The Year Without A World Series
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The Year Without A World Series
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Author : Robert C. Cottrell
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2023-09-06
The Year Without A World Series written by Robert C. Cottrell and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-06 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The 1994 Major League Baseball season promised to be memorable. Long-standing batting and pitching standards were threatened, including the revered single-season home run record. The Montreal Expos and New York Yankees were delivering remarkable campaigns. In August, acting commissioner Bud Selig called a halt to the season amid the League's latest labor dispute. The shutdown led to a lockout as well as cancellation of more than 900 regular season games, the scheduled expanded rounds of playoffs, and that year's World Series. Like all labor struggles, it was fundamentally about control--of salaries, of players' ability to decide their own fates, and of the game itself. This book chronicles Major League Baseball's turbulent '94 season and its ripple effects. It highlights earlier labor struggles and the roles performed by individuals from John Montgomery Ward, David Fultz and Robert Murphy to Marvin Miller, Andy Messersmith, Jim "Catfish" Hunter and Donald Fehr. Also examined are the ballplayers' own organizations, from the Players League of the early 1890s to the still potent Major League Baseball Players Association doing battle with team owners and their representatives.
The Red Sox And Philosophy
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Author : Michael Macomber
language : en
Publisher: Open Court Publishing
Release Date : 2010
The Red Sox And Philosophy written by Michael Macomber and has been published by Open Court Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Philosophy categories.
Loyalty to a great cause raises some of the most profound issues in philosophy, and loyalty to the greatest of all causes, the Boston Red Sox, poses these questions in the sharpest possible way. The Red Sox and Philosophy brings together a team of thirty of America's leading thinkers (twenty-eight of them citizens of Red Sox Nation), to unravel some of the mysteries of the Red Sox. Can we adapt Anselm's proof of the existence of God to prove that the Red Sox are the greatest conceivable sports team? Why are Red Sox fans moral heroes? Can the science of sabermetrics be reconciled with the religion of baseball? Are pink Red Sox hats rationally defensible? These and other challenging problems are solved in The Red Sox and Philosophy. - Publisher.
The New York Yankees In Popular Culture
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Author : David Krell
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2019-06-03
The New York Yankees In Popular Culture written by David Krell and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-03 with Sports & Recreation categories.
How did Reggie Jackson go from superstar to icon? Why did Joe DiMaggio's nickname change from "Deadpan Joe" to "Joltin' Joe"? How did Seinfeld affect public perception of George Steinbrenner? The New York Yankees' dominance on the baseball diamond has been lauded, analyzed and chronicled. Yet the team's broader impact on popular culture has been largely overlooked--until now. From Ruth's called shot to the Reggie! candy bar, this collection of new essays offers untold histories, new interpretations and fresh analyses of baseball's most successful franchise. Contributors explore the Yankee mystique in film, television, theater, music and advertising.
Goals
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Author : Gianluca Vialli
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2020-05-14
Goals written by Gianluca Vialli and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
RIP GIANLUCA VIALLI 1964-2023 'I WANT TO INSPIRE PEOPLE. I WANT SOMEONE TO LOOK AT ME AND SAY: "BECAUSE OF YOU I DIDN'T GIVE UP".' Goals is a very personal and deeply-moving collection of life-affirming and inspirational real-life stories from which the late Chelsea and Italy football legend Gianluca Vialli drew great strength and resolve whilst living with pancreatic cancer. The stories and the individuals involved were selected by Vialli because they offered him comfort and inspiration at the time of his greatest challenge, and he felt that they can do the same for many of us, whatever it might be that we are facing. The result is a beautifully-written and touching narrative which is by turns vital and poignant, spine-tingling and heart-rending. The very last story in Goals is Vialli's own, bravely and movingly chronicling his battle with this cruel illness.
The Good The Bad The Ugly Pittsburgh Pirates
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Author : John McCollister
language : en
Publisher: Triumph Books
Release Date : 2008-03-01
The Good The Bad The Ugly Pittsburgh Pirates written by John McCollister and has been published by Triumph Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Genuine fans take the best team moments with the less than great, and know that the games that are best forgotten make the good moments truly shine. This monumental book of the Pittsburgh Pirates documents all the best moments and personalities in the history of the team, but also unmasks the regrettably awful and the unflinchingly ugly. In entertaining—and unsparing—fashion, this book sparkles with Pirates highlights and lowlights, from wonderful and wacky memories to the famous and infamous. Such moments include the final homerun hits of the 1960 World Series by Hal Smith and Bill Mazeroski as well as the drug scandal of the early 1980s. Whether providing fond memories, goose bumps, or laughs, this portrait of the team is sure to appeal to the fan who has been through it all.
