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This video features expert instruction from top professional player Shane Vanderson. The program features numerous drills for better shot making, plus several tips that will help you to develop a consistent and reliable game. Among the topics covered are: drills for beginners, serving drills, hitting drills and advanced drills. Whether you are a competitive tournament player or a serious recreational player, this program will help you to rapidly improve...
2) Playing hurt
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Chelsea Keyes, a high school basketball star whose promising career has been cut short by a terrible accident on the court, and Clint Morgan, a nineteen-year-old ex-hockey player who gave up his sport following a game-related tragedy, meet at a Minnesota lake resort and find themselves drawn together by the losses they have suffered.
3) Back in Play
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In this scorching-hot spin-off of Lynda Aicher's bestselling Wicked Play series, a weeklong fling turns into so much more.For Minnesota Glaciers captain Scott Walters, skating on a bum knee—and self-medicating to keep skating on it—is all part of the game. That the painkillers he's eating prevent him from having meaningful relationships is just one more sacrifice in a lifetime of them. He's worked too hard to...
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Meet the men of the Minnesota Glaciers! In this scorching-hot spin-off of Lynda Aicher's bestselling Wicked Play series, a one-night stand turns into weeks of erotic experimentation…and eventually so much more. One night, one time, nothing more. That's all it was supposed to be. They'd agreed their first night together would be their only night together-and Minnesota Glaciers defenseman Dylan Rylie was fine with that. Giant hickeys and claw marks...
5) Game Play
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Meet the men of the Minnesota Glaciers! In this scorching-hot spin-off of Lynda Aicher's bestselling Wicked Play series, a one-night stand turns into weeks of erotic experimentation...and eventually so much more.One night, one time, nothing more. That's all it was supposed to be. They'd agreed their first night together would be their only night together—and Minnesota Glaciers defenseman Dylan Rylie was fine with that. Giant hickeys...
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The Triple Play Curse
Every member of the Strikers, San Francisco's professional baseball team, knows about the Triple Play Curse. When one Striker falls in love and gets either married or engaged during the season, two more will fall for a total of three. And, whenever the curse is in play, the team suffers for it. More errors and injuries, lost pennant runs, you name it. No one wants to trigger the curse.
Shortstop Rafe Wilson has his routines...
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After two of his teammates fall prey to the curse, Gage Collier realizes he's got worse things to worry about than the power of the curse alone. He's got his mother to fear, and the woman is on a mission. When a columnist spills the beans that the curse is in play and there's only one victim left to be had, Gage's mother spins a web designed to trap him into being its third victim and give her the grandbabies she's been wanting. Though the bait she...
8) Game Maker
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Pitcher Aiden Kyle knows the Triple Play Curse has the ability to mess with his life and with his team's performance. And, now that the curse has been triggered, Aiden also knows he has to do all he can to avoid being its next victim. And that means strippers and hand lotion in the shower for the rest of the season for him. Until Lily Dupree whirls into his world with a crash that puts a kink in his plan. If Aiden can find a way to help Lily and get...
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The year 1920 is considered a pivotal year in baseball, when a sense of uniformity in the game was finally achieved. But what about the decades before? Travel back to the years before 1920 - a time when changes in the game were rapid, dramatic, and often surprising.
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Why do fielders throw the ball "around the horn" after a strikeout? Why do fans perform "the wave"? When did the "seventh-inning stretch" become a thing? Why do managers wear uniforms? Uncover the roots of these and other rituals and traditions, and the powerful roles they play in baseball.
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In this episode, survey the history of ballparks from the Elysian Fields in Hoboken to Wrigley Field to Fenway Park and beyond. You'll learn how ballparks were defined by their surroundings, the rise of "infields" and "outfields," the idiosyncratic dimensions and sizes of 19th-century ballparks, the state-of-the-art architectural elements of 20th-century ballparks, and more.
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One effective way to increase public confidence in the outcome of competitive baseball? Offer a valuable prize to the winners. Chart the turbulent evolution of the post-season series: a story filled with controversy, sabotage, peace agreements, and injuries, culminating in the first World Series between the Boston Americans and the National League Pirates.
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The 1919 Black Sox scandal (often thought of as "baseball's original sin") marked a turning point in how Americans thought about the right way to play baseball. Join the debate over the complexity of this and other baseball scandals, and the moral quandaries of both actual deception in the game and merely the appearance of deception.
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In the second half of the 19th century, advancing technology offered greater access to faraway places, which opened new avenues for baseball. From national to world tours, take a closer look at how baseball's popularity continued to spread, and how men like Jimmy Ryan and Albert Goodwill Spalding helped set it all in motion.
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Here, Mr. Markusen helps you make sense of the litany of rule changes that took place in the 75 years between 1845 (when the Knickerbocker Club of New York City framed the first written rules) and 1920 (when it became customary to replace the baseball on a regular basis).
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The reserve clause (or the "five-man rule") played a crucial role in every labor war that took place during the first half-century of professional baseball, and was standard practice until the 1970s. Trace the events that would lead to a fight against the right of teams to reserve players - a struggle to which today's big leaguers are indebted.
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From face masks and chest protectors to catcher's mitts and fielder's gloves, explore how protective equipment became more and more a part of baseball (after much tinkering and adjusting). Also, consider complaints by "old-time" baseball fans that the proliferation of protective equipment robbed the sport of two crucial elements: skill and courage.
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How did early newspaper editors cover baseball games and decide what, exactly, to write about? What makes Henry Chadwick such a monumental figure in early baseball writing? How did the introduction of the box score help baseball reporters with their jobs? How did post-game access to players change the nature of reporting?
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Turn to another form of injustice in baseball: a prejudice against minority groups that contradicted the idea of the baseball diamond as a beacon of equality. Investigate the setbacks and triumphs of Irish Americans, Jewish players, Native Americans, and those with physical handicaps as they fought (and continue to fight) for inclusion.
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Examine how World War I encroached upon the comparatively tranquil national pastime. You'll discover the talents of baseball-playing military companies, including one group of "Buffalo soldiers," as well as a growing emphasis on physical fitness on the field and patriotism in the stands (exemplified by the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner").
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