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Baseball's most wanted II : the top 10 book of more bad hops, screwball players, and other oddities /
Baseball has so many stars and scrubs, quotables and notables - so many that one book just isn't enough to cover them all. Enter Baseball's Most WantedTM II . Starting where Baseball's Most WantedTM left off, version 2.0 introduces even more colorful characters, inept fielders and hit...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Potomac Books, Inc.,
©2003.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; List of Photographs; Introduction; The First Inning: Notable baseball firsts; Babe Ruth's Underwear: Unusual baseball collectibles; It's in the Cards: One-of-a-kind baseball cards; Baseball Fanatics: Howling Hilda and Megaphone Lolly; Presidents and Baseball: Baseball's number one fans; Keeping the Day Job: Players with odd jobs; Contract Players: Underpaid players; They're Animals: A baseball menagerie; Why Me?: Baseball's most unflattering nicknames; No-Chance Names: Players with unfortunate names; A Ballplayer Named Sadie: Players with feminine names
- Born to Be Baseball Players: Perfect baseball namesFamily Affairs: They did not live up to the family name; Blackballed: African American stars who never played in the majors; The International Pastime: Foreign-born ballplayers; Cheers: Drinking men; Food for Thought: What baseball players eat; The Numbers Game: The stories behind the numbers; Clothes Encounters: They were what they wore; Dirty Players: Their uniforms never stayed clean; Cups of Coffee: Careers that were short but sweet; Double Threats: They could pitch and hit; Nobody's Perfect: Unlikely no-hitters
- Arm Problems: Promising pitching careers shortened by injurySophomore Jinx: Second-year flops; You're Only As Good As Your Last Season: Big production drop offs; Forgotten Stars: Overlooked nineteenth-century greats; On the Outside Looking In: Worthy Hall of Fame candidates; Cooperstown Question Marks: Questionable Hall of Famers; What Were They Thinking?: The worst players to receive Hall of Fame votes; Least Appreciated Players: Superstars who never won MVP Awards; They Never Won a Batting Title: Great hitters who never won a batting crown; Shadow Players: Stars overshadowed by others
- Going Batty: Players who carried a big stickSupreme Sluggers: Long ball hitters; The Greatest Hitters Who Ever Lived: From Ty Cobb to Pete Rose; Monster Seasons: The greatest offensive seasons; The Greatest Pitchers of All Time: Big Six and the Big Train; Sensational Seasons: The greatest seasons by pitchers; Terrific Teams: Baseball's best teams; They Weren't World Champions: Great teams that didn't win the World Series; Trading Places: Stars traded for bench warmers; Major Disappointments: Bonus busts; One-Year Wonders: Short seasons in the sun; Power Outage: They rarely went deep
- Defenseless: Lead glove winnersSlow Runners: They can hide, but they can't run; They Didn't Hit Their Weight: Hitters below the Mendoza line; ''Sigh'' Young Awards: The worst pitching seasons on record; Baseball's Worst Teams: Spiders and Mets; Worst World Series Performances: Goats and disappointments; They Never Won the World Series: Players who were never world champions; Seasons They'd Rather Forget: Superstars with subpar seasons; Mismanaged: Great players who were bad managers; Skilled Skippers: Bad players who were great managers; Colorful Managers: The Lip and the Gerbil