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Sports Publishing Spring 2007 Catalog Titles:
Baseball
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| Baseball's Iron Man: Cal Ripken Jr, A Tribute |
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A Great Teammate: The Legend of Mickey Mantle |
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Authors: Jeff Seidel
Cal Ripken, perhaps the most beloved athlete in Baltimore history, is expected to be a first-ballot selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame's Class of 2007. This book provides a look at one of baseball's all-time greats through the eyes of fellow colleagues, like managers Earl Weaver and Joe Altobelli; and coaches and players like Rick Dempsey, Terry Crowley, Billy Ripken, Mike Bordic, Chris Holles, Andy Etchebarren, Dave Schmidt, and Scott McGregor. They pay tribute to Ripken...
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Author: Randall Swearingen
Mickey Mantle played 18 years for the New York Yankees, leading the team to 12 World Series. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974 and towards the end of his life, told his wife that he wanted to be remembered as a great teammate. Upon interviewing Mantle’s teammates, author Randall Swearingen discovered a common thread of why they considered him to be a great teammate – Mickey’s ability to help the Yankees win games. This book pieces together amazing stories that have never been told in such a complete and accurate fashion, and is colorfully illustrated with images of actual memorabilia from the games and/or events in the book.
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| Entangled in Ivy |
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Ruling Over Monarchs, Giants & Stars |
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Author: George Castle
No book has every really gone behind the scenes to describe life with the Chicago Cubs, and why the franchise has taken the path it has over the last 10+ years. Entangled in Ivy breaks out from the pack to provide an insider’s story of how the team works and how players, team executives, managers, coaches, and others interact and work out of public view. Author Castle visits with the Tribune Company overseers and profiles team president Andy MacPhail, GM Jim Hendry, former manager Dusty Baker, and the byplay with Cubs players, including Derrek Lee, Greg Maddux, Mark Prior, and Kerry Wood, providing a tapestry of emotions that show the human side of baseball’s most lovable team.
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Author: Bob Motley & Byron Motley
The Kansas City Monarchs. The Chicago American Giants. The St. Louis Stars. The Newark Eagles. The Birmingham Black Barons. The Homestead Grays. The Cuban X Giants. For over 50 years, they were the Yankees, Cardinals, and Red Sox of black baseball in America. And for over a decade beginning in the mid-1940s, umpire Bob Motley called balls and strikes for their games, earning the opportunity to work with such legends as Satchel Paige, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, and Willie Mays. Today, Motley is the only living Negro League arbiter, and Ruling Over Monarchs, Giants & Stars is his revealing, humorous memoir.
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| Tales from the Mets Dugout |
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Making Airwaves: 60 Years at Milo's Microphone |
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Author: Bruce Markusen
In over 45 years of existence, the New York Mets have experienced almost every phase of success and failure that can be encountered by a major league team. As a new National League franchise in the early 1960’s, the overmatched Mets stumbled under the direction of Hall of Fame manager Casey Stengel, whose offbeat wit and personality made him the centerpiece of a talent-starved team. Despite the early struggles, the “Miracle Mets” unexpectedly came of age in 1969, bolstered by the arrival of franchise pitcher Tom Seaver and the on-field managerial brilliance of Gil Hodges. Four years later, another lovable Mets team returned to the World Series, giving rise to a new credo: “Ya Gotta Believe.”
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Author: Milo Hamilton and Dan Schlossberg with Bob Ibach
Hall of Fame broadcaster Milo Hamilton has been calling baseball games for six decades and counting. In this book, he walks us through his lengthy career, pointing out highlights ranging from calling Hank Aaron’s record-breaking 715th home run, to his work in the booth during the Astros run to the 2005 World Series. Milo recalls the star athletes he has worked with over the years, including Pete Rose, Roger Clemens, Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, Randy Johnson, and Hall of Famers like Ernie Banks, Nolan Ryan, Ryne Sandberg, Hank Aaron, Stan Musial, Eddie Mathews, Willie Stargell, Nellie Fox, Luis Aparicio, and Phil Niekro.
