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In the summer of 1932, at the beginning of the turbulent decade that would remake America, baseball fans were treated to one of the most thrilling seasons in the history of the sport. As the nation drifted deeper into the Great Depression and reeled from social unrest, baseball was a diversion for a troubled country - and yet the world of baseball was marked by the same edginess that pervaded the national scene.   

They Bled Blue is the rollicking yarn of the Los Angeles Dodgers' crazy 1981 season, a watershed campaign that cemented the team's place and reputation as fitting thoroughly within the surrounding LA culture. That it culminated in an unlikely World Series win - during a split season demarcated by a strike, no less - is not even the most interesting thing about this team.

The perfect gift for the diehard fan, an enviable treasure for yourself, The Ultimate Yankee Book is the most current and comprehensive source of trivia, people, and stories from the team's creation in 1901 to today. Harvey Frommer, the celebrated baseball historian and author of eight books about the Yankees, including The New York Yankee Encyclopedia and Remembering Yankee Stadium, has outdone himself this time around.  

Colleges provide over $12 billion in financial aid and scholarships annually. Of this, $2.7 billion is awarded each year for athletic scholarships. Only six percent of high school athletes compete for that $2.7 billion. Score College Scholarships is produced from the perspective of a college applicant, who received multiple offers and earned six scholarships. With the help of this book, student-athletes, and their parents will learn the most effective strategies to get noticed by college coaches, balance academic and athletic considerations, and choose the "best fit" school.

A revealing account of the great Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio from the man who knew him best in the last ten years of his life—“a rare, intimate portrait…that pries open Joltin’ Joe’s perpetually buttoned-up privacy” (The New York Times) with stories about the Yankees, Ted...

In the small town of Champlain, Vermont, owner Roy Leary hopes to see one winning season of his minor league team - the Galaxy - before he dies. He attracts a former major league star Bull Dozier to his team. But the season that unfolds is something that no one could have predicted. Two of his daughters conspire to take the team from him. Leary begins showing signs of dementia. Will the team finally capture the crown?

What does it mean to play heads-up baseball? A heads-up player has confidence in his ability, keeps control in pressure situations, and focuses on one pitch at a time. His mental skills enable him to play consistently at or near his best despite the adversity baseball presents each day. 

In commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of America’s most beloved sporting event—the Super Bowl—an authoritative collection of the most pivotal plays through the decades, compiled by the legendary Jerry Rice, and illustrated with dozens of color photographs. New York Times bestseller...

In State of Play, 12-year Major League veteran, Emmy Award-winning MLB Network analyst, and best-selling author Bill Ripken breaks down these modern statistical methods to explain which ones make sense in the game's historical context, bringing them together with proven old-school strategies. He simplifies those sabermetric terms hastily added to the baseball lexicon without being fully realized, taking new-school confusion out of old-school baseball's tried-and-true common sense. 

Sunshine, hot dogs, friends, and the excitement of the game: Baseball is called America's pastime for a reason. Experience the best of the MLB cities and stadiums with Moon Baseball Road Trips. Flexible Itineraries: Explore the 30 major league cities with a variety of road trip options...

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Breakdown of all things Baltimore Orioles and baseball-related events, discussing lineups, league standings, and surprise players, along with analysis of the games.

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Uningrained is a documentary-style podcast about ideas so familiar that they become invisible. They’re so ingrained that we stop noticing them—even when they don’t make sense. Hosted by award-winning journalist and bestselling author Steve Hendershot, Uningrained pulls those invisible ideas out of the woodwork. It’s a deeply reported, narrative podcast that tells the reliably insane stories of how the world got to be how it is, and then asks whether it’s worth making a change.

Beyond the Diamond with Josh Stowers is a podcast about the real side of baseball and what it takes to make it through every level of the game. Drawing from his experience in varsity, college, and professional baseball, Josh shares honest insight on competition, coaching, pressure, politics, setbacks, stereotypes, and the mental side of the sport when the game becomes a business. The show speaks clearly to the experiences many Black baseball players share, while helping all players, parents, and coaches better understand what it really takes to grow, last, and keep their love for the game.

Richie Palacios - Biography Flash is your go-to podcast for the complete life story and ongoing journey of Major League Baseball player Richie Palacios. Hosted by Tye Morgan, this show delivers an in-depth biography of the Brooklyn-born outfielder who went from Towson University to the third round of the 2018 MLB Draft, battled through a torn labrum, lost an entire season to the COVID-19 pandemic, earned his way to the big leagues with the Cleveland Guardians, reinvented himself after being designated for assignment, found new life with the St. Louis Cardinals, and continues competing with the...

Jared Triolo - Biography Flash is your go-to podcast for everything you need to know about Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jared Triolo, from his roots in Nashua, New Hampshire, to his rise through the University of Houston, the 2019 MLB Draft, and his journey through the minor leagues to the big stage. Hosted by AI host Tye Morgan, this show delivers a comprehensive biography of one of baseball's most versatile and defensively gifted players, covering his back-to-back MiLB Organization All-Star selections, his Rawlings Gold Glove Awards at both the minor league and Major League levels, and his ...

Dive into the incredible life and career of Wilyer Abreu, the Venezuelan-born right fielder who has become one of the most exciting players in the Boston Red Sox lineup. Biography Flash, hosted by AI host Tye Morgan, delivers a comprehensive and meticulously researched biography of Abreu, tracing his journey from Venezuela to the Houston Astros minor league system, through a pivotal 2022 trade deadline deal that sent him to Boston, and into his rise as a Gold Glove-winning outfielder at Fenway Park. This show covers every chapter of Abreu's story, from his early days with the Portland Sea Dogs...

Dive into the extraordinary life and career of Mason Miller, one of baseball's most electrifying closers, on Mason Miller - Biography Flash, hosted by Tye Morgan and brought to you by Quiet Please Podcast Networks. This podcast delivers a comprehensive, fact-verified biography of the flamethrowing reliever who defied the odds, rising from Gardner-Webb College in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, to becoming an MLB All-Star and the pitcher who threw the fastest pitch in All-Star Game history at 103.6 miles per hour. Follow Mason Miller's incredible journey from his birth in Pittsburgh, ...

Manny Machado - Biography Flash is your ultimate destination for everything you need to know about one of the most dynamic and electrifying players in Major League Baseball. Hosted by AI narrator Tye Morgan and produced by Quiet Please Podcast Networks, this show delivers a comprehensive, deeply researched biography of Manuel Arturo Machado, tracing his remarkable journey from the baseball-rich streets of Miami to being drafted third overall by the Baltimore Orioles in 2010, breaking Ty Cobb's records before the age of twenty-one, earning the legendary nickname El Ministro de la Defensa, and ...