Jackie
No one can doubt the immense courage shown by Jackie Robinson when he took his position at Ebbets Field on Tuesday afternoon, April 15, 1947. The first play of the game was a ground ball to third base, and Robinson, playing first, took the throw to make the first putout.It wasn't just the one moment that was important, of course, but the ongoing significance of his presence on the field. Robinson was the first Black American to play what was then defined as major-league baseball at a time when baseball was dominant in American culture-truly the National Pastime-but an institution which had been segregated by race.After Robinson completed his 10-year Hall of Fame playing career, the six-time All-Star with a lifetime on-base percentage of .409 took his rightful place in Cooperstown.Perhaps it is true that celebrating Jackie Robinson's courageous role in integration can sometimes reduce him to a symbol, over-simplify his complex grappling with the racial issues of his day, and turn him into a convenient and self-congratulatory icon celebrated by Major League Baseball today. But, in fact, he was-and remains-a meaningful and inspirational symbol. The articles in this book look beyond the oft-told tale of April 15, 1947, and examine many facets of Robinson's life and career.Almost all of the articles in Jackie were written specifically for this book. Some 54 members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) contributed their work as authors and editors to bring together a book that offers a variety of perspectives on "42."
Gunners And Gooners
This book is a true reflection of the personal memories of a lifelong Arsenal fan who, despite being born in a predominately Chelsea-supporting enclave of London, started going to Highbury in 1957 as an 8-year-old schoolboy and had lived through all the triumphs and tragedies up until 2018.These were experiences that many Old Gunners and Gooners, and all football fans, will either relate to or discover for the first time, depending on their age.It's written with humour, honesty and insight and details how the North Bank got its name plus all the great mates, terrace characters, legendary players and funny stories that have been encountered along the way.As an old mate of mine once said, "You can change your wife but not your football team".
Big League Life
The Major League Baseball season is an annual drama that begins when pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training and ends amid a flurry of confetti and hysteria. But that's only part of the story. It's the people that make baseball such captivating theater. Athletes from different backgrounds, each on their own path, come together for nine months to determine whether they have the talent, chemistry, and dumb luck required to parade through the streets when the games are over. Big League Life, a work of fiction, follows the journey of one such ball club and celebrates the personalities and characters one might find at work and play both within the confines and far afield of Major League ballparks.Professional baseball unfolds on palatial fields held captive within cement and steel; ballparks are at once beautiful and imposing. However, people - flaws and all - make America's National Pastime a beautiful game. This is their story.While a work of fiction, Big League Life is the result of years of research interviews, and first-hand accounts provided by several men and women who call the "big league life" their life.
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Der Autor erz瓣hlt hier drei sch繹ne, interessante und spannende Fu?ballgeschichten. Vier Freunde wollen wir sein; Fu?baller Wamba; Fu?baller Hans im Gl羹ck. Zwei Geschichten davon sind frei erfunden, eine Geschichte beruht auf einer wahren Begebenheit. Altersempfehlung: Ab 16 Jahren
A Fateful Love
Using largely untapped local press and archive sources, five of these six essays trace the historical emergence of a professionalised sport out of the family of pastimes that were traditional 'football.'The final historical essay recounts the 'Crook Town affair, a once-famous 1920s 'shamateurist' football scandal in County Durham.
Sweet Shot
In Sweet Shot, Dr. Vernon Wendt reveals the secret behind the motivation of one of basketball's greatest long-range shooter of all time. Discover with Sugar a greater purpose for your gifts than personal glory. Sweet Shot will inspire you to chase after your dreams, re-visit past or discarded dreams, and dream even more dreams --- to dare to be great like Sugar and keep on shooting until you realize the sweet shot of discovering God's purpose for your dreams.
My United Road
"For as long as I can remember, whenever I was asked 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' I always gave the same reply: 'I'm going to play for the Reds. Manchester United. Nobody else matters'."Manchester, 1974, and seven-year-old Nicky Welsh is about to set foot in Old Trafford for the first time. This is the beginning of a five-decade love affair with football and a passion for Manchester United that will define Nicky's life for ever.My United Road tells the true story of the fan who made it onto the pitch - almost. Signed for Manchester United from school as an apprentice, then a professional, surrounded by legends in the making, Nicky found himself on the cusp of a brilliant football career......which never happened.By turns humorous and humbling, Nicky's book is the story of a dream that so nearly came true, and a history of the Reds from the 1970s to the present day, told with passion and wit by someone who saw it from the inside. His story may be personal, but it will mean something to anyone who knows what it means to love your club, who dreams of wearing its shirt, and whose heart has soared and sunk in the stands.
