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Finding America in a Minor League Ballpark

A Season Hosting for the Durham Bulls

by Harris Cooper ...

Narrated by Charles Constant ...

Unabridged

7 hours 28 min

Over forty million people attend minor league baseball games each season. Who are they? Why do they come? Let’s find out!Noted social scientist Harris Cooper took a job as a Seating Bowl Host for the most famous minor league baseball team, the Durham Bulls. As a host, he helped fans find seats and other stadium amenities, made sure everyone was safe, took pictures, and chased kids from the aisles. ... Read more

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Over forty million people attend minor league baseball games each season. Who are they? Why do they come? Let’s find out!Noted social scientist Harris Cooper took a job as a Seating Bowl Host for the most famous minor league baseball team, the Durham Bulls. As a host, he helped fans find seats and other stadium amenities, made sure everyone was safe, took pictures, and chased kids from the aisles.
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The Dad Coach

How to Lead Kids to Succeed On and Off the Baseball Field

by Mike Matheny ...

Narrated by Mike Matheny ...

Unabridged

5 hours 57 min

The New York Times bestselling author of The Matheny Manifesto offers the definitive guide to coaching youth baseball and instilling positive values on and off the field.Long before he became manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals, Mike Matheny grasped the core values of what really mattered when it came to playing baseball. It wasn’t attention from fans or the trophy at the end ... Read more

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The New York Times bestselling author of The Matheny Manifesto offers the definitive guide to coaching youth baseball and instilling positive values on and off the field.Long before he became manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals, Mike Matheny grasped the core values of what really mattered when it came to playing baseball. It wasn’t attention from fans or the trophy at the end
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This Old Man

All in Pieces

by Roger Angell ...

Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

Unabridged

10 hours 27 min

Roger Angell, the acclaimed New Yorker writer and editor, returns with a selection of writings that celebrate a view from the tenth decade of an engaged, vibrant life.Long known for his range and supple prose (he is the only writer elected to membership in both the Baseball Hall of Fame and the American Academy of Arts and Letters), Angell won the 2015 American Society of Magazine Editors’ Best ... Read more

17,84 €

Roger Angell, the acclaimed New Yorker writer and editor, returns with a selection of writings that celebrate a view from the tenth decade of an engaged, vibrant life.Long known for his range and supple prose (he is the only writer elected to membership in both the Baseball Hall of Fame and the American Academy of Arts and Letters), Angell won the 2015 American Society of Magazine Editors’ Best
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The Big Show

Inside ESPN's Sportscenter

by Keith Olbermann, Dan Patrick ...

Narrated by Keith Olbermann, Dan Patrick ...

Abridged

3 hours 2 min

From World Sports Headquarters in historic Bristol, Connecticut, comes the audiobook that's more colorful than Dennis Rodman's hair. For the first time, Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick, the tag-team partners of ESPN's award winning Sportscenter, bring what People magazine calls their "Letterman-like loopiness and Koppel-esque smarts" to listeners everywhere in THE BIG SHOW.Less expansive (and ... Read more

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From World Sports Headquarters in historic Bristol, Connecticut, comes the audiobook that's more colorful than Dennis Rodman's hair. For the first time, Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick, the tag-team partners of ESPN's award winning Sportscenter, bring what People magazine calls their "Letterman-like loopiness and Koppel-esque smarts" to listeners everywhere in THE BIG SHOW.Less expansive (and
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61 Jahre Fußball Bundesliga, Typen, Tore und Geschichten

Für manche ist es nur Unterhaltung und Hobby. Für viele ist es aber Liebe und Religion. Dein Verein. Eure Fußball Geschichten. Liebe, die oft ein Leben lang anhält.

by Uwe Prasse ...

Narrated by Uwe Prasse ...

