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This & That October 2019 Take me out to the ballgame |
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A history of baseball in ten pitches by Tyler KepnerA history of the national pastime as told through the craft of pitching draws on years of archival research and interviews with more than 300 star athletes to reveal the colorful stories and folklore behind 10 major pitches. |
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The new way to win it all by Ben ReiterThe Sports Illustrated writer who predicted the Houston Astros’ unexpected rise to win the World Series three years before it happened offers an account of the team's breathtaking 2017 season. |
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Moneyball:
The art of winning an unfair game by Michael LewisExplains how Billie Beene, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, put into play a new kind of thinking and ball playing--a compilation of statistics, locker room knowledge and players rethinking what they know about playing baseball--demonstrating how success can be obtained without spending enormous sums of money.
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The education of a pitcher by David ConeA Mets and Yankees All-Star pitcher shares lessons from the World Series and beyond in this essential memoir for baseball fans everywhere. |
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Chronicles the Yankees' 2009 campaign for a World Series championship season. A thoroughly reported examination of an unforgettable season packed with interviews with key players, team executives, broadcasters and more.
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The making of a baseball player by Pete RoseA personal account by the iconic but controversial baseball athlete shares firsthand insights into the role of his father in his successes, the most memorable moments from his career and the scandal that resulted in his lifetime ban. |
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The best there ever was by Tony CastroThe life of the man who is arguably not only the greatest ballplayer of his time but also the greatest ballplayer of all time. Castro offers illuminating new insight into Mantle's extraordinary career, including the head-turning conclusion based on the evolution of analytics that the beloved Yankee switch-hitting slugger may ultimately win acclaim as having fulfilled the weighty expectations once placed on him: of being greater than even Babe Ruth. Mantle himself believed he would one day be the one to break Ruth's single season home run record. |
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Baseball in the American city by Paul GoldbergerThis lavishly-illustrated look at the history of baseball through the lens of its ever-changing ballparks discusses the bond between American cities and the national pastime and how changes in the urban landscape have been reflected in stadium design. |
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