Baseball’s Greatest Comeback Games
What are Major League Baseball's greatest comeback games? This book set out to collect the stories of those games, but rather than throw together an anecdotally-determined collection of games, SABR decided to see if there was an objective measure, a way to determine which was the greatest comeback game of all time, and to rank the games. Retrosheet's Tom Ruane created a master list of 630 games and ranked them mathematically in terms of how unlikely the win was, and therefore how great the comeback had been. The games in this volume are presented in rank order, from number 1 through 64.We also added the greatest postseason comeback games. These seven contests are presented in a separate section devoted to postseason games. And to make sure that every current team in MLB was represented in this volume, we treated the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants as different from the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants, and added the greatest comeback by the Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, and several other teams.In the end, every major-league team in represented in Baseball's Greatest Comeback Games, but the Phillies lead the list with six comeback wins in the top 64. Tied for second for most comebacks are four American League teams: the Red Sox, Indians, Tigers, and Yankees.This book was a team effort by 60 members of the Society for American Baseball Research, who researched and wrote about all 80 games presented herein.
Rivals
"I embrace my rival. But only to strangle him." Jean Racine After landing her dream job as head volleyball coach at Ohio State University, Lauren Chase's career has become a nightmare. Her only hope of saving her job is to recruit a star player to her team. Too bad the player's twin has signed a football scholarship for OSU's chief rival, Michigan. And too bad Michigan coach, Jeremy Trent, sends sparks through Lauren every time they cross paths. But no way will she pursue an attraction to a man who represents the university she hates. Jeremy detests his boss, and he hopes that signing the nation's #1 recruit is the ticket he needs to become a head coach himself one day. Lauren Chase is already a head coach, and Jeremy has to admit that she intrigues the hell out of him. He wants to know why her performance has tanked after winning a national championship. He wants to see beneath Lauren's fast pace and dirty mouth. But he can't get with a Buckeye, right?Maybe rivals don't have to remain enemies. Maybe they can learn to appreciate their opponent's strengths. And, if they're lucky-if they excel at the game-maybe rivals can bring out the very best in each other.
Stealing Home
The "scrupulously detailed" (Los Angeles Times) story of how the fight to build Dodgers Stadium, and transform Los Angeles into a big league city, came at the cost of everyday Angelenos Dodger Stadium is an American icon. But the story of how it came to be goes far beyond baseball. The hills that cradle the stadium were once home to three vibrant Mexican American communities. In the early 1950s, those communities were condemned to make way for a utopian public housing project. Then, in a remarkable turn, public housing in the city was defeated amidst a Red Scare conspiracy. Instead of getting their homes back, the remaining residents saw the city sell their land to Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Now LA would be getting a different sort of utopian fantasy -- a glittering, ultra-modern stadium. But before Dodger Stadium could be built, the city would have to face down the neighborhood's families -- including one, the Ar矇chigas, who refused to yield their home. The ensuing confrontation captivated the nation - and the divisive outcome still echoes through Los Angeles today.
Swing Kings
"The best baseball book I've read in years." -- Sam Walker - "An exhilarating story of innovation." -- Ben Reiter - "Swing Kings feels like a spiritual successor to Moneyball." -- Baseball ProspectusFrom the Wall Street Journal's national baseballwriter, the captivating story of the home run boom, following a group ofplayers who rose from obscurity to stardom and the rogue swing coaches whohelped them usher the game into a new age. We are in a historic era for the home run. The2019 season saw the most homers ever, obliterating a record set just two yearsbefore. It is a shift that has transformed the way the game is played, contributing to more strikeouts, longer games, and what feels like the logicalconclusion of the analytics era. In SwingKings, Wall Street Journal national baseball writer JaredDiamond reveals that the secret behind this unprecedented shift isn't steroidsor the stitching of the baseballs, it's the most elemental explanation of all: the swing. In this lively narrative romp, he tracks a group of baseball'sbiggest stars--including Aaron Judge, J.D. Martinez, and Justin Turner--whoremade their swings under the tutelage of a band of renegade coaches, andremade the game in the process. Thesecoaches, many of them baseball washouts who have reinvented themselves asswing gurus, for years were one of the game's best-kept secrets. Amongtheir ranks are a swimming pool contractor, the owner of a billiards hall, andan ex-hippie whose swing insights draw from surfing and the technique ofJapanese samurai. Now, as Diamond artfully charts, this motley cast has movedfrom the baseball margins to its center of power. They are changing the wayhitting is taught to players of all ages, and major league clubs are scramblingfor their services, hiring them in record numbers as coaches and consultants. AndDiamond himself, whose baseball career ended in high school, enlists thetutelage of each swing coach he profiles, with an aim toward starring in theannual Boston-New York media game at Yankee Stadium. Swing Kings isboth a rollicking history of baseball's recent past and a deeply reported, character-driven account of a battle between opponents as old as time: old andnew, change and stasis, the establishment and those who break from it. JaredDiamond has written a masterful chronicle of America's pastime at thecrossroads.
