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Author: John Sexton Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101609737 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 267
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The president of New York University offers a love letter to America’s most beloved sport and a tribute to its underlying spirituality. For more than a decade, John Sexton has taught a wildly popular New York University course about two seemingly very different things: religion and baseball. Yet Sexton argues that one is actually a pathway to the other. Baseball as a Road to God is about touching that something that lies beyond logical understanding. Sexton illuminates the surprisingly large number of mutual concepts shared between baseball and religion: faith, doubt, conversion, miracles, and even sacredness among many others. Structured like a game and filled with riveting accounts of baseball’s most historic moments, Baseball as Road to God will enthrall baseball fans whatever their religious beliefs may be. In thought-provoking, beautifully rendered prose, Sexton elegantly demonstrates that baseball is more than a game, or even a national pastime: It can be a road to enlightenment.
Author: John Sexton Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101609737 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 267
Book Description
The president of New York University offers a love letter to America’s most beloved sport and a tribute to its underlying spirituality. For more than a decade, John Sexton has taught a wildly popular New York University course about two seemingly very different things: religion and baseball. Yet Sexton argues that one is actually a pathway to the other. Baseball as a Road to God is about touching that something that lies beyond logical understanding. Sexton illuminates the surprisingly large number of mutual concepts shared between baseball and religion: faith, doubt, conversion, miracles, and even sacredness among many others. Structured like a game and filled with riveting accounts of baseball’s most historic moments, Baseball as Road to God will enthrall baseball fans whatever their religious beliefs may be. In thought-provoking, beautifully rendered prose, Sexton elegantly demonstrates that baseball is more than a game, or even a national pastime: It can be a road to enlightenment.
Author: Jonah Keri Publisher: Basic Books ISBN: 0465003737 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 520
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In the numbers-obsessed sport of baseball, statistics don't merely record what players, managers, and owners have done. Properly understood, they can tell us how the teams we root for could employ better strategies, put more effective players on the field, and win more games. The revolution in baseball statistics that began in the 1970s is a controversial subject that professionals and fans alike argue over without end. Despite this fundamental change in the way we watch and understand the sport, no one has written the book that reveals, across every area of strategy and management, how the best practitioners of statistical analysis in baseball-people like Bill James, Billy Beane, and Theo Epstein-think about numbers and the game. Baseball Between the Numbers is that book. In separate chapters covering every aspect of the game, from hitting, pitching, and fielding to roster construction and the scouting and drafting of players, the experts at Baseball Prospectus examine the subtle, hidden aspects of the game, bring them out into the open, and show us how our favorite teams could win more games. This is a book that every fan, every follower of sports radio, every fantasy player, every coach, and every player, at every level, can learn from and enjoy.
Author: Malcolm Wells Publisher: ISBN: 9781572230828 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 192
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"I Was a latecomer to baseball, " explains humorist and famed "underground architect" Malcolm Wells. "When I heard the ridiculous baseball jargon of the broadcasters, I knew I had to do this book. I mean, how in the world are you supposed to translate something like this: 'He has excellent breaking stuff, ' or 'He paints the outside corner with a white rope'? If you're as puzzled as I was, step inside and see if these cartoons will help."
Author: Tim Green Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1481468669 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 288
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An average kid with an above average talent for predicting baseball pitches tries to help his favorite player out of a slump in this New York Times bestselling novel from authors Tim Green and Derek Jeter. Jalen DeLuca loves baseball. Unfortunately his dad can’t afford to keep him on the travel team. His dad runs a diner and makes enough to cover the bills, but there isn’t anything for extras. So Jalen decides to take matters into his own hands and he sneaks into the home of the New York Yankee’s star second baseman, James Yager, and steals a couple of balls from his personal batting cage. He knows that if he can sell them, he’ll be able to keep himself on the team. But like the best-laid plans—or in this case the worst!—Jalen’s scheme goes wrong when Yager catches him. But Jalen has a secret: his baseball genius. He can analyze and predict almost exactly what a pitcher is going to do with his next pitch. He can’t quite explain how he knows, he just knows. And after proving to Yager that he really can do this, using a televised game and predicting pitch after pitch with perfect accuracy, the two agree to a deal. Jalen will help Yager out of his batting slump and Yager won’t press charges. However, when he begins to suspect that the team’s general manager has his own agenda, Jalen’s going to need his friends and his unusual baseball talent to save not only Yager’s career, but his own good name.
