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The thinking fan's guide to baseball / Leonard Koppett ; [foreword by Pat Gillick].

Title
The thinking fan's guide to baseball / Leonard Koppett ; [foreword by Pat Gillick].
Author
Koppett, Leonard.
Publication
[Wilmington, Del.] : SPORTClassic Books, c2004.

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Description
xix, 442 p.; 21 cm.
Series Statement
Hall of fame edition ; no. 3
Uniform Title
Hall of fame edition ; no. 3.
Subject
Baseball
Processing Action (note)
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Contents
Hitting--the artistic science (mind over physics) -- Pitching--the scientific art -- Fielding--the art of manual labor -- Baserunning--achieving foot-to-brain coordination -- Managing--the art of worrying -- Signs and signals--the art of communication -- The bench--invisible means of support -- The designated hitter -- The umpires -- The playing field -- Behind the scenes -- The media -- The road -- Noncombatants -- Scouts -- Statistics -- Scoring -- The owners -- The players association -- The commissioner -- Agents and lawyers -- The whole ball game -- Spring training -- The post-season -- Revolutionary developments -- Where di the hitters go? -- Who was the greatest pitcher? -- Who belongs in the Hall of Fame? -- Expansion and its consequences -- The ball's the same, the bat's the same--or are they? -- The great debate: Mays or Mantle? -- Socrates in the dugout -- There's nothing new in baseball -- The evolution of the playing rules -- The windup, and the pitch.
ISBN
189496330X (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2004005607
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library