Rebound
"Matt is everything you could ask for in a friend and leader." --Jay Bilas, ESPN Matt Doherty played and coached basketball at the University of North Carolina. He started on the 1982 National Championship team coached by Dean Smith while playing alongside NBA stars Michael Jordan and James Worthy. He is the former head coach at the University of Notre Dame and UNC. He was named 2001 National Coach of the Year. In 2003....he was forced to resign! Have you ever fallen off the top of the mountain? Have you ever doubted yourself? How do you prepare for your next opportunity? You Rebound! Rebound will help you become a better leader. Leadership is a learned behavior. It can be studied and developed. Not everyone is a born leader, but EVERYONE can become a better leader! Coach Doherty provides a game plan to help you navigate the rough terrain of leadership. He shares his journey in an authentic manner that will engage you with riveting stories of tremendous successes and......failures! Coach Doherty chose to turn his "Pain into Passion". He went on a leadership journey studying at The Wharton School and The Darden School. Along with the help of top leadership executives, Matt learned many valuable lessons that he will share with you in Rebound.
NBA Legends
The word legend is thrown around all too easily these days, but there can be no doubt that the NBA players featured in this book are the very best to have ever graced a basketball court. They are true legends of the game. Spanning the decades and covering all the league's most iconic eras, this book uncovers the fascinating stories and incredible accomplishments of the greatest basketball players. From the game's first superstars, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, and Jerry West, to the modern-day greats of the late Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Kevin Garnett. There are also in-depth features on Lakers legends Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Shaquille O'Neal, as well as Celtics great Larry Bird, while it also explores 23 reasons why Michael Jordan is the greatest of all time. It's not just about great players, though. Without great coaches there would be no great players, legendary teams, or memorable matchups. That's why this book also runs down the 10 most successful and influential coaches from NBA history, looks back at the 10 greatest championship-winning teams, and relives 10 of the best ever games. It also includes a review of the 50 most iconic NBA players of all time.
The the Story of the Masters
The Story of the Masters is the first comprehensive year-by-year history of the world's most famous golf tournament. Veteran golf journalist David Barrett draws upon contemporaneous reporting and other source material to offer dramatic accounts of each year the tournament has been played, starting in 1934. The story of the tournament progresses from the early years when it was founded by golf great Bobby Jones and quickly established itself as an elite event, to the post-World War II era when Sam Snead and Ben Hogan dominated. The thrilling exploits of dashing hero Arnold Palmer brought the tournament into the television age and the sustained excellence of Jack Nicklaus helped to further the prestige of the tournament. Nearly two full decades of European dominance of the Masters heralded the international age of golf. Then Tiger Woods came along and used the Augusta stage for his coming-out party in 1997 and then for his epic comeback in 2019. In Barrett's telling, each year has its own story to tell as the Augusta National course provides the perfect setting for tournament excitement, noted for suspenseful back-and-forth action between multiple contenders --- the norm at the Masters. The nature of the course's layout creates opportunities for stirring charges and heroic shots to determine the champion, while filled with enough danger to provoke monumental collapses that also become part of Masters lore. Through the decades, the game's greatest players have shined their brightest at the Masters. Many golfing careers have been shaped and defined by this tournament, and Barrett shares unknown and forgotten stories of not only the sport's stars, but also the many others who challenged them over the years at Augusta.
Introduction to Coaching Sports
Introduction to Coaching Sports is unique and offers information that other texts on the subject may not offer. The authors add their personal expertise and include the "why" behind the "what to do." Both students and practitioners will benefit from this text because of the comprehensive presentation of coaching protocols explained in this book, as well as the practical application of this research as it applies to training and counseling athletes.
Introduction to Coaching Sports
Introduction to Coaching Sports is unique and offers information that other texts on the subject may not offer. The authors add their personal expertise and include the "why" behind the "what to do." Both students and practitioners will benefit from this text because of the comprehensive presentation of coaching protocols explained in this book, as well as the practical application of this research as it applies to training and counseling athletes.
The Golfing Brain
In Emotions, Luck, and the Myth of Momentum, the second volume in his The Golfing Brain series, psychiatrist and golfer James H. Grubbs once again draws from the latest brain science to offer new insights on what works (and what doesn't work) in the quest for successful golf. If it's common knowledge that our unconscious mind "runs the show," asks the author, why would a golfer use conscious techniques to overcome unconscious obstacles to good golf? He explains why techniques such as previsualizing good shots, "faking it till you make it," or trying to suppress fear and anxiety can undermine performance in golf rather than promote it. This book also explores: - confidence versus certainty - the influence of luck - the interplay of emotions during competition - the myth of momentum in golf
Bartenders, Preachers and Golf Pros
Bartenders Preachers and Golf Pros is a wonderful collection of short stories. Chris Rowe has used his experience as a golf professional to tell stories that bring you into the moment as if you were there. From playing with celebrities and musicians to teeing up with the members at Whispering Pines there is always a story to be told. Using a positive approach to life and golf Chris Rowe gives the reader a since of purpose for their swing and for their daily life. Hope you enjoy Bartenders Preachers and Golf Pros!
Ipl13
The complete ball by ball reference guide to the world's biggest Twenty20 cricket league. This is a complete record of the 13th Indian Premier League held in the UAE in 2020 and includes full scorecards, details of every ball bowled in all 60 matches, with over summaries, dot ball analysis and graphical comparisons of run rates as the matches progressed. The book is also packed with batting, bowling, fielding and extras statistics and profiles of each team. The ball by ball coverage has been expanded to include full runs required and balls remaining data to help follow the thrilling climax to each game.
