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Did you know that the two most successful franchises in both leagues of MLB started out in the roles of extreme but loveable losers with both having never won a championship for about 50 years? (One never won a pennant in 50 years.) Did you know that eyewitnesses have testified with directly conflicting stories about whether Babe Ruth's "called shot" in the 1932 World Series actually happened? Were you there? Do you know who won the World Series the year before last or who broke a huge and venerable home run record in 2022? Were you there for either of those historical landmarks?

Dick McAuliffe was drafted into Major League Baseball at the age of 17 by the Detroit Tigers, and became a three-time MLB All Star, 1968 World Series Champion, and loving father with two wonderful kids.

An engaging blend of business and baseball that inspires and entertains, Small Ball Big Results is about the little things that add up to the big wins in baseball, business, and life. Leaders and team players alike will draw vital lessons from stories that transport you from the baseball field to the board room revealing what it takes to build an unbeatable culture. Emmy Award-winning sports broadcaster Joel Goldberg shares tales of perseverance, patience, grit, and gratitude from soldiers, executives, entrepreneurs, baseball players, and many more.

“The definitive story” (Tyler Kepner, The New York Times baseball columnist) of Yankees slugger Aaron Judge’s incredible, unparalleled run to break Roger Maris’s home run record and the franchise both men called home. Aaron Judge, the hulking superman who carried an easy aw-shucks...

Throughout his baseball career and life Christy Mathewson often wrote down his observations and philosophies. The most famous collection of these writings was published by John N. Wheeler in the classic baseball book. He was asked many times to write an autobiography yet never completed one. The Mathewson Foundation and Eddie Frierson have undertaken to put all of these writings into book form for future generations to experience the wit, wisdom and observations of the great Hall of Famer, Christy Mathewson.

If you are interested in baseball in any way, you'll enjoy this short audiobook. If you are a newcomer to the sport, you'll also learn a little something about America's national pastime. Adam Rothstein gives you facts, the history of the game, his opinions on how things should be, and what makes the most sense to grow the sport of baseball.

Bill Geivett draws on his 28 years of experience in professional baseball to answer these questions. He offers his insights from his time as a player, scout, and front office executive. Do You Want to Work in Baseball? is more than a "how to" description of details to remember. It is filled with Bill's real-life lessons learned from the varied roles he has held for Major League Baseball clubs including the California Angels, New York Yankees, Montreal Expos,Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Colorado Rockies.

Legendary softball coach Fred Dohrmann provides the essential, how-to survival guide for college-bound softball players. More conversation than book, Rookie gives rising first-years a revealing preview of life as a college athlete, and provides them with a wealth of tips for surviving and thriving in their debut season. Rookie covers topics that incoming first-years will be starved to learn, including preparing for fall ball, understanding your coach, adapting to the college game, and a remarkably clear-cut strategy for earning playing time.

Cheers to Baseball by Darren Munns is a baseball jewel, but this easy listen is truly beneficial for coaches of other sports, entrepreneurs, supervisors, and all aspiring leaders. Prepare to have your thoughts provoked and laugh out loud while gaining valuable leadership lessons.

In Jose Altuve: The Inspiring Story of One of Baseball's All-Star Hitters, you will learn the story of one of baseball's best second basemen, Jose Altuve. At the time of this writing, Altuve is a World Series champion (having won it in 2017 with the Astros) as well as a seven-time All-Star and past American League MVP.

This fascinating book "reminds us of the beauty of baseball" and chronicles the unsung men of baseball who serve the job, the hardships they face, and their love for a game that would not always love them back―told partly through the experiences of an MLB veteran. (Jim Abott, former major...

The Savannah Bananas have peeled back the game of baseball and made it fun again. This is their story. For his entire childhood, Jesse Cole dreamed of pitching in the Majors. Now, he has a life in baseball that he could have only imagined: he met the love of his life in the industry; they shaped...

"This is a story about a team that becomes a family and a family that becomes a team. . . a wonderful book ." -- Cal Ripken, Jr. "A MUST READ!"--USA TODAY (ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2023) An achingly heartfelt and surprisingly funny memoir about family, grief, and moving forward. When her...

The integration of Major League Baseball in 1947 was a triumph. But it was also a fight. As the first Black major leaguer since the 1880s, Jackie Robinson knew he was not going to be welcomed into America’s pastime with open arms. Anticipating hostility, he promised Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey that he would “turn the other cheek” during his first years in the league, despite his fiercely competitive disposition.

Throughout his baseball career and life, Christy Mathewson often wrote down his observations and philosophies. The most famous collection of these writings was published by John N. Wheeler in the classic baseball book Pitching in a Pinch. He was asked many times to write an autobiography yet never completed one. This book is a compilation of many of those writings not included in Pitching in a Pinch and completes, with that book and the brand-new Managing in a Moment, a marvelous and fascinating trilogy of Matty's nonfiction writings.

Discover the inside story of the 1998 Yankees' unprecedented talent with this gripping account from a reporter who was there for the team's dominating 125 wins.​ The visiting clubhouse in San Diego was soggy, sweaty and sticky after the 1998 Yankees swept the Padres in four games and...

A gloriously funny, nostalgic memoir of a popular ESPN reporter who, in the summer of 1994, was a fresh-out-of-college intern for a minor league baseball team. Madness and charm ensue as Ryan McGee spends the season steeped in sweat, fertilizer, nacho cheese sauce, and pure, unadulterated joy...

Grinders: Baseball’s Intrepid Infantry tells the tales of the game's unheralded foot soldiers who took the hard-knocks road, bouncing between the show and obscurity, never quite achieving their dreams, all for a chance to play the game they love. Grinders fill every roster at every level, plugging away year after year. Without their grit, determination, and persistence, there would be no stars. These are their stories.

Larry King was a true-blue baseball fanatic. A lifelong love affair began the night he attended a Dodgers game at Ebbets Field as a kid in 1940s Brooklyn. That was a simpler era in America's history, a time when tickets to a game cost fifty cents and parish priests prayed for Gil Hodges to break out of a slump. In this heartfelt valentine to America's favorite pastime, King recalls the many pleasures the game brought him for more than sixty years. This ode to baseball is a must for all fans and will be treasured by lovers of the game everywhere.

If your organization is not performing at its best, this book is for you. It puts you right into the shoes of the leaders of the great baseball dynasties and demonstrates how they overcame challenges common to those in our own teams and groups. Topics include managing and motivating highly talented but dysfunctional individuals, turning around careers that have stalled late in life, better understanding the practical benefits of diversity and inclusion, and inspiring individuals to find their best within the context of their teams.