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| Brooklyn Remembered: The 1955 Days of the Dodgers |
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Tom Browning's Tales from the Reds Dugout |
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Authors: Maury Allen
In Brooklyn Remembered: The 1955 Days of the Dodgers, Allen has captured the emotion, the drama and the sweet reverie of what many baseball people and fans consider the greatest sports triumph ever, the 1955 Brooklyn Series win over the Yankees. It was the one and only Brooklyn championship for the team filled with Hall of Famers like Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campanella, Duke Snider, Sandy Koufax and even fringe lefty Tommy Lasorda. Two years after the title the team moved from Brooklyn’s cozy Ebbets Field to laconic Los Angeles.
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Author: Tom Browning with Dann Stupp
Fans can join Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Browning for legendary tales of festivity (the 1990 World Series championship), immortality (a perfect game in 1988), and a bit of eccentricity (life with Marge Schott). He tries to answer a variety of questions that fans have been asking for years: What was his reaction to the lifetime suspension of his manager and friend, Pete Rose? How did a ragtag group of Cincinnati ballplayers topple the mighty Oakland A´s in the 1990 Fall Classic? Was that really Tom on a Sheffield Avenue rooftop - in uniform - during a 1993 Reds-Cubs game at Wrigley Field?
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| Tales from the Detroit Tigers |
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Game of My Life: San Francisco Giants |
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Author:
Jack Ebling
The Detroit Tigers are among baseball’s most celebrated franchises and dominated headlines in 2006 with an unexpected run to the playoffs. Four World Championships and five other World Series appearances are the result of some of the game’s greatest players having worn the old English “D.” Names like Cobb and Kaline, Greenberg and Gehringer, and Gibson and Trammell starred during their days as Tigers. Readers will delight to these old and new anecdotes about Detroit baseball lore, recalling players like pitchers Denny McLain and Mickey Lolich; the ’84 Tigers’ brilliant 35-5 start en route to a championship; and the 1999 finale at Tiger Stadium when nearly 200 of its former stars returned for one last hurrah.
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Author: Matt Johanson
More than 30 former and current San Francisco players share their fondest single-game experience and memories, many of which celebrate the extraordinary moments that have shaped the Giants’ rich heritage. Felipe Alou, Jason Schmidt, Bob Brenly, Bobby Bolin, and Robby Thompson are but a few of the legendary San Francisco players who discuss their greatest games. Through this book fans can relive many of the biggest games and moments that have shaped the team and franchise since it moved to San Francisco in 1958.
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| Giants: Where Have You Gone? |
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Tales from the Orioles Dugout |
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Author:
Wylie Wong and Matt Johanson
An old gangster becomes a gangbuster. A pitcher inspires his two daughters to become professional athletes. Two best friends split apart, only to separately land behind bars. In Giants: Where Have You Gone?, authors Wylie Wong and Matt Johanson reconnect readers to San Francisco players of the past, especially those whose lives took dramatic turns. Included in the book are stories about Willie McCovey’s struggles to heal his ruined knees, Orlando Cepeda finding peace through Buddhism after a drug conviction and prison term, and Will Clark, after learning that his son was autistic, going to bat for other children with the brain disorder. The drama of many Giants players’ careers can be relived, with commentary from team legends like Felipe Alou, Dusty Baker, Lon Simmons, and Hank Greenwald.
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Author: Louis Berney
The saying among players used to go, "What can be better than being young and playing for the Baltimore Orioles?" They may have fallen on lean times of late, but for several decades the Orioles were the class and envy of Major League Baseball. The team was an integral part of the Baltimore community; kids and their grandmothers knew the batting averages, ERAs, and even the personality traits not only of Brooks Robinson, Dave McNally and Paul Blair, but of every bench player and each relief pitcher. Over an 18-year period (1966 through 1983) the Orioles played in six World Series, winning three of them. They had the highest winning percentage in baseball for 30 years.
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| Bob Chandler's Tales from the San Diego Padres |
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Rico Petrocelli's Tales from the Impossible Dream Red Sox |
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Author:
Bob Chandler with Bill Swank
The San Diego Padres became a National League expansion team in 1969. Through 37 seasons of play, the Padres have never won a World Series, never had a pitcher throw a no-hitter, and never had a player hit for the cycle. They have, however, made it to the World Series twice, had three different pitchers win the Cy Young Award, and had a player tie Honus Wagner for most National League batting titles (eight). They almost lost the franchise to Washington, D.C., had an owner take the public address microphone on opening day to blast his own players...