College Football National Champions
College Football National Champions is an evaluation of every season of college football from the inception of the sport in 1869 until the Covid-19 season of 2020. Christopher Bode analyzes the best teams of each year and picks only one champion for each season.
Soccer’s Principles of Play
It started with a question, "What are the fundamentals of soccer?"Whilst there are hundreds of books that look into the specific principles of coaches like Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola, and Marcelo Bielsa, there is no core, distilled text on the key principles of the game.Until now.Join best-selling author and coach - Peter Prickett - as he puts soccer under the microscope and breaks it down into its constituent parts. By addressing the two primary phases - in-possession and out-of-possession - the book examines the five attacking and five defending principles, plus the transitions between each phase, to reveal the underlying heart of the beautiful game.These principles have underpinned coach education for decades and largely been unchallenged. When examining them, other deeper values emerge to support the one true principle - to score.Designed for coaches and soccer fans interested in the theory of soccer, this handbook - filled with more than 90 illustrations and diagrams - is a must-read for anyone looking to understand the foundations that soccer is built on.Peter Prickett is the author of: 3v3 Soccer Coaching: The Complete CollectionDeveloping Skill: A Guide to 3v3 Soccer CoachingDeveloping Skill 2: A Guide to 3v3 Soccer Coaching3v3: Inspired By Legends
The Don’t Sweat Guide to Golf
So many people are trying to improve their golf game nowadays, but many don't realize how bringing the stresses and worries of the workday onto the course hurts their score. In this book, the editors of Don't Sweat Press show both beginners and fanatics how to relax before teeing off as well as during the entire game, so they don't wind up in the sand trap!
Kg: A to Z
NATIONAL BESTSELLER​ A unique, unfiltered memoir from the NBA champion and fifteen-time all-star ahead of his induction into the Hall of Fame. Kevin Garnett was one of the most dominant players the game of basketball has ever seen. He was also one of its most outspoken. Over the course of his illustrious twenty-one-year NBA career, he elevated trash talk to an art form and never shied away from sharing his thoughts on controversial subjects. In KG A to Z, published ahead of Garnett's induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame, he looks back on his life and career with the same raw candor. Garnett describes the adversity he faced growing up in South Carolina before ultimately relocating to Chicago, where he became one of the top prospects in the nation. He details his headline-making decision to skip college and become the first player in two decades to enter the draft directly from high school, starting a trend that would be followed by future superstars like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. He shares stories of playing with and against Bryant, James, Michael Jordan, and other NBA greats, and he chronicles his professional ups and downs, including winning a championship with the Boston Celtics. He also speaks his mind on a range of topics beyond basketball, such as fame, family, racism, spirituality, and music. Garnett's draft decision wasn't the only way he'd forever change the game. His ability to play on the perimeter as a big man foreshadowed the winning strategy now universally adopted by the league. He applies this same innovative spirit here, organizing the contents alphabetically as an encyclopedia. If you thought Kevin Garnett was exciting, inspiring, and unfiltered on the court, just wait until you read what he has to say in these pages.
BASSketball Lessons
What could your child achieve if they had a winning mindset regardless of the tough experiences they will face?What if he or she had tools assisting them to focus amidst the distractions of this frenzied world?Just imagine the additional confidence your son or daughter would attain if they were also nudged to reach their dreams side by side with you and/or their coach.What if they could receive a formula for winning consistently both on and off the athletic court and field?In his second spirited and interactive guide to young people, Brent Bass identifies threats and opportunities facing school age students (notably student-athletes). He offers middle, high school, college students (and parents) tools for learning to be a finisher, writing a vision, living fully each day, being adaptable, attaining fresh energy, staying flexible, and other winning character development and life skills. Young people will also discover why it's important to: Make a great impression with their personal appearance and attitude.Understand basic financial principles.Recognize the importance of being first.Invest in their own personal growth.Whether endeavoring to play sports at any level, or in striving to be an entrepreneur or an astronaut, this book will help young people ages 12-21 stay intentional in their every decision and fixated on their goals as they advance successfully in their lives. Click the BUY NOW button at the top right of this page! You don't want to miss this chance.
The Ultimate Chicago Cubs Time Machine Book
The Ultimate Chicago Cubs Time Machine presents a timeline format that not only includes the Cubs' greatest moments--including their World Series appearance in 2016 and individual achievements--but also focuses on some very unusual seasons and events, such as the 1872 season when the Great Chicago Fire destroyed their stadium and uniforms. There are dozens of impressive, wild, wacky, and wonderful stories over the years regarding Cubs history, and Gitlin is the perfect person to write it with his trademark humor and thorough knowledge of team lore.
