Smart Sports

In the plainest of terms, baseball scouts are tasked with seeing the future—a distant future, at that. Baseball's long developmental arc leaves room for plenty of twists and turns on the way to The Show. Some prospects shoot like arrows toward their projected potential, while others fizzle out or chart an unexpected course. Smart, Wrong, and Lucky explores how first impressions measure up to their aftermaths: the draft, years of progression, and for a talented few, major-league success.

Smart Ball follows Major League Baseball's history as a sport, a domestic monopoly, a neocolonial power, and an international business. MLB's challenge has been to market its popular mythology as the national pastime with pastoral, populist roots while addressing the management challenges of competing with other sports and diversions in a burgeoning global economy. Baseball researcher Robert F. Lewis II argues that MLB for years abused its legal insulation and monopoly status.

When we started camping, we knew nothing. As a result, we made a lot of mistakes. Over the past 20 years of trial and error, we have found tricks and tips that make our RV camping vacations much easier and more enjoyable. This book provides tips that are not found in the common RV guide. What you find in this audio will make the difference for those who want a great camping experience.

Jaw-Dropping Facts and Some Silly "You Be the Judge" Trivia That Kids Can't Get Enough Of! Tired of boring facts? Want to know mind-blowing information that will make learning fun and spark imagination? Watch as amazing facts become unforgettable, and silly trivia gets kids thinking!

What body parts can many lizards lose and grow back? Oddly enough, a lizard can grow back it’s tail after it has been completely lost or cut off! If you like interesting and interactive trivia questions like this, then keep reading...We know trivia is fun, especially for kids, but we also know that learning new things and gaining new knowledge on topics you love is one of the most enjoyable parts about it. We’ve made it our number one priority to create new, interesting, and intriguing questions in order to keep you interested and always wanting more.

Listen in the car or at home to questions and answers about the game of baseball. Learn about players and teams, rules and history, terms and nicknames, ballparks and records, and more.

Listen in the car or at home to hundreds of questions and answers about basketball. Learn about players and teams, rules and history, terms and nicknames, college and pros, and more.

Listen in the car or at home to hundreds of questions and answers about football. Learn about players and teams, rules and history, terms and nicknames, college and pros, and more!

Are you a good teammate? Do you try your best? Do you follow rules and play fair? Explore these and other ways to be a good sport with these fun books! Lola and Lupe take turns going first when playing on the slide, and wait patiently for their turn to use the swings. Pairs with the nonfiction title Playing Fair.

Winning makes us feel good. But when we win, someone else loses. Learn how to be a good winner no matter what game you play.

Malik is counting for hide-and-seek. Nia wants to go before he counts to ten, but Malik tells her to wait and follow the rules.

Tourists visit popular islands of the Caribbean by the planeload. What they don't see from their resort hotels are the hundreds of out-of-the-way, uninhabited islands sprinkled along the West Indies, from Florida to South America. This alluring archipelago, strung with beaches accessible only by boat but spaced temptingly close together, led Mississippi adventurer Scott B. Williams to embark upon an open-ended quest to see how far south he could go in a 17-foot sea kayak.

It's tough to lose, no matter what game you are playing. But that doesn't mean you can't practice being a good sport.

The red team and the blue team are playing each other. After the game, players on the blue team demonstrate what it means to be a good winner.

Want to quench your little genius’s thirst for knowledge? Don’t you just burst with pride when your child tells you something new they learned in school? Like when they can list all 50 states or maybe say a short phrase in Spanish. Whether your child is showing promising signs of future genius, or you just want to have a quiz buddy to help you on trivia night, encouraging your child’s curiosity is always a good idea. Aside from what they learn in school, having other sources of facts and general information will help your child become more well-rounded.

Are you a good teammate? Do you try your best? Do you follow rules and play fair? We don't have to be the best at every sport to have a good time. Trying our best will make the game way more fun! Pairs with the fiction title Dev Tries His Best. Explore these and other ways to be a good sport with these fun books!

It’s fitness day in gym class. Dev works hard and tries his best to jump, climb, run, and more.

See what it means to play on a team. Practice, play, win, and lose with your teammates.

Are you running the right way? Thanks to Christopher McDonald's book, Born to Run, we now know there is a right way and wrong way to run. Are you unsure if you're landing the right way, stretching right, or even wearing the right kind of shoes for your feet? It's time you learn. How to Run is a concise book that will teach you how to run better, safer, and faster.