Unabridged

2 hours 6 min

Viele von uns sind Kinder der Bundesliga. Unsere Erinnerungen an die Fußball Bundesliga reichen von den engen Meisterschaften der Bayern mit Borussia Mönchengladbach in den 70ern dann mit dem HSV und Werder Bremen und den 11er von Kutzop bis in die letzten 15 Jahren mit den engen Titelkämpfen mit dem BvB. Wir hörten die Bundesliga im Freibad oder beim Auto waschen im Radio oder pünktlich um 18.00 ... Read more

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Viele von uns sind Kinder der Bundesliga. Unsere Erinnerungen an die Fußball Bundesliga reichen von den engen Meisterschaften der Bayern mit Borussia Mönchengladbach in den 70ern dann mit dem HSV und Werder Bremen und den 11er von Kutzop bis in die letzten 15 Jahren mit den engen Titelkämpfen mit dem BvB. Wir hörten die Bundesliga im Freibad oder beim Auto waschen im Radio oder pünktlich um 18.00
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More Tales from the Dugout

More of the Greatest True Baseball Stories of All Time

by Mike Shannon ...

Narrated by Barry Abrams ...

Unabridged

5 hours 55 min

The latest collection of little known baseball stories from the acclaimed author of Tales from the Dugout.Mike Shannon, top-selling author of the critically acclaimed baseball classics Tales from the Dugout and Tales from the Ballpark, returns for a third success to deliver a brand-new collection of more than 100 true stories and never-before-told anecdotes that come straight from the insider's ... Read more

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The latest collection of little known baseball stories from the acclaimed author of Tales from the Dugout.Mike Shannon, top-selling author of the critically acclaimed baseball classics Tales from the Dugout and Tales from the Ballpark, returns for a third success to deliver a brand-new collection of more than 100 true stories and never-before-told anecdotes that come straight from the insider's
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Mickey & Billy

The Glory and Tragedy of a Yankee Friendship

by Tony Castro ...

Narrated by Matt Godfrey ...

Unabridged

8 hours 49 min

An unflinching, all–access look at the friendship between Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin, two of the most beloved New York Yankees and two flawed heroes who battled the colliding forces of success and self–destruction.Through meticulous research and exclusive interviews with the late Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin, journalist and historian Tony Castro poignantly reveals the double–edged sword of ... Read more

18,73 €

An unflinching, all–access look at the friendship between Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin, two of the most beloved New York Yankees and two flawed heroes who battled the colliding forces of success and self–destruction.Through meticulous research and exclusive interviews with the late Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin, journalist and historian Tony Castro poignantly reveals the double–edged sword of
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1978

Baseball and America in the Disco Era

by David Krell ...

Narrated by David Krell ...

Unabridged

7 hours 20 min

From spring training to the World Series, 1978 gave baseball fans one of the sport's greatest seasons, full of legendary moments like the battle between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox for the American League East pennant, Gaylord Perry's three thousandth strikeout, Tom Seaver's only career no-hitter, Willie McCovey's five hundredth home run, and Pete Rose's marathon forty-four-game ... Read more

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From spring training to the World Series, 1978 gave baseball fans one of the sport's greatest seasons, full of legendary moments like the battle between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox for the American League East pennant, Gaylord Perry's three thousandth strikeout, Tom Seaver's only career no-hitter, Willie McCovey's five hundredth home run, and Pete Rose's marathon forty-four-game
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Memories from the Microphone

A Century of Baseball Broadcasting

by Curt Smith ...

Narrated by Barry Abrams ...

Unabridged

11 hours 7 min

In this second in a series of Baseball Hall of Fame books, celebrate the larger-than-life role played by radio and TV announcers in enhancing the pleasure of our national pastime.Commemorate the 100th anniversary of baseball broadcasting. The first baseball game ever broadcast on radio was on August 5, 1921, by Harold Wampler Arlin, a part-time announcer on Pittsburgh's KDKA, America's first ... Read more

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In this second in a series of Baseball Hall of Fame books, celebrate the larger-than-life role played by radio and TV announcers in enhancing the pleasure of our national pastime.Commemorate the 100th anniversary of baseball broadcasting. The first baseball game ever broadcast on radio was on August 5, 1921, by Harold Wampler Arlin, a part-time announcer on Pittsburgh's KDKA, America's first
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Baseball Rebels

The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed America

by Peter Dreier, Robert Elias ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

13 hours 24 min

Since baseball emerged in the mid-1800s to become America's pastime, the nation's battles over race, gender, and sexuality have been reflected on the playing field, in the executive suites, in the press box, and in the community.Some of baseball's rebels are widely recognized, but most of them are either little known or known primarily for their baseball achievements—not their political views and ... Read more

22,29 €

Since baseball emerged in the mid-1800s to become America's pastime, the nation's battles over race, gender, and sexuality have been reflected on the playing field, in the executive suites, in the press box, and in the community.Some of baseball's rebels are widely recognized, but most of them are either little known or known primarily for their baseball achievements—not their political views and
... Read more
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Schoolboy

The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero

by Waite Hoyt ...

