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  • The Little League® Baseball World Series

    by Robin Van Auken ...
    Series series Images of Sports
    Little League Baseball is a microcosm of American history, filled with countless anecdotes, good fortune, adversity, and hope. In 1947, when the first Little League Baseball World Series was played, there were seventeen leagues in two states. Since then, Little League has achieved global recognition and has touched the lives of children and families in more than one hundred countries. The World ... Read more

    $17.96 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Play Ball!

    The Story of Little League Baseball

    by Lance Van Auken, Robin Van Auken ...
    Bestselling history of Little League Baseball and the World Series now available on KINDLE. The eBook is updated through 2013! Includes a new chapter on John Grisham's movie, "Mickey," the Danny Almonte scandal, Tee Ball on the South Lawn, Pitch Counts and Arm Injuries, Child Protection Act, ESPN and the new World of Little League Museum.  "'Play Ball!' is a delightful walk down the storied ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD

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  • Living on the Black

    Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember

    by John Feinstein ...
    Pitchers are the heart of baseball, and John Feinstein tells the story of the game today through one season and two great pitchers working in the crucible of the New York media market. Tom Glavine and Mike Mussina have seen it all in the Major Leagues and both entered 2007 in search of individual milestones and one more shot at The World Series-Glavine with the Mets, Mussina five miles away with ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Blunders

    A Complete Guide to the Worst Decisions and Stupidest Moments in Baseball History

    by Rob Neyer ...
    BLOOPER: BALL SQUIRTS THROUGH BILLY BUCKNER'S LEGS.BLUNDER: BILLY BUCKNER'S MANAGER LEFT HIM IN THE GAME.Baseball bloopers are fun; they're funny, even. A pitcher slips on the mound and his pitch sails over the backstop. An infielder camps under a pop-up...and the ball lands ten feet away. An outfielder tosses a souvenir to a fan...but that was just the second out, and runners are circling the ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Baltimore Baseball & Barbecue with Boog Powell

    Stories from the Orioles' Smokey Slugger

    by Rob Kasper, Boog Powell ...
    Series series American Palate
    Since he started smacking long balls for the Baltimore Orioles, John "Boog" Powell has enjoyed the gustatory delights of his adopted hometown. A four-time All-Star and a fixture in two World Series, Boog also knows how to make one heck of a pit beef sandwich. Backyard barbecues at Boog's Baltimore row house were once a post-game tradition for the team. After hanging up his spikes, the former MVP ... Read more

    $17.96 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Crazy '08

    How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History

    by Cait N. Murphy ...
    From the perspective of 2007, the unintentional irony of Chance's boast is manifest—these days, the question is when will the Cubs ever win a game they have to have. In October 1908, though, no one would have laughed: The Cubs were, without doubt, baseball's greatest team—the first dynasty of the 20th century.Crazy '08 recounts the 1908 season—the year when Peerless Leader Frank Chance's men went ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Pittsburgh Pirates' 1960 Season

    by David Finoli ...
    Series series Images of Baseball
    In the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates, no team has been more memorable than that of 1960. In the decade before, the team produced only two winning records: a second-place finish in 1958 and in 1959. In 1960, they put it all together to win the pennant. Their reward was a trip to the World Series against the favored New York Yankees. In the Yankees" three winning games, they outscored Pittsburgh ... Read more

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  • Hank Greenberg

    The Hero of Heroes

    by John Rosengren ...
    Baseball during the Great Depression of the 1930s galvanized communities and provided a struggling country with heroes. Jewish player Hank Greenberg gave the people of Detroit—and America—a reason to be proud.But America was facing more than economic hardship. Hitler’s agenda heightened the persecution of Jews abroad while anti-Semitism intensified political and social tensions in the U.S. The six ... Read more

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  • Rickey & Robinson

    The True, Untold Story of the Integration of Baseball

    by Roger Kahn ...
    In Rickey & Robinson, legendary sportswriter Roger Kahn at last reveals the true, unsanitized account of the integration of baseball, a story that for decades has relied on inaccurate, second-hand reports. This story contains exclusive reporting and personal reminiscences that no other writer can produce, including revelatory material he'd buried in his notebooks in the 40s and 50s, back when ... Read more

    Was $6.99 CAD Now $5.99 CAD

  • Eastern Shore League

    by Mike Lambert ...
    Series series Images of Baseball
    Baseball fans will be captivated with these stories and images of the sport in Delmarva, Maryland between 1922 and 1949. Between 1922 and 1949, the citizens of Delmarva enjoyed watching baseball the way it was meant to be played. Loyal Eastern Shore baseball enthusiasts were blessed to witness three eras of professional class "D" baseball, supporting their favorite teams, including the Parksley ... Read more

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  • Baseball in Erie

    by Mark K. Vatavuk, Richard E. Marshall ...
    Series series Images of Baseball
    Erie has had a love affair with professional baseball since the 1880s, though it has been an on-again off-again relationship. Whatever they were called�the Olympics, Blackbirds, Sailors, or SeaWolves�the Flagship City�s teams have thrilled fans and won championships. However, many of those local nines faded away, leaving behind memories and empty ballparks. Baseball in Erie is a tribute to the men ... Read more

    $17.91 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tales from the Cincinnati Reds Dugout

    A Collection of the Greatest Reds Stories Ever Told

    by Tom Browning, Dann Stupp ...
    Series series Tales from the Team
    Reds Hall of Famer Tom Browning and sportswriter Dann Stupp bring the Reds last championship era to life in Tales from the Cincinnati Reds Dugout. Fans of this historic and storied franchise will read legendary tales of victory, rivalry, and a bit of eccentricity. A must-have for any Reds fan. ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD