Books written by Larry Burke
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Change Up: An Oral History of 8 Key Events That Shaped Baseball
ROBERT WHITING: If Kaz Matsui had been the first Japanese player instead of Ichiro, it would have been the end for a while. It's good for the baseball population that Ichiro was as good as he was—and that Hideki Matsui was as good as he ...
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Change Up: An Oral History of 8 Key Events That Shaped Baseball
Paul Molitor, who amassed 3,319 hits in 2,683 big-league games—1,173 of them as a DH—was elected to the Hall ofFame in 2004. With great hitters such as Edgar Martinez, David Ortiz, and Travis Hafner serving the bulk of their careers as ...
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Play Baseball the Ripken Way: The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Fundamentals
Teaches the basics of baseball including proper techniques for pitching, swinging, playing defense, and running bases.
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The Ripken Way: A Manual for Baseball and Life
Foreword o xix He'd get spiked , and with his Rambo - type attitude take a needle and thread and sew it up ... When he took us kids out and hit ground balls to us , he'd say , “ The ball only weighs five - and - a - quarter ounces .
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The Baseball Chronicle: A Decade-By-Decade History of the All-American Pastime
The Baseball Chronicle: A Decade-By-Decade History of the All-American Pastime
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The Baseball Chronicles: A Decade-By-Decade History of the All-American Pastime
Recounts the highlights of each decade in baseball history, describing World Series games, popular trends, and top players and teams
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Play Baseball the Ripken Way: The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Fundamentals
"Based on the teachings of the late Cal Ripken, Sr., a player, coach, manager, and scout in the Baltimore Orloles system for thirty-seven years, Play Baseball the Ripken Way shows players just what they need to do to be their best while ...
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Growing Closer: Density and Sprawl in the Boise Valley
How might we build modern cities as good as the neighborly places lost to suburbia's sprawl? Growing Closer surveys the housing patterns and trends.
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Baseball
In his fact-filled book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Baseball, Johnny gives you: