"e;A kind of gonzo Moneyball"e;: The New York Times-bestseller about two statistics-minded outsiders being allowed to run a professional baseball team (New York Times Book Review).
Revised and updated, this in-depth look recounts The Ryder Cup's rich history and venerated place in sports, its champions and its characters, and its status as golf's greatest grudge match.
Separating fact from myth, Kalb attempts to determine which of these long-held conspiracy theories hold water, and which ones fall flat under scrutiny.
The purpose of this book is twofold: one, to give ballplayers an inside look at just what scouts are really looking for in their search for professional ballplayers; and two, to help them market and sell themselves so that scouts will know they exist and see them put their best skills on display.
Small enough to fit inside your golf bag and fully endorsed by the editors of Golfweek magazine, this helpful volume contains tips for golfers of all skill and experience levels: choosing the right equipment; gripping the club; stance and set-up; proper swing fundamentals; driving, chipping, putting; executing trouble shots; the mental game; and much more.
Golfing With Dad is a heartwarming collection of golfs best players favorite memories with their fathers and how those memories shaped them not only as players, but the men they are today.
The Little Red Book of Golf Wisdom is packed full of thoughtful and witty quotes on the game that has maddened, excited, and delighted generations of players and fans alike.
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.
Ever since that fateful day several hundred years ago when a Scottish shepherd first struck a rock with a shillelagh, perhaps no single athletic pursuit has brought man more joy and frustration, more fulfillment and utter despair than the game of golf.
From Casablanca to The Hustler, from Moby Dick to How I Made $1,000,000 Playing Poker, these widely varied musings address the entire range of human emotionthe highs of excitement of the juice down to the depths of despair of losing.
Fully illustrated with hundreds of drawings depicting nearly three hundred and fifty mind-boggling trick shots, Byrnes Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards will teach you everything from the basic butterfly formation to the most difficult and impressive shots.
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.
With trivia boxes, pep talks, records, and Longhorn lore, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Texas fan should know.
With trivia boxes, pep talks, records, and Longhorn lore, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Texas fan should know.
Most Syracuse fans and alumni have seen a game at Carrier Dome, have seen highlights of a young Dwight Freeney and Carmelo Anthony, and know the story of the 2003 NCAA National Champion men's basketball team.
Most Syracuse fans and alumni have seen a game at Carrier Dome, have seen highlights of a young Dwight Freeney and Carmelo Anthony, and know the story of the 2003 NCAA National Champion men's basketball team.
From famed moments such as the Razorbacks winning the 1994 NCAA Tournament to lesser known trivia, including which uniform configuration is considered a curse or knowing the animal that was the school's original mascot, 100 Things Arkansas Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die reveals the most critical moments and important facts about Arkansas football and basketball.
From famed moments such as the Razorbacks winning the 1994 NCAA Tournament to lesser known trivia, including which uniform configuration is considered a curse or knowing the animal that was the school's original mascot, 100 Things Arkansas Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die reveals the most critical moments and important facts about Arkansas football and basketball.
Most Clemson fans have attended a game at Memorial Stadium, seen highlights of a young Terry Kinard, and remember where they were when the Tigers won the 1981 national championship.
Most Clemson fans have attended a game at Memorial Stadium, seen highlights of a young Terry Kinard, and remember where they were when the Tigers won the 1981 national championship.