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My Prison Without Bars

My Prison Without Bars My Prison Without Bars - Pete Rose.
Pete Rose finally tells all (we hope). Many consider this too little, too late but read what Pete Rose says about his infamous deal with gambling and baseball.

The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract

Baseball Abstract The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract - Bill James.
True to form, James's new Historical Baseball Abstract is filled with often fascinating and frequently quirky evaluations and insights regarding the history of baseball. Starting with the 1870s, James explores, decade by decade, how and where the game was played and who played it. He discusses nicknames, top minor-league teams, and the most admirable superstars, among other matters.

100 Years of the World Series

100 Years of the World Series 100 Years of the World Series - Eric Enders.
With this comprehensive play-by-play, you can relive a century's worth of the heartstopping action, the unforgettable performances, and the human drama that have become synonymous with the Fall Classic. Arranged by year, this attractive, large-format volume is packed with hundreds of remarkable photographs of legends like Ruth, Jackson, and Bonds at play, as well as candid behind-the-scenes shots, and breathtaking panoramic park views. Images even include little seen baseball memorabilia and promotional items. Test your baseball trivia know-how against the extensive Series statistics included here, including box and line scores for every game played.

Classic Baseball: The Photographs of Walter Iooss Jr

Classic Baseball Classic Baseball: The Photographs of Walter Iooss Jr. - Walter Iooss Jr..
Joe Dimaggio, Sandy Koufax, Cal Ripken, Sammy Sosa: more than mere athletes, these men, with their superlative physical skills, grace under pressure, and all-too-human foibles, rank as classic American heroes. Here, world-famous photographer Walter Iooss Jr. presents equally classic images of baseball greats of the past 40 years. Combining nostalgic postwar-era portraits with action shots of today's most popular players, and enhanced by the commentary of Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Dave Anderson, Classic Baseball offers the definitive illustrated account of the sport since the 1960s.

Yankees Century : 100 Years of New York Yankees Baseball

Yankees Century Yankees Century : 100 Years of New York Yankees Baseball - Glenn Stout, Richard A. Johnson.
The definitive narrative history of the world"s greatest sporting franchise, published to coincide with the centennial of the team. Pinstripes and pennants. Aprils and Octobers. The House That Ruth Built in the city that never sleeps. A century of greatness embodied in one city and its team. Over the past one hundred years, the New York Yankees have dominated baseball as no team has ever dominated another sport.

Wrigley Field : A Celebration of the Friendly Confines

Wrigley Field Wrigley Field : A Celebration of the Friendly Confines - Mark Jacob, Stephen Green, Ernie Banks.
Wrigley Field brings to life and pays tribute to one of baseball's greatest ballparks. The story of this revered park, from its opening in 1914 through today, this revered park's story is gloriously depicted in picture and in word. This up-close-and personal record, proves why Wrigley is sacred ground to millions, from its manually operated scoreboard and the climbing green ivy of its outfield walls, to the raucous bleacher bums and bright days bathed in sunlight, massaged by Lake Michigan's soothing breezes.

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

Moneyball Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game - Michael Lewis.
Lewis examines how in 2002 the Oakland Athletics achieved a spectacular winning record while having the smallest player payroll of any major league baseball team. Given the heavily publicized salaries of players for teams like the Boston Red Sox or New York Yankees, baseball insiders and fans assume that the biggest talents deserve and get the biggest salaries. However, argues Lewis, little-known numbers and statistics matter more.

The Mental Game of Baseball: A Guide to Peak Performance

Baseball Books The Mental Game of Baseball: A Guide to Peak Performance - H. A. Dorfman, Karl Kuehl.
Dorfman offers once again clear, specific, practical, and vital instruction on how a player can manage the intellectual and psychological aspects of the game, combine them with physical skills, and play to peak performance.

2004 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards

Baseball Cards 2004 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards - Robert F. Lemke, Bob Lemke.
The biggest and best reference catalog in the card collecting hobby continues to grow with its 2004 edition weighing in at a record 1,728 large-format pages. In addition to chronicling the continuing outpouring of new card issues, this edition reaches back over more than a century of hobby history to present pictures, facts and most importantly accurate market valuations for more than half a million baseball cards and related collectibles. Newly discovered additions to popularly collected sets of the 19th century and rare local issues never before documented in any catalog are among the exclusive listings found in its pages.