Baseball

An inside look at Yankees slugger Aaron Judge's wild, record-breaking run to break Roger Maris' famed home run record.

"Strikeout Story" is an enthralling memoir penned by the legendary baseball player Bob Feller, offering a captivating account of his remarkable career and the unforgettable moments that defined him as one of the greatest pitchers in the history of the sport. Feller takes readers on an extraordinary journey, from his humble beginnings in rural Iowa to becoming a star athlete and ultimately an iconic figure in the world of baseball.In this inspiring and deeply personal narrative, Feller recounts the challenges he faced, both on and off the field, and how he overcame adversity with unwavering determination. From his early years playing sandlot ball to joining the Cleveland Indians at the tender age of 17, Feller's story is a testament to the power of perseverance and the pursuit of excellence.Through vivid anecdotes, Feller shares the thrill of his record-breaking moments, including his famous 18-strikeout game and his astounding speed on the mound, earning him the nickname "Rapid Robert." He also offers an insider's perspective on the golden age of baseball, sharing anecdotes about his teammates, rivals, and the larger-than-life characters he encountered during his career.Beyond the game, Feller opens up about the impact of war, as he interrupted his baseball career to serve in the Navy during World War II, showcasing his unwavering patriotism and selflessness. With heartfelt reflections and candid storytelling, "Strikeout Story" unveils the man behind the legend, revealing the triumphs and tribulations that shaped Bob Feller's incredible journey, making this book a must-read for sports enthusiasts and fans of inspiring tales of determination and resilience.

This book is the English translation of the Spanish 1st edition of Clemente, vigente vibrante siempre, published in Puerto Rico in 2021. It is an updated edition. In it we have several details as a ballplayer, testimonies, and anecdotes of his personality formation. A true Puerto Rican jibaro, noble and humanitarian. He is our ambassador of Puerto Rican culture in the world not with power nor money, but with dignity ethical deeds. A model to be imitated world- wide. This what this book is about, including details and anecdotes that con rm a great ballplayer and a greater human being.

A WINNING STATE Mental Toughness Book Since 2002: The #1 Mental Toughness Skills in SportsEvery athlete can raise their mental game. Every athlete can perform better in competition than they do in practice. Every athlete can be the competitor they've dreamed of being: the competitor who doesn't blink. WINNING STATE Baseball focuses on competing. It shows players how to take their mental game to a winning level. WINNING STATE improves tournament performance by giving players the mental toughness skills to eliminate distractions and crush apprehension, so they can execute in a competition as well or better than they do in practice. WINNING STATE is for all ages and abilities. It's for players who consistently want to bring their "A-Game" to the competitive arena. WINNING STATE inspires players to face the pressure head on, believe in their abilities, and execute with confidence. Players get the skills to handle the nerves, fiercely compete, and win! Your mind is your most powerful weapon. Train it! WINNING STATE Baseball: The Athlete's Guide to Competing Mentally Tough The #1 Mental Toughness Skills in Sports.

This book will take you into the world of hitting drills beyond your standard little league or high school practice. In a standard practice, hitting is typically practiced via soft toss, basic tee work, or live batting practice. These drills are fantastic and I can attest to the incredible importance of such drills (especially drills where we hit off the tee. I love tee drills and their incredible benefit). Here's what readers will learn in this book:A brief history of the sport -- from its origins in the 1800s to todayThe rules of the game - useful for beginners and experienced players and fansLegends of the greatest baseball teams in historyStories of the most exciting games ever playedDetailed techniques for hitting, pitching, fielding, and base runningA chapter on baseball trivia to test readers' knowledge of the gameAnd much more!In this book, there is a way to learn how to make the all-star team for the next upcoming season; and if not, the following year. While I have written this for parents and coaches to learn how this process works and how they can help these youngsters achieve their dreams, this is mostly a book written for the young reader who wants to make all-stars, not a book for the parent who wants their kid to make all-stars (there is a difference). And it will be in that voice that this book will be written.

