The semi-regular roundup of things I neglected to post previously.
- From DriveLineBaseball, this review of The Physics of Pitching: Learn the Mechanics, Science, and Psychology of Pitching to Success
. Upshot: It “falls well short of [Robert K.} Adair’s classic text [The Physics of Baseball]. Sure, it looks a lot cooler (the photography is top notch), but the material and content is either very out of date or completely inaccurate.”
- Investors.com posted this profile of New York Giants’ Hall of Fame manager John McGraw as an example of business leadership. The piece refers to Frank Deford’s neo-classic, The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball
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- The Cincinnati Enquirer website posted this profile on former Yankees’ catcher (and local product) Jim Leyritz, author of Catching Heat: The Jim Leyritz Story
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- The Baseball Books blog, an official outlet of MLB.com, posted this piece about Nobody’s Perfect: Two Men, One Call, and a Game for Baseball History
, the ill-fated imperfect game played on June 2, 2010, that has inextricably linked pitcher Armando Galarraga and umpire Jim Joyce.
- There are a couple of new titles out about Joe DiMaggio and the 70th anniversary of his 56 game hitting streak, but as far as I’ve seen nothing about the last time a batter hit .400. Until this kids’ book, No Easy Way: The Story of Ted Williams and the Last .400 Season
, by Fred Bowen. NJ.com ran this brief review.
is available on Amazon.com,
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