For the frustrated runner there is another way to race. By focusing on what others overlook, you can get back to enjoying your races. With this clear, concise dose of reality, you can format the strategy YOU want. The author has over forty years of experience racing in Massachusetts and Idaho, with brief stints in Kansas and Oregon. He now lives in Central New Jersey. All talent levels can benefit from the many detailed situations that this book covers.

Stealth Racing: Running Strategy Your Coach Doesn't Know

Sports & Outdoors

Smith, Mr. Rick

Individual Sports

Summer Game Books

Casey Stengel was not only one of the greatest showmen and characters in the history of baseball, he was also one of the most brilliant managers and teachers the game has even known. GOSPEL is a treatise on Stengel's "amazin" managerial skills. Chapters cover his views and strategies on managing, pitching, fielding, batting, and base running; his attitudes about ballplayer egos, on race, his all-time teams; and his surrealistic testimony before the US Senate in 1958. But as informative as the book is, it is far more funny. Included are dozens of stories about Stengel from his teammates, and dozens more by the Ol' Perfesser himself. And the 30-page "Discourse on Stengelese" is the biggest collection of language- and mind-bending Caseyisms ever assembled. For the unconverted and true believers alike, GOSPEL is a classic book about an American treasure.

The Gospel According to Casey

Ira Berkow

Jim Kaplan

Baseball

Leroy Satchel Paige was a man of many words boastful, brash, bitter, wise. Maybe I ll Pitch Forever is Paige s story in his own words. It is unadulterated Satchel, as pure as knee-high smoke over a book of matches. Satchel Paige is an American icon. It s hard to imagine a more dramatic life than his from troubled kid, to young Negro Leagues star, to world-famous entertainer, to pioneer of the Major Leagues a daredevil, showman, athlete extraordinaire. Paige played on dozens of teams, threw hundreds of no hitters, and had thousands of wild adventures many of which actually happened! Some legends assign men their proper place in history. Others distort or exaggerate their worth. And once in a while the legend falls short; the man is greater than his accumulated history and acclaim. One such man is Satchel Paige. Maybe I ll Pitch Forever brings us up close to Satchel Paige. But part of him remains out of reach evasive and enigmatic a step ahead of the owners, the women, the opposition inevitably beyond us. We will never fully grasp the legend or the man, never catch up to his fastball. In that way, Satchel Paige will pitch forever.

Maybe I'll Pitch Forever (Summer Game Books Baseball Classic)

Biographies & Memoirs

Paige

LEROY

Satchel&#34

with David Lipman

Community & Culture

Sol White was a standout player and manager in the early years of professional African American baseball. In 1907, he wrote and published the first and only account of the stars, teams, and great feats of the era. For more than 60 years the Sol White Guide remained the only work devoted to black baseball history. Without White s vision, much of the information and images in the book would be lost forever. From the 57 rare photographs, to the game accounts and box scores, to the early 20th century diamond lingo, Sol White s Official Base Ball Guide is an irreplaceable time capsule of a critical yet nearly forgotten chapter in baseball history. The Summer Game Books edition includes an introduction by historian Gary Ashwill, tracing the origins and development of the African American game, recounting White s life both on and off the field, and documenting the tremendous impact the Guide has had on baseball scholarship. The richly annotated text provides fascinating details and sidebars to the narrative, and includes a 14-page Who s Who section filled with career highlights and colorful stories about all the major figures in the book. Few individuals belong in the company of Jackie Robinson for the impact they had on the advancement of African Americans in baseball. King Solomon White is one who does, and Sol White s Official Base Ball Guide is his greatest contribution.

Sol White's Official Baseball Guide (Summer Game Books Baseball Classics)

White, Solomon

The Cheat

While a star sports writer in the 1980s, Pat Jordan wrote a novel called THE CHEAT. It is a baseball story, but not the baseball story the world was ready to embrace from the author of A FALSE SPRING. It is a wrenching tale of a passion-filled, yet empty man who simultaneously seeks the truth about himself while running away from it. THE CHEAT is a brilliant and under-appreciated work.

Literature & Fiction

Jordan, Pat.

Genre Fiction

Few writers know more about pitching, and few pitchers know more about writing than Pat Jordan. Suitors of Spring is a collection of eight of Jordan’s essays about pitchers and pitching, originally published in Sports Illustrated. From the cultivated genius of Tom Seaver, to the irresistible wisdom of Johnny Sain, to the tragic mystery of Steve Dalkowski, the fastest pitcher ever, Jordan’s portraits show us, simply and hauntingly, that wins and losses have more to do with a pitcher’s heart and mind than his velocity and location.

The Suitors of Spring: The Solitary Art of Pitching, from Seaver to Sain to Dalkowski

Who is Fari Madrigal? Only the first female player in the history of the major leagues. Fari is a mystical girl from the Dominican Republic whose beauty is exceeded only by the hop on her fastball. Within days of her discovery, Fari rises to the top of the baseball world and all of America. But she soon learns that the price she will have to pay for success and fame may be very dear: The very soul that drives her to seek perfection on the mound, and maybe even her life.