One Step from Glory
The tale of Tottenham Hotspur's extraordinary run to the 2019 Champions League Final in Madrid. Authors Alex Fynn and Martin Cloake examine how Spurs confounded all predictions to enjoy their most successful ever CL campaign--and what it means for the future. They explain why a certain style of football and competing in Europe are central to the club's identity, and look at how manager Mauricio Pochettino drew on these traditions to create a very modern success story. Using match reports from national newspapers to provide the narrative thread, Fynn and Cloake draw on their backgrounds in football business and politics to explain why this campaign so fired the imagination--in a season with no signings, played mostly without a home stadium. With a rich cast of characters, insight from leading football figures and locations ranging from Eindhoven to Madrid via Barcelona and Dortmund--and one emotional night in Amsterdam--One Step from Glory tells the story of a football odyssey.
Your Best Golf Begins After 50
Your Best Golf Begins After 50 offers a unique approach that helps middle aged golfers continue to play their best golf and stay healthy as they age.
Little League Confidential
One coach's completely unauthorized tale of survival, set in the manicured sandlots of suburban New Jersey Bill Geist, semi-permanent coach of Curl Up 'N Dye's Fighting Hairdressers, brings us a riotously funny record of an institution and its inmates--the innocent kids, the ruthless coaches, the shameless moms, and the litigious dads. Just when it seems that Little League may be no place for a kid, this all-star line-up of conniving commissioners and mitt-impaired fielders sends the sport off and over the wall. Praise for Little League Confidential "Bill Geist is the funniest writer since Marcel Proust--I mean Mark Twain--no, make that Yogi Berra."--Russell Baker "A lighthearted romp . . . essential reading for seasons to come."--The New York Times Book Review "Very, very, very funny."--Larry King, USA Today
The History of Football in 90 Minutes
A lot can happen in 90 minutes. From soccer's codification in 1863 to the modern era - goals, red cards, and even substitutions have led to some of the strongest and most remarkable sporting legacies. The game has grown into the world's largest and most supported sport, with all aspects of modern life being drawn into its continually expanding empire. This book journeys through the sport's incredible history to examine some of the game's most fascinating minutes of play which, to this day, provoke lasting memories. These key moments show how there is often far more to a minute of soccer than just 60 seconds. The impact can last for years, decades or centuries. By looking at the history of goals, finals, and even corners we get a clear picture of how soccer became the game we know and love today. From the first goal in an FA Cup Final to Diego Maradona's 'hand of God', The History of Football in Ninety Minutes (Plus Extra Time) gives fuel to the notion that every minute counts.
Golf Shops, Coffee Shops & Barber Shops
As a twenty-five-year plus Golf Professional, Chris Rowe tells stories through his experiences in the golf business. Golf Shops are places where people meet to tell stories not only about there round, but about life. When you go to a Starbucks you hear conversations all around you as you order you latte. When you get your haircut there are conversations going on in every chair. Taking time to listen and tell members and their guests different stories makes the golf shop a fun place to enjoy a few laughs and hang with the golf pros. Golf professionals get to hear it all from success to failures. I've given lessons to Billionaires and discounted lessons to college golfers trying to get better. The one thing we all have in common on the golf course is our deepest insecurities and flaws come out on the opening tee shot. Your wallet size doesn't matter when you put the tee in the ground and the golf professional announces your name. Golf is the greatest game because you can play it all your life. I've never seen an eighty year old man play football or baseball, but you see it every day on the links. Regardless of what you shoot at the end of the day the stories told after the round are what makes golf such a special game. Hope you enjoy my third book Golf Shops, Coffee Shops and Barbershops.
The Season of Living Dangerously
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected virtually every aspect of life in America, and Major League Baseball in 2020 was no exception. From the day in March when MLB announced postponement of the season, to the commencement on July 23 of a 60-game "regular" season, through the completion of the World Series, this was a baseball season unlike any other. The Season of Living Dangerously records the views of a lifelong baseball fan as he watched this unique season unfold-games played in empty ballparks, new rules implemented to speed up play, Covid-19 cancellations, players and management openly expressing their views on racial inequity in America, the postseason expanded to allow over half the teams to participate, and the World Series held for the first time at a neutral site. This account of the 2020 season addresses the conflicting feelings many fans had about whether the truncated 60-game schedule could be considered a legitimate season and whether the games should be played at all while the pandemic persisted around the country. But it also reflects a fan's appreciation for the things that make baseball rewarding to watch as he experienced the strangest of baseball seasons.
Winning in Both Leagues
In Winning in Both Leagues J. Frank Cashen looks back over his twenty-five-year career in baseball. Best known as the general manager of the New York Mets during their remaking and rise to glory in the 1980s, Cashen fills the pages with lively stories from his baseball tenure during the last half of the twentieth century. His career included a stint with the Baltimore Orioles of the late sixties and early seventies, working with manager Earl Weaver and great teams, including such players as Jim Palmer, Frank Robinson, and Brooks Robinson. Later, tapped by Mets owner Nelson Doubleday Jr. to bring the Mets to the pinnacle of Major League Baseball, Cashen, with the rise of superstars Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden, led the Mets to the thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Boston Red Sox leading to the World Series championship in 1986. Winning in Both Leagues also chronicles the drafting of Billy Beane, who would later be the focus of the New York Times best seller Moneyball. Cashen, who was a central figure in the fierce competition with New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, excelled at building winning ball clubs and remains one of only three general managers ever to win a World Series in both leagues.
