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Tales from First Base: The Best, Funniest, and Slickest First Basemen Ever

Autor Brad Engel, Wayne Stewart
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 28 feb 2013
When a batter races toward first base and players scramble to make a tough play, anything can happen. Tales From First Base is a humorous and insightful look at the players, coaches, and umpires who have spent time along those first ninety feet of the base path. Wayne Stewart and Brad Engel check out some of the funniest players and most amusing incidents from this corner of the field, such as the time Larry Walker held a running conversation with opposing cornerman Mark Grace in the dirt around the bag. The authors also examine the slickest gloves at first base and how they defended the many plays around that bag. Readers will also learn about the first sackers’ roles in some of the most famous plays of all time. In a tight playoff game, Giants first baseman Whitey Lockman prayed to God with his first base coach. They both looked up to the sky and said, “We need some help here if there is anything you can do.” Moments later, Bobby Thomson hit his “Shot Heard ’Round the World” to win the National League pennant for the Giants. Packed with exclusive interviews with journalists, players, and fans alike, this book will appeal to a wide audience, both newcomers to the game and lifelong, die-hard fanatics.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781597978453
ISBN-10: 1597978450
Pagini: 152
Dimensiuni: 180 x 209 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Potomac Books Inc
Colecția Potomac Books
Locul publicării:United States

Recenzii

"Tales from First Base is a tremendous read that is very highly recommended and would make an enduringly popular addition for school and community collection."—Wisconsin Bookwatch

“A fun read with comprehensive statistical analysis, this book has it all—factoids for winning trivia battles, revealing interviews with All-Star first basemen, and hilarious, obscure anecdotes from baseball’s other hot corner. First baseman Joe Pepitone shaking off Jim Bouton’s pickoff signs during the 1964 World Series—who knew?!” —Zack Hample, author of Watching Baseball Smarter and The Baseball