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As America's pastime since the mid-1800s, baseball offers the sights, sounds, and even smells that are deeply entrenched in our culture. But for some, the experience can be less sensory. Some, such as Ryan Spaeder and Kevin Reavy, live for baseball statistics. Stats give the game historical context and measurable for past, present, and predictive analysis.
Incredible Baseball Stats, newly updated, helps tell unique baseball stories, showcasing extraordinary...
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"Including interviews with Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, former All-Stars Wilbur Wood and Tim Wakefield, as well as other famed knuckleballers, Lew Freedman 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"--
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In 1966, as the champions of the AFL and NFL prepared to play each other for the first time, Kansas City Chiefs–owner Lamar Hunt wrote the following to Commissioner Pete Rozelle: I have kiddingly called [the championship game] the Super Bowl, which obviously can be improved upon."
How wrong Hunt was. After the AFL merged with the NFL, Super Bowl" became the official title of the NFL championship game in the years to come. In celebration...
How wrong Hunt was. After the AFL merged with the NFL, Super Bowl" became the official title of the NFL championship game in the years to come. In celebration...
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A comprehensive tome of baseball facts, figures, and did-you-knows-newly updated! For fans of baseball trivia, this updated version of The New Baseball Bible, first published as The Baseball Catalog in 1980 and selected as a Book-of-the-Month Club alternate, is sure to provide something for everyone, regardless of team allegiance. The book covers the following topics: beginnings of baseball, rules and records, umpires, how to play the game (i.e.,...
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Défense des Citoyens De Demain — Sauver l'Humanité présente un constat détaillé, uniquement tiré d'observations scientifiques, sur l'avenir de l'humanité. Devant la menace réelle de son extinction, une analyse du problème met en lumière une cause racine. L'auteur propose trois solutions conceptuelles, avec des exemples de plan d'actions collectives et individuelles pour tenter de sauver nos petits-enfants. Ce cadre de réflexion permettra...
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« La pandémie aura démontré que ce sont bien les écrivains de toutes formations et extractions qui sont capables d'éclairer les médecins. D'o la nécessité de bénéficier d'une grande ouverture d'esprit. Raison de plus d'avoir une double formation, littéraire et scientifique, faisant de l'équilibre une quête continue et une constante voulue. Parce que la fracture entre sciences et lettres entrave notre unique cause, la seule qui vaille,...
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De cette époque jusqu'à nos jours développe des thèmes qui concernent tous les territoires de la civilisation occidentale et ses satellites. Les facteurs déterminants issus du milieu humain donneront au lecteur une image de la réalité actuelle, à travers l'observation de l'homme qui est à la fois témoin, spectateur et acteur de toutes ces métamorphoses.
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Quand une mise en œuvre des principes du marché ultralibéral provoque une crise écologique et idéologique précédée par des crises économiques et financières sévères au cours des XIXe et XXe siècles, puis la première véritable crise financière mondiale en 2008, trouvant sa source aux États-Unis, que peut-on penser de ce système politico-social-économique ultralibéral ? Qu'il est celui des plus forts ou plus nantis ? Les banques...
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Essays and examples that reveal how scientists figure things out.
Göran Grimvall is determined to help mere mortals understand how scientists get to the kernel of perplexing problems. Entertaining and enlightening, his latest book uses examples from sports, literature, and nature-as well as from the varied worlds of science-to illustrate how scientists make sense of and explain the world around us.
Grimvall's fun-to-read essays and easy-to-follow...
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Part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser, and absolutely the most unusual and thorough compendium of baseball stats and facts ever assembled-all verified for accuracy by the Baseball Hall of Fame.
First created by legendary sportswriter Bert Randolph Sugar, and now updated, here are thousands of fascinating lists, tables, data, and stimulating facts. Inside, you'll find all of the big name baseball heroes like Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Ernie...
