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The Game from Where I Stand
Henry Holt and Co. 2010; US$ 14.99An insider's revealing look at the hidden world of major league baseball Doug Glanville, a former major league outfielder and Ivy League graduate, draws on his nine seasons in the big leagues to reveal the human side of the game and of the men who play it. In The Game from Where I Stand , Glanville shows us how players prepare for games, deal... more...
Bullpen Diaries
HarperCollins 2011; US$ 20.99Baseball is the only game where the defense has the ball. So begins an inside look at baseball's most scrutinized group of players?relief pitchers?and life in the most intriguing bullpen of all, that of the New York Yankees. Second-guessed and overstressed, the manager finds his use of the bullpen the most debated topic after any game,... more...
All Roads Lead to October
St. Martin's Press 2000; US$ 7.99George Herman Ruth was the Babe. Lou Gehrig was the Iron Horse. Joe DiMaggio was the Yankee Clipper. George Steinbrenner is the Boss. On a rainy January morning, 1973, a press conference is called that will change the face of the Yankees forever. A young Cleveland Industrialist by the name of Steinbrenner stands at New York's famed... more...
The Boys of Summer
HarperCollins 2011; US$ 12.99This is a book about young men who learned to play baseball during the 1930s and 1940s, and then went on to play for one of the most exciting major-league ball clubs ever fielded, the team that broke the color barrier with Jackie Robinson. It is a book by and about a sportswriter who grew up near Ebbets Field, and who had the good fortune in the 1950s... more...
Baseball For Dummies
Wiley 2011; US$ 19.99“Joe Morgan again shows himself a rare bird: an ex-jock with savvy and the ability to communicate it.” —People “This book has something for everybody, from longtime fans to Little Leaguers.” —New York Newsday Baseball For Dummies, Third Edition, is for baseball fans at all levels, from players and coaches to... more...
The Beauty of Short Hops
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2011; US$ 29.95Sabermetrics, the search for objective knowledge about baseball through statistical analysis, has taken over the national pastime. The authors argue that this approach began as a useful corrective but has come to harm baseball. The book demonstrates that the so-called moneyball approach, based on sabermetrics, offers only limited guidance for assembling... more...
Major League Umpires' Performance, 2007-2010
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2011; US$ 39.95Thirty years into baseball's sabermetric revolution, relatively little attention has been paid to the impact of a major league umpire's ball-and-strike judgment on game results. This welcome study corrects this omission by profiling more than ninety current umpires, summarizing their professional history, and charting their performance at home... more...
Baseball Field Guide
Da Capo Press 2009; US$ 14.95A clear and comprehensive guide to the rules of baseball! more...
Under Pallor, Under Shadow
University of Nebraska Press 2011; US$ 26.95A real-time account of the tumultuous 1920 baseball season, focusing on the dramatic last half. more...