Lessons in baseball enlightenment from three-time MLB Manager of the Year Joe Maddon.No one sees baseball like Joe Maddon. He sees it through his trademark glasses and irrepressible wit. Raised in the "shot and beer" town of Hazleton, PA, and forged by 15 years in the minors, Maddon over 19 seasons in Tampa Bay, Chicago, and Anaheim has become one of the most successful, most colorful, and most quoted managers in Major League Baseball. He is a workplace culture expert, having engineered two of the most stunning turnarounds in the past quarter century: taking the Rays from the worst record in baseball one year to the World Series the next and leading the Cubs to their first World Series title in 108 years.Like his teams, Maddon defies convention. He is part strategist, part philosopher, part sports psychologist, and part motivational coach. In THE BOOK OF JOE, Maddon gives readers unique insights into the game, including the tension between art and data, the changing role of managers as front offices gain power, why the honeymoon with the Cubs did not last, and what it's like to manage the modern player, including stars such as Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Yu Darvish, and Kris Bryant.But you expect even more from a manager who meditates daily, admires Twain, and has only one rule when it comes to a team dress code: "If you think you look hot, wear it!" And Maddon delivers. Built on-old school values and new-school methods, his wisdom applies beyond the dugout. His mantras about leadership, mentorship, team building, and communication are meditations on life, not just baseball. Among those mantras are: "Do simple better." "Try not to suck." "Don't ever permit the pressure to exceed the pleasure." "See it with first-time eyes." "Tell me what you think, not what you've heard."THE BOOK OF JOE is Maddon at his uniquely holistic best. It is a memoir of a fascinating baseball journey, an insider's look at a changing game, and a guidebook on leadership and life.

Great Negro Baseball Stars and how they made the Major Leagues is the story of how many of the early players of the Negro League made the transition to Major League baseball and how they shaped the game then, and for years to come. Most people are now familiar with the heroic story of Jackie Robinson and how he broke the color barrier in Major League baseball. There were many other players taking that journey as well and this is their story coupled with his journey. Talented players like Sam "The Jet" Jethro, Roy Campanella, Larry Doby, and others all had to make their make their own journeys through hardship and prejudice for a game that they loved.Written in 1953 by A. S. "Doc" Young, the leading African-American sports writer of his time. He was sports editor of Jet Magazine, the Cleveland Call-Post, Los Angeles Sentinel, and Chicago Defender. He was also the author of Sonny Liston: The Champ Nobody Wanted and Negro Firsts in Sports both published in 1963.

The story behind Shohei Ohtani¿s legendary MVP season as baseball¿s greatest two-way player¿dominant pitcher and outfielder/DH with otherworldly power at the plate¿and his path from his early days in Japan to the most fascinating figure in Major League Baseball, with a start-to-finish inside look at his historic 2021 season.

For baseball lovers, nothing rivals the excitement and intensity of the World Series. In Shadows of Glory, Dave Brown and Jeff Rodimer recount 18 lesser-known but fascinating stories about the Fall Classic, that range from heartwarming and heartbreaking to amusing and outrageous. Get ready to read about:The unheralded pitcher who carried a no-hitter into the ninth inningThe umpire who received death threats after making a bad call at first baseThe key role that shoe polish played in the outcomes of two different SeriesThe player who left the stadium mid-game to drive his pregnant wife to the hospitalShadows of Glory features memorable and offbeat stories about World Series spanning from 1918, when World War I, the Spanish Flu, and Babe Ruth intersected, to 2016 when the Chicago Cubs broke a century-long drought to capture the Series.The history of the World Series is long, glorious, and nuanced, and baseball fans will be captivated by the stories brought back to life in Shadows of Glory.

Whether you are from the Ricky Bobby era of, "if you ain't first you're last," or from the more recent decades of the "participation trophy kids," When the Fans Go Home takes an easy-to-understand evidenced-based approach to healthy competition. This book is relatable to the most elite athlete as well as the casual fan of sports. It's a guide to understanding healthy ways to compete and accepting loss as not only inevitable but a way to grow and get better for upcoming competitions. The second part of the book talks about my own personal experience as an aging adult competing with fans of baseball at a Dreamweek Camp with the Baltimore Orioles in Florida, where I now call home. So come, share this adventure with me, and find out how one of my most significant losses would emerge into one of my greatest wins and inspire the birth of a book.

This book is a compilation of baseball stories from the life of Coach Don Burns. It goes from the start of his baseball life in 1950 at St. George High School in Chicago, to the University of Illinois-Navy Pier, the Chicago White Sox minor league organization, before starting his baseball coaching career at Benton Harbor HS in Michigan, finally ending up at Glenbard West HS in Glen Ellyn Illinois, where he retired in 1989. The book reviews each season, the players, records and stories. Special memories from his players are included as well. Coach Burns was voted into the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1982.