American Sports
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Author : Murry R. Nelson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2013-05-23
American Sports written by Murry R. Nelson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-23 with Sports & Recreation categories.
America loves sports. This book examines and details the proof of this fascination seen throughout American society—in our literature, film, and music; our clothing and food; and the iconography of the nation. This momentous four-volume work examines and details the cultural aspects of sport and how sport pervasively reflects—and affects—myriad aspects of American society from the early 1900s to the present day. Written in a straightforward, readable manner, the entries cover both historical and contemporary aspects of sport and American culture. Unlike purely historical encyclopedias on sports, the contributions within these volumes cover related subject matter such as poetry, novels, music, films, plays, television shows, art and artists, mythologies, artifacts, and people. While this encyclopedia set is ideal for general readers who need information on the diverse aspects of sport in American culture for research purposes or are merely reading for enjoyment, the detailed nature of the entries will also prove useful as an initial source for scholars of sport and American culture. Each entry provides a number of both print and online resources for further investigation of the topic.
Center Field Shot
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Author : James R. Walker
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2008-06-01
Center Field Shot written by James R. Walker 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 2008-06-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This work explores how the new medium of television changed America's pastime and traces the sometimes contentious but mutually beneficial relationship between baseball and television, from the first televised game in 1939 to the modern-day world of Internet broadcasts, satellite radio, and high-definition television. Original.
Encyclopedia Of Sports Management And Marketing
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Author : Linda E. Swayne
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Release Date : 2011-08-08
Encyclopedia Of Sports Management And Marketing written by Linda E. Swayne and has been published by SAGE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-08 with Business & Economics categories.
This four-volume set introduces, on the management side, principles and procedures of economics, budgeting and finance; leadership; governance; communication; business law and ethics; and human resources practices; all in the sports context. On the marketing side this reference resource explores two broad streams: marketing of sport and of sport-related products (promoting a particular team or selling team- and sport-related merchandise, for example), and using sports as a platform for marketing non-sports products, such as celebrity endorsements of a particular brand of watch or the corporate sponsorship of a tennis tournament. Together, these four volumes offer a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the state of sports management and marketing today, providing an invaluable print or online resource for student researchers.
Some Were Giants
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Author : R. K. VAUGHAN
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2010-07-30
Some Were Giants written by R. K. VAUGHAN and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-30 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A grandfathers trips with his grandchildren to baseball parks around the country is the backdrop for the light-hearted but instructional telling of stories about some stellar baseball players. These stars also provided off-the-field examples for young people to follow in the way they lived their lives. The kids learn why these men are part of baseball lore and why they should be remembered as more than ballplayers. Courage, charity and concern for others pop up in the lives of all of these men who, except for one, are in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. And, as Grandpa says, He could have been.
Big Papi
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Author : David Ortiz
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2007-04-17
Big Papi written by David Ortiz and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-17 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The inspiring and dramatic story of Big Papi, from growing up poor to becoming one of the most popular and successful players in Major League Baseball. Raised in the Dominican Republic, signed by the Seattle Mariners, and released by the Minnesota Twins, David Ortiz landed in baseball-crazy Boston, of all places. Generally regarded as an underachiever to that point in his career, Ortiz blossomed into one of the most feared and adored sluggers in baseball while altering the course of the game's history, helping Boston win its first World Series in eighty-six years and thereby breaking the infamous "Curse of the Bambino." Along the way, Ortiz established his place as a truly Ruthian figure in the annals of our national pastime: an imposing figure in the batter's box, yet an endearing man to the young, particularly in his native Dominican Republic, where he has focused his charitable efforts on improving the health of children. The son of two caring parents, and a loving father of three, Ortiz is a hero to many. Now, in his memoir, the man affectionately known as "Big Papi" recounts his life from growing up in an impoverished area of the Dominican Republic (where baseball is king) to his ascension in Boston (where he became one). Ortiz discusses, in detail, his historic and record-setting performances as a member of the Red Sox, his exploding popularity, the challenges of playing in Boston, and life in the Red Sox clubhouse. Big Papi is a unique memoir by a charismatic man who appeals to young and old, on the baseball field or off.