Baseball Games

Intangiball tracks the progress of the Cincinnati Reds through five years of culture change, beginning with the trades of decorated veterans Adam Dunn and Ken Griffey, Jr. It also draws liberally from such character-conscious clubs as the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, and Tampa Bay Rays.

This Sports Illustrated Kids title combines fast-paced action, famous plays, and SEL skills to show what sets your favorite athletes and teams apart—on and off the baseball diamond.

A brief introduction to the game of baseball as intended to be played by children.

The Dodgers’ final game in Brooklyn was played on September 24, 1957. From the author of The Giants of The Polo Grounds, here's a thoughtful, entertaining new account of that last game played by the Brooklyn Dodgers at baseball's fabled Ebbets Field.

It's a big day for Cooper. He's finally going to his first baseball game and couldn't be more excited. His sister Sprinkles is joining him along with their best buds, the hamsters Fred and Larry. Fred and Larry are huge baseball fans and can hardly sit still with excitement as they go to the ballpark. Together, the four friends dive into the sights and sounds of the game. The hamsters cheer enthusiastically from the stands while Cooper has other plans. Cooper's First Baseball Game is a fun story for young readers, full of laughter, treats, and some unexpected adventures. Join these four ...

For gamers that participate in tabletop baseball, compiling statistics has always been labor intensive. But, it doesn't have to be. Here then is the Baseball Statistics Helper: Efficiency Tips for the Serious Gamer, a handy guide to help make record keeping easier and more efficient. The various methodologies rely heavily on preparation and common sense. Discussion includes traditional baseball stat keeping with opportunities to incorporate the newer metrics.

The emotional conclusion to the Reid, Smith, and Parker families. I was a mom, a grandma, and a great-grandma to the most amazing people in the world. Of course I was biased. They were mine, and I loved every single one of them. I'd started out with one daughter, and it broke my heart the day I watched her walk away from the one man I knew she was meant to be with. She went on to have a beautiful little boy with a complete loser, and just when I began to think she would never find the happiness she truly deserved, she found it, in the very same man she'd left all those years before. I knew ...

As Sports Illustrated’s lead baseball writer since 1993, Verducci has witnessed the achievements of the game’s greatest heroes and told their inspiring stories with unmatched passion and sophistication. He has enriched SIs readers with an insider’s perspective on the game, examining subtle shifts in the ever-changing balance between pitchers and hitters, between slumps and streaks, between sacred records and the athletes trying to break them. Despite his deep affection for baseball, however, Verducci has never shied away from the hard truth about the game.

O mundo dos esportes leva à loucura milhares de fãs que acompanham de perto cada partida, aflitos com as possibilidades criadas pelo acaso. Mas um homem se recusou a aceitar a suposta aleatoriedade de uma das maiores paixões dos americanos: o beisebol. Como gerente geral de um dos times de menor orçamento da grande liga, Billy Beane impôs uma gestão mais racional, uma nova perspectiva sobre o beisebol, e usou um alto conhecimento em matemática para determinar o modo de jogar e selecionar os atletas contratados pela equipe.

A humorous look at a man who is announcing a baseball game for the first time.

If you want to know what it’s like to be a fan of a truly terrible baseball team, you can ask those who followed the 1962 Mets, 2003 Tigers, or 2024 White Sox. But what was it like being a fan of the worst team in major league history? Now, thanks to Strat-O-Matic baseball for the PC, you can find out. Spiders on Strat records a complete season replay of the legendary 1899 Cleveland Spiders (20-134, .130), as seen through the eyes of a dice baseball player who came to love the team in all its fabulous incompetence. For each game, all 154 of them, there’s a full account of the replay and...

Reggie Jackson and Bob Gibson offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to understand America's pastime from their unique insider perspective.

How could my enemy, the one who'd tortured me for years, end up being the very same woman that felt so good beneath me? I swore it wasn't going to make a difference. I was going to get the job I'd worked so hard for, and I was going to take her down in the process. There was only one problem. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get her cocky, beautiful mouth out of my mind. I couldn't help seeing her sexy body every time I closed my eyes. I needed to get my head in the game. It was either her or me. It couldn't be both of us. Then it happened, we were brought together again. Those same ...

Provides a brief introduction to the game of softball as intended to be played by children.

From the author of Pitching Around Fidel and Far Afield comes a tragic but ultimately uplifting account of the accidental death of minor league first base coach Mike Coolbaugh, illustrating the many ways in which baseball still has a hold on America.

Interviewing for his first teaching job, and armed with an advanced degree, Jeff Astor confidently walked into the principal’s office and told the men in charge why he thought he thought he’d make a great teacher. When the vice principal curtly excused himself, Jeff was a little surprised. When shortly thereafter the principal called an abrupt end to the interview and asked, “Would you like to add anything?” Jeff was miffed. Feeling a little panicked, he said, “Well, I was captain of the college baseball team.” Suddenly, the elderly principal called the vice principal back into ...

It feels as if it's going to be a long season for Arthur as he struggles to sharpen his baseball skills. But before it's all over, he learns an important lesson about teamwork.

Hello, all you people who want to be shortstops! Do you want to watch the middle infield, make amazing plays look easy, and quiet the crowd with your great defense? **Shortstop Supreme: Dominating the Diamond** is the guide you need to go from being an excellent infielder to a legendary defender. A lot of information is given in this book about shortstop play, which is challenging but fun. You'll learn essential playing skills by doing drills for footwork, ground balls, line drives, pop-ups, and how to make lightning-fast double plays. Shortstop Supreme is more than just physical strength. ...

After losing the playoffs, baseball jocks, Brock and Davey, share a motel room after their disappointing away game. Little does Davey know that Brock has always wanted a little brother and has his eye on him for that role. With the help of a 12 pack of beer, Brock subdues young Davey, ties him up and teaches him how to please his new big brother.... This work contains graphic sex, as well as, dominance, submission, and other elements of sexual fetishes and fantasies. All characters in this erotic novella are 18 years or older.This is not a full-length novel.... Instead, it is an erotic ...

For all those who love it most, baseball is like a religion, and "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" ought to be in their hymn books. An injured minor league slugger and his preacher dad try using the hallowed game as a tool to reach troubled teens locked up in juvie. Will Mike Flaherty and Brother Pat connect with the teens held in a detention facility on the grounds of an old lighthouse in Panama City, Florida - or will they go down swinging? Young lives are at stake as betrayal lurks on the grounds - and it may already be too late to guide them out of darkness and into the light. Get it now ...