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“david lipman”

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  • Maybe I'll Pitch Forever

    by Leroy Paige, David Lipman ...
    Satchel Paige was forty-two years old in 1948 when he became the first black pitcher in the American League. Although the oldest rookie around, he was already a legend. For twenty-two years, beginning in 1926, Paige dazzled throngs with his performance in the Negro Baseball Leagues. Then he outlasted everyone by playing professional baseball, in and out of the majors, until 1965. Struggle—against ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

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    Maybe I’ll Pitch Forever

    A Great Baseball Player Tells the Hilarious Story behind the Legend

    by David Lipman, Leroy “Satchel” Paige ...
    Narrated by Edward Lewis ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 50 min

    Leroy "Satchel" Paige was forty-two years old when he became the first African American pitcher in the American League in 1948. Although he was the oldest rookie around, he had already become a legend. For twenty-two years, beginning in 1926, Paige dazzled fans with his performance in the Negro Major Leagues. He outlasted everyone by playing professional baseball, both in and out of the majors, ... Read more

    $16.95 USD

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  • The Rhythm of the Game

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  • Game of My Life New York Yankees

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    by Dave Buscema ...
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    In Game of My Life New York Yankees, everyone from stars to supersubs offers personal stories revealing the obstacles they had to overcome in order to succeed on sports’ biggest stage. Some of the biggest names to ever don the pinstripes are captured in personal portraits here, from Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera to Don Mattingly, Reggie Jackson, Ron Guidry, and all the way back to Yogi Berra and ... Read more

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  • The Baseball Starter

    A Handbook for Coaching Children and Teens

    by W. George Scarlett, Gregory Chertok, Jacob L. Lipton ...
    With an emphasis on instilling a love for the game, this handbook instructs parents and coaches on teaching the basics of baseball to young players. More than 80 photos demonstrate the proper techniques for hitting, fielding, and pitching, and appendices of games and drills reinforce the lessons in ways that youths will enjoy. Taking into account the differing needs of players by age, the authors ... Read more

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  • RuleGraphics

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    by Dennis Goodman, Alan Knight ...
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    $9.99 USD

  • Tales from the Chicago White Sox Dugout

    A Collection of the Greatest White Sox Stories Ever Told

    by Ron Kittle, Bob Logan ...
    Series series Tales from the Team
    The 1983 American League West champion Chicago White Sox will forever be remembered by their trademark slogan: “Winning Ugly.” The star of that colorful bunch was an unlikely hero, a twenty-five-year-old rookie from Northwest Indiana. Ron Kittle led the 1983 White Sox with 35 home runs, 100 RBIS, and Rookie of the Year honors. Now Kittle shares the adventures, struggles and triumphs of his ... Read more

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  • 51 Questions for the Diehard Fan: Baltimore Orioles

    by Ryder Edwards ...
    The St. Louis Browns lost 100 games in 1953, and then packed up and moved to Baltimore. After 52 years in St. Louis, the franchise had amassed just one Pennant, but had placed dead last or second to last an astounding 26 times. The first season in Baltimore wasn't much better—99 losses and a 57.5 game deficit to the Pennant-winning Indians—but it didn't take long to improve. The club was ... Read more

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  • 66:The Yasiel Puig Story

    SportStars: Volume 3

    by Christine Dzidrums ...
    Series Book 3 - SportStars
    Puig-Mania has invaded Major League Baseball. In the summer of 2012, Yasiel Puig braved a dangerous mission to defect from Cuba for a better life in America. One year later his sizzling bat and amazing defensive skills helped reignite the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers. Soon Puig-Mania swept across the country! A children's biography, 66: The Yasiel Puig Story will help young readers learn about the ... Read more

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    Major League Baseball, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Philadelphia Police Department have kept hidden a dark secret since 1959. During August 1959 an 18-year-old prostitute came forward with an allegation that she had been solicited by three major leaguers for sex. The sexual contact occurred in the upper floors of the Moonglo Cafe' which was sometimes referred to as a hotel and supper club. ... Read more

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  • Memories of Winter Ball

    Interviews with Players in the Latin American Winter Leagues of the 1950s

    by Lou Hernández ...
    This is an oral history of the Latin American baseball leagues of the mid-20th century. Interviews with dozens of former major league players, who participated in the winter leagues of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico and Venezuela, provide a fascinating view of life in all of these countries during the most nostalgic era of baseball. For the majority of the ... Read more

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