A great Father's Day gift, this second volume of oral histories from former Major League Baseball Commissioner Vincent covers the 1950s and 1960s, the era when baseball expanded across the country. 40 b&w photographs throughout.
In this tie-in to an HBO sports documentary, some of baseball's greatest legends reminisce in their own words about the game they played and loved. of photos.
Recalling his days as the top man in the Major Leagues from 1989 to 1992, Vincent holds forth on Pete Rose's eviction and the disastrous earthquake Series as well as his all-time lineups and other baseball issues.
Whether Connecticut fans were cheering on Connecticut teams in baseball's major and minor leagues or watching their native sons participate in America's favorite pastime all across the country, they have taken satisfaction in the contributions of the Nutmeg State. As former Commissioner of Baseball Fay Vincent notes in his foreword, Don Harrison ...
Mark McGwire and Jose Cansecothe Bash Brothersushered in a new era of muscle-bound power hitters in baseball in the late 1980s. Suddenly balls were flying out of the parks like never before, and the rest of baseball stood up, took notice, and followed suit. Baseballs bodybuilding revolution, with its resultant steroid infestation, was here to stay ...
Alex Delaware is asked by a colleague to look into the case of a child who has suffered a variety of ills in her short life and has had to undergo a devastating number of medical investigations. Every time, the clinicians come up with one big zero. Could someone be inducing the symptoms?
Description: GOOD. Hardcover-9789900181248 da LARGE HC W/DJ BCE [VINCENT, FAY] ONLY GAME IN TOWN, THE BASEBALL STARS OF THE 1930'X AND 1940'S TALK ABOUT THE GAME. read more
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Stephen Vincent Benet-Christopher Morley-Kenneth Sawyer Goodman-Fay Ehlert-Paul Green-Edna St. Vincent Millay-Glenn Hughes...
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Pr
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good. Contains Thursday Evening, Dust of the Road, Undercurrent, Man who Died at 12 O'Clock, Aria Da Capo, Lottery, Red Carnations, Feathertop, Sorry Wrong Number, Still Alarm, Trifles, Trysting Place, Neighbors, Impromptu, Davil and Daniel Webster. Minor edgewear and creasing of covers, some yellowing of pages, a few discoloured areas otherwise a good serviceable copy. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Full-Leather
Publisher: Easton Press
Date Published: 2006
Description: As New; Signed by Author. 8vo A special Limited First Edition preceding the trade edition, this one signed by author and baseball commissioner Fay Vincent. A wonderful copy of this scarce book in As New condition, never taken out of its original shrink-wrap; Baseball Stars of the 1930s and 1940s Talk About the Game They Loved. The players include stars of the Major leagues and others such as Bob Feller, Warren Spahn, Ralph Kiner, Dom DiMaggio and Johnny Pesky. Contains all of the classic ... read more
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