Author: Brian Cain Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781724747945 Category : Languages : en Pages : 330
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The 10 Pillars of Mental Performance Mastery by #1 Best-Selling author Brian Cain is a story about becoming a master of the mental game. Brian Cain's inspirational fiction writing takes you inside the mind of Matthew Simonds, a mid life entrepreneur who finds himself being dominated by the day and losing control of his life, his family and his career because he has lost control of his focus. Matthew Simonds links up with Coach Kenny, a former Olympic athlete and MPM Certified Coach, a group of Navy SEALs and their leader Sean as well as Tony Shay, the head coach of the Professional Football Leagues Detroit Dominators. Matthew Simonds is facing a mid-life crisis and learns The 10 Pillars of Mental Performance Mastery that Coach Kenny he has uncovered in 50+ years in the field working with championship-winning coaches, world-class athletes and high-performance executives. In this journey, you will learn about how to develop (1) an Elite Mindset, (2) Motivation and Commitment, (3) Focus and Awareness, (4) Self-Control and Discipline, (5) Process Over Outcome, (6) Mental Imagery and Meditation, (7) Routines and Habits of Excellence, (8) Time Management and Organization, (9) Leadership and (10) The Right Culture. This book is written so that you can easily apply the strategies and drills to develop these ten skillsets of mental performance mastery, become more productive, stop falling short of your goals and start getting the results that you have been working for.
Author: Bob Gibson Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 0385532164 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 288
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Reggie Jackson and Bob Gibson offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to understand America's pastime from their unique insider perspective. Legendary. Insightful. Uncompromising. Candid. Uncensored. Mr. October and Hoot Gibson unfortunately never faced each other on the field. But now, in Sixty Feet, Six Inches, these two legends open up in fascinating detail about the game they love and how it was, is, and should be played. Their one-of-a-kind insider stories recall a who's who of baseball nobility, including Willie Mays, Alex Rodriguez, Hank Aaron, Albert Pujols, Billy Martin, and Joe Torre. This is an unforgettable baseball history by two of its most influential superstars. Bonus Material: This ebook edition includes an excerpt from Reggie Jackson's Becoming Mr. October.
Author: Martin Driscoll Publisher: Capstone ISBN: 1666346985 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 33
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Throw a frozen rope! Hit a dinger! Catch a stinger! Discover the meaning of these big-league terms and more in Baseball Talk. Created with Sports Illustrated Kids, this nonfiction book presents wacky lingo and puzzling phrases from America's favorite pastime. Explore the origin of these words and phrases--from homers to beanballs--and discover how collegiate and big-league players use them on the baseball diamond. With action-packed photos and rapid-fire text, baseball fans will be cheering for more!
Author: Dan Blewett Publisher: Dan Blewett ISBN: 1727813936 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 293
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Dear Baseball Gods, Why didn't you look out for him? Didn't he deserve better? He hustled, competed, and played the game the right way. What happened wasn't fair. A Second Comeback Dan sat by a tree, staring at the ground trying to decide what he would do next. The doctor had just explained that everything he worked for was now ruined. A second Tommy John surgery? Does anyone come back from that? Is my career over? Is this it? A Winding Road to the Top As a walk-on in college, Dan had to earn everything. He pitched on three hours sleep, lived in the clubhouse, played for a team that collapsed mid-season, and endured more arm pain than any kid should. A Way to Move On When finally forced to hang up his cleats, Dan looked in the mirror and didn't recognize the man peering back. If no longer a ballplayer...what would he do? What had been the point of it all? Who was he? The Deeper Side of Life as an Athlete In this philosophical memoir, written as a series of letters, you'll learn that the pinstripes don't wash off so easily.
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