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What do Rube Walberg, Mike Nagy, Kevin Millar, and Dustin Pedroia all have in common? They have all worn #15 for the Boston Red Sox. Since 1931, the Red Sox have issued 74 different numbers to more than 1,500 players.
In this newly updated edition, Red Sox by the Numbers tells the story of every Red Sox player since '31-from Bill Sweeney (the first Red Sox player to don #1) to J.T. Snow (#84, the highest numbered non-coach in Sox history). Each chapter...
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Stefan Fatsis sends his "stunningly perfect, consummately perfect, why-would-anyone-use-anything-else? perfect" glove to be restored by the glove designer at Rawlings. Frank Deford makes the case that the baseball cap may be the most universal article of clothing ever designed. Roger Angell considers why it is that pitchers are "so much livelier and more garrulous than hitters." George Plimpton reflects on the slow demotion of aging or slumping players...
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Coaching youth baseball is tough. Not only do coaches have to teach kids the fundamental skills of the game, they also have to know how to select a team, how to run efficient practices, and how to deal with parents and umpires. Furthermore, they have to make sure the game is fun for all the kids on their team. Jeff Ourvan is an experienced youth baseball coach who has determined that what makes the experience of little league so special is the values...
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To baseball fans of today, the name Dodgers" is synonymous with Hollywood, the warm California sun, and names like Tommy Lasorda, Kirk Gibson, Steve Garvey, and Orel Hershiser. The Dodgers mean much more than that to fans of baseball history, however. Namely, these fans remember the famed Boys of Summer," otherwise known as the Brooklyn Dodgers, a team that included some of the most storied players in baseball history, such as Hall of...
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"More than just a lavishly illustrated and highly readable book, Wrigley Field Year by Year, originally published in 2014, is the result of a quarter century of meticulous research. Written by a baseball historian and recognized authority on the "FriendlyConfines," this is the first book to detail each year of the storied park's existence. The book covers not only the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago Federal League baseball teams in detail, it touches...
16) Tales from the Chicago White Sox dugout: a collection of the greatest White Sox stories ever told
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The 1983 American League West champion Chicago White Sox will forever be remembered by their trademark slogan "Winning Ugly." One of the stars of that colorful bunch that rocked old Comiskey Park was an unlikely hero, a twenty-five-year-old rookie from Northwest Indiana. Ron Kittle led the 1983 White Sox with 35 home runs, 100 RBIs, and Rookie of the Year honors. Now Kittle shares the adventures, struggles and triumphs of his incredible journey. A...
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In his forthright and honest autobiography, former St. Louis Cardinal, World Series, and Super Bowl broadcaster Jack Buck entertains all of his fans once more in a different setting. Jack Buck: "That's a Winner!" does more than entertain, however. It provides readers with an inside look at a man they listened to so often, they considered him part of the family.
From the days of growing up working at the drive-in, to his time in the army, to his first...
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More than twenty former and current Pale Hose players share their fondest single-game White Sox experience and memories with the Chicago Tribune's Lew Freedman. Many of these moments have helped shape the White Sox's rich heritage in Chicago. Billy Pierce, Scott Podsednik, Mark Buehrle, Greg Walker, Bobby Jenks, Turk Lown, and Gerry Staley are but a few of the legendary stars who discuss the games of their lives. This book is the ticket for White...
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Make your own luck by understanding probability
Over the years, some very smart people have thought they understood the rules of chance?only to fail dismally. Whether you call it probability, risk, or uncertainty, the workings of chance often defy common sense. Fortunately, advances in math and science have revealed the laws of chance, and understanding those laws can help in your everyday life.
In Chancing It, award-winning scientist and writer...
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The newest addition to the Tales from the Team series, Tales from the Atlanta Braves Dugout includes stories on the greatest players and coaches to don the Braves uniform. Author Cory McCartney includes stories about Hank Aaron, Dale Murphy, Phil Niekro, Chipper Jones, Andruw Jones, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, Bobby Cox, and so many others.
Recall the harrowing experience of Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium catching fire on July 21, 1993,...
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