12th Man
A coaching manual and the first of its kind - suggests/advocates the application of mathematics, physics and conditional logic to teach cricketers to be great and not just good. Provides a full rundown on mental and physical aspects of the game from.adjusting batting technique to suit the moment and chapters especially devoted to seeing the ball well and stroke selection. Spin bowling and captaincy is also discussed at length and the book is affordable for the masses and poor also and not just the fortunate few. A MUST READ for the serious cricketer - revered secrets of the game spilled to you in your living room. Within the space of just 4-5 hours you can expect to improve your game by between 30% - 50%, guaranteed! The first coaching manual ever to cut to the chase and give you, in a user friendly format, everything and every secret there is to know on the game of cricket. Written by Australian state level cricketers whom were coached by some of the best coaches in the world. Target audiences are youngsters from grass roots level all the way up to first class cricketers representing their state or country - this book will almost definitely convert you into a more mentally informed, astute and confident cricketer, GUARANTEED!
The Victory Machine
How money, guts, and greed built the Warriors dynasty -- and then took it apartThe Golden State Warriors dominated the NBA for the better part of a decade. Since the arrival of owner Joe Lacob, they won more championships and sold more merchandise than any other franchise in the sport. And in 2019, they opened the doors on a lavish new stadium.Yet all this success contained some of the seeds of decline. Ethan Sherwood Strauss's clear-eyed expos矇 reveals the team's culture, its financial ambitions and struggles, and the price that its players and managers have paid for all their winning. From Lacob's unlikely acquisition of the team to Kevin Durant's controversial departure, Strauss shows how the smallest moments can define success or failure for years.And, looking ahead, Strauss ponders whether this organization can rebuild after its abrupt fall from the top, and how a relentless business wears down its players and executives. The Victory Machine is a defining book on the modern NBA: it not only rewrites the story of the Warriors, but shows how the Darwinian business of pro basketball really works.
U Must Be Cinderella!
Many call it the biggest upset in sports history. Bigger than the Jets over the Colts in Super Bowl III. Bigger than the U.S. hockey team's "Miracle on Ice" win over the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics. Bigger than Buster Douglas's stunning KO of Mike Tyson 10 years later.When little-known UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) takes the floor against mighty Virginia in the first round of the 2018 NCAA men's basketball tournament, the whole world knows the Retrievers will lose. They're 20 1/2-point underdogs. ESPN's Power Basketball Index gives them a 1.5 per cent chance of winning. They're a lowly 16-seed going against the overall no. 1-seed. And a 16 has never beaten a 1. Never, ever.Yet on a magical weekend in Charlotte, N.C., the odds go up in flames. March Madness hits a whole new level. This is the dramatic story of the singular team that made bracket-busting history and thrilled a nation, and the school that headline writers and social media pundits were now calling - devoid of irony - "U MUST BE CINDERELLA!"
Deferred Glory
Deferred Glory: Heroes of the Baseball Negro Leagues is about the lives, struggles and desire of negroes to one day become professional baseball players in the Major Leagues. During this period of their lives, these players while playing in the Negro League endured tough traveling to ballparks in cities both in the South and North in order to play baseball. They suffered through segregation mostly in the South both on and off the field. These men withstood horrible treatment because of their dreams to become Major League baseball players. Eventually, these thirty-five players and executives were inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Unfortunately many were inducted posthumously. "It took the Baseball Hall of Fame decades-and not a little prodding-to do right by some of the greatest and best-loved stars of the Negro Leagues. It took Danny Ingellis six months, as an homage to a friend. Buck O'Neil would be proud." Jay Price, retired sportswriter, author of Thanksgiving 1959 "Deferred Glory: Heroes of the Negro Baseball Leagues is a home run! Travel back in time as author Dan Ingellis takes a close-up look of some of the men who played in the Negro Leagues, which provided talented athletes of color a place to play since they were not allowed to participate in the all-white Major Leagues until Jackie Robinson suited up for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Ingellis details the rampant racism and terrible living conditions the players had to endure. Deferred Glory is a terrific read for any avid baseball fan." Joseph D'Amodio, sports journalist Staten Island Advance & SILive.com "As America moves through another step in its tortured race history, no debut book could be more timely than Dan Ingellis's, "Deferred Glory: Heroes of the Negro Baseball Leagues." The lively collection of brief histories of some of the Negro League stars robbed by our National Pastime's original sin of segregation is a primer on why the lives of men like Monte Irvin's should be taught in Middle School classes across the land."Cormac Gordon, Baseball Hall of Fame voter and former NYC newspaper columnist "Now that Major League Baseball has recognized the Negro Leagues as major leagues, and is endeavoring to import the statistics of the many players who toiled there for decades, "Deferred Glory: Heroes of the Negro Baseball Leagues" is a timely and fresh look at the stories of the players who excelled in the Negro leagues. Readers will be introduced to those trailblazers who paved the way for so many that followed. Their abilities, personalities, perseverance, and love of the game, are reflected in this easy to read summary which will be appreciated by every baseball fan." Mario Mattei, SABR member-Society for American Baseball Research
IS BASEBALL HOLY? Jack Kerouac and the National Pastime
Representations of baseball in Jack Kerouac's letters, journals, fiction, poetry & essays. Perspectives on the spiritual dimensions of the sport, drawn from articles and books by scholars in the field.