Fastball Fari: A Novel

Children's Books

Cruit, Michael John

EVERYTHING I KNOW I LEARNED FROM BASEBALL is a collection of inspiring and amusing life lessons drawn from the baseball and softball diamonds. The author, a third-generation baseball coach, creates a "Life Strategies Lineup," with nine keys to finding success and happiness: ATTITUDE, PREPARATION, FOCUS, CHARACTER, DISCIPLINE, COOPERATION, COURAGE, GROWTH, INDEPENDENCE. The book also includes over 40 inspirational quotes from well-known baseball personalities and others.
Perfect for coaches, baseball moms and dads, and young adults who want to get back to what is really important about the game that means so much to them - good sportsmanship, doing one's best, cooperation, and teamwork. The parallels between life and baseball are clear to those who enjoy the game, and this book uses the fundamentals of good baseball and softball to help ballplayers and parents map out a path towards success and happiness both on the field, and more importantly, at school, at the job, and at home and in relationships.

Everything I Know I Learned From Baseball: 99 Life Lessons from the Ball Field

Self-Help

Theibert, Philip

Motivational

The Forever Boys is the funny, heartbreaking, authentic story of the men who played in the short-lived Senior Professional Baseball Association. Best-selling author Peter Golenbock spent the season with the league champion St. Petersburg Pelicans. Like the league’s other seven teams, the Pelicans were a collection of former and near major leaguers – some desperate for a return to The Show, some in need of a pay check, all grateful for the joyous opportunity to suit up for another ballgame. Golenbock’s genius in capturing the essence of the men he writes about has never been more evident. His pitch-perfect ear for dialog and anecdotes, and deep understanding of the game, take you right onto the bus, into the clubhouse, and side-by-side with the ballplayers. Full of triumphs and failures, hopes and memories, one-liners and muscle pulls, The Forever Boys is a priceless time capsule of 1970s and 80s baseball. Featuring Dock Ellis, Bobby Tolan, Steve Kemp, Lenny Randle, John Matlack, Ron LeFlore, Bill Lee, Ferguson Jenkins, Rollie Fingers, Tim Stoddard, Dick Williams, Earl Weaver, Bert Campaneris, George Foster, Mickey Rivers, Sammy Stewart, Milt Wilcox, Randy Lerch, Billy Martin, Tom Seaver, Reggie Jackson, Joe Sambito, Dave Kingman, Toby Harrah, Roy Howell, Ron Washington, Ken Landreaux, Dick Bosman, Sparky Anderson, Steve Henderson, Amos Otis, Graig Nettles, Al Oliver, and many more.

The Forever Boys: A Second Chance to Star Again

Golenbock, Peter

Product Description The Philadelphia Phillies enjoy one of baseball’s longest and richest team histories, now in their 138th year of existence. And while championships have been few, there has been no shortage of great players and great achievements for the Phils―from their late 19th century sluggers, to the Cinderella 1950 Whiz Kids, to the superstars of the 1960s and 1970s, to the heroes of their two World Series titles.Legendary Philadelphia sportswriter, Rich Westcott, is uniquely qualified to write Amazing Phillies Feats. Westcott draws from his encyclopedic knowledge of the team to select 33 of the most thrilling, unforgettable, and amazing accomplishments in team history. Each chapter is filled with background on the featured player, funny and insightful quotations―many taken from the author’s own interviews―and stats that go beyond what can be found in mainstream references.Read about • Billy Hamilton, the Rickey Henderson of the 1890s, who set the now 126-year-old single-season record for runs scored • Eddie Waitkus, who was shot in a hotel room by a crazed fan―the inspiration for Bernard Malamud’s The Natural • Richie Ashburn’s throw home in 195 0 to cut off a Brooklyn run that would have given them the pennant • Jimmy Rollins’ team-record 38-game hitting streak • Chase Utley becoming the second player ever to blast 5 home runs in a World Series • Roy Halladay’s 2 no-hit games in one seasonWestcott uses his storytelling gift to weave together informative, entertaining, and affection-filled jaunts through the greatest highlights from Phillies history that Phanatics will love and other fans will appreciate and learn from. About the Author Rich Westcott is the author of 26 previous books. A newspaper and magazine writer and editor for more than 40 years, he has written for publications throughout the country, and has appeared in 10 film documentaries about baseball, including six produced by Major League Baseball. A former player and high school coach, he was the founding publisher of Phillies Report, a newspaper that covered the team for 14 years. Considered the area’s leading authority on Phillies history, he is a past president of the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association and a long-time board member.Rich has been inducted into four Halls of Fame. A native Philadelphian, he has a bachelor’s degree from Drexel University and a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University.

Amazing Phillies Feats: The Greatest Player Performances in Philadelphia Phillies History

Rich Westcott

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