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Learn to:
- Improve your hitting, pitching, and fielding
- Evaluate stats, players, and records
- Become a more effective coach
- Get more out of a trip to the ballpark
Your complete guide to baseball, the great American pastime
Take me out to the ballgame! There's nothing as American as baseball. With this great guide, you'll get a complete overview of the game, from tips to improve your hitting, pitching, and fielding to details on equipment, rules, and the game as it's played from the Little Leagues to the Major Leagues.
- Before your first at-bat -- discover the history of this great game, the rules of play, and the equipment you'll need to get ready to go
- Take your swings -- find out how to grip and rip the bat in the batter's box, how to take a stance, how to make contact, and how to follow-through to ensure you get a base hit
- The ball in play -- get the scoop on flashing the leather like a pro with tips on the various positions and how to play good defense
- From little league to the big leagues -- uncover the latest on all levels of baseball from the Little Leagues, college baseball, foreign leagues, the minor leagues, and Major League Baseball
- The top dog -- read about the many roles of a general manager and how his actions can greatly affect how an MLB team performs
- The spectator's guide -- know how to measure your favorite players' performances and find out how to get the most from your trip to the ballpark
Open the book and find:
- An overview to help you gear up like a Major Leaguer
- Rules that dictate playing the game
- The nuances of hitting, from grip to batting stance
- How to run the bases like a pro
- Fielding tips to help you play defense like an all-star
- In-depth secrets on pitching and playing catcher
- Updated information on the amateur draft
- The impact of steroids on baseball
- Revised specs about the MLB ballparks
Learn to:
- Improve your hitting, pitching, and fielding
- Evaluate stats, players, and records
- Become a more effective coach
- Get more out of a trip to the ballpark
Your complete guide to baseball, the great American pastime
Take me out to the ballgame! There's nothing as American as baseball. With this great guide, you'll get a complete overview of the game, from tips to improve your hitting, pitching, and fielding to details on equipment, rules, and the game as it's played from the Little Leagues to the Major Leagues.
- Before your first at-bat -- discover the history of this great game, the rules of play, and the equipment you'll need to get ready to go
- Take your swings -- find out how to grip and rip the bat in the batter's box, how to take a stance, how to make contact, and how to follow-through to ensure you get a base hit
- The ball in play -- get the scoop on flashing the leather like a pro with tips on the various positions and how to play good defense
- From little league to the big leagues -- uncover the latest on all levels of baseball from the Little Leagues, college baseball, foreign leagues, the minor leagues, and Major League Baseball
- The top dog -- read about the many roles of a general manager and how his actions can greatly affect how an MLB team performs
- The spectator's guide -- know how to measure your favorite players' performances and find out how to get the most from your trip to the ballpark
Open the book and find:
- An overview to help you gear up like a Major Leaguer
- Rules that dictate playing the game
- The nuances of hitting, from grip to batting stance
- How to run the bases like a pro
- Fielding tips to help you play defense like an all-star
- In-depth secrets on pitching and playing catcher
- Updated information on the amateur draft
- The impact of steroids on baseball
- Revised specs about the MLB ballparks
Joe Morgan played on two Cincinnati Reds World Series championship teams and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990. Richard Lally has written numerous popular books on baseball and other subjects, including Bombers: An Oral History of the New York Yankees and Have Glove, Will Travel (which he co-authored with for Major League pitcher Bill Lee).