Wen ’n Hart
Wen 'n Hart is geskryf na 27 jaar se werk met duisende kinders, hulle ouers, afrigters en onderwysers. Jannie is self die pa van twee besondere kinders - 'n seun, Victor, en 'n dogter, Danielle. Sy ervaringe en belewenisse saam met mense van uiteenlopende agtergronde, gesinne, sportspanne en individuele atlete het hom met tyd en ervaring ʼn opening gegee na die harte van kinders en mense. Ervaring is werklik ʼn getroue leermeester ...Jannie Putter is ʼn sportsielkundige en bekende motiveringspreker. Hy was die 'mental coach' van die Blou Bul-rugbyspan vanaf 2006 tot 2010, die Goue Leeus-rugbyspan vanaf 2015 tot 2019, sowel as die Orlando Pirates-sokkerspan sedert 2018. Jannie werk met verskeie internasionale atlete in ʼn verskeidendheid van sportsoorte. Hy is ʼn gereelde stem op radio en televisie en doen uitstekende werk in maatskappye rakende aspekte soos spanwerk, leierskap en innovering. Hyself was ʼn provinsiale en nasionale sportman en het ʼn honneursgraad in sielkunde sowel as sportwetenskap, en ʼn meestersgraad in sportsielkunde. Hy is ook die skrywer van ʼn topverkoper, Wenplan vir die Lewe, en ʼn onlangse boek uit sy pen wat groot aandag geniet, The Sport Coach - The Psychology behind Coaching.
A Fan’s Guide To Understanding The NFL Salary Cap
The NFL Salary Cap: The most important - and misunderstood - part of building a football team.Why didn't your team sign that free agent that seemed like a perfect fit? Why did they cut a veteran who just had a good season? Why did they sign a player to an extension for the future if they needed cap space this year?Learn the answer to all these questions and more as Bruce Irons (author of A Fan's Guide To Understanding The NFL Draft and A Fan's Guide To NFL Free Agency Hits And Misses) thoroughly explains all the basics of the NFL Salary Cap and contract structures, then dives deep into how GMs use the critical tool to build their teams.If you want to understand how your team is built and why they do the things they do in the offseason, skip all the articles with vague examples that leave you with more questions than answers, and read A Fan's Guide To Understanding The NFL Salary Cap!
The Goat Ropin’ @ Coon Hall
Four seasoned raconteurs take an irreverent romp thru the South Carolina Lowcountry at Coon Hall's Member-Guest golf tournament. The social event of the season. Animal House visits Green Acres. Caddy Shack without the puppet. Rambunctious fun and hijinks are the order of the Day !The GOAT ROPIN @ COON HALL is based on an amalgamation of characters I've crossed paths with over my 67 years. If you see yourself in one or more of these characters, go get some psychiatric help. Most of the events really happened....just not over a two day period between Columbia and St. Matthews.
Game Changer
'Game Changer' is the story of one young Aussie tennis player's inspirational journey to redefine success and 'making it' in the most unlikely of places.Ever since age eleven, Chris Bates, has been in search of success. As one of Australia's best young tennis players, he was constantly confronted by the ever present 'wisdom' of Australian tennis coaches who insisted if you didn't 'make it' by the age of twenty, your career, and your life, was a failure.In this memoir of heartbreaking losses, injury, financial stress, and recurring heart problems, Bates teeters on the edge of quitting and walking away from the sport he loves so much. His last, desperate throw of the dice rests with his arrival in wind-swept Oklahoma, America's heartland, as a student-athlete. What happens in this time at Oklahoma State University as a Cowboy will go on to change his life forever.Game Changer is an inspirational, un-put-downable memoir recommended for budding athletes, sporting parents, coaches, educators, and anybody embarking on a US College journey as a student-athlete. With trademark enthusiasm and humour, Bates invites you on a journey through this rollercoaster ride of adventure and self-discovery as he struggles to challenge the status quo of 'making it' and redefine what success truly means.
U Must Be Cinderella!
Many call it the biggest upset in sports history. Bigger than the Jets over the Colts in Super Bowl III. Bigger than the U.S. hockey team's "Miracle on Ice" win over the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics. Bigger than Buster Douglas's stunning KO of Mike Tyson 10 years later.When little-known UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) takes the floor against mighty Virginia in the first round of the 2018 NCAA men's basketball tournament, the whole world knows the Retrievers will lose. They're 20 1/2-point underdogs. ESPN's Power Basketball Index gives them a 1.5 per cent chance of winning. They're a lowly 16-seed going against the overall no. 1-seed. And a 16 has never beaten a 1. Never, ever.Yet on a magical weekend in Charlotte, N.C., the odds go up in flames. March Madness hits a whole new level. This is the dramatic story of the singular team that made bracket-busting history and thrilled a nation, and the school that headline writers and social media pundits were now calling - devoid of irony - "U MUST BE CINDERELLA!"
