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An updated edition of the now-legendary baseball handbook covers every aspect of the game, from pitching, fielding, and batting to scouting and baseball economics, revealing baseball as a sophisticated pursuit. Reprint.
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9781894963305, titled "The Thinking Fan's Guide to Baseball" | Revised edition (Sportclassic Books, May 1, 2004), cover price $13.95 | About this edition: An updated edition of the now-legendary baseball handbook covers every aspect of the game, from pitching, fielding, and batting to scouting and baseball economics, revealing baseball as a sophisticated pursuit.
9781930844063 | 3rd edition (Total Sports, March 1, 2001), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: The strategy and sportsmanship of baseball is lovingly revealed in this latest edition of the 1967 classic survey of the game, which explores the use of statistics, the importance of scouting, the media, owners and managers, and the essential skills--batting, fielding, and pitching--that drive the game.
9781930844261, titled "The Thinking Fan's Guide to Baseball" | Revised edition (Total Sports, March 1, 2001), cover price $17.00 | About this edition: Covers every aspect of the game, from pitching to scouting, revealing baseball as a sophisticated pursuit.

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The author traces the evolution of the game from its origins in the 1890s through the emergence of the NBA in the 1940s to the superstar status of basketball today, covering all aspects of the game and the people that make it so popular.
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9781894963015 | Sportclassic Books, December 1, 2003, cover price $49.95 | About this edition: Traces the evolution of the game from its origins in the 1890s through the emergence of the NBA in the 1940s to the superstar status of basketball today, covering all aspects of the game and the people that make it so popular.

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Focusing on the evolution of the press box, the author takes readers on a scintillating tour of American sport and media, revealing how this special seating helped revolutionize sports and was eventually outmoded by new technology--namely television--that took journalists out of the press box and inserted them onto the field.
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9781894963046 | Sportclassic Books, October 1, 2003, cover price $23.95 | About this edition: Focusing on the evolution of the press box, the author takes readers on a scintillating tour of American sport and media, revealing how this special seating helped revolutionize sports and was eventually outmoded by new technology--namely television--that took journalists out of the press box and inserted them onto the field.

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Product Description: This classic account tells the story of pro basketball's shaky beginnings and of how the game adapted to survive in its early decades.
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9781894963206 | Sportclassic Books, February 1, 2003, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: This classic account tells the story of pro basketball's shaky beginnings and of how the game adapted to survive in its early decades.

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Product Description: In January of 1903, American League president Ban Johnson, “his pince-nez riding precariously on the bridge of his nose,” raised a glass to toast his young baseball league, which had just received permission to purchase the Baltimore organization and establish a team in New York City...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
By Frank Graham and Leonard Koppett (foreword by)
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9780809324149 | Southern Illinois Univ Pr, February 1, 2002, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: In January of 1903, American League president Ban Johnson, “his pince-nez riding precariously on the bridge of his nose,” raised a glass to toast his young baseball league, which had just received permission to purchase the Baltimore organization and establish a team in New York City.

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Product Description: Baseball fans love to second-guess managers' strategies and speculate about their styles of managing and Leonard Koppett is no exception. Koppett brings 52 years as a working baseball writer to his understanding of these men in the dugout...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
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9781566397452 | Exp sub edition (Temple Univ Pr, February 8, 2000), cover price $42.50 | About this edition: Baseball fans love to second-guess managers' strategies and speculate about their styles of managing and Leonard Koppett is no exception.
9780517585450 | Crown Pub, March 1, 1993, cover price $22.50 | About this edition: Provides a close-up look at some of the most influential managers of modern baseball, tracing the influence of baseball legends Branch Rickey, Connie Mack, and John McGraw on modern managers, and sharing entertaining anecdotes about the game

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Discusses the history of the National Basketball Association from its start in small cities around the country to becoming an international game (view table of contents)
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9781892129093 | Total/Sports Illustrated, September 1, 1999, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Discusses the history of the National Basketball Association from its start in small cities around the country to becoming an international game

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Traces the history of American professional baseball and discusses factors that have influenced the game, including integration, playoff games, free agency, the designated hitter, expansion, and strikes (view table of contents)
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9781566396387 | Temple Univ Pr, November 1, 1998, cover price $36.95 | About this edition: Traces the history of American professional baseball and discusses factors that have influenced the game, including integration, playoff games, free agency, the designated hitter, expansion, and strikes

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Essays discuss the business of professional sports, the coverage of sports journalism, and the interaction between sports and culture
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9780395312971 | Houghton Mifflin, October 1, 1981, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Essays discuss the business of professional sports, the coverage of sports journalism, and the interaction between sports and culture

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9780252064159 | Univ of Illinois Pr, December 1, 1994, cover price $21.00

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Explains the ins and outs of baseball, from the game on the field to behind-the-scenes topics such as the media, scouts, and spring training
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9780671732059 | Fireside, March 1, 1991, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Explains the ins and outs of baseball, from the game on the field to behind-the-scenes topics such as the media, scouts, and spring training

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9780892042234, titled "Sporting News' Guide to Sports Viewing" | Sporting News, September 1, 1986, cover price $9.95

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