The Impossible Dream 1967 Red Sox is the story of the incredible team that captured the heart of New England and give birth to Red Sox Nation. Herb Crehan's intimate and detailed account of that wonderful season could not have been written without the author's unparalleled access to the 1967 players during more than 20 years as a regular contributor to Red Sox Magazine, the team's official program. In all, Crehan has conducted in-depth interviews with 20 members of the Impossible Dream team, plus Dick Williams and coach Bobby Doerr. He was also able to sit with Billy and Richie Conigliaro to gather their memories of their brother Tony C. The result is 14 chapters of classic Red Sox history, each including an interview and profile of a key member of the team, supplemented by the description of a critical game from 1967 that featured the player. Interspersed through the chapters is a running account of the season as it progressed, with snapshots of player stats and team standings from what may have been the most exciting pennant race of all time. Learn fresh new details about the Impossible Dream season. Get inside ·¿Young (but demanding) Dick Williams' Spring Training culture change ¿Bill Rohr's near no-hitter in his first big league game in April ¿The 10,000 fans (including the author) who mobbed Logan Airport to greet the team in July ¿The tragic beaning in August of star right fielder Tony Conigliaro ¿The superhuman efforts of Carl Yastrzemski that led to a pennant and a Triple Crown ¿Winning the pennant on the last day of the season, and taking the mighty Cardinals to 7 games in the World Series The book also includes a heart-felt foreword by Cy Young winner, World Series star, and New England local hero Jim Lonborg. Long-time Red Sox fans will love reliving the once-in-a-lifetime season. Younger fans will enjoy learning about the beginnings of Red Sox Nation. And all fans will appreciate the scholarship and lively writing on a magical team from a beloved era of baseball history.

Arm injuries in youth baseball are a growing concern that affects players, coaches, and parents alike. These injuries can vary from minor strains to more severe conditions, such as ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) tears that require surgery. Addressing arm injuries in youth baseball is crucial as they can have long-term effects on a player's performance and overall health.Overuse injuries are common in youth baseball, particularly in the shoulder and elbow, caused by repeatedly performing the same motion that leads to stress on the affected area. The repetitive movements involved in baseball throwing can be particularly harmful if players do not get enough rest and recovery time. Common causes of overuse injuries include throwing too much or too hard too soon, poor posture, improper warmup and stretching, and poor throwing mechanics.

From A-Rod to Derek Jeter, The Sandman to The Babe, Yankees Legends Alphabet is a grand slam home run examining the greatest ballplayers ever to lap the bases in New York. Grab your wooden bat and your baseball mitt, and get ready for a stunning, historical deep dive into the Bronx Bombers.

Yankee Stadium 1923-2008: America's First Modern Ballpark represents a 100th anniversary celebration of the original Yankee Stadium. The work is the combined effort of 79 members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), founded as a nonprofit in 1971.This was the first "modern" stadium; baseball had never seen anything like Yankee Stadium before it was built. It was the first ballpark to include three levels of seating, accommodating more fans by far than any in the country. In its 85-year existence, it hosted more World Series (37) than any other venue and stood as a shrine to baseball generations past in one of the nation's largest cities.Intended as a multipurpose venue from the outset, the Stadium is seen through 40 essays covering not only baseball, but memorable football games, boxing matches, soccer seasons, track and field meets, and wrestling competitions, not to mention rodeos, concerts, and religious and political assemblies. Baseball events at the Stadium embraced not only the New York Yankees-the facility also hosted more than 200 Negro Leagues contests, Hearst Sandlot Classics for developing youth stars, and even an AAGPBL exhibition game.Baseball was always central, though, and the book also includes accounts of 50 of the most notable games in the history of The House that Ruth Built.

This unique book has everything with its hilarious, true, and little-known baseball tales, insane ball games, world records, unheard-of facts about players past and present, unique and insightful sayings, and much more about the game we all love. Lots of fun for baseball dads and moms and everyone in the whole family!The thirteenth book in the "For People Who Have Everything Series"This book makes an enjoyable gift, a great Holiday gift, a stocking stuffer, or any occasion. Great to keep on the bedside table, read while traveling, or anytime. He'll love you for the laughs it brings! Get it now!

This book covers some of the rules and fundamentals of the game of Softball. Along with some safety guidelines and equipment needed to play.

Born the son of a poor sharecropper, Jim Perry grew up working in the tobacco fields of rural North Carolina. Not only did he work his way out of that backbreaking job, but Jim Perry worked himself all the way to becoming a big league baseball star. After a splashy debut, Jim faced repeated obstacles as he worked to become a regular member of the starting rotation. To everyone's surprise (except his own), Jim Perry finally emerged in his 11th major league season to become a 20-game winner. The next year he won the Cy Young Award, given to the best pitcher in the American League.As a longtime player representative, Jim Perry played a pivotal role in MLB's first labor battles, helping to achieve key gains that would eventually lead to a massive explosion in player salaries. Marvin Miller, executive director of the MLB Players' Association, called Perry "a tower of strength" for his role in helping Miller lead fellow players through the first organized strike in U.S. major league professional sports history. Though he was one of the early union leaders, Jim Perry never reaped the rewards of the union victories. His MLB playing career ended in 1975, the year before formal free agency began. With no fortune to retire on, Jim was forced to begin his post-playing career in much the same way as he entered the game, working from the ground up.By hard work and determination, Jim eventually joined forces with two other men to capitalize on the deregulation of the long-distance telephone industry. He parlayed his expert people skills and baseball achievements to forge remarkable success in a second career in the business world.Jim Perry was a role model and mentor to little brother Gaylord, who would go on to a 22-year MLB hall-of-fame career of his own. The Perry brothers were the first to both win the Cy Young Award, the first to both win 20 games in the same season and the first brothers to face off against each other in the MLB All-Star Game. With 529 combined MLB victories, the pair retired as the winningest brothers in MLB history.The Jim Perry Story details the relentless dedication and remarkable resiliency of a man who "refused to be discouraged" no matter how many obstacles were placed in his path. It is a story of great perseverance and intestinal fortitude by a man who worked his dreams true and achieved ultimate success. Twice.

