The 5th Inning
Author | : E. Ethelbert Miller |
Publisher | : ReadHowYouWant.com |
Total Pages | : 122 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : African American poets |
ISBN | : 1458770834 |
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Author | : E. Ethelbert Miller |
Publisher | : ReadHowYouWant.com |
Total Pages | : 122 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : African American poets |
ISBN | : 1458770834 |
Author | : E. Ethelbert Miller |
Publisher | : PM Press |
Total Pages | : 78 |
Release | : 2012-05-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1604861673 |
The 5th Inning is poet and literary activist E. Ethelbert Miller’s second memoir. Coming after Fathering Words: The Making of an African American Writer (published in 2000), this book finds Miller returning to baseball, the game of his youth, in order to find the metaphor that will provide the measurement of his life. At 60, he ponders whether his life can now be entered into the official record books as a success or failure. The 5th Inning is one man’s examination of personal relationships, depression, love and loss. This is a story of the individual alone on the pitching mound or in the batters box. It’s a box score filled with remembrance. It’s a combination of baseball and the blues. The paperback has an additional chapter.
Author | : Linda Fausnet |
Publisher | : Linda Fausnet |
Total Pages | : 245 |
Release | : 2023-11-27 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1944043829 |
I just got traded from Atlanta to the Baltimore Bay Birds. I cannot stress enough how much I. Hate. Baltimore. I grew up in New York, and the Bay Birds are my mortal enemy. Now I have to prove my worth as a pitcher if I can ever hope to play for the New York Kings someday. The sooner I get the hell out of this city, the better. I'm still not over my broken engagement, so being the maid of honor for my best friend is tough. At least I get to sing at the wedding, which reminds me that my Broadway dreams are more important than any stupid man. Besides, I'm happy to support my dearest friend even if she has her Prince Charming and I don't. Prince Charming. That's what the gorgeous maid of honor said she was looking for, and that is definitely not me. And yet, I haven't been able to stop thinking about her since I heard her sing at the wedding. I wanted to get out of Baltimore ASAP, but this woman somehow has me wanting to stay… Topics: baseball romance, sports romance, steamy sports romance, good guy romance, contemporary romance, steamy contemporary romance, hot athletes, love stories, steamy romance, romantic novels, no cliffhangers, HEA, romance series, strong heroine, heartwarming romance, feel good romance, swoonworthy, hot romance, modern romance, low angst romance, protective hero, grumpy sunshine romance Read the entire Boys of Baltimore series: First Pitch Swinging Second Base Second Chance Called Third Strike Batting Fourth Fifth Inning Official
Author | : D. J. Blue |
Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 684 |
Release | : 2005-02 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1418488429 |
The Good Life was a publication that was sent out on a semi-regular basis to a small group of friends/colleagues/subscribers beginning in November 1993 and concluding in September 2002. This book is a compilation of those issues. The subject material is varied and diverse---the bulk of it is a recounting of real life experiences, both mundane and dramatic, frequently analyzed from sociological, philosophical, psychological and humanistic perspectives. It also includes commentary on sociological issues, as well as topical commentary on the events of the day: the O.J. Simpson trial, the death of Princess Diana, and September 11, 2001. Sports topics of the day are discussed, and a smattering of poetry is also included, as well as reader commentary. It is an open-minded and multi-faceted book unlike any other you have read or will read.
Author | : Ed Edmonds |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2017-03-14 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1476664382 |
Baseball and law have intersected since the primordial days. In 1791, a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, ordinance prohibited ball playing near the town's meeting house. Ball games on Sundays were barred by a Pennsylvania statute in 1794. In 2015, a federal court held that baseball's exemption from antitrust laws applied to franchise relocations. Another court overturned the conviction of Barry Bonds for obstruction of justice. A third denied a request by rooftop entrepreneurs to enjoin the construction of a massive video screen at Wrigley Field. This exhaustive chronology traces the effects the law has had on the national pastime, both pro and con, on and off the field, from the use of copyright to protect not only equipment but also "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" to frequent litigation between players and owners over contracts and the reserve clause. The stories of lawyers like Kenesaw Mountain Landis and Branch Rickey are entertainingly instructive.
