Chronicling changes in baseball over the past half century, one of the most astute players to ever play the game pays homage to the great players of the past and present and analyzes what's wrong--and right--with baseball today. Two 8-page photo inserts.
Through a vast number of interviews with players and managers, Pepe examines and reveals how baseball evolved more during the 1970s than at any other time in the sport's history. The DVD "Baseball Comes of Age" accompanies every book.
The greatest pitcher of the Yankee dynasty years and a great New York sports columnist team up to tell all of the old stories--and plenty of new ones--from inside Yankee baseball. 16 pages of black-and-white photographs.
Yankee legend Whitey Ford offers his opinions on the best all-time players over several Yankee decades, and shares anecdotes about fellow players and coaches.
It was not just his talent as baseball that vaulted Berra to fame. Yogi was one of the original funny guys. He became known as the master of the malaprop, the father of the faux pas. In "The Wit and Wisdom of Yogi Berra", we follow his progress from his origins in Dago Hill, St. Louis, to his current residence at the Astrodome, Houston. All this ...
Picking an all-time Cardinals team -- the top five players at each position and the top five managers in Cardinals history -- is an enormous task, but one which Tim McCarver is uniquely qualified to attempt. Few teams in professional sports can equal the on-field success or match the fan loyalty of the St. Louis Cardinals, whose roots date back to ...
As a baseball player, Gary Carter had forged a stellar 19-year resume that earned him the pinnacle of his profession--election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003. By the time he retired, he had been chosen to the All-Star team 11 times, been awarded a Gold Glove for defense three times, had finished in the top 10 in National League Most Valuable ...
Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo lists the five greatest players at every position around the diamond. "Few and Chosen: Cubs" brings together in words and photos the greatest players to ever play for one of the greatest franchises in all of sports. Archival photos.
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.
Baseball fans can relive the greatest and most dramatic performances by pitchers in the history of the sport. Officially licensed by Major League Baseball, "Unhittable" includes a full 100-minute original program on DVD, produced by MLB Productions. 1-57243-666-2$34.95 / Triumph Books
Do you take the Rocket or Pedro as your top right-hander? Teddy Ballgame has to get the nod over Yaz, but has any franchise had so much talent in left field over the years? Is Nomar your best shortstop, or was it Joe Cronin? With a history so steeped in tradition, and with so many great Hall of Fame players to choose from, selecting the top Red ...
He hit the most famous home run in baseball history for the New York Giants, the "Shot Heard 'round the World," in the third game of the 1951 playoff against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Many have called it baseball's single greatest moment. With one swing on a gray October afternoon almost 60 years ago, Bobby Thomson etched his name in baseball lore ...
This work provides an analysis of the greatest Yankee moments, including historical retrospectives all the way back to the early 1900s. It puts some new touches on the classic history of this team to give Yankees fans an up-to-date chronicle of America's team.
They are baseball's unsung heroes--mostly overlooked, unheralded, and unappreciated. They played before meager crowds, on rudimentary fields, and in small towns across the United States, and most of them never got the chance to display their talent to the world on baseball's great stage, the major leagues. They are the great stars of the Negro ...
What was the greatest moment in the history of the New York Yankees? Was it Bucky Dent's home run in Boston's Fenway Park in the sudden-death playoff game of 1978? Reggie Jackson's three home runs in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series? Babe Ruth's 60th home run in 1927? Roger Maris's 61st in 1961? Or was the greatest moment in Yankees history Don ...
From Casey Stengel's "Amazin's," the lovable losers of the early '60s, to the World Series champions of the '80s and the pennant contenders of today, the Mets have fielded some great players in their nearly half-century of existence, and one person who has had an up-close-and-personal view of most of them is Rusty Staub. Staub is one of the few ...
Duke Snider, one of the most beloved Dodgers players ever, ranks the five greatest Dodgers players at each position with a detailed explanation of why each player is ranked where he is.
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