In sport, athletes seek "the zone," that state of mind where pressure evaporates and execution becomes effortless. Zen practice helps develop a powerful mindset in which we lose our sense of Self and become One with what we are doing. Through its inspiring collection of carefully selected stories, or koans, Zen Pitching reveals a pathway to personal excellence-and better pitching!

This is an interesting material for an avid sports fan. This book discusses about the different Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, Football and Soccer teams. Data showing championships and corresponding year is also presented in this book. Sit back, read and enjoy!

This book presents to you the places of Birth, Passing and Final Resting of Chicago's North side Baseball Players from January 1, 1876 to January 1, 2021.

Going, going, gone. That was how many MLB broadcasters would describe home runs, which were my favorite aspect of my favorite sport, baseball. That is where the title of this book originated. Sadly, MLB has been changing over the past several years. My favorite sport has become maddening, difficult to watch, and the adoration I had for MLB players and teams has evaporated. This book describes my opinions on what has happened to MLB, which I believe is destroying its future. The book starts with my childhood experiences and favorite MLB heroes, which I believe many fans of my generation, in particular, can understand and relate to. I am hoping it sparks similar fond memories for my readers.The book moves on to the top reasons why MLB has been diminished, and now it has a very uncertain long-term future.These are all my opinions, and my hope is that it increases the reader's understanding of what is happening to the sport I once loved so much.--Eric L. Marcus

"Illustrated profiles of 28 retired baseball stars"--

Clyde Kinlaw is a washed-up baseball coach who wants to prove it isn't so.Kinlaw was a good ballplayer who became a loyal company man once he retired. He managed his old team, the Portland Loggers. Now he's a scout who doesn't feel as if the new generation of talent evaluators puts any stake in his judgment anymore. He wants to prove them wrong but doesn't know how.Then Kinlaw stumbles upon Taiquon Wattson.Kinlaw's only ally in the Portland front office, Frank Staley Jr., sends him to evaluate Ryne Standback, a first baseman considered one of the country's top high-school prospects. Standback doesn't impress Kinlaw, who dismisses him as a privileged white kid with all the skill money can buy. What draws Kinlaw's attention is a catcher on the other team. Wattson has all the tools but none of the attention. He's a poor kid who lives with his grandmother in a predominantly black town on the banks of the Savannah River. He's known locally for his football, not his baseball, skills. He's a catcher because it's the only position he can play without owning his own glove. Teams always provide a mitt. Taiquon is as raw as the crappie he hauls out of the river to help feed the family. All he knows about baseball is approximately how to play it.Stay away from Sandberg, Kinlaw advises Staley. Let Kinlaw take Wattson under his wing and make him a player. Wattson's not ready. The minor leagues would chew him up and spit him out. Staley finds a place for Kinlaw and Staley to hide. They get to know each other on a long, gradual drive to Texas, where Wattson is playing semi-pro ball and Kinlaw is coaching him.Kinlaw is not rid of Standback, however. Drafted first by Houston, Standback predictably flops in Triple-A, where his agent insisted he be assigned. All of a sudden, Staley smells a bargain and dispatches Kinlaw, already in Texas, to Corpus Christi for a second look. The humbled Standback, his life in ruins, sees that Kinlaw is the only scout who ever dealt with him honestly.Both young men change. Wattson loses his innocence. Standback loses his arrogance. Kinlaw regains his respect.

From the early 1900's, town team baseball in eastern Iowa has been a fixture in the area, often referred to as "The Hotbed of Baseball". Following World War II, the Dubuqueland area fielded semi-pro teams in most small rural towns. It was especially popular from the late 40's through 70's and 80's, as measured by fan interest. Although the number of fans attending games has declined since that time, many towns continue to field teams performing at highly competitive levels. It is that tradition which is captured in an entertaining style, emphasizing memories and stories of individuals who viewed the simplicity and innocence of the game as a way of life.