Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible

Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible
Author: Nolan Ryan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1991-04-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0671705814

Offers advice on the mechanics of pitching, and recommends a program of weight training, aerobic exercise, and sound nutrition.

Throwing Heat

Throwing Heat
Author: Nolan Ryan
Publisher: Avon Books
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1990-04
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780380708260

The life story of the only league pitcher to have hurled five no-hitters in his career.

Nolan Ryan

Nolan Ryan
Author: Rob Goldman
Publisher: Triumph Books
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2014-04-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1623688019

To any baseball fan, Nolan Ryan’s name still conjures up images of blistering 100-mile-per-hour fastballs and knee-buckling curveballs. During his 27-year career, “The Ryan Express” was named an eight-time All-Star and amassed seven no-hitters and more than 5,700 strikeouts—more than any other pitcher in major-league history. This comprehensive biography of Nolan Ryan follows the baseball legend’s journey from the start of his professional career in 1965 to his retirement in 1993. Hall of Famers, journeymen, clubhouse workers, coaches, and trainers offer their own unique take on Ryan in this book filled with never-before-told anecdotes and personal recollections and peppered with eyewitness accounts of his greatest games. In the pages of this history, readers will discover what made Nolan Ryan one of the most revered and respected athletes and citizens of his time.

Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible

Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible
Author: Nolan Ryan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 190
Release: 1991
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

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 photographs.

Fit to Pitch

Fit to Pitch
Author: Tom House
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1996
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780873228824

In Fit to Pitch, baseball's best pitching expert, Tom House, shares the coaching secrets that helped Nolan Ryan sustain a long, successful career and Randy Johnson win a Cy Young Award. With House's pitcher-specific training program, you'll strengthen your body and your arm so you can take the mound in top condition.

Nolan Ryan

Nolan Ryan
Author: Ken Anderson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 190
Release: 1999-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781571683502

A biography of Texas native Nolan Ryan, focusing on his baseball career, from Little League to the majors.

Taste of the Town

Taste of the Town
Author: Todd Blackledge
Publisher: Center Street
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2013-09-03
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1455547271

College football culture is captured through the food, small town characters, and college life that makes Saturdays in autumn something fans look forward to every year. In TASTE OF THE TOWN, Todd Blackledge, host of the enormously popular ESPN segment "Taste of the Town," focuses on popular college towns by telling you where to eat, what to eat, and great stories about college football traditions across America. With over 100 recipes from the chefs of the featured restaurants and the coach (or wife) of the hometown team you will be left hungry and excited to try out the popular football food for yourselves! Behind-the-scenes photos, shot on location, enhance the energy of the fun and food featured in each town. This book about football, food, and college culture showcases the coaches, players, chefs, and rabid fans who regularly join together to talk about their common passion.

Pitch Like a Pro

Pitch Like a Pro
Author: Leo Mazzone
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 117
Release: 1999-03-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1466835508

Leo Mazzone was one of pro baseball's premier pitching coaches. In his years with the Atlanta Braves, he trained several Cy Young Award winners and helped lead his team to the World Series. In Pitch like a Pro, Mazzone and coauthor Jim Rosenthal offer step-by-step instructions for players and coaches in Little League through high school. They teach all of the pitching basics and give athletes advice on how they can use the right training techniques to grow stronger and stay healthier. Contents include: Mazzone's between-starts throwing program How to grip different pitches Proper mechanics and delivery technique Pitching strategies and tactics Field the position Pitch like a Pro offers contributions by such well known pitchers as Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smotz, and Denny Neagle, along with black-and-white instructional photographs.

Fastball Fitness

Fastball Fitness
Author: Tom House
Publisher: Coaches Choice Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Pitchers (Baseball)
ISBN: 9781585180370

The Physics of Pitching

The Physics of Pitching
Author: Len Solesky
Publisher: Mvp Books
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2011-06-06
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0760338507

Provides a comprehensive approach, includes a training schedule, tips on the mechanics, physiology, and psychology of pitching, and explores common injuries.