Splitters, Squeezes and Steals by Derek Gentile

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Offering a history of various plays, moves, strategies and equipment that make baseball the world's popular game, this book celebrates the game and every hero, journeyman, manager, and umpire who had a hand in its history. It covers: Pitching; Hitting; Baserunning; Fielding; Tricks of the Trade; Equipment; Umpires and Managers; and, Ballparks.

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Splitters, Squeezes and Steals by Derek Gentile

This book is more than just a history of all the plays, moves, strategies and equipment that make baseball one of the world's most popular games, it is also a celebration of the game itself and every hero, journeyman, manager, umpire and owner who had a hand in its rich and colourful history. The book is divided into eight parts, covering: Pitching; Hitting; Baserunning; Fielding; Tricks of the Trade; Equipment; Umpires and Managers; and, Ballparks. It goes deep into the history and origins of the plays and moves of the game; full colour action photographs illustrate how to perform each move and informative sidebars highlight little-known and interesting baseball facts.
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ISBN 13 9781579127886
ISBN 10 1579127886
Title Splitters, Squeezes and Steals
Author Derek Gentile
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Year published 2009-03-04
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.