The Best Season - the First Ninety Games

The Best Season - the First Ninety Games
Author: Bob May
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2012-06
Genre: African American baseball players
ISBN: 145751303X

A look at the first ninety games of a simulated baseball season featuring Negro league players versus major league players using a baseball board game.

The Best Season - the First Ninety Games

The Best Season - the First Ninety Games
Author: Bob May
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2012-06
Genre: African American baseball players
ISBN: 1457512211

A look at the first ninety games of a simulated baseball season featuring Negro league players versus major league players using a baseball board game.

Best Mets

Best Mets
Author: Matthew Silverman
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2012-01-16
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1589796705

As the New York Mets celebrate their fiftieth anniversary of National League baseball, this rollicking chronicle recounts a half century of the team’s ups and downs. Chapters recount the best and worst teams; underachieving and overachieving players; and even a guide to appreciating the Mets, including tips on spring training and the best sports bars to watch the Mets without having to fight for the remote.

The Worst of Sports

The Worst of Sports
Author: Jesse Lamovsky
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2007
Genre: Sports
ISBN: 0345498917

Highlights some of the most controversial and regrettable moments, failures, and figures in major pro and college sports.

The Pride of Minnesota

The Pride of Minnesota
Author: Thom Henninger
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2021-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1496225600

Thom Henninger provides a nostalgic look at the era’s elite Minnesota Twins teams and the turbulent times in which they competed in four dramatic American League pennant races between 1965 and 1970.

90% of the Game Is Half Mental

90% of the Game Is Half Mental
Author: Emma Span
Publisher: Villard Books
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2010
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0345501756

A volume of baseball essays by an unlikely fan describes her transformation from a geeky Yale graduate to a Village Voice sportswriter, a short-term assignment that takes her from the press box and locker room to Milwaukee and Taiwan. Original.

Goooal

Goooal
Author: Andreas Cantor
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1997-06-18
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0684833409

In Goooal, Andreas Cantor brings to the history of the World Cup the same enthusiasm, knowledge, and idiosyncratic touches that have made his broadcasts on Univision a favorite of both Latino and mainstream audiences. Filled with personal anecdotes and observations about the game and the business of soccer, Goooal will appeal to the many fans of America's thriving new professional soccer leagues. of photos.

Cleveland Cavaliers A-Z

Cleveland Cavaliers A-Z
Author: Roger Gordon
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2017-04-04
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 168358001X

A must-have book for any Cavs fan, Cleveland Cavaliers A- Z is compiled alphabetically for easy accessibility. The book offers a complete history of the franchise and includes hundreds of different items of interest. After the Cavaliers were founded as an expansion team in 1970, the team and its fans endured a league-worst 15-67 record in the inaugural season under head coach Bill Fitch. That gave the Cavs the first pick in the 1971 NBA Draft, which they used on Notre Dame’s Austin Carr, who joined a Cavaliers team that already had expansion draftee Bobby “Bingo” Smith. An influx of talent that included Jim Cleamons, Jim Chones, and Dick Snyder eventually led to the team’s first-ever playoff appearance in 1975-76--including the “Miracle of Richfield” against the Washington Bullets. Since then Cavs fans have witnessed the first and second comings of LeBron James and two trips to the NBA Finals. Through savvy draft picks and trades, the Cavs are one of the most consistently successful franchises in the league. Cleveland Cavaliers A- Z brings you the history of the Cavs and will delight those with a penchant for sports trivia with its array of facts and heightened attention to detail. From Gary Alexander to Tyler Zeller, this book has all the information Cavs fans would ever want to know about their team.

Baseball's Top 10

Baseball's Top 10
Author: Robert Kuenster
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2015-03-26
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1442245697

Comparing major league players has always been a popular topic among baseball fans. Debating the strengths and weaknesses of such greats as Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle, or Tom Seaver and Greg Maddux continues to stir up controversy among fans eager to champion their heroes. In Baseball’s Top 10, Bob Kuenster has compiled a ranking of the game’s best players by position, highlighting the achievements of nearly 300 individuals. In addition to the top 10, Kuenster includes Honorable Mentions—players who were considered but didn’t make the final list—and Dishonorable Mentions—players who were left off the rankings due to alleged steroid and performance enhancing drug use. Drawing upon original interviews conducted by the author, this ranking reveals the best players in major league history as seen through the eyes of former players, managers, and announcers. Player entries include biographical information, individual achievements, stats, and quotes. Organized by position—first base, second base, third base, shortstop, left field, center field, right field, catcher, designated hitters, multi-position players, right-handed starting pitchers, left-handed starting pitchers, and closers—280 outstanding players made the cut as the most elite pitchers, hitters, and fielders in MLB history. Baseball’s Top 10 features interviews with some of baseball’s greatest personalities—including players who have since passed, such as Al Lopez, Bob Feller, Stan Musial, Lou Boudreau, Andy Pafko, Ron Santo, Harry Caray and Harry Kalas. With over 50 photographs and a comprehensive list of suggested titles for further reading, this book is sure to interest baseball fans and historians who love to debate the many outstanding players who have appeared in the major leagues.