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Baseball 5
Chapter 1: The Lowdown on Baseball 7
Chapter 2: Suiting Up: Equipment 15
Chapter 3: Tackling the Rules of Baseball 31
Part II: Taking Your Swings - Playing Offense 43
Chapter 4: Preparing to Swing the Lumber: Life in the Batter's Box 45
Chapter 5: Hitting Like a Major Leaguer 61
Chapter 6: The Science of Baserunning 83
Part III: The Ball in Play - Playing Defense 107
Chapter 7: Knowing the Players and Plays 109
Chapter 8: Winning the Arms' Race: Pitching Like a Major Leaguer 123
Chapter 9: Behind the Plate: The Catcher 145
Chapter 10: Playing Infield 159
Chapter 11: Playing the Outfield: Where Fly Balls Go to Die 183
Part IV: From Little League to the Major Leagues - Organized Baseball 193
Chapter 12: T-Ball to College Baseball and Everything in Between 195
Chapter 13: The Majors, the Minors, and Other Leagues 205
Chapter 14: The Rest of the Field: Managers and Coaches 223
Chapter 15: Identifying the Rest of the Cast of Characters in the Ballpark 231
Chapter 16: Measuring Performance: Calculating Baseball's Statistics 241
Chapter 17: Going All the Way: MLB Postseason Play and the World Series 249
Part V: The View from the Stands - A Spectator's Guide 255
Chapter 18: Following the Bouncing Baseball 257
Chapter 19: Tackling Baseball's Steroid Controversy 281
Chapter 20: Keeping Up Online, on the Air, and on the Newsstand 289
Chapter 21: Playing Fantasy Baseball 301
Part VI: The Part of Tens 311
Chapter 22: Joe Morgan's Top Ten Toughest Pitchers He Batted Against 313
Chapter 23: Joe Morgan's Ten Smartest Players 319
Appendix: Baseball Speak: A Glossary 325
Index 347
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Sport |
| Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
| Rubrik: | Hobby & Freizeit |
| Thema: | Ballsport |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781118510544 |
| ISBN-10: | 1118510542 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Morgan, Joe
Lally, Richard |
| Hersteller: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Maße: | 233 x 187 x 22 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Joe Morgan (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 08.04.2014 |
| Gewicht: | 0,524 kg |
Joe Morgan played on two Cincinnati Reds World Series championship teams and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990. Richard Lally has written numerous popular books on baseball and other subjects, including Bombers: An Oral History of the New York Yankees and Have Glove, Will Travel (which he co-authored with for Major League pitcher Bill Lee).
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Baseball 5
Chapter 1: The Lowdown on Baseball 7
Chapter 2: Suiting Up: Equipment 15
Chapter 3: Tackling the Rules of Baseball 31
Part II: Taking Your Swings - Playing Offense 43
Chapter 4: Preparing to Swing the Lumber: Life in the Batter's Box 45
Chapter 5: Hitting Like a Major Leaguer 61
Chapter 6: The Science of Baserunning 83
Part III: The Ball in Play - Playing Defense 107
Chapter 7: Knowing the Players and Plays 109
Chapter 8: Winning the Arms' Race: Pitching Like a Major Leaguer 123
Chapter 9: Behind the Plate: The Catcher 145
Chapter 10: Playing Infield 159
Chapter 11: Playing the Outfield: Where Fly Balls Go to Die 183
Part IV: From Little League to the Major Leagues - Organized Baseball 193
Chapter 12: T-Ball to College Baseball and Everything in Between 195
Chapter 13: The Majors, the Minors, and Other Leagues 205
Chapter 14: The Rest of the Field: Managers and Coaches 223
Chapter 15: Identifying the Rest of the Cast of Characters in the Ballpark 231
Chapter 16: Measuring Performance: Calculating Baseball's Statistics 241
Chapter 17: Going All the Way: MLB Postseason Play and the World Series 249
Part V: The View from the Stands - A Spectator's Guide 255
Chapter 18: Following the Bouncing Baseball 257
Chapter 19: Tackling Baseball's Steroid Controversy 281
Chapter 20: Keeping Up Online, on the Air, and on the Newsstand 289
Chapter 21: Playing Fantasy Baseball 301
Part VI: The Part of Tens 311
Chapter 22: Joe Morgan's Top Ten Toughest Pitchers He Batted Against 313
Chapter 23: Joe Morgan's Ten Smartest Players 319
Appendix: Baseball Speak: A Glossary 325
Index 347
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Sport |
| Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
| Rubrik: | Hobby & Freizeit |
| Thema: | Ballsport |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781118510544 |
| ISBN-10: | 1118510542 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Morgan, Joe
Lally, Richard |
| Hersteller: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Maße: | 233 x 187 x 22 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Joe Morgan (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 08.04.2014 |
| Gewicht: | 0,524 kg |
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