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Satchel Paige. Josh Gibson. Jackie Robinson. These all-star baseball players conjure up a golden age of the game, as well as a time in America when the world was divided between white and Black. Most of us know the story of Robinson breaking the color barrier to become the first Black major league player, but the history leading up to that dramatic moment is a powerful story of athletic prowess, business development, and cultural change. A Pastime of Their Own: The Story of Negro League Baseball is your chance to delve into this fascinating history.

From the New York Times bestselling author of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches comes the ultimate history of the World Series—a vivid portrait of baseball at its finest and most intense, filled with humor, lore, analysis, and fascinating behind-the-scenes stories from 117 years of the...

In 1986, the bad guys of baseball won the World Series. Now, Erik Sherman, the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Mookie, profiles key players from that infamous Mets team, revealing never-before-exposed details about their lives after that championship year…as well as a look back at the...

Baseball has been celebrated as "America's National Pastime" for more than one hundred and fifty years, and recalls what seems to be a more innocent age - long summer afternoons and sandlot ball, fresh rural air and brownstone stoops. This course, presented by Kenyon College professor Dr. Timothy B. Shutt, is a celebration of baseball's rich past and of a game stronger than ever.

Dating back to the Gas House Gang of the 1930s and up to the club’s most recent World Championship in 2006, being a Cardinal has meant a style of play, a level of dedication, and a pride in being a member of a special group. This newly updated edition of Game of My Life: St. Louis Cardinals exhibits not always the best game of someone’s career, but rather, the moment that stands out the most.

Given unprecedented access to La Russa and his team, best-selling journalist Bissinger captures baseball's strategic and emotional essence. We watch from the dugout as La Russa's Cardinals take on their archrivals, the Chicago Cubs, in a thrilling three-game series.

Millions of American baseball fans know, with absolute certainty, that umpires are simply overpaid galoots who are doing an easy job badly. Millions of American baseball fans are wrong. As They See 'Em is an insider's look at the largely unknown world of professional umpires, the small group of men (and the very occasional woman) who make sure America's favorite pastime is conducted in a manner that is clean, crisp, and true.

Hitting Secrets of the Pros is the first book of its kind to approach the art of hitting from an anecdotal perspective, providing keen insight and instruction through exclusive interviews and historical research. Nomar Garciaparra, Ken Griffey Jr., Mark McGwire, Stan Musial, and Cal Ripken are only a few of the big-league batters who share their know-how with aspiring sluggers, teaching listeners about styles and strategies, slumps and streaks, and everything they need to gain a competitive edge at the plate. 

Just 2 brothers who grew up going to the card shop each Saturday reminiscing about the good old day of sports and talking through hypotheticals

Just 2 brothers who grew up going to the card shop each Saturday reminiscing about the good old day of sports and talking through hypotheticals

Just 2 brothers who grew up going to the card shop each Saturday reminiscing about the good old day of sports and talking through hypotheticals

Just 2 brothers who grew up going to the card shop each Saturday reminiscing about the good old day of sports and talking through hypotheticals

Just 2 brothers who grew up going to the card shop each Saturday reminiscing about the good old day of sports and talking through hypotheticals

Just 2 brothers who grew up going to the card shop each Saturday reminiscing about the good old day of sports and talking through hypotheticals

Just 2 brothers who grew up going to the card shop each Saturday reminiscing about the good old day of sports and talking through hypotheticals

Just 2 brothers who grew up going to the card shop each Saturday reminiscing about the good old day of sports and talking through hypotheticals

Just 2 brothers who grew up going to the card shop each Saturday reminiscing about the good old day of sports and talking through hypotheticals

Captain Couch Baseball is what happens when a guy with a remote, too many screens, and strong opinions about a March box score gets a microphone.Every morning the Captain digs through last night’s scores, headlines and overreactions — with a little help from AI to do the heavy data lifting — and turns it into the sports talk equivalent of a 1 a.m. AM radio rant you didn’t know you needed.This is a professional watcher calling out fake contenders, spring-training mirages, bullpen panic in May, and the annual “this lineup is different” lie. If a team wins 8–3 in March, it means ...

Just 2 brothers who grew up going to the card shop each Saturday reminiscing about the good old day of sports and talking through hypotheticals

¡El podcast definitivo para los verdaderos amantes del béisbol en la Baja y el sur de California! ⚾️🌴 Únete a nuestra mesa de debate para analizar la actualidad, rumores y exclusivas de la Liga Norte de México (LNM), nuestros Padres de San Diego y el béisbol mexicano. Hablamos de todo: desde el análisis de los equipos y prospectos, hasta la experiencia en los estadios, tips de viaje y mucha carrilla beisbolera. ¡Pásale al dugout y sé parte de la comunidad de los Hermanos de la Baja!