Summer Baseball Nation
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Summer Baseball Nation
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Author : Will Geoghegan
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2020-04
Summer Baseball Nation written by Will Geoghegan 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 2020-04 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The college baseball season doesn’t end when the school year is finished. Many of the top NCAA Division I, II, and III baseball players continue to play in one of the game’s most unique environments, the summer wood bat leagues. They swap aluminum bats for wood and play from June through August in more than forty states. The poetry of America’s pastime persists as soon-to-be stars such as Gordon Beckham, Buster Posey, and Aaron Judge crash in spare bedrooms and play for free on city and college ball fields. Summer Baseball Nation chronicles a season in America’s summer collegiate baseball leagues. From the Cape to Alaska and a lot of places in between, Will Geoghegan tells the stories of a summer: eighteen of the best college players in the country playing Wiffle ball on Cape Cod, the Midnight Sun Game in Alaska, a California legend picking up another win, home runs flying into Lake Michigan, and the namesake of an old Minor League club packing the same charming ballpark. At every stop, players chase dreams while players and fans alike savor the moment.
Summer Baseball Nation
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Author : Will Geoghegan
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2020-04-01
Summer Baseball Nation written by Will Geoghegan 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 2020-04-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The college baseball season doesn't end when the school year is finished. Many of the top NCAA Division I, II, and III baseball players continue to play in one of the game's most unique environments, the summer wood bat leagues. They swap aluminum bats for wood and play from June through August in more than forty states. The poetry of America's pastime persists as soon-to-be stars such as Gordon Beckham, Buster Posey, and Aaron Judge crash in spare bedrooms and play for free on city and college ball fields. Summer Baseball Nation chronicles a season in America's summer collegiate baseball leagues. From the Cape to Alaska and a lot of places in between, Will Geoghegan tells the stories of a summer: eighteen of the best college players in the country playing Wiffle ball on Cape Cod, the Midnight Sun Game in Alaska, a California legend picking up another win, home runs flying into Lake Michigan, and the namesake of an old Minor League club packing the same charming ballpark. At every stop, players chase dreams while players and fans alike savor the moment.
The Summer Game
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Author : Roger Angell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
The Summer Game written by Roger Angell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Baseball categories.
San Antonio At Bat
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Author : David King
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 2004
San Antonio At Bat written by David King and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Traces the history of professional baseball in San Antonio from 1888 to the present, highlighting key players, coaches, teams, and events that have defined the sport.
The Inside Game
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Author : Keith Law
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2020-04-21
The Inside Game written by Keith Law and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-21 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In this groundbreaking book, Keith Law, baseball writer for The Athletic and author of the acclaimed Smart Baseball, offers an era-spanning dissection of some of the best and worst decisions in modern baseball, explaining what motivated them, what can be learned from them, and how their legacy has shaped the game. For years, Daniel Kahneman’s iconic work of behavioral science Thinking Fast and Slow has been required reading in front offices across Major League Baseball. In this smart, incisive, and eye-opening book, Keith Law applies Kahneman’s ideas about decision making to the game itself. Baseball is a sport of decisions. Some are so small and routine they become the building blocks of the game itself—what pitch to throw or when to swing away. Others are so huge they dictate the future of franchises—when to make a strategic trade for a chance to win now, or when to offer a millions and a multi-year contract for a twenty-eight-year-old star. These decisions have long shaped the behavior of players, managers, and entire franchises. But as those choices have become more complex and data-driven, knowing what’s behind them has become key to understanding the sport. This fascinating, revelatory work explores as never before the essential question: What were they thinking? Combining behavioral science and interviews with executives, managers, and players, Keith Law analyzes baseball’s biggest decision making successes and failures, looking at how gambles and calculated risks of all sizes and scales have shaped the sport, and how the game’s ongoing data revolution is rewriting decades of accepted decision making. In the process, he explores questions that have long been debated, from whether throwing harder really increases a player’s risk of serious injury to whether teams actually “overvalue” trade prospects. Bringing his analytical and combative style to some of baseball’s longest running debates, Law deepens our knowledge of the sport in this entertaining work that is both fun and deeply informative.
A History Of Australian Baseball
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Author : Joe Clark
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2003-01-01
A History Of Australian Baseball written by Joe Clark 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 2003-01-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Through extensive interviews and archival research, Joe Clark has uncovered the engaging details of Australian baseball’s unique, and often turbulent, 125-year history, and for the first time the dynamic story of Australian baseball is told. Initially accepted only grudgingly in the late nineteenth century as an off-season substitute for cricket, baseball in Australia steadily rose in prominence. Starting with neighborhood games played between improvised teams, the sport grew to include state and national leagues and a spirited international competition. Both the shortcomings and the triumphs of Australian baseball are revealed in A History of Australian Baseball: Time and Game, from an ill-fated late-nineteenth-century baseball tour of America and the political firestorm surrounding the formation of the Australian Baseball League in the 1990s, to the amazing defeat of the powerhouse Cuban team in the Intercontinental Cup of 1999.
The Boys Of Summer
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Author : Roger Kahn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
The Boys Of Summer written by Roger Kahn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Baseball categories.
Summer Of 68
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Author : Tim Wendel
language : en
Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Release Date : 2012-03-13
Summer Of 68 written by Tim Wendel and has been published by Da Capo Press, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-13 with History categories.
In a year shaped by national tragedy, baseball was shaped by amazing pitching--culminating in a victory by a Detroit Tigers team that faced off against Bob Gibson's St. Louis Cardinals, the 1967 World Series defending champions.
Baseball On Cape Cod
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Author : Dan Crowley
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2004-01-01
Baseball On Cape Cod written by Dan Crowley and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with History categories.
From the first organized game in 1865 on the fields owned by sea captain Edward Nichols along School Street in Sandwich, the game of baseball has prospered among the dunes and beaches of Cape Cod. Today, it is home to the country's premier collegiate summer league. Located in one of the most beautiful spots on the East Coast, Cape Cod has always attracted visitors in the summer, and along with sunshine and salty air, baseball has been there for more than one hundred years. The Cape Cod Baseball League is now a steppingstone to the major leagues, with some former players enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Baseball on Cape Cod chronicles through pictures the rich heritage and tradition of the game from its earliest organized beginnings to today's high-profile players. Every summer, fans from across the country flock to the Cape for some of the finest amateur baseball in the nation.
One Nation Under Baseball
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Author : John Florio
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2017-04-01
One Nation Under Baseball written by John Florio 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 2017-04-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
"Engaging and lively history of baseball in the 1960s"--