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Author: Rico Petrocelli and Charles Scoggins
The summer of 1967 turned out to be one of the most exciting – and improbable – seasons in the history of baseball. Dubbed “The Impossible Dream,” the Red Sox, listed as 100-1 odds to win the pennant before the start of the season, defied the odds and their critics, emerging victorious from an incredibly intense four-team race on the last day of the regular season. Former Red Sox All-Star shortstop Rico Petrocelli, a major force on the ‘67 team, now gives long-time fans an opportunity to relive that magical, unforgettable season, and younger fans a chance to learn about the year that reversed the fortunes of a dying franchise and served as the catalyst to transform the Red Sox into one of the best and most popular organizations in professional sports today.
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| Tales from the Seattle Mariners Dugout |
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Game of My Life: Atlanta Braves |
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Author:
Kirby Arnold
These are stories, tales, and anecdotes about Major League Baseball in the Pacific Northwest, from its very beginnings as the expansion Seattle Pilots to the Mariners’ rise from a perennial last-place team to its division championships of 1995, 1997, and 2001 (when the team won a league record 116 regular-season games). This look at the Mariners, who will be observing their 30th anniversary season in 2007, offers a colorful series of stories and tales from and about the players, managers, coaches, and team personnel who shaped the franchise, like superstars Ichiro Suzuki , Alex Rodriguez, Randy Johnson, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Lou Pinella; along with many others, such as beloved play-by-play broadcaster Dave Niehuas, boastful second baseman Bret Boone, and hard-nosed supreme prankster Jay Buhner.
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Author:
Jack Wilkinson
More than 30 former and current Atlanta Braves’ players share their fondest single-game experience and memories. Many celebrate the extraordinary moments that have shaped the Atlanta Braves’ rich heritage, which includes a major league record 14 straight divisional titles and baseball’s top winning percentage since the 1991 season. Hank Aaron, Phil Niekro, Dale Murphy, Bruce Sutter, Fred McGriff, Ralph Garr, and Bob Horner are but a few of the legendary Atlanta players who discuss their greatest games. Through this book, fans throughout the southeast can relive many of the biggest games and moments that have shaped the team and franchise since it moved to Atlanta in the mid 1960’s.
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| Game of My Life: Chicago Cubs |
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Game of My Life: Los Angeles Dodgers |
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Author:
Lew Freedman
Cubs legends like Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Ferguson Jenkins, Don Kessinger, Ron Santo, Ryne Sandberg, Mark Grace, and Ken Holtzman reflect on many special plays and special games, while a handful of current Cubs players also tell their stories. These Chicago diamond greats offer glimpses of Major League Baseball in the 1950’s, the 1960’s, and right up through the present day, recalling the Cubs’ pennant chases of 1969, 1984 and, most recently, 2003.
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Author: Mark Langill
From Flatbush to Hollywood, no other professional sports franchise has enjoyed such a colorful bicoastal history as the Dodgers. A legendary collection of Brooklyn and Los Angeles greats describe their favorite day in Dodger Blue. The all-star lineup includes Johnny Podres, Don Newcombe, Maury Wills, Tommy Davis, Wes Parker, Willie Davis, Jimmy Wynn, Steve Garvey, Ron Cey, Tommy Lasorda, Fernando Valenzuela, Eric Karros, longtime executive Buzzie Bavasi, and Hall of Fame broadcasters Vin Scully and Jaime Jarrin.
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| Stepping Up to the Plate: 2nd Inning |
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Author:
David Kloser
Fans of the game have often heard the expression, “Baseball is life.” Former college player and high school baseball coach David Kloser wanted to find out for himself exactly what that meant. So he went to the “experts” – Major League Baseball players themselves – to find out what the game has taught them about life. Kloser conducted exclusive interviews with over 300 current and former players, including some Hall of Famers. What he uncovered were the insider secrets of the Big League ballplayer — the character traits it takes to achieve success, overcome adversity, deal with teasing, and issues that pertain to life on and off the field.
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