How did winning a coin toss lead to the Dodgers losing the National League pennant on Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'round the World"? · How damaging was the Frank Robinson-for-Milt Pappas deal, really? · Which of Red Sox manager Don Zimmer's mistakes in 1978 was the worst? · Which Yankees trade was even worse than swapping Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps? · What non-move cost Buck Showalter a job and gave Joe Torre the opportunity of a lifetime? · Game 7, 2003 ALCS: Pedro winds up to throw his 123rd pitch...what were you thinking? These are just a few of the legendary (and not-so-legendary) blunders that Neyer analyzes, always with an eye on what happened, why it happened, and how it changed the fickle course of history. And in separate chapters, Neyer also reviews some of the game's worst trades and draft picks and closely examines all the teams that fell just short of first place. Another in the series of Neyer's Big Books of baseball history, Baseball Blunders should win a place in every devoted fan's library.
Mets Journal
DOWNLOAD
Author : John Snyder
language : en
Publisher: Clerisy Press
Release Date : 2011-03-01
Mets Journal written by John Snyder and has been published by Clerisy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Baseball fans will have their hands full well beyond the season of America’s favorite game. Dividing the team’s history into decades, years, and even days, Mets Journal offers hitting and pitching highlights, team and player stats, interesting and unusual facts — much more than just a box score. The book also includes photos, sidebars, statistics, and anecdotes, as well as lists of all-time hitting and pitching leaders, all-decade all-star teams, and even the all-time roster and uniform numbers.
Red Sox Roll Call
DOWNLOAD
Author : William F. McNeil
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2012-01-06
Red Sox Roll Call written by William F. McNeil and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-06 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Since the Boston Red Sox came into existence in 1901, some of the greatest players ever to step onto a baseball diamond have filled its rosters. Starting with Cy Young, the parade of legendary players included Tris Speaker, Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez, Manny Ramirez, and David Ortiz, among others. This work profiles 200 of the most memorable players to have donned Boston's red, white and blue. Some, like Williams, enjoyed long, illustrious careers with the Red Sox. Others, like Smokey Joe Wood, shone brightly for only a brief period. Also included are journeymen who became legends as a result of one glorious World Series game, like Bernie Carbo, or players with just one memorable post-season appearance, like Dave Roberts. Together, these legends, idols, and heroes made Red Sox history and forever changed American baseball.