Most Atlanta Braves fans have taken in games at both Turner Field and SunTrust Park, have fond memories of the team's pitching dominance in the '90s, and proudly watched Chipper Jones get inducted into the Hall of Fame.
From when the Phillies franchise was established in 1883 and a rookie manager led the team to its first National League pennant in 1915 to the World Series titles in 1980 and 2008, Larry Shenk, a longtime Phillies executive, provides insight into a potpourri of faces, places, events, and personalities in Phillies history.
The man on the mic for countless memorable moments from Larry Walker, Todd Helton, Nolan Arenado, and more, Drew Goodman has lived and breathed Rockies baseball as the team's longtime television broadcaster.
Con 14 apariciones All-Star, 13 Guantes de Oro, un Premio de Jugador Mas Valioso, y, por supuesto, un anillo de la Serie Mundial, Ivan "e;Pudge"e; Rodriguez ha ganado mas que su lugar en el Salon de la Fama como uno de los mejores receptores de las Ligas Mayores de todos los tiempos.
There's never been a better time to be an Astros fan, and this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every fan should know.
With its three-hour-long contests, 162-game seasons, and countless measurable variables, baseball is a sport which lends itself to self-reflection and obsessive analysis.
This fan book to the Mariners covers the team's history in Seattle since its enfranchisement in 1977, including the Ichiro Suzuki years, memories from the Kingdome, and the brief existence of the Seattle Pilots.
With more than 500 career home runs, an infectious personality, and three World Series championships, David Ortiz has established his position as the greatest Red Sox player of this generation.
A philosophical musing on sports and play, this wholly inspiring and utterly charming reissue of Bart Giamatti's long-out-of-print final book, Take Time for Paradise, puts baseball in the context of American life and leisure.
"e;The Splendid Splinter,"e; Teddy Ballgame,"e; The Kid"e;no matter the nickname, Ted Williams was one of the most accomplished hitters in baseball history.
The New York Mets fan is an Amazin creature whose species finds its voice at last in Greg Princes Faith and Fear In Flushing, the definitive account of what it means to root for and live through the machinations of an endlessly fascinating if often frustrating baseball team.
Charles Albert The Old Roman Comiskey was a larger-than-life figurea man who had precision in his speech and who could work a room with handshakes and smiles.
During his twenty-four-year career, Ty Cobb was an MVP, Triple Crown-winner, twelve-time batting champion, and was elected in the inaugural ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame (along with Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson).
For fans of baseball trivia, this updated version of The New Baseball Bible, first published as The Baseball Catalog in 1980 and selected as a Book-of-the-Month Club alternate, is sure to provide something for everyone, regardless of team allegiance.
Bob Weintraubs marvelous collection of baseball stories goes directly to the core of what the game does for us when we watch it being played on the field, and shows how its heroes and villains can reach into our lives and remain a part of us for the rest of our days.
Separating fact from myth, Kalb attempts to determine which of these long-held conspiracy theories hold water, and which ones fall flat under scrutiny.
In every sport, in every country around the world, there are fans on the losing side who know that something other than skill and luck beat their favorite team or player.
An addictive read that is sure to spark conversation wherever baseball is spoken, this updated edition of The Baseball Maniacs Almanac is part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser, and absolutely the most unusual and thorough compendium of baseball stats and facts ever assembledall verified for accuracy by the Baseball Hall of Fame.
