Author: Burt Solomon
Publisher: Main Street Books
ISBN: 0385498829
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
In the 1890s, the legendary Baltimore Orioles of the National League [sic] under the tutelage of manager Ned Hanlon, perfected a style of play known as "scientific baseball," featuring such innovations as the sacrifice bunt, the hit- and-run, the squeeze play, and the infamous Baltimore chop. Its best hitter, Wee Willie Keeler, had the motto "keep your eye clear and hit 'em where they ain't"--which he did. He and his colorful teammates, fierce third-baseman John McGraw, avuncular catcher Wibert Robinson, and heartthrob center fielder Joe Kelly, won three straight pennants from 1894 to 1896. But the Orioles were swept up and ultimately destroyed in a business intrigue involving the political machines of three large cities and collusion with the ambitious men who ran the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers. Burt Solomon narrates the rise and fall of this colorful franchise as a cautionary tale of greed and overreaching that speaks volumes as well about the enterprise of baseball a century later.
Where They Ain't
Author: Burt Solomon
Publisher: Main Street Books
ISBN: 0385498829
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
In the 1890s, the legendary Baltimore Orioles of the National League [sic] under the tutelage of manager Ned Hanlon, perfected a style of play known as "scientific baseball," featuring such innovations as the sacrifice bunt, the hit- and-run, the squeeze play, and the infamous Baltimore chop. Its best hitter, Wee Willie Keeler, had the motto "keep your eye clear and hit 'em where they ain't"--which he did. He and his colorful teammates, fierce third-baseman John McGraw, avuncular catcher Wibert Robinson, and heartthrob center fielder Joe Kelly, won three straight pennants from 1894 to 1896. But the Orioles were swept up and ultimately destroyed in a business intrigue involving the political machines of three large cities and collusion with the ambitious men who ran the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers. Burt Solomon narrates the rise and fall of this colorful franchise as a cautionary tale of greed and overreaching that speaks volumes as well about the enterprise of baseball a century later.
Publisher: Main Street Books
ISBN: 0385498829
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
In the 1890s, the legendary Baltimore Orioles of the National League [sic] under the tutelage of manager Ned Hanlon, perfected a style of play known as "scientific baseball," featuring such innovations as the sacrifice bunt, the hit- and-run, the squeeze play, and the infamous Baltimore chop. Its best hitter, Wee Willie Keeler, had the motto "keep your eye clear and hit 'em where they ain't"--which he did. He and his colorful teammates, fierce third-baseman John McGraw, avuncular catcher Wibert Robinson, and heartthrob center fielder Joe Kelly, won three straight pennants from 1894 to 1896. But the Orioles were swept up and ultimately destroyed in a business intrigue involving the political machines of three large cities and collusion with the ambitious men who ran the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers. Burt Solomon narrates the rise and fall of this colorful franchise as a cautionary tale of greed and overreaching that speaks volumes as well about the enterprise of baseball a century later.
No Substitute for Victory
Author: Theodore Kinni
Publisher: Reuters Books
ISBN: 9780137150823
Category : Leadership
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
General MacArthur defined principles of leadership that were decades ahead of their time. In this book, the authors reveal what MacArthur knew about setting the right goals, building sleek, fast-response organizations, inspiring subordinates to unprecedented performance, focusing relentlessly on results, and winning.
Publisher: Reuters Books
ISBN: 9780137150823
Category : Leadership
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
General MacArthur defined principles of leadership that were decades ahead of their time. In this book, the authors reveal what MacArthur knew about setting the right goals, building sleek, fast-response organizations, inspiring subordinates to unprecedented performance, focusing relentlessly on results, and winning.
Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine ...
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 978
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 978
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Modern Woodman Magazine
Author: Frank O. Van Galder
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Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Languages : en
Pages : 40
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The Saturday Evening Post
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over
Author: Baseball Prospectus
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465008402
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Pennant races are arguably the most important aspect of baseball. Players, teams, and franchises are all after one goal: to win the pennant and get into the post-season. But what really determines who wins? Statistical analyses of baseball abound: different ways of breaking down everyone's individual performance, from hitters and pitchers to managers and even owners. But surprisingly, team success-what makes some teams winners over an entire season-has never been looked at with the same statistical rigor. In It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over, The Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts introduce the Davenport Method of deciding which races were the most dramatic-the closest, the most volatile-and determine the ten greatest races of modern baseball history. They use these key races (and a few others) to answer the main question: What determines who wins? How important are such things as mid-season trades, how much a manager overworks his pitchers, and why teams have winning and losing streaks? Can one player carry a team? Can one bad player ruin a team? Can one bad play ruin a team's chances? This fascinating and illuminating book will change your perception of the game.
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465008402
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Pennant races are arguably the most important aspect of baseball. Players, teams, and franchises are all after one goal: to win the pennant and get into the post-season. But what really determines who wins? Statistical analyses of baseball abound: different ways of breaking down everyone's individual performance, from hitters and pitchers to managers and even owners. But surprisingly, team success-what makes some teams winners over an entire season-has never been looked at with the same statistical rigor. In It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over, The Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts introduce the Davenport Method of deciding which races were the most dramatic-the closest, the most volatile-and determine the ten greatest races of modern baseball history. They use these key races (and a few others) to answer the main question: What determines who wins? How important are such things as mid-season trades, how much a manager overworks his pitchers, and why teams have winning and losing streaks? Can one player carry a team? Can one bad player ruin a team? Can one bad play ruin a team's chances? This fascinating and illuminating book will change your perception of the game.
This Ain't Chicago
Author: Zandria F. Robinson
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469614227
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
This Ain't Chicago: Race, Class, and Regional Identity in the Post-Soul South
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469614227
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
This Ain't Chicago: Race, Class, and Regional Identity in the Post-Soul South
The Outing Magazine
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Languages : en
Pages : 808
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Languages : en
Pages : 808
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Our Animal Friends
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Category : Animal behavior
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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Category : Animal behavior
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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American Magazine
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1144
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1144
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