2004
| Hitting Secrets of the Pros is the first book of its kind to approach the art of hitting from an anecdotal perspective, providing keen insight and instruction through exclusive interviews and historical research. Nomar Garciaparra, Ken Griffey Jr., Mark McGwire, Stan Musial, and Cal Ripken are only a few of the big-league batters who share their know-how with aspiring sluggers, teaching readers about styles and strategies, slumps and streaks, and everything they need to gain a competitive edge a....[more] |
1998
| Laugh over baseball's oddest plays and weirdest happenings. Find out about a team that gave up 26 earned runs in a game, 16 in one inning. Or, a player who got the ball stuck in his glove, and threw both to first to beat the runner. Over 100 reasons why baseball is the zaniest sport. |
2001
| From Little League to the big leagues, perhaps no single athletic endeavor in the American consciousness is wrought with as much emotional significance as the game of baseball. Compared to other major professional sports, there is an inordinate number of second- and third-generation ballplayers playing in the major leagues today. And this is due to a whole lot more than just strong genetics. There is something inherently magical about the game of baseball that seems to connect families, and brin....[more] |
2000
| All armchair baseball experts know the frustration of watching their team lose--and the feeling they could do a better job than that good-for-nothing manager. Here's your chance, with puzzles that test your knowledge and put you in the hot seat! Start by taking over and determining offensive and defensive strategies. Make those tough bullpen decisions, see if you can figure out how to use a relief pitcher as a decoy to gain an advantage, and compare your evaluations of players to the professiona....[more] |
2010
| Do you think you have what it takes to be a Major League umpire? Well, now you can test your knowledge of the game with Wayne Stewart s You re the Umpire. Divided into three sections, this unusual handbook offers Routine Calls, which deal with scenarios and rules that typically come up in games and deal with clear cut rules fair and foul, strike zone questions, and the like. The next section, Basic Situations, deals with umpiring matters and rules that are just a bit more unusual or, for the cas....[more] |
2009
| Taking a cue from the legendary TV game show "Name That Tune," Stewart's "Name That Ballplayer" is a unique baseball quiz book. Not only are the clues given in tiers, but the book's four chapters run from extremely easy to much more obscure. |
2007
| Most sports watchers' projections for Alex Rodriguez's final stats rank him with men such as Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, and Hank Aaron. A veritable baseball wunderkind, this Dominican-American ball player has broken records from the moment he stepped on the diamond. In this engaging biography author Wayne Stewart describes the highlights of A-Rod's record-setting career and examines the reasons for the unprecedented impact he has had on the game. |
2007
| Here's what former Chicago White Sox owner Bill Veeck had to say about baseball: "This is a game to be savored, not gulped. There's time to discuss everything between pitches or between innings." That's just one of the thousands of quotes gathered in this gigantic collection, and they include some of the wisest, wittiest comments made on America's national pastime. Edited by Wayne Stewart, a sports writer with almost 30 years of experience and 20 books to his name, and with a Foreword by Roger K....[more] |
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