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The Knucklebook
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Author : Dave Clark
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2012-03
The Knucklebook written by Dave Clark and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This little book will teach you all you need to know about the most frustrating yet entertaining pitch in baseball: the knuckleball. "Clark masterfully breaks down the pitch, the mindset, and could save the pitch from extinction with this important work."--Will Carroll.
The Knucklebook
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Author : Dave Clark
language : en
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
Release Date : 2012-03-16
The Knucklebook written by Dave Clark and has been published by Ivan R. Dee this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-16 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This little book will teach you all you need to know about the most frustrating yet entertaining pitch in baseball: the knuckleball. It makes batters look foolish when it works; it embarrasses pitchers when it doesn't...or if it works too well. It humiliates catchers and umpires. It confounds spectators. Dave Clark has spent most of a lifetime studying the knuckleball, talking to the major league pitchers who have thrown it, and throwing a few of his own. His book explains the strange workings of the pitch and how it's used, no matter what your interest—whether you're a pitcher, batter, catcher, umpire, coach, spectator, or parent of any of the above. Everything Mr. Clark demonstrates in The Knucklebook is carefully illustrated with line drawings, so if you're an average high school pitcher who can throw strikes, you'll be able to throw a knuckleball exactly like a legendary Hall of Famer. You'll find appropriate and hilarious comments from those who have experienced the game of baseball as it's been affected by the wandering floater. Like those who throw the knuckler, all this information was scattered to far-flung corners of the baseball world until Mr. Clark gathered and compiled it. Reading his little book, you'll end up less mystified and more enlightened about this antic pitch. Or, like the pitch itself, you can just ride the breezes and enjoy the dancing flight from beginning to end. With 51 black-and-white line drawings.
The Knucklebook
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Author : Dave Clark
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The Knucklebook written by Dave Clark and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Baseball categories.
The Knucklebook
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Author : Dave Clark
language : en
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Release Date : 2006
The Knucklebook written by Dave Clark and has been published by Ivan R. Dee Publisher this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with SPORTS & RECREATION categories.
Presents a detailed overview of the knuckleball, a pitch used in baseball, and provides information on its history, as well as how to throw it, how to hit it, how to catch it, and more.
Hoyt Wilhelm
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Author : Lew Freedman
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2024-01-26
Hoyt Wilhelm written by Lew Freedman and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-26 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Hoyt Wilhelm's intriguing baseball career lasted two decades. A veteran of the Battle of the Bulge, the eight-time All-Star from Huntersville, North Carolina, was a standout for the New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox and Atlanta Braves, though he did not reach the majors until he was nearly 30. He pitched a no-hitter as a starter, won as many as 15 games a season, was the first reliever to win more than 100 games and save more than 200, and broke Cy Young's record for most games on the mound. Along the way, he relied almost entirely on his baffling skill with a rare weapon of choice--the knuckleball. This first full-length biography covers the life and career of the first relief pitcher in the Hall of Fame.
Knuckleball
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Author : Lew Freedman
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2015-03-17
Knuckleball written by Lew Freedman 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 2015-03-17 with Sports & Recreation categories.
“It took me a day to learn [the knuckleball] and a lifetime to learn how to throw it for a strike.” This quote, by pitcher and coach Charlie Hough, is the best way to understand baseball’s most baffling and mysterious pitch. Not even the best practitioners of the art of throwing a knuckleball know where it is going most of the time. As a pitch that floats and comes into the plate in what appears to be slow motion, it is miraculous that those who employ the pitch don’t get creamed all over the park by batters who seem to know that it’s coming. Including interviews with Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, former All-Stars Wilbur Wood and Tim Wakefield, as well as other famed knuckleballers, Lew Freedman (Clouds over the Goalpost, A Summer to Remember), breaks down the history of this infamous pitch, which it seems can be traced back to Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Cicotte, as well as its effect on baseball as a whole. With pitcher R. A. Dickey, who rejuvenated his career from castoff to 2011 Cy Young Award winner, the knuckleball is still a topic of conversation in the sport, and it continues to be one of the many marvels of our national pastime. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
A Game Of Inches
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Author : Peter Morris
language : en
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
Release Date : 2006-03-23
A Game Of Inches written by Peter Morris and has been published by Ivan R. Dee this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-23 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A fascinating and charming encyclopedic collection of baseball firsts, describing how the innovations in the game—in rules, equipment, styles of play, strategies, etc.—occurred and developed from its origins to the present day. The book relies heavily on quotations from contemporary sources.
Knuckler
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Author : Tim Wakefield
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2011-04-06
Knuckler written by Tim Wakefield and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
At forty-four years old, Tim Wakefield is the longest-serving member of one of baseball’s most popular franchises. He is close to eclipsing the winning records of two of the greatest pitchers to have played the game, yet few realize the full measure of his success. That his career can be characterized by such words as dependability and consistency defies all odds because he has achieved this with baseball’s most mercurial weapon—the knuckleball. Knuckler is the story of how a struggling position player bet his future on a fickle pitch that would define his career. The pitch may drive hitters crazy, but how does the pitcher stay sane? The moment Wakefield adopted the knuckleball, his career sought to answer that question. With the Red Sox, Wakefield began to master his pitch only to find himself on the mound in 2003 for one of the worst post-season losses in history, followed the next year by one of the most vindicating of championships. Even now, as Wakefield battles, we see the twists and turns of a major league career pushed to its ultimate extreme. A remarkable story of one player’s success despite being the exception to every rule, Knuckler is also a lively meditation on the dancing pitch, its history, its mystique, and all the ironies it brings to bear.
Proceedings
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Author : North American Society for Sport History
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Proceedings written by North American Society for Sport History and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Physical education and training categories.
Knuckle
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Author : James Quinn McDonagh
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2012-02-16
Knuckle written by James Quinn McDonagh and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-16 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Irish travellers live in a closed community. What we think we know about them is based on hearsay, rumour and stereotype. But not any more.