Spring Training Baseball's Early Season

Name: Spring Training Baseball's Early Season
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ISBN: 9780618213993

ISBN-10: 0618213996

ISBN-13: 9780618213993

Edition: 2003 (Teachers Edition, Instructors Manual, etc.)

Authors: Cal Ripkin, Stan Grossfeld, Dan Shaughnessy, Jr. Ripken

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Before the purpose-pitch that zips inches from the batter's head, before greenfly autograph-seekers stalk hotel lobbies, before thousands of fans stand up and boo in 50,000-seat stadiums, before the proverbial dog days of summer and the pressure-packed moments of October . . . there is sweet spring. The long hello. Baseball's early season. The words spring training have long held special power over baseball fans. They signal the arrival of fresh air and sunshine after a long winter devoid of bare feet and box scores. The chance to see the game up close and personal, in beautiful slow motion. No other sport undergoes this slow, glorious unfolding. And no other book captures baseball's rite…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication date: 2/5/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.2
Language: English

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Dan Shaughnessy is an award-winning columnist for the Boston Globe and the author of several sports books, including The Curse of the Bambino , a best-selling classic. Seven times Shaughnessy has been voted one of America’s top ten sports columnists by Associated Press Sports Editors and named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year. He has appeared on Good Morning America , The Today Show , The Early Show , CNN, Nightline , NPR, Imus in the Morning , ESPN, HBO, and many others. He lives in Newton, Massachusetts.



Foreword



Introduction: Sweet Spring


Pitchers and Catchers Report


The Grapefruit League


The Cactus League


Road Trip


Spring Training Memories



Spring Training Sites


Acknowledgments