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Following the low-budget Oakland Athletics, their larger-than-life general manager, Billy Beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur baseball ... More

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Professional baseball players have always been well paid. In 1869, Harry Wright paid his Cincinnati Red Stockings about seven times what an average ... More

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As early as the 1880s, baseball owners and sportswriters were decrying the greediness of players as the leading threat to the national pastime. ... More

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Who said the 400 best things about how to play baseball? From the wisdom of Mickey Mantle ("A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own; a ... More

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From his perspective as a journalist and a true fan, Bob Costas, NBC's award-winning broadcaster, shares his views on the forces that are diminishing ... More

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A collection reviewing the current economic nature of the baseball industry reflecting the dramatic changes occurring during the last several years.

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In this hilarious collection of baseball's funniest quips, everyone from players to coaches, umpires to celebrity fans sound off about our national ... More

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Starting in the 1970s, a night watchman wfrom Kansas forever changed the way that many people view baseball analysis and ultimately the game itself. ... More

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A celebration of America's national pastime incorporates both fiction and nonfiction and includes contributions by Ring Lardner, James Thurber, Damon ... More

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It's Costas unplugged! This provocative, no-holds-barred assessment of the troubled state of Major League Baseball includes the author's innovative ... More

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A collection of great writers writing about great players. Including Thomas Boswell on Cal Ripken, William Brashler on Josh Gibson, Leigh Montville ... More

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Containing twenty-four interviews, this volume focuses on players signed under the strict bonus rule of 1953?1957, which required that players signed ... More

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An ideal gift book for every baseball fan, this collection of personal letters between a diehard fan and dozens of baseball's greatest pitchers is a ... More

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Following his successful "Tales from the Dugout", Mike Shannon continues to delight baseball fans with memorable anecdotes from the sport's past and ... More

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The classic inside account of a baseball year by a major league pitcher. It begins, appropriately, with the winter doldrums and sweating out a new ... More

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The author of "Late Innings" and "The Summer Game" offers a candid and thorough exploration into the inner craft of pitching from one of baseball's ... More

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This complete annual baseball reference guide includes an extensive glossary with math formulas for determining the multitude of statistics now used ... More

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Go behind the scenes into the ballpark, the clubhouse, and the minor leagues in this memorable collection of anecdotes about America's pastime from ... More

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A fascinating look at Roger Clemens, in the words of those who have had to face him at various times in his career, from All Stars (Cal Ripken, Jr., ... More

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A report from the true heart of baseball, this anthology leaves behind the bad boys and big names of the major leagues to take readers to the places ... More

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Baseballs premier national television analyst presents fascinating tales fromthe games greatest players and personalities 224 pp.

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This book documents the most muffled moments and botched plays of baseball history by telling the stories of the men who became legendary failures ... More

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"Guys, Dolls, and Curveballs" is a delightful collection of ballpark dispatches from one of the game's most unique chroniclers--Damon Runyon, the ... More

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In no professional sport have more men sacrificed for their country than baseball. In No Greater Love, many baseball veterans tell their stories - ... More

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