Tag: Baseball

Will Big League Baseball Survive Globalization, the End of Television, Youth Sports, and the Future of Major League Ba


Free Download Lincoln Mitchell, "Will Big League Baseball Survive?: Globalization, the End of Television, Youth Sports, and the Future of Major League Ba"
English | ISBN: 143991379X | 2016 | 208 pages | AZW3 | 585 KB
Major League Baseball is a beloved American institution that has been a product of the economic, social, and media structures that have evolved in the United States over the last century. In his shrewd analysis, Will Big League Baseball Survive?, Lincoln Mitchell asks whether the sport will continue in its current form as a huge, lucrative global business that offers a monopoly in North America-and whether those structures are sustainable.

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The Grind Inside Baseball’s Endless Season


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English | 2016 | pages: 208 | ISBN: 0399575952 | EPUB | 2,7 mb
Built on material that appeared inThe Washington Post, this is a raw, inside look at the wear and tear and the glory and impermanence of baseball-shortlisted for the 2016 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing.

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Roger Maris (Baseball Superstars)


Free Download Anne M Todd, "Roger Maris (Baseball Superstars)"
English | 2008 | pages: 128 | ISBN: 079109734X | PDF | 1,4 mb
Roger Maris knew how to best help his team win games, whether it was running extra bases, bunting to advance a teammate, or throwing a man out at home plate from right field. This title tells how this Sultan of Swat used his instincts to become a talented baseball player, as well as a doting father and a loving husband.

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Johnny Damon (Baseball Superstars)


Free Download Brian O’Connell, "Johnny Damon (Baseball Superstars)"
English | 2008 | pages: 129 | ISBN: 0791096467 | PDF | 3,0 mb
What will Johnny do? That was the question on the lips of Boston Red Sox fans – otherwise known as Red Sox Nation – during the 2004 season. That year, Johnny Damon and his band of Idiots stunned the baseball world by staging a historic comeback against longtime rivals, the New York Yankees, in the American League Championship Series.

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How to Coach Youth Baseball A Step-By-Step Approach


Free Download Beverly Carroll, "How to Coach Youth Baseball: A Step-By-Step Approach"
English | 2007 | ISBN: 1599210517 | EPUB | pages: 158 | 3.9 mb
This detailed guide provides everything a first-time coach needs to teach basic baseball skills-and have fun at the same time. Emphasizing fundamentals and not win-at-all-costs strategies, How to Coach Youth Baseballis the perfect book for any new coach.

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Baseball and Softball Drills More Than 200 Games and Activities for Preschool to College Players, 3d ed


Free Download Dirk Baker, "Baseball and Softball Drills: More Than 200 Games and Activities for Preschool to College Players, 3d ed."
English | 2018 | ISBN: 1476672148 | EPUB | pages: 219 | 6.3 mb
Written for coaches, this book-in its expanded third edition-presents more than 200 baseball and softball games and activities for preschoolers through college age, focusing on teaching, improvement of skills and enjoyment. Games emphasizing base running, bunting, catching, fielding, hitting, throwing and pitching are covered. Each section reviews fundamentals, introduces creative skills and drills for group practice, and details the age group, objective, equipment and rules for each activity.

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