Narrated by Joe Barrett ...

Unabridged

8 hours 53 min

Waite "Schoolboy" Hoyt's improbable baseball journey began when the 1915 New York Giants signed him as a high school junior, for no pay and a five-dollar bonus.Based on a trove of Hoyt's writings and interview transcripts, Tim Manners has reanimated the baseball legend's untold story, entirely in Hoyt's own words.Over his twenty-three-year professional baseball career, Hoyt won 237 big league ... Read more

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Waite "Schoolboy" Hoyt's improbable baseball journey began when the 1915 New York Giants signed him as a high school junior, for no pay and a five-dollar bonus.Based on a trove of Hoyt's writings and interview transcripts, Tim Manners has reanimated the baseball legend's untold story, entirely in Hoyt's own words.Over his twenty-three-year professional baseball career, Hoyt won 237 big league
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The Gas and Flame Men

Baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I

by Jim Leeke ...

Narrated by Barry Abrams ...

Unabridged

6 hours 16 min

The Gas and Flame Men is the first full account of Major League ballplayers who served in the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I. Four players, two club executives, and a manager served in the small and hastily formed branch, six of them as gas officers. Remarkably, five of the seven—Christy Mathewson, Branch Rickey, Ty Cobb, George Sisler, and Eppa "Jeptha" Rixey—are now enshrined in the ... Read more

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The Gas and Flame Men is the first full account of Major League ballplayers who served in the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I. Four players, two club executives, and a manager served in the small and hastily formed branch, six of them as gas officers. Remarkably, five of the seven—Christy Mathewson, Branch Rickey, Ty Cobb, George Sisler, and Eppa "Jeptha" Rixey—are now enshrined in the
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If You Were Only White

The Life of Leroy “Satchel” Paige

by Donald Spivey ...

Narrated by Terrence Kidd ...

Unabridged

14 hours 5 min

If You Were Only White explores the legacy of one of the most exceptional athletes ever—an entertainer extraordinaire, a daring showman and crowd-pleaser, a wizard with a baseball whose artistry and antics on the mound brought fans out in the thousands to ballparks across the country. Leroy "Satchel" Paige was arguably one of the world's greatest pitchers and a premier star of Negro Leagues ... Read more

26,75 €

If You Were Only White explores the legacy of one of the most exceptional athletes ever—an entertainer extraordinaire, a daring showman and crowd-pleaser, a wizard with a baseball whose artistry and antics on the mound brought fans out in the thousands to ballparks across the country. Leroy "Satchel" Paige was arguably one of the world's greatest pitchers and a premier star of Negro Leagues
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Crossroads

A Memoir in Baseball and Life

by Dusty Baker ...

Narrated by Dusty Baker, Dominic Hoffman ...

Unabridged

18 hours 1 min

**Legendary baseball player and manager Dusty Baker reflects on his extraordinary career—filled with invaluable lessons on perseverance, leadership, and living life meaningfully on the field and off—in this “deeply meditative journey into baseball and cultural history” (The Athletic).“The story of a uniquely American life [from] one of the most beloved people in all of sports.”—San Francisco ... Read more

23,19 €

**Legendary baseball player and manager Dusty Baker reflects on his extraordinary career—filled with invaluable lessons on perseverance, leadership, and living life meaningfully on the field and off—in this “deeply meditative journey into baseball and cultural history” (The Athletic).“The story of a uniquely American life [from] one of the most beloved people in all of sports.”—San Francisco
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The Cubs Way

The Zen of Building the Best Team in Baseball and Breaking the Curse

by Tom Verducci ...

Narrated by Tom Verducci ...

