The 50 greatest baseball books of all time huffpost. A history of baseball in ten pitches by tyler kepner, paperback. Some of the men listed were unknown to me at the time. A 52week guide to pitching workouts and throwing programs. This is by no means a comprehensive list of all the many baseball books out there, so feel free to drop your favorites in the comments section. Ritters interviews have different views on these subjects. The topics of many of their recollections overlap, providing fascinating glimpses about the same players and events and each other from different perspectives. Nonfiction the baseball thesaurus by jesse goldbergstrassler baseball is a sport with its own linga colorful patois thats developed over the years and millions of games. All across america, in school cafeterias, on ballfields, in front of tvs, and while clicking digital games, fans battle over eras and strike outs, winning percentages and perfect games.
Readers of this excellent biography will gain an unparalleled look at the pitcher who many term the greatest of pitchers. Biographies of 25 great baseball pitchers who played before 1950, including grover cleveland alexander, dizzy dean. Inside the billiondollar mystery of the most valuable commodity in sports by jeff passan, the pitching edge. Baseballs greatest p itchers step into reading paperback february 25, 1992. Hitting puts fans in the seats, but great pitching wins championships, and over the history of major league baseball, there have been some truly phenomenal. Juan marichal, warren spahn, and the pitching duel of the century, by jim kaplan triumph books, 20. The 100 greatest pitchers in mlb history bleacher report latest.
Building a book on baseball, with 10 pitches and 300 interviews. Baseballs greatest pitchers step into reading 9780679821496. Win expectancy, run expectancy, and leverage index calculations provided by tom tango of, and coauthor of the book. I bought this book that rated the best 100 pitchers of major league baseball from 1876 to 1988. Hoping one day we can start a 21st century best baseball books or better yet, 2010s best baseball and 2020s best baseball something like it soon, because a lot of really good books that came out the last 510 years get buried. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Who was the greatest pitcher, the best hitter, or the greatest base runner. Total zone rating and initial framework for wins above replacement calculations provided by sean smith. The tuffcuff strength and conditioning manual for baseball pitchers.
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