Dingers! A Short History of the Long Ball

Name: Dingers! A Short History of the Long Ball
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ISBN: 9781933060095

ISBN-10: 1933060093

ISBN-13: 9781933060095

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Authors: Peter Keating

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Round-Tripper??? Circuit Clout ??? Big Fly ??? Four-Bagger ??? Tater ??? Going Yard ??? Dingers! No single act in sports has had as great an impact on our culture, our language, and our imagination as the Home Run . So how come we've had to wait so long for the definitive biography?! Dingers! tells the history of the round-tripper, from forgotten blasts of the last century to Babe Ruth to the chasing and breaking of the Babe's records to today's pumped-up tater totals. Its narrative traces the relationship among home runs, players and fans, showing how going yard has grown in importance, to the point where jacking the ball over the wall often overshadows the actual results of games. Relying…

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List price: $16.95
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/17/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Peter Keating is professor of history at the Universitï¿½ du Quï¿½bec ï¿½ Montrï¿½al.



Leading Off



1876-1919: Deadball



1920-1945: The Rise of Power



1946-1962: Home Run Hitters Drive Cadillacs



1963-1976: Counterpunch



1977-1992: Balance



1993-2004: Hyperinflation



2005-Present: Deflation?


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