Unabridged

13 hours 2 min

**The New York Times BestsellerWith inside access and reporting, Sports Illustrated senior baseball writer and FOX Sports analyst Tom Verducci reveals how Theo Epstein and Joe Maddon built, led, and inspired the Chicago Cubs team that broke the longest championship drought in sports, chronicling their epic journey to become World Series champions.**It took 108 years, but it really happened. The ... Read more

20,07 €

**The New York Times BestsellerWith inside access and reporting, Sports Illustrated senior baseball writer and FOX Sports analyst Tom Verducci reveals how Theo Epstein and Joe Maddon built, led, and inspired the Chicago Cubs team that broke the longest championship drought in sports, chronicling their epic journey to become World Series champions.**It took 108 years, but it really happened. The
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Long Shot

by Mike Piazza ...

Narrated by Mike Piazza, Holter Graham ...

Unabridged

15 hours 47 min

In this New York Times bestselling autobiography, baseball legend Mike Piazza takes readers into his exceptional and storied career—from the rumors and controversies to his proudest achievements.In this remarkably candid autobiography, superstar Mike Piazza takes readers inside his life and career to show what it takes to make it to the major leagues and to stay on top.Piazza was drafted in the ... Read more

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In this New York Times bestselling autobiography, baseball legend Mike Piazza takes readers into his exceptional and storied career—from the rumors and controversies to his proudest achievements.In this remarkably candid autobiography, superstar Mike Piazza takes readers inside his life and career to show what it takes to make it to the major leagues and to stay on top.Piazza was drafted in the
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Dinner with DiMaggio

Memories of An American Hero

by Dr. Rock Positano, John Positano ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

11 hours 2 min

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 Williams, Lou Gehrig, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and other celebrities.In 1990, Dr. Rock Positano, a thirty-two ... Read more

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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 Williams, Lou Gehrig, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and other celebrities.In 1990, Dr. Rock Positano, a thirty-two
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No Crying in Baseball

The Inside Story of A League of Their Own: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood

by Erin Carlson ...

Narrated by Mia Hutchinson Shaw ...

Unabridged

10 hours 54 min

The inside story of how A League of Their Own—one of the most beloved baseball movies of all time—developed from an unheralded piece of American history into a perennial cinematic favorite. Featuring exclusive interviews and behind the scenes memories from the original cast and creators.No Crying in Baseball is a rollicking, revelatory deep dive into a one‑of‑a‑kind film. Before A League of Their ... Read more

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The inside story of how A League of Their Own—one of the most beloved baseball movies of all time—developed from an unheralded piece of American history into a perennial cinematic favorite. Featuring exclusive interviews and behind the scenes memories from the original cast and creators.No Crying in Baseball is a rollicking, revelatory deep dive into a one‑of‑a‑kind film. Before A League of Their
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The Curse of the Bambino

by Dan Shaughnessy ...

Narrated by Ken Coleman ...

Abridged

2 hours 57 min

The Boston Red Sox's loss to the New York Yankees in the final game of last year's playoffs has been called "the game of the century," evidence that the rivalry between the Red Sox and the Yankees is hotter than ever. In the wake of that defeat, author and Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy has updated his bewitching story of the curse that has lain over the Red Sox since they sold Babe ... Read more

8,03 €

The Boston Red Sox's loss to the New York Yankees in the final game of last year's playoffs has been called "the game of the century," evidence that the rivalry between the Red Sox and the Yankees is hotter than ever. In the wake of that defeat, author and Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy has updated his bewitching story of the curse that has lain over the Red Sox since they sold Babe
... Read more
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The Hall: A Celebration of Baseball's Greats

In Stories and Images, the Complete Roster of Inductees

by The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ...

Narrated by Pete Larkin, Nick Omana, Mark Comstock, Dale E. Turner ...

Unabridged

19 hours 59 min

A deluxe baseball treasury unlike any other, complete with essays, photos, and player bios from The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.Everyone dreams of Cooperstown. It's a hallowed name in baseball, for players as well as their fans. It's a house where legends live; it's everything that's great about the game.Never before has the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum published a ... Read more

Was 34,99 € Now 29,99 €

A deluxe baseball treasury unlike any other, complete with essays, photos, and player bios from The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.Everyone dreams of Cooperstown. It's a hallowed name in baseball, for players as well as their fans. It's a house where legends live; it's everything that's great about the game.Never before has the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum published a
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Skipper

Why Baseball Managers Matter and Always Will

by Scott Miller ...

