Spring Training
- ISBN-10
- 0138378991
- ISBN-13
- 9780138378998
- Series
- Spring Training
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 197
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Author
- William Zinsser
Description
A life-long baseball fan describes spring training with the Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton, Florida, in an account filled with interviews, baseball lore, and information on techniques
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