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High heat : the secret history of the fastball and the improbable search for the fastest pitcher of all time
- Title
- High heat : the secret history of the fastball and the improbable search for the fastest pitcher of all time / Tim Wendel.
- Author
- Wendel, Tim.
- Publication
- Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2010.
- Supplementary Content
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 17-5305 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xii, 268 pages : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm
- Summary
- What is it about a quality fastball that brings us to the edge of our seats? How is it humanly possible to throw faster than 100 mph? And the big question: Who is the fastest pitcher ever? High Heat takes us on what filmmaker Ken Burns calls a "compelling, relentless, riveting" quest to deliver answers to the most intriguing questions about the fastball. Wendel provides insight into one of baseball's most exhilarating yet mystifying draws while exploring the remarkable feats and trials of the pitchers who have attempted to master it. In High Heat he takes us on a quest to separate verifiable fact from baseball lore, traveling from ballparks across the country to the Baseball Hall of Fame, piecing together the fascinating history of the fastball from its early development to the present form while exploring its remarkable impact on the game and the pitchers who have been blessed (or cursed) with its gift. - Publisher.
- An irresistible journey to the heart of baseball and our infatuation with one of the game's most fascinating and elusive draws.
- Alternative Title
- Secret history of the fastball and the improbable search for the fastest pitcher of all time
- Fastball and the improbable search for the fastest pitcher of all time
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-258) and index.
- Contents
- The windup -- The pivot -- The stride -- The arm acceleration -- The release -- The follow-through -- The call -- The top twelve.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-5305
- ISBN
- 9780306818486
- 0306818485
- LCCN
- 2009053843
- OCLC
- 435418575
- Author
- Wendel, Tim.
- Title
- High heat : the secret history of the fastball and the improbable search for the fastest pitcher of all time / Tim Wendel.
- Imprint
- Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2010.
- Edition
- 1st Da Capo Pres ed.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-258) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-5305