Narrated by Bob Souer ...

Unabridged

12 hours 1 min

From the award-winning baseball writer and coauthor of Ninety Percent Mental, an unprecedented look at the job of Major League Baseball managers—showing how they shape the game, and how the ever-changing game shapes them.Skipper takes on an ambitious Moneyball-esque premise: a deep dive into the ongoing struggle for control that often takes place behind the scenes between Major League Baseball ... Read more

24,99 €

From the award-winning baseball writer and coauthor of Ninety Percent Mental, an unprecedented look at the job of Major League Baseball managers—showing how they shape the game, and how the ever-changing game shapes them.Skipper takes on an ambitious Moneyball-esque premise: a deep dive into the ongoing struggle for control that often takes place behind the scenes between Major League Baseball
... Read more
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Pitching in a Pinch

Baseball from the Inside

by Christy Mathewson ...

Narrated by Kyle Tait ...

Unabridged

6 hours 3 min

An inside baseball memoir from the game’s first superstarChristy Mathewson was one of the most dominant pitchers ever to play baseball. Posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of the “Five Immortals,” he was an unstoppable force on the mound, winning at least twenty-two games for twelve straight seasons and pitching three complete-game shutouts in the 1905 World Series. ... Read more

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An inside baseball memoir from the game’s first superstarChristy Mathewson was one of the most dominant pitchers ever to play baseball. Posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of the “Five Immortals,” he was an unstoppable force on the mound, winning at least twenty-two games for twelve straight seasons and pitching three complete-game shutouts in the 1905 World Series.
... Read more
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The Baseball Codes

Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America’s Pastime

by Jason Turbow, Michael Duca ...

Narrated by Michael Kramer ...

Unabridged

10 hours 5 min

Everyone knows that baseball is a game of intricate regulations, but it turns out to be even more complicated than we realize. What truly governs the Major League game is a set of unwritten rules—some of which are openly discussed, and some of which only a minority of players are aware. In The Baseball Codes, old-timers and all-time greats share their insights into the game's most hallowed and ... Read more

17,80 €

Everyone knows that baseball is a game of intricate regulations, but it turns out to be even more complicated than we realize. What truly governs the Major League game is a set of unwritten rules—some of which are openly discussed, and some of which only a minority of players are aware. In The Baseball Codes, old-timers and all-time greats share their insights into the game's most hallowed and
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The Great Chase

The Dodgers-Giants Pennant Race of 1951

by Harvey Rosenfeld ...

Narrated by Barrett Whitener ...

Unabridged

12 hours 37 min

The Dodgers-Giants rivalry is the longest-standing rivalry in baseball history—a feud that began in the late nineteenth century when both clubs were based in New York City. Then, on October 3, 1951, Bobby Thomson's "shot heard around the world" ended their pennant race—one of the most dramatic ever. Interviews, contemporary newspaper articles, and memoirs of participants are used to describe the ... Read more

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The Dodgers-Giants rivalry is the longest-standing rivalry in baseball history—a feud that began in the late nineteenth century when both clubs were based in New York City. Then, on October 3, 1951, Bobby Thomson's "shot heard around the world" ended their pennant race—one of the most dramatic ever. Interviews, contemporary newspaper articles, and memoirs of participants are used to describe the
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Finding America in a Minor League Ballpark

The Dad Coach

This Old Man

The Big Show

61 Jahre Fußball Bundesliga, Typen, Tore und Geschichten

More Tales from the Dugout

Mickey & Billy

1978

Memories from the Microphone

Baseball Rebels

Schoolboy

The Gas and Flame Men

If You Were Only White

Crossroads

The Cubs Way

Long Shot

Dinner with DiMaggio

No Crying in Baseball

The Curse of the Bambino

The Hall: A Celebration of Baseball's Greats

Skipper

Pitching in a Pinch

The Baseball Codes

The Great Chase