Author | : Brian Aldridge |
Publisher | : Classic Sports Journal |
Total Pages | : 479 |
Release | : 2023-11-24 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : |
If you’ve followed the White Sox at all, you might be familiar with the “Hitless Wonders,” the 1919 Black Sox scandal, the 1950s Go-Go club, South Side Hit Men (1977), Winning Ugly (1983), the 2005 World Series Champions to Pedro Grifol's current club. Check out Ed Walsh, the Sox’ 40-game winner in 1908; or the four 20-game winners in 1920 (one entered the Hall of Fame, whereas another was banned from baseball). How about the Sox rookie that pitched a perfect game in the early 1920s; “Old Aches and Pains” playing shortstop; and the GM who traded for Nellie Fox, Billy Pierce, Minnie Minoso, among others. Then there’s Little Luis - the 1st of 6 Sox’ Rookies of the Year; Early Wynn, the club’s 1st of 3 Cy Young Award winners, and Dick Allen, the Sox’ 2nd MVP who helped “save” the club from moving to another city. Okay, let's add exploding scoreboards, "Demolition Derby,” and playoff heartaches in1983 and 1993. The stars were many: the Big Hurt, Albert Belle, Paul Konerko, Mark Buehrle’s pitching wizardry, and the magical 2005 championship team that won without any league leaders or award winners. Herein you will find… Yearly Standings, including a comparison with those placing 1st in Batting, Pitching, and Fielding. Top pitchers, top hitters, a list of rookies, and those obtained in a trade. Club news and dozens of noteworthy games (the winning or losing pitcher and batting stars) League news, listing of other league games, and year-end awards.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Softball Australia Limited |
Total Pages | : 107 |
Release | : 2015-10-16 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : |
The Softball Australia POE Case Book have been developed from the rules adopted by the International Softball Federation (ISF) at the 2013 ISF Congress, and will be used in all competitions sanctioned by the ISF.
Author | : James I. Plummer |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1479780006 |
"Brooklyn 593" reflects on the tumultuous life and times of an African-American youth who was born on a small farm in Georgia into a loving family that suffered immensely from the ravages of social and economic injustice and exploitation that permeated American Society during that era. After the untimely death of my mother and my father's subsequent remarriage, my sisters and I were uprooted from rural Georgia and transplanted into the hustle-bustle of big-city life in Brooklyn, New York where we grew up in a dysfunctional, abusive household at 593 Halsey Street. Additional reflections include my experiences during 26 years of military service which included tours of duty in Germany, Libya and Vietnam, with samplings of the many good times experienced and hardships encountered along the way.
Author | : Kelly D. Cleaver Sr |
Publisher | : iUniverse |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 2011-05 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1462017193 |
"In 1919, members of the Chicago White Sox "threw" the World Series, intentionally losing to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for money. Two years later, after a lengthy investigation, eight players, including the immortal "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, received lifetime bans for their part in the scandal. Debates have raged ever since about whether all of the eight banned players actively "threw" plays or games. Sorry Kid, I Don't Much Feel Like Playing Today settles the debates once and for all by breaking down each player's contributions on a play-by-play basis. Each player is put under the microscope. Each play is dissected and analyzed. You will be the final judge. Journey back to the second decade of the twentieth century to relive the most famous World Series in baseball history."--Back cover
Author | : Jonathan Fraser Light |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 1112 |
Release | : 2016-03-25 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1476617449 |
More than any other sport, baseball has developed its own niche in America's culture and psyche. Some researchers spend years on detailed statistical analyses of minute parts of the game, while others wax poetic about its players and plays. Many trace the beginnings of the civil rights movement in part to the Major Leagues' decision to integrate, and the words and phrases of the game (for example, pinch-hitter and out in left field) have become common in our everyday language. From AARON, HENRY onward, this book covers all of what might be called the cultural aspects of baseball (as opposed to the number-rich statistical information so widely available elsewhere). Biographical sketches of all Hall of Fame players, owners, executives and umpires, as well as many of the sportswriters and broadcasters who have won the Spink and Frick awards, join entries for teams, owners, commissioners and league presidents. Advertising, agents, drafts, illegal substances, minor leagues, oldest players, perfect games, retired uniform numbers, superstitions, tripleheaders, and youngest players are among the thousands of entries herein. Most entries open with a topical quote and conclude with a brief bibliography of sources for further research. The whole work is exhaustively indexed and includes 119 photographs.