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All-Time Nines: Baseball's Greatest Teams As Determined by Analytics
Don Cox · McFarland & Company
Pages: 277
Format: Print book |
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Who was the best baseball team of all time? This timeless question can most effectively be answered through comprehensive analysis of baseball statistics. Over the course of a season, winning teams tend to score more runs while allowing fewer than their opponents. The greater the difference... |
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The Soccer Diaries: An American’s Thirty-Year Pursuit of the International Game
Michael J Agovino · University of Nebraska Press
Format: Hardcover |
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Although soccer had long been the world’s game when Michael J. Agovino first encountered it in 1982, here it was just a poor cousin to American football, to be found on obscure UHF channels and in foreign magazines. But as Agovino himself passionately pursued soccer, Americans... |
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Rickey & Robinson: The True, Untold Story of the Integration of Baseball
Roger Kahn · Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover |
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In Rickey & Robinson, legendary sportswriter Roger Kahn at last reveals the true, unsanitized account of the integration of baseball, a story that for decades has relied on inaccurate, second-hand reports. This story contains exclusive reporting and personal reminiscences that no other... |
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Unsportsmanlike conduct : college football and the politics of rape
Jessica Luther · Edge Of Sports
Pages: 224
Format: Print book |
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"Luther's research into rape on campuses is an important exposé demonstrating that the problem still lies within the male locker room...Highly relevant, hard-hitting, much-needed information that reveals the widespread existence of rape by sports players on college campuses."--Kirkus... |
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Golf-2nd Edition: Steps to Success
Paul Schempp · Human Kinetics; 2 edition
Format: Book |
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Develop a consistent swing and master every shot on your way to a lower handicap. Golf Steps to Success provides detailed, progressive instruction with accompanying full-color photos for every shot putts, chip shots, and pitch shots as well as shots from the fairway, tee box, bunker, rough,... |
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Honus Wagner and His Pittsburgh Pirates: Scenes from a Golden Era
Ronald T. Waldo · McFarland
Format: Print book |
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Honus Wagner's spectacular baseball career spanned 21 seasons from 1897 through 1917. Widely considered the greatest shortstop in baseball history, Wagner won eight National League batting titles and helped win the pennant four times for his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates. This book assembles... |
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A Wrestling Life: The Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable
Scott Schulte · University Of Iowa Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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What does it take to be an Olympic gold medalist and to coach a collegiate team to fifteen NCAA titles? In A Wrestling Life: The Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable, famed wrestler and wrestling coach Dan Gable tells engaging and inspiring stories of his childhood in Waterloo, Iowa; overcoming... |
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Balls on the Lawn: Games to Live By
Brooks Butler Hays · Chronicle Books,
Pages: 127
Format: Paperback |
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The serious leisure aficionado knows that it doesn't take much to transform a ho-hum afternoon into a truly memorable one - just a few balls, some mallets, maybe a horseshoe or two. The transformative nature of lawn sports takes center stage in Balls on the Lawn, an ode to classic outdoor... |
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Picker's Pocket Guide - Baseball Memorabilia: How to Pick Antiques Like a Pro
Jeff Figler · Krause Publications
Format: Book |
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Brand New BallgameDiscover what the pros know with this hands-on, how-to guide to picking baseball memorabilia. Learn what seasoned collectors look for and what they value in this easy-to-follow and indispensable pocket guide.You'll Uncover:The Triple Play--Who, what, and how of baseball... |
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