Sports & Recreation : Baseball

It was an epic downfall. In twenty-four seasons pitcher Roger Clemens put together one of the greatest careers baseball has ever seen. Seven Cy Young Awards, two World Series championships, and 354 victories made him a lock for the Hall of Fame. But on December 13, 2007, the Mitchell Report laid waste to all that. more...

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A new biography of one of the most controversial figures in sports: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. For 34 years, he berated his players and tormented Yankees managers and employees. He played fast and loose with the rules, and twice could have gone to jail. He was banned from baseball for life�but was allowed back in the game. Yet George Steinbrenner also built the New York Yankees from a mediocre team into the greatest sports franchise in America. The Yankees won ten pennants and six World Series during his tenure. Now acclaimed sportswriter and New York Times bestselling author Peter Golenbock draws on more than a hundred interviews with those who have known Steinbrenner throughout his life to tell the fascinating story of �The Boss,� from his Midwestern childhood and family shipping business background through his decades-long ownership of the Yankees�the longest in the team's history. He gets inside the countless manager hirings and firings (and sometimes rehirings) from Billy Martin to Joe Torre, the legendary feuds and hard feelings involving famous figures such as Yogi Berra and Dave Winfield, and the ever-spiraling players' salaries, as well as the astute business deals�with cable television and others�that transformed the Yankees from a $10 million franchise into a powerhouse worth over $1 billion today. Packed with drama, insight, and fascinating front-office details, George will be essential reading for baseball fans and anyone who loves a terrific story well told. Peter Golenbock (St. Petersburg, FL) is one of the nation's best-known sports authors. He has written five New York Times bestsellers, including Number 1 with Billy Martin, Balls (978-0-671-54389-1) with Graig Nettles, and The Bronx Zoo (978-1-57243-715-9) with Sparky Lyle. His other books include his bestseller on NASCAR, American Zoom (978-0-02-032782-0), and 7: The Mickey Mantle Novel (978-1-5992 more...

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The greatest moments of the greatest team The Yankees are by far the most successful baseball franchise in history–a team that has won 26 World Series titles in 101 years, 17 more than their closest rival. Each year, they draw more than 3 million fans to Yankee Stadium, and millions more see them on the road and on TV. more...

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Young readers will share Abner Doubleday's enthusiasm and love of baseball and recognize him as a heroic general who fought bravely in two wars in this installation of the Young Patriots series. more...

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Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr. (1820–92) was present during the organization of the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York in the mid-1800s. That much is certain. Since that time, and especially with his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938, Cartwright has been celebrated as the founder of our national pastime, much like Abner Doubleday. As with Doubleday, Cartwright’s claim to fame has caused all sorts of conjecture and controversy. His complex life, not just the mythography surrounding him, comes clearly into focus in Monica Nucciarone’s biography of the incomparable Cartwright. more...

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