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1	Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game more books like this by Michael Lewis add to wishlist In major league baseball the biggest wallet is supposed to win: rich teams spend four times as much on talent as poor teams. However, over the past four years, the Oakland Athletics, a major league team with a minor league payroll, have had one of the best records. Last year, their superstar, Jason Giambi, went to the superrich Yankees. It hasn't ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Science of Hitting more books like this by Ted Williams add to wishlist Ted Williams is our greatest living expert on how to hit a baseball -- the last baseball player to hit .400 in the major leagues. Williams's career hitting statistics will stand forever as a monument to his complete mastery of the single most difficult thing to do in sport: .344 lifetime batting average, 521 home runs, 1839 RBI and 2654 hits. "The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.25! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-Experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks more books like this by Zack Hample add to wishlist Hample has written a fan's guide to appreciating the most popular sport in America for everyone from beginner to expert. see all copies from $6.99! new only from $6.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Three Nights in August: Strategy, Heartbreak, and Joy Inside the Mind of a Manager more books like this by Buzz Bissinger add to wishlist Sports writer Buzz Bissinger (author of the bestselling FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) focuses on a three-game National League series in August 2003, between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs. Given complete access to the dugout, the clubhouse, and the field, Bissinger provides a fascinatingly detailed look not only at the games themselves in a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Heart of the Game: Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America more books like this by S L Price add to wishlist From the author of "Pitching Around Fidel" comes a tragic--but ultimately uplifting--account of the accidental death of minor league first base coach Mike Coolbaugh, illustrating the many ways in which baseball still has a hold on America. b&w photo insert. see all copies from $4.88! new only from $14.91! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Summer of '49 more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist In the finest tradition of baseball journalism, David Halberstam captures the drama and joy of the 1949 pennant race, which pitted the New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox. Personalities include Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Yogi Berra, and Jerry Coleman. Halberstam evokes a different time, when baseball was broadcast on the radio and games ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series more books like this by Eliot Asinof add to wishlist This book, dramatized for a movie in 1988, covers the fantastic scandal in which eight Chicago White Sox players arranged with the nation's leading gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series. "As thrilling as a cops and robbers tome."--"The Boston Globe." of photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.30! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig more books like this by Jonathan Eig add to wishlist The shy and retiring Lou Gehrig became a baseball legend, playing in 2,130 consecutive games as a stalwart hitter and first-baseman for the Yankees in the 1920s and '30s. This exhaustive biography of Gehrig emphasizes his low-key, humble, endearingly eccentric personality, which was especially striking when contrasted with the flamboyant Babe Ruth ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life more books like this by Michael Lewis add to wishlist "There are teachers with a rare ability to enter a child's mind; it's as if their ability to get there at all gives them the right to stay forever." There was a turning point in Michael Lewis's life, in a baseball game when he was fourteen years old. The irascible and often terrifying Coach Fitz put the ball in his hand at a crucial point in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Baseball for Dummies more books like this by Joe Morgan, Richard Lally add to wishlist "There may not be anyone alive who knows more about baseball than Joe Morgan." Bob Costas, NBC Sports Broadcaster "This book has something for everybody, from longtime fans to Little Leaguers." New York Newsday It's known as America's National Pastime. It's nicknamed "The Greatest Game Ever Invented." No question about it: baseball is a way of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.06! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Stengel: His Life and Times more books like this by Robert W Creamer add to wishlist One of the most endearing of American heroes, Casey Stengel guided the New York Yankees to ten pennants in twelve seasons. Here is the brilliant manager stripped naked-the person underneath all the clowning, mugging, and double-talking. Robert Creamer shows us Casey at twenty-two, famous from his very first day in the big leagues. We see Casey's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Ball Four more books like this by Jim Bouton add to wishlist This classic baseball memoir and behind-the-scenes tell-all upset the hero-worshiping press, public, and officials of Major League Baseball when it was first published in the early 1970s--but it has been a perennial seller ever since. Its anecdotes of fellow players on and off the field are filled with humor and the love of the game, and it makes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract more books like this by Bill James add to wishlist In nearly 1,000 separate articles, James ranks--and writes about--the top 100 players by position in baseball history . . . and, more than that, introduces a remarkable new statistic called "Win Shares, " a way of quantifying individual performance that equalizes the offensive and defensive contributions of catchers, pitchers, infielders, and ... see all copies from $6.25! new only from $13.75! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	The Dickson Baseball Dictionary more books like this by Paul Dickson add to wishlist A comprehensive and entertaining compendium of baseball knowledge. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	As They See 'em: A Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires more books like this by Bruce Weber add to wishlist In the bestselling tradition of George Plimpton's "Paper Lion, As They See Em" gets down, dirty, and loud with professional baseball umpires--granting readers unprecedented access to the hidden game inside America's favorite pastime. see all copies from $8.38! new only from $14.08! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Odd Man Out: A Year on the Mound with a Minor League Misfit more books like this by Matt McCarthy add to wishlist McCarthy tells the captivating and hilarious story of his year with as a Minor League baseball pitcher. McCarthy takes readers through the ups and downs of a grueling season filled with players competing with cutthroat intensity for the ultimate prize--a call up to the majors. see all copies from $6.66! new only from $9.18! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember more books like this by John Feinstein add to wishlist Pitchers are at the heart of baseball. Each has the potential to make his team a winner or, very quickly, a loser. The pressure is huge. In the end, only those with both the arm and the heart and the ability to manage extraordinary stress will emerge as champions. John Feinstein looks into this complex side of the game through the events of one ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	A False Spring more books like this by Pat Jordan add to wishlist In "A False Spring", Pat Jordan traces the falling star of his once-promising pitching career, illuminating along the way his equally difficult personal struggles and quest for maturity. When the reader meets Jordan, he is a hard-throwing pitcher with seemingly limitless potential, one of the first 'bonus babies' for the Milwaukee Braves ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.54! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	My Prison Without Bars more books like this by Pete Rose, Rick Hill add to wishlist Pete Rose, or, "Charlie Hustle", as his teammates dubbed him, describes the ups and downs of his long career in baseball, including his admission that he bet on games while managing the Cincinnati Reds in the late 1980s. Highlights include Rose's discussion of breaking Ty Cobb's career hits record in 1985, and of his bid to be reinstated into ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Power, Precision, and Long-Term Performance more books like this by Nolan Ryan, Tom House add to wishlist Baseball's greatest living pitcher show how to achieve and maintain the performance level that has made him a legend. This book reveals the secrets of Nolan Ryan's success and longevity and provides a complete fitness program for pitchers to follow. Also features a special "flick book" that graphically demonstrates his pitching motion. 200 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.43! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Rocket That Fell to Earth: Roger Clemens and the Rage for Baseball Immortality more books like this by Jeff Pearlman add to wishlist The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Boys Will Be Boys" and "The Bad Guys Won!" delivers this explosive account of the rise and fall of Roger Clemens--arguably the best pitcher of all time. color photo insert. see all copies from $4.93! new only from $13.50! \| SVS
22 view cover	October 1964 more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist Following his #1 baseball bestseller Summer of '49, David Halberstam gives us the Yankees-Cardinals World Series that concluded the '64 season--a transformational American moment, both inside and outside the ballpark. A book of deep insight and importance, October 1964 is also, like Halberstam's previous baseball work, a great read. Photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.56! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Bill James Handbook more books like this by B James add to wishlist This complete annual baseball reference guide includes an extensive glossary with math formulas for determining the multitude of statistics now used in baseball, new pitcher projections, new base running analysis, hitter projections, team efficiency summary, player win-shares, and managers' records. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Yogi Book: I Really Didn't Say Everything I Said! more books like this by Yogi Berra add to wishlist Yogi Berra's gift for saying the smartest things in the funniest way has made him a popular off-the-cuff philosopher in America. In this volume, his quotes have been gathered together by the author himself. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	A Home on the Field: How One Championship Team Inspires Hope for the Revival of Small Town America more books like this by Paul Cuadros add to wishlist "A Home on the Field" is the triumphant true story of a team of Latino high school students and their coach who fought against the prejudices of their school and small Southern town to win the North Carolina state soccer championship. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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