My Life in Baseball

My Life in Baseball PDF

Author: Ty Cobb

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780803263598

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"Highly successful in knitting together this story of the life of a most remarkable and dedicated player--perhaps the most spirited baseball player ever to have graced the diamond."--Library Journal. "I find little comfort in the popular picture of Cobb as a spike-slashing demon of the diamond with a wide streak of cruelty in his nature. The fights and feuds I was in have been steadily slanted to put me in the wrong. . . . My critics have had their innings. I will have mine now."--Ty Cobb "Frank, bitter, trend-setting autobiography."--USA Today Baseball Weekly "One of the most remarkable sports books ever written."--Los Angeles Daily News "The old Tiger still spits and snarls off the pages."--Cooperstown Review "Of Ty Cobb let it be said simply that he was the world's greatest ballplayer."--New York Herald Tribune (1961 editorial on Cobb's death) This Bison Book edition of My Life in Baseball is introduced by Charles C. Alexander, a professor of history at Ohio University, Athens, and the author of a biogrpahy of Ty Cobb.

Home Game

Home Game PDF

Author: Bret Boone

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1101904909

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"The first third-generation baseball player in Major League Baseball history provides a sometimes moving, always candid look at his family's 70 years in the world of professional baseball"--NoveList.

Tom Gamboa

Tom Gamboa PDF

Author: Tom Gamboa

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2017-11-28

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1476628718

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 Tom Gamboa played baseball professionally, coached, scouted, managed in the minors and in Puerto Rico and coached in the majors with the Cubs and Royals. Scouring the country for talent, he discovered Jesse Orosco and helped develop Doug Glanville and Jose Hernandez in Puerto Rico and in the Cubs organization. Before Jim “The Rookie” Morris made it to the majors, Gamboa coached him on a title team in the Brewers organization. Sammy Sosa promised him a fist-bump for each home run Sosa hit—Tom didn’t suspect he was due 60 of them over each of the next two seasons. With a lot of humor, Gamboa takes his readers well inside the dugouts and clubhouses.

Catfish

Catfish PDF

Author: Jim Hunter

Publisher: Berkley

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9780425116838

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Hunter recounts the exploits of the Bronx Zoo, the drama of the World Series, the brawls and pranks, the perfect game he pitched, and the players whose friendship he will never forget. The inside story . . . quality sports reading --Booklist.

Still a Kid at Heart

Still a Kid at Heart PDF

Author: Gary Carter

Publisher: Triumph Books

Published: 2008-04-01

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1623687241

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In his new book, Still a Kid at Heart, written with longtime New York baseball writer Phil Pepe, Carter writes of his love for the game, the personalities on and off the field who have enriched his life, and the years since his retirement. His experiences serve as a primer for all professional athletes who face the dilemma of what to do after the cheering subsided. Readers gain incisive insights into the game from the unique perspective of a catcher in this revealing and intimate portrayal of his life as a ballplayer and beyond.

Out Of My League: A Rookie's Survival in the Bigs

Out Of My League: A Rookie's Survival in the Bigs PDF

Author: Dirk Hayhurst

Publisher: Citadel Press

Published: 2012-02

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 0806535539

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In a follow up to "The Bullpen Gospels," the author details his major league rookie season, revealing that for him, it isn't just about the game, but about the people and events in it.

Slick

Slick PDF

Author: Whitey Ford

Publisher: Dell

Published: 1988-03

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9780440201083

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In the 1950s and early 1960s, Whitey Ford was the Yankee pitching ace at a time when the Yankees almost always won the pennant. With delightful warmth and humor, Ford recounts his exploits--both on the field and off. 16-page photo insert.

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask PDF

Author: Dave Pallone

Publisher: New Amer Library

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9780451170293

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A gay umpire offers a candid inside view of professional baseball, discussing his career and relating anecdotes about incidents on and off the field

Where Nobody Knows Your Name

Where Nobody Knows Your Name PDF

Author: John Feinstein

Publisher: Anchor

Published: 2015-03-17

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0307949583

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Minor league baseball is quintessentially American: small towns, small stadiums, $5 tickets, $2 hot dogs, the never-ending possibility of making it big. But looming above it all is always the real deal: Major League Baseball. John Feinstein takes the reader behind the curtain into the guarded world of the minor leagues, like no other writer can. Where Nobody Knows Your Name explores the trials and travails of the inhabitants of Triple-A, focusing on nine men, including players, managers and umpires, among many colorful characters, living on the cusp of the dream. The book tells the stories of former World Series hero Scott Podsednik, giving it one more shot; Durham Bulls manager Charlie Montoya, shepherding generations across the line; and designated hitter Jon Lindsey, a lifelong minor leaguer, waiting for his day to come. From Raleigh to Pawtucket, from Lehigh Valley to Indianapolis and beyond, this is an intimate and exciting look at life in the minor leagues, where you’re either waiting for the call or just passing through.