Play Better Baseball

Play Better Baseball
Author: Bob Cluck
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
Total Pages: 252
Release: 1993
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

Gives techniques and strategies for baseball coaches and players based on actual team situations.

Play Baseball the Ripken Way

Play Baseball the Ripken Way
Author: Cal Ripken (Jr.)
Publisher: Random House Incorporated
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2004
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781400061228

Features illustrated guidelines on baseball fundamantals as drawn from the late Cal Ripken, Sr.'s years as a coach and manager and Cal Ripken Jr.'s record-making career, in a primer with complementary information for parents and coaches.

Baseball Just for Kids

Baseball Just for Kids
Author: Jerry Kasoff
Publisher:
Total Pages: 174
Release: 1996
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780964582675

Written for 8-12 year olds, this book covers basic rules plus and strategies to make you a better player.

We Played the Game

We Played the Game
Author: Danny Peary
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Total Pages: 678
Release: 1994-04-07
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

This incredible gathering of first-hand remembrances brings a fascinating and enlightening new perspective to the period of baseball's greatest peak and ultimate turning point--when bigotry and exploitation still ran rampant among the clubs and the sport was irrevocably being changed into a business. 100 photos.

Playing Better Baseball

Playing Better Baseball
Author: Rick Wolff
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1997
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780873229364

Inside tips to improve all areas of your game.

Winning Baseball

Winning Baseball
Author: Trent Mongero
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2011
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781402758089

From age-appropriate drills to motivation strategies, this step-by-step guide to youth baseball offers all the information parents and coaches need to help young players reach their full potential.

Ninety Percent Mental

Ninety Percent Mental
Author: Bob Tewksbury
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2018-03-20
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0738234931

Former Major League pitcher and mental skills coach for two of baseball's legendary franchises (the Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants) Bob Tewksbury takes fans inside the psychology of baseball. In Ninety Percent Mental, Bob Tewksbury shows readers a side of the game only he can provide, given his singular background as both a longtime MLB pitcher and a mental skills coach for two of the sport's most fabled franchises, the Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants. Fans watching the game on television or even at the stadium don't have access to the mind games a pitcher must play in order to get through an at-bat, an inning, a game. Tewksbury explores the fascinating psychology behind baseball, such as how players use techniques of imagery, self-awareness, and strategic thinking to maximize performance, and how a pitcher's strategy changes throughout a game. He also offers an in-depth look into some of baseball's most monumental moments and intimate anecdotes from a "who's who" of the game, including legendary players who Tewksbury played with and against (such as Mark McGwire, Craig Biggio, and Greg Maddux), game-changing managers and executives (Joe Torre, Bruce Bochy, Brian Sabean), and current star players (Jon Lester, Anthony Rizzo, Andrew Miller, Rich Hill). With Tewksbury's esoteric knowledge as a thinking-fan's player and his expertise as a "baseball whisperer", this entertaining book is perfect for any fan who wants to see the game in a way he or she has never seen it before. Ninety Percent Mental will deliver an unprecedented look at the mound games and mind games of Major League Baseball.

Who's Better, Who's Best in Baseball?

Who's Better, Who's Best in Baseball?
Author: Elliott Kalb
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2005-02-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780071445382

Guaranteed to spark debate among baseball diehards with its controversial pick for #1 "Elliott Kalb's work is beyond excellent. He thinks in story lines and uses numbers to make compelling and often original points."--Bob Costas In the world of major-league sports, Elliott Kalb, a.k.a "Mr. Stats," is the Sultan of Stats, the Tsar of Trivia, and the Final Word in armchair-athlete disputes. Now, hot on the heels of his controversial bestseller Who's Better, Who's Best in Basketball? comes a book that is guaranteed to raise both hackles and cheers from baseball fans from coast to coast. More than a book of lists, Who's Better, Who's Best in Baseball?: Interweaves numbers, facts, and anecdotes to offer a grand perspective on the entire history of the sport and its 100 all-time greatest of the greats--including players from the Negro Leagues Features interviews with MLB experts, players, and coaches, including Bob Costas, Bud Selig, Vin Scully, Joe Buck, Tim McCarver, Johnny Bench, and others Argues the popular debate--what means more, modern training and modern medicine, overall athletics, popularity, or genetics?

Best of the Best

Best of the Best
Author: Tim Green
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2011-03-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062076957

Josh’s game is about to change. So is his life. Josh is still flying high from his team’s tournament win at Cooperstown when his parents start talking about a divorce. Now his dad is challenging him to play the best of the best at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. But does he just want to get Josh out of the way? Two things are sure: His father’s new girlfriend, Diane, is looking to make some changes, and Josh is determined to get her and her terrible son out of his life. With help from Benji and Jaden, Josh races to get the facts that can keep his family together. Suspense builds as Josh finds it hard to concentrate on the game and make the winning plays that will lead his team to victory. #1 New York Times bestselling author Tim Green delivers another exciting baseball novel pulsing with action in Best of the Best.

The Baseball Codes

The Baseball Codes
Author: Jason Turbow
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2011-03-22
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 030727862X

An insider’s look at baseball’s unwritten rules, explained with examples from the game’s most fascinating characters and wildest historical moments. Everyone knows that baseball is a game of intricate regulations, but it turns out to be even more complicated than we realize. All aspects of baseball—hitting, pitching, and baserunning—are affected by the Code, a set of unwritten rules that governs the Major League game. Some of these rules are openly discussed (don’t steal a base with a big lead late in the game), while others are known only to a minority of players (don’t cross between the catcher and the pitcher on the way to the batter’s box). In The Baseball Codes, old-timers and all-time greats share their insights into the game’s most hallowed—and least known—traditions. For the learned and the casual baseball fan alike, the result is illuminating and thoroughly entertaining. At the heart of this book are incredible and often hilarious stories involving national heroes (like Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays) and notorious headhunters (like Bob Gibson and Don Drysdale) in a century-long series of confrontations over respect, honor, and the soul of the game. With The Baseball Codes, we see for the first time the game as it’s actually played, through the eyes of the players on the field. With rollicking stories from the past and new perspectives on baseball’s informal rulebook, The Baseball Codes is a must for every fan.