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Author: Howard Bryant Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 0358036186 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 448
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“Seldom does a sports biography—especially a page-turner—so comprehensively explain the forces that made an icon the way they are.” – Sports Illustrated From the author of The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron comes the definitive biography of Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s epic leadoff hitter and base-stealer who also stole America’s heart over nearly five electric decades in the game. Few names in the history of baseball evoke the excellence and dynamism that Rickey Henderson’s does. He holds the record for the most stolen bases in a single game, and he’s scored more runs than any player ever. “If you cut Rickey Henderson in half, you’d have two Hall of Famers,” the baseball historian Bill James once said. But perhaps even more than his prowess on the field, Rickey Henderson’s is a story of Oakland, California, the town that gave rise to so many legendary athletes like him. And it’s a story of a sea change in sports, when athletes gained celebrity status and Black players finally earned equitable salaries. Henderson embraced this shift with his trademark style, playing for nine different teams throughout his decades-long career and sculpting a brash, larger-than-life persona that stole the nation’s heart. Now, in the hands of critically acclaimed sportswriter and culture critic Howard Bryant, one of baseball’s greatest and most original stars finally gets his due.
Author: Howard Bryant Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 0358036186 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 448
Book Description
“Seldom does a sports biography—especially a page-turner—so comprehensively explain the forces that made an icon the way they are.” – Sports Illustrated From the author of The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron comes the definitive biography of Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s epic leadoff hitter and base-stealer who also stole America’s heart over nearly five electric decades in the game. Few names in the history of baseball evoke the excellence and dynamism that Rickey Henderson’s does. He holds the record for the most stolen bases in a single game, and he’s scored more runs than any player ever. “If you cut Rickey Henderson in half, you’d have two Hall of Famers,” the baseball historian Bill James once said. But perhaps even more than his prowess on the field, Rickey Henderson’s is a story of Oakland, California, the town that gave rise to so many legendary athletes like him. And it’s a story of a sea change in sports, when athletes gained celebrity status and Black players finally earned equitable salaries. Henderson embraced this shift with his trademark style, playing for nine different teams throughout his decades-long career and sculpting a brash, larger-than-life persona that stole the nation’s heart. Now, in the hands of critically acclaimed sportswriter and culture critic Howard Bryant, one of baseball’s greatest and most original stars finally gets his due.
Author: Rickey Henderson Publisher: HarperPrism ISBN: 9780061090981 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 324
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The flamboyant, controversial base-stealer for the Oakland A's offers a no-holds-barred account of his notorious career. From his boyhood in Oakland to his relationships with Billy Martin, Jose Canseco, Reggie Jackson, and others, to his feelings about racism and rising players' salaries, Henderson tells all in a candid, revealing memoir. 8-page photo insert.
Author: Greg Roensch Publisher: Infobase Publishing ISBN: 1438100566 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 121
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In a Major League Baseball career spanning 25 years and nine clubs, Rickey Henderson became baseball's greatest base-stealer, and, arguably, the game's greatest lead-off hitter. Though controversial at times, Henderson was first and foremost a run-produci
Author: Ann Bauleke Publisher: ISBN: 9780822595977 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 60
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Legs pumping and arms churning, Ricky Henderson speeds toward third base. He dives in, Ricky hears the familiar cry of 'Safe!' from the umpire. He picks up the base and holds it high over his head, he has just become baseball's all time stolen base king.
Author: Howard Bryant Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 0307279928 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 642
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This definitive biography of Henry (Hank) Aaron—one of baseball's immortal figures—is a revelatory portrait of a complicated, private man who through sports became an enduring American icon. “Beautifully written and culturally important.” —The Washington Post “The epic baseball tale of the second half of the 20th century.” —Atlanta Journal Constitution After his retirement in 1976, Aaron’s reputation only grew in magnitude. But his influence extended beyond statistics. Based on meticulous research and extensive interviews The Last Hero reveals how Aaron navigated the upheavals of his time—fighting against racism while at the same time benefiting from racial progress—and how he achieved his goal of continuing Jackie Robinson’s mission to obtain full equality for African Americans, both in baseball and society, while he lived uncomfortably in the public eye.
Author: Rickey Handerso Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 82
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During the level of his vocation, Rickey Henderson was referred to for his noteworthy power as a leadoff hitter and hisextraordinary speed. He hit a significant association record 81 leadoff grand slams out of his vocation 297 homers, and took 1406 bases, 468 takes more than Lou Brock in runner up. While Henderson had a great profession, winding up as a first polling form Hall of Famer, he likewise passed up another restrictive club. Just eight players in MLB history have hit 300 homers and taken 300 bases in their profession, an assortment that Henderson fell only three grand slams shy of. That gathering is an intriguing assortment of players. There are two Hall of Famers in Andre Dawson and Willie Mays. Then, at that point, there are the PED players, Alex Rodriguez and Barry Bonds (Bonds is additionally the main individual from the 400- 400 and 500-500 clubs). Carlos Beltran has major areas of strength for an of Fame case himself, however may pass up a great opportunity as a result of AstroGate. Bobby Bonds, Barry's dad, additionally joined the club as the subsequent part.Then there are Reggie Sanders and Steve Finley, two playersthat are essentially neglected.....
Author: Jonah Keri Publisher: ESPN ISBN: 0345517652 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 274
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What happens when three financial industry whiz kids and certified baseball nuts take over an ailing major league franchise and implement the same strategies that fueled their success on Wall Street? In the case of the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays, an American League championship happens—the culmination of one of the greatest turnarounds in baseball history. In The Extra 2%, financial journalist and sportswriter Jonah Keri chronicles the remarkable story of one team’s Cinderella journey from divisional doormat to World Series contender. When former Goldman Sachs colleagues Stuart Sternberg and Matthew Silverman assumed control of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2005, it looked as if they were buying the baseball equivalent of a penny stock. But the incoming regime came armed with a master plan: to leverage their skill at trading, valuation, and management to build a model twenty-first-century franchise that could compete with their bigger, stronger, richer rivals—and prevail. Together with “boy genius” general manager Andrew Friedman, the new Rays owners jettisoned the old ways of doing things, substituting their own innovative ideas about employee development, marketing and public relations, and personnel management. They exorcized the “devil” from the team’s nickname, developed metrics that let them take advantage of undervalued aspects of the game, like defense, and hired a forward-thinking field manager as dedicated to unconventional strategy as they were. By quantifying the game’s intangibles—that extra 2% that separates a winning organization from a losing one—they were able to deliver to Tampa Bay something that Billy Beane’s “Moneyball” had never brought to Oakland: an American League pennant. A book about what happens when you apply your business skills to your life’s passion, The Extra 2% is an informative and entertaining case study for any organization that wants to go from worst to first.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 152
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EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.
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