Modern Periodisation - Tactical Periodization v Microciclo-Estructurado
For any Football Coach, this is a fantastic journey and insight into the periodization model, Microciclo-Estructurado. It has received very little attention in English speaking media, however this model used by Pep Guardiola can help coaches deliver sessions with improved technical and tactical detail. The book also includes many different sessions, to help coaches improve their delivery and understanding.
The Giants and Their City
Searching for a home and a homerun-an overlooked era of Giants and San Francisco history The San Francisco Giants have been one of the most successful franchises in baseball in the twenty-first century as evidenced by the three World Series Championship flags flying in the breeze over Oracle Park, one of the most beautiful baseball venues in the world. However, the team was not always so successful on or off the field. The Giants and Their City tells the story of a Giants franchise that had no recognizable stars, was last in the league in attendance, and had more than one foot out the door on the way to Toronto when a local businessman and a brand new mayor found a way to keep the team in San Francisco. Over the next 17 years, the team had some very good years, but more than few terrible ones, while trying to find a home in a city with a unique and confounding political culture. The Giants and Their City relates how the team struggles to win ballgames, find its way back to the playoffs, but also to stay in San Francisco when, at times, it wasn't clear the city wanted them. This book is a baseball story about beloved Giants players like Vida Blue, Willie McCovey, Kevin Mitchell, and Robby Thompson, and includes interviews with Art Agnos, Frank Jordan, Dianne Feinstein, John Montefusco, Will Clark, Kevin Mitchell, Mike Krukow, Dave Dravecky and Bob Lurie among others. The book features descriptions of important events in Giants history like the Mike Ivie grand slam, the Joe Morgan home run, the 1987 playoffs, the 1989 team, the Dave Dravecky game and the earthquake World Series. It's also a uniquely San Francisco story that shows how sports teams and cities often have very complex relationships.
Castleford's Rugby League Results 1926 to July 2020
The author is a dedicated follower of Castleford Tigers in the sport of rugby league and has previously published 23 books featuring this club and sport in general. His full portfolio adds four fictional books covering animal adventures plus another five books detailing interesting memoirs and thoughts and how he has overcome the odds. This book, released in winter 2020, features all Castleford's competitive results from 1926 to July 2020 to add further to his comprehensive portfolio regarding this club.
The Miracle Has Landed
Celebrate the 1969 Miracle Mets in this new, updated SABR edition of The Miracle Has Landed. Seven seasons after the Mets debuted with the most losses in modern baseball history, the franchise was still seen as a laughingstock, with 100-to-1 odds to win the World Series when 1969 began. The first year of divisional play started out as the Cubs' year, while most onlookers figured the Mets would be happy if they could play .500 ball. Tom Seaver's "Imperfect Game" against Chicago showed that the Mets could play with the big boys, but the Cubs still had a double-digit lead on the Mets in the middle of August. The Cubs stumbled, plagued by worn-out players, black cats, and bad luck, and magnificent Mets pitching turned the tide.The Miracle Has Landed celebrates the lovable Mets like no other book, complete with photos and artifacts of the time. A project of the Society for American Baseball Research, this volume gathers the collective efforts of more than thirty SABR members and features profiles of every player, coach, broadcaster, and significant front-office member connected to that great Mets squad. Included are biographies of the recently departed "Franchise" player, Tom Seaver, and Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, beloved manager Gil Hodges, the talented outfield of Cleon Jones, Tommie Agee, and Ron Swoboda, drill sergeant backstop Jerry Grote, crucial mid-season acquisition Donn Clendenon, scrappy shortstop Bud Harrelson, and a pitching staff that went far deeper than just Seaver and Ryan. More than fifty years later the Miracle Mets are still revered, the first world champion expansion team and the club that stole New York's heart.
Leo Najo
One of the first Latinos to play professional baseball in the United States, Leo Najo debuted in 1924 with the San Antonio Bears of the Class A Texas League. After electrifying the San Antonio crowds with his incredible speed and astonishing outfield catches, Najo was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the winter of 1925. Although he has since been largely forgotten by baseball historians, The Washington Post once called him "one of the greatest baseball players of all time." Overcoming the bitter racism in baseball against all players of color, Najo drew strength from his deep love for the game, rising to the heights of stardom in spite of tremendous obstacles. Through his amazing accomplishments, Najo opened the doors of professional baseball for the many outstanding Latino players that followed. Although his career with the White Sox was cut short by a serious leg injury, Najo persevered and transformed himself into one of the greatest minor league players ever. Selected a "Book of the Year" by The Monitor newspaper of McAllen, Texas, this book presents the incredible story of how a young man who started life with virtually nothing became one of the greatest sports heroes of all time, overcoming the pervasive racism of the time.
