Dansk
McCollister, John
(forfatter)
Baseball Book of Why e-bog
107,91 DKK
Why do we sometimes refer to a left-handed pitcher as a ';southpaw?' Why are major league pitchers normally limited to 100 pitches per game? Why was Jack Roosevelt Robinson the first African-American ever to play as part of an official lineup for a team in Major League Baseball? Why is a baseball field sometimes referred to as a diamond?This book provides over 100 questions and detailed answers c…
Why do we sometimes refer to a left-handed pitcher as a ';southpaw?' Why are major league pitchers normally limited to 100 pitches per game? Why was Jack Roosevelt Robinson the first African-American ever to play as part of an official lineup for a team in Major League Baseball? Why is a baseball field sometimes referred to as a diamond?This book provides over 100 questions and detailed answers concerning the traditions, rules, and history of the national pastime. Organized by the sport's five erasDead Ball, Live Ball, Golden Age, Expansion, and Steroid Erait answers questions about hitting, pitching, fielding, base running, managing, scouting and ownership that vex even the most ardent fans of the game. Moreover, this book is an appreciation of how baseball's traditions began.
E-bog
107,91 DKK
Forlag
Lyons Press
Udgivet
20.03.2020
Længde
192 sider
Genrer
Reference works
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781493048885
Why do we sometimes refer to a left-handed pitcher as a ';southpaw?' Why are major league pitchers normally limited to 100 pitches per game? Why was Jack Roosevelt Robinson the first African-American ever to play as part of an official lineup for a team in Major League Baseball? Why is a baseball field sometimes referred to as a diamond?This book provides over 100 questions and detailed answers concerning the traditions, rules, and history of the national pastime. Organized by the sport's five erasDead Ball, Live Ball, Golden Age, Expansion, and Steroid Erait answers questions about hitting, pitching, fielding, base running, managing, scouting and ownership that vex even the most ardent fans of the game. Moreover, this book is an appreciation of how baseball's traditions began.