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Follow the adventures of Face and his son Richie as they learn about the game of baseball and each other during their first All-Star season. The father-son duo discover how to improve their game despite the bullies and youth league politics. During the season, Richie learns that winning and good sportsmanship are not opposing concepts. More importantly, Richie and his Dad realize the pure joy of participating in America's favorite pastime.

How hard could it be to coach a kid's rec league baseball team in the small town of Stonefield? Matt was about to find out. When Matt's buddy asked for help coaching the team, it sounded like fun. No pressure. Then his friend was unexpectedly transferred out of town, and the team now belonged to Matt. Matt was unaware of the challenges waiting for him.

Steve Garvey spent five years (1956-1961) as a bat boy, mostly for the Brooklyn Dodgers and briefly for the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers. The fact that he would go on to become a first baseman with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and one of the most successful players of his era, is like something out of a Hollywood script. My Bat Boy Days is his moving collection of indelible memories, fascinating profiles, and lessons learned - about the game and about life - from heroes such as Jackie Robinson, Sandy Koufax, and Mickey Mantle.

"Dad, Am I Ready for College Baseball?" is the essential guide for aspiring collegiate baseball players and their parents, packed with strategic insights to gain a competitive edge in the ever-evolving recruitment landscape. This book is your comprehensive playbook, which includes crucial do's and don'ts, helping you navigate through the complexities of NCAA's recent recruiting changes in 2023 with ease and confidence.

This book isn't just another compilation of baseball statistics and records. It's a journey through the lives of legends like Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, and many others, showcasing how their trials and triumphs extend far beyond the baseball diamond.

Before 1918, the Boston Red Sox were unstoppable. They won World Series after World Series, thanks in part to their charismatic pitcher-slugger Babe Ruth. But some people on the Red Sox felt the Babe was more trouble than he was worth, and he was traded away to one of the worst teams in baseball, the New York Yankees. From then on, the Yankees became a golden team. And the Red Sox? For more than 80 years, they just couldn’t win another World Series. Then, in 2004, along came a scruffy, scrappy Red Sox team. Could they break Babe Ruth’s curse and win it all?

Your best bat isn’t the one someone else can hit the farthest. This independent guide leads you through the eyes of the dads and coaches that have bought hundreds of bats through the year. Find the right bat, the right way, every time. The baseball and fastpitch bat space can be confusing, but it doesn’t have to be. With just a little bit of the correct information, you can be an expert at fitting your hitter with the right bat and knowing exactly where to find it in the market.

Did you know that the two most successful franchises in both leagues of MLB started out in the roles of extreme but loveable losers with both having never won a championship for about 50 years? (One never won a pennant in 50 years.) Did you know that eyewitnesses have testified with directly conflicting stories about whether Babe Ruth's "called shot" in the 1932 World Series actually happened? Were you there? Do you know who won the World Series the year before last or who broke a huge and venerable home run record in 2022? Were you there for either of those historical landmarks?

For pure exhilaration and drama, there's nothing quite like sports: it's the crack of the bat as it connects with the baseball, hurtling it into the bleachers for a home run; the swish of the basketball as it drops into the net for a three-point play at the buzzer; the roar of the crowd as the quarterback delivers a perfect spiral pass for the winning touchdown. Most importantly, sports bring out the best in the human spirit.

Join me on this journey as I document the road to Tokyo for the many teams that hope to compete on the Olympic stage at the summer games. I have traveled from Italy to Mexico prior to the shutdown, then back to Florida as the tournament schedule resumed, to not only report on the events, but also to get a true, authentic understanding of what baseball brings to these various cultures around the world.

With a legendary career and world-record achievements - some of which are still standing today - Babe Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture. From an unassuming childhood and teen years full of delinquency, nobody could have expected that Babe Ruth would rise to become one of the most famous baseball players of all time. Delving into his professional career, his most pivotal moments, and the plays which defined his legacy, this biography offers an enlightening look at the life and career of this legendary sportsman.

Learn the inspiring story of the Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz! In David Ortiz: The Inspiring Story of One of Baseball’s Greatest Hitters, you will learn the story of one of baseball's all-time greats, David Ortiz. Ortiz spent the greater part of his two decade professional baseball career with the Boston Red Sox, playing influential roles in the 2004, 2007, and 2013 World Series championship runs. He is easily one of the most accomplished baseball players in the last few decades, as well as one of the most charismatic and well-liked players.

In Mike Trout: The Inspiring Story of One of Baseball’s All-Stars, you will learn the story of one of baseball's star center fielders, Mike Trout. Since his selection in the first round of the 2009 MLB Draft, Mike Trout has accomplished quite a lot. At the time of this writing, Trout has been selected to eight All-Star teams and won the American League MVP Award three times and Silver Slugger Award seven times.

As one of America's oldest and most beloved sports, baseball has long been touted as the national pastime, but of all the millions of people who have played it over the last few centuries, few have influenced Major League Baseball like Ty Cobb, whose career spanned over 20 seasons. The Georgia Peach overcame early hardships to set nearly 100 MLB records in his time as a player and player-manager for the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Athletics.

The Yankee Clipper, Joe Dimaggio had three distinct claims to fame: first, he was one of the world's all-time greatest baseball players. Second, he was married to actress Marilyn Monroe and loved her to his dying day. Thirdly, and ironically, he was perhaps most well-known at the end of his life for being the genial, grandfatherly spokesperson for Mister Coffee.

It seemed to me Ruth's entire life was predestined. How else can you explain the meteoric rise from anonymity at St. Mary's Industrial School to heights never before or since attained by a baseball player?

You’ll be given the ins and outs of recruiting to start stocking your team with premium players; an inside look at the most effective batting drills to ensure an offensive powerhouse; and proper fielding techniques and drills to reinforce the techniques.

In the small town of Champlain, Vermont, owner Roy Leary hopes to see one winning season of his minor league team - the Galaxy - before he dies. He attracts a former major league star Bull Dozier to his team. But the season that unfolds is something that no one could have predicted. Two of his daughters conspire to take the team from him. Leary begins showing signs of dementia. Will the team finally capture the crown?

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.

Lifelong baseball fanatic and former college ball player Abe Streep had long since grown disillusioned with the slick spectacle of modern major-league baseball when he discovered the Santa Fe Fuego, a scrappy upstart team struggling through its first season in an independent professional league that few baseball fans had even heard of. The Fuego players were paid barely fifty dollars a week.