"Written with insight for the players and the competition, and affection for the game...From the smallest detail on up, this is a well told story." —Mike Bauman, MLB.com
From the first San Francisco Giants game at Seals Stadium in 1958 through the team's unforgettable 2010 post season thrills, this book tells the greatest stories of the San Francisco Giants through the eyes of the players themselves.
Carpenter remembers the day that the TCU coach, Jim Schlossnagle, called him into his office following the surgery to discuss his future. “He sat me down and started talking to me,” Carpenter said. “He was talking about the baseball ...
Pairing historic black-and-white photos and contemporary images of the modern game, the book explores the ballparks and the fans, the players and the teams that have defined Cardinals baseball and captured the hearts of fans nationwide.
In this book, Stan McNeal provides a closer look at the great moments and the lowlights that have made the Cardinals one of the baseball's keystone teams.
The Phenomenon is the story of how St. Louis Cardinals prodigy Rick Ankiel lost his once-in-a-generation ability to pitch -- not due to an injury or a bolt of lightning, but a mysterious anxiety condition widely known as "the Yips.
Some of the games described in this unique book involve championships, while others seem ordinary save for extraordinary personal meaning.
The Story of the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies titled, More Than Beards, Bellies, and Biceps—and the Phillies Phanatic Too, gives a detailed account of this wacky team—and does justice to Jacksons performance.
Sam Huff, Billy Kilmer, Larry Brown, Pat Fischer, Len Hauss, Mike Bass, Roy Jefferson, Ron McDole, Ken Houston, Diron Talbert, Don Bosseler, “Bullet” Bill Dudley, Joe Jacoby, Rick Walker, Joe Washington, Jeff Bostic, Joe Theismann, Ken ...
But, as has been documented so often by so many, everything started to change in 1959 when the Packers hired a former New York Giants assistant coach by the name of Vince Lombardi. “He worked our butts off,” Whittenton said.
Memorable Stories of Red Sox Baseball Chaz Scoggins. a good night at the plate, but when the crowd of 17,985 rose to give him a standing ovation, he had no idea why. Behind him, on the center-field scoreboard, a message was informing ...