Bibliograph

Splitters, squeezes, and steals, the inside story of baseball's greatest techniques, strategies, and plays, Derek Gentile

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Splitters, squeezes, and steals, the inside story of baseball's greatest techniques, strategies, and plays, Derek Gentile

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Splitters, squeezes, and steals

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

212844413

Responsibility statement

Derek Gentile

Sub title

the inside story of baseball's greatest techniques, strategies, and plays

Table Of Contents

Pitching. The fastball ; The curveball ; The slider ; The changeup ; The forkball ; The split-finger fastball ; The knockdown pitch (aka The brushback) ; The knuckleball ; The spitball ; Relief pitching -- Hitting. Bunting ; The hit and run ; The home run ; Hitting .400 -- Baserunning. Stealing bases ; Crashing into players ; The home-run trot -- Fielding. The 6-4-3 double play ; The stretch ; Catching the ball in the outfield -- Tricks of the trade. The hidden-ball trick ; Intentionally getting hit by a ball ; The corked bat ; Steroids and the steroid era -- Umpires and managers. Umpires ; Leaders and managers (and captains) -- Equipment. Bats ; Baseballs; Gloves ; Catchers' equipment -- Big-league ballfields and stadiums. The evolution of the ballfield ; The home-field advantage ; Hot dogs and other refreshments

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Inside story of baseball's greatest techniques, strategies, and plays

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