Tommy John Signed Baseball (32 results)

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A Good copy of a collectible of the 1980 New York Yankees. The baseball has had the player signatures stamped on, the ball was not signed directly by the players. The ball has been kept in a plastic baseball holder by Sports Products Corp. which has helped keep the Very Good condition of the names. Holder box has wrinkles and creases that do not effect the holder itself. The names are stamped in black ink. Red stitching surrounds the names. I have no date to go on but the players' facsimile signatures match the list of players on the 1980 team. List of facsimile player signatures: Larry [Yogi] Berra; Eddie Figueroa; James Spencer; Rick [Goose] Gossage; Willie Randolph; Ron Guidry; Reggie Jackson; Bucky Dent; Fred Stanley; Graig Nettles; Lou Piniella; Don Gullett; Ron Davis; Rudy May; Dick Howser; Luis Tiant; Bob Watson; Tommy John; Oscar Gamble; Rick Cerone; Tom Underwood; Eric Soderholm; Charley Lau; Dennis Werth; Bobby Murcer; Johnny Oates and Bobby Brown.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Very good with light wear. Signed by the main author with just these words in felt pen: "Tommy John Paul 4:13" on the blank end paper - no other markings. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author "To Chuck Tommy John" on the half title page. The book and jacket are in fine condition. First Edition. First Printing. Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 " 305 pages. inscribed and signed on the title page by Tommy John. "To Stacy, Thanks a million my very best wishes Tommy John. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. Hard cover in dust jacket. SIGNED by MLB pitcher Tommy John on the title page with the inscription "my very best wishes" to a previous holder. Clean text -- NO writing, NO highlighting to text. Very Good condition.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Decorative Cloth (Blue). Near Fine/Very Good +. First Edition, First Printing. Signed & Inscribed By Author Sally John. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine +. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Gift inscribed and signed by author Tommy John. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardback book bound in two-tone orange paper-covered boards with black title on the spine. Only defect to note is light sunning on the spine. Book is INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY TOMMY JOHN on first end page and reads "God Bless and Merry Christmas" Tommy John Phil 4:13. Book covers the story of the arm surgery now known by his name and of his strong spiritual beliefs. Book contains a few black and white photos. 175 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author(s). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. F. H. Revell, Old Tappan, NJ, 1978. Hardcover, 175 pp. Memoir of baseball pitcher Tommy John, who after a serious injury received then-experimental ligament replacement surgery, which now bears his name. He relates here how his religious faith gave him strength during this difficult period of his career. He went on to play professional baseball successfully for a total of 26 seasons. Very good with short tears and creases to the dust jacket, two chips on thr rear panel. Jacket is in a nrew mylar sleeve. Signed and inscribed by Tommy John, plus a short inscrioption and signature by his wife Sally. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. xxxii, 425, [7] pages. Autographed copy sticker on front of the DJ. Signed with author's sentiment that reads: "Best wishes, John Feinstein". An inside look at the world of major league baseball draws on interviews with the players, umpires, managers and coaches, owners, and others to discuss behind-the-scenes intrigues, financial manipulations, controversies, and personalities. John Feinstein (born July 28, 1956) is an American sportswriter, author and sports commentator. Feinstein has written 44 books. His book A Season on the Brink chronicles a year in the life of the Indiana University basketball team and its coach, Bob Knight. In 1995, he published A Good Walk Spoiled, about a year on the PGA Tour as told through the stories of 17 players. Feinstein has also written a sports-mystery series in which main characters Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson are reporting on major sporting events including the Final Four, US Open (tennis), Super Bowl, World Series, the Army-Navy Game, and the Summer Olympics. On March 8, 2012, Feinstein joined SiriusXM's Mad Dog Sports Radio channel, teaming up with Bruce Murray for the sports talk show, Beyond the Brink, which aired between 10:00 am - 2:00 p.m. ET. However, Feinstein left the show by the fall of 2012, as he was offered a slot of his own show on the brand new CBS Sports Radio between 9 AM to 12 noon ET. CBS Sports Radio began 24/7 all sports talk on January 2, 2013. On November 14, 2014, during an interview on a Washington, D.C. radio program, he announced that he had been fired by CBS from his daily radio show. Unlike any book before it, Play Ball takes on a national pasttimeâ"and baseball will never be the same again. Baseball is the greatest of all American games. No other sport has the tradition, the mythology, the heroes, and the heroics. Yet baseball is also in the midst of an upheaval unprecedented in its glorious history. Many of its traditions have been discarded, much of its mythology has been disproved, and too many of its heroes have entered drug clinics or let greed triumph over team spirit. What makes baseball what it isâ"the good as well as the bad? Who are the game's heroes, and who its villains? What roles do managers play, and umpires and announcers and mascots and the media? What is the game's future? These are the questions that John Feinsteinâ"best-selling author and sports journalist extraordinaireâ"examines in Play Ball: The Life and Troubled Times of Major League Baseball. As he did in his classic books on professional tennis and college basketball, Feinstein spent one entire season examining the game from the inside. He had access to general managers, who gave him never-before-revealed information on trades and the maneuverings behind these trades. He looks at managers Tony LaRussa and Jim Leyland to examine strategy and the psychology of success; he puts Tommy Lasorda under the microscope, showing the frustrating decline of a once-great franchise and the pain resulting from the tragic death of Lasorda's son. Feinstein answers questions about escalating salaries, reveals the identities of the real controlling forces in the game, explains why the owners so totally despised commissioner Fay Vincent, and graphically illustrates the financial state of the game as well as the pressures, the politics, and the joys that come with playing, managing, negotiating, and simply surviving a 162-game season. Above all are still the players, and this is what makes Feinstein's book so special. He gives us intimate portraits of such longtime superstars as Cal Ripken, Jr. and George Brett, as well as revealing glimpsesâ"some flattering, some not so flatteringâ"of such newer stars as Gary Sheffield, Bobby Bonds, and Ken Griffey, Jr. Beyond the obsession with money and salaries, Feinstein knows it's the players who make and break the game. In Play Ball, we hear stories of how they were shaped; see how stardomâ"or lack of stardomâ"further shapes them; we finally unde. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Singed by Tommy John on title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER as follows: "Best Wishes, | Mary Ann O'Conley." Illustrated with 31 black and white captioned photos. Yellow cloth with black letters on the spine. Just touches of wear to extremities with one corner just barely rubbed through, cloth clean and bright, all photos in fine condition, else near fine to fine with no internal markings. Dust jacket slightly shelfworn with a wrinkled rear panel but not evidence of water damage and not price-clipped. "For the first time in book-form, the slow but constant growth and history of Baker [CA, most adjacent California town to Las Vegas] is revealed, as well as locations of her surrounding mines, gem fields and archaeological sites. A desire to impart to tohers the countless most-sought answers to their questions inspired this narrative. Its accuracy is based upon my own acquaintance with many long-departed pioneers whom I met while living in this region between 1937 and 1940, plus many years' compilations of reports as news correspondent and magazine feature write of biographies after my desert return from Los Angeles in 1954." [author's statement on the dust jacket] This book contains information about the region encompassed by Death Valley National Monument bordering communities to the north, U.S.Highway 66 to the south, thence eastward from Barstow, CA to the Nevada State Line. [from the Preface] A "must have" for anyone interested in the history of Baker, CA and/or the upper Mojave Desert. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine dj. First Edition. [very slight wear at base of spine; jacket shows just a touch of surface wear]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the ffep: "To ___ -- / Good luck & you're / a great Sox fan! / Long live Hyde Park / Tommy John / Phil 4:13. [That last is a reference to the Bible verse Philippians 4:13 -- "For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength."] Not merely the story of the pitcher's amazing comeback following the specialized arm surgery that now bears his name, but also "the inspiring account of a dynamic faith -- a man's faith in a God Who still performs wonders -- and his faith in himself." Foreword by Tommy Lasorda, manager of the L.A. Dodgers during the latter part of John's years with the team. Signed by Author.…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. First Edition. SIGNED by Tommy John with the sentiment "To My Buddy Boy" on front endpaper. Laid-in is a 1986 Fleer baseball card of Tommy John when he was playing for the Oakland "A's" About fine in dj.; Signed by Author.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 23. Chapters: Alex Cosmidis, Bill Yancey, Bubber Jonnard, Buddy Pritchard, Carroll Sembera, Clyde Sukeforth, Dan Carnevale, Dave Garcia, Dick Bogard, Doc Bennett, Dom Chiti, Eddie Bockman, Eddie Kasko, Ed Scott (baseball scout), Ellis Clary, Floyd Baker, Gene Handley, Howie Haak, Hugh Alexander (baseball), Jack Bloomfield (baseball), Jack Zeller, Jesse Flores, Jim Walton (baseball), Joe Devine (scout), John VanOrnum, Loyd Christopher, Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau, Mel Didier, Neil Mahoney, Nelson Burbrink, Paul Krichell, R. J. Harrison, Ray Bellino, Ray Scarborough, Rusty Gerhardt, Sandy Johnson (baseball), Sheldon 'Chief' Bender, Tommy Giordano. Excerpt: Paul Bernard Krichell (December 19, 1882 June 4, 1957) was a Major League Baseball catcher, best known for being the head scout for the New York Yankees for 37 years until his death. Krichell's talent evaluations and signings played a key role in building up the Yankees' run of success from the Murderers' Row teams of the 1920s to the 1950s teams led by Casey Stengel. Krichell began his professional career in the minor leagues, playing as the reserve catcher for the St. Louis Browns before a serious injury threatened his career. He continued to play in the minor leagues and began to move into coaching before Yankees manager Ed Barrow signed him as a scout in 1920. Considered one of the greatest scouts in baseball history, Krichell signed over 200 players who later played professional baseball, including future Baseball Hall of Famers Lou Gehrig, Hank Greenberg, Phil Rizzuto, Whitey Ford, and Tony Lazzeri. His recommendation of Stengel as the Yankees manager was instrumental in Stengel's appointment in 1948. Barrow called Krichell 'the best judge of baseball players he ever saw'. Krichell was born in Paris, France, the son of a German cabinetmaker and youngest of nine children. He grew up in The Bronx, near Yankee Stadium. Krichell made his professional baseball debut in 1903 as a catcher with the Ossining, New York club in the Hudson River League's inaugural season. He moved to the Hartford Senators of the Connecticut League in 1906 and spent most of the following three years with the Newark Indians of the Eastern League. For the latter part of the 1909 season and the whole of 1910, Krichell played for the Montreal Royals at third base. In 1910, he played 102 games for the team, achieving a batting average of .249 and hitting 14 doubles. Krichell began his long association with manager Ed Barrow that year when the latter took charge of the Royals. In 1911, Krichell joined the St. Louis Browns as a reserve catcher, playing 28 games with a .232 batting average, 19 h 24 pp. Englisch. …

Full Leather. Condition: Fine - As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Limited Numbered First Edition. A handsome green full leather Limited Numbered First Edition signed by the author on the limitation page and numbered 463 of 1,335 Limited Edition copies. Features the stories of ten outstanding ballplayers from the 30's and 40's including Dom DiMaggio, Warren Spahn, John "Buck" O'Neil, Johnny Pesky Elden Auker, Bob feller, Tommy Henrich, Larry Doby, Ralph Kiner, and Monte Irvin. This volume represents Volume 1 of the Baseball Oral History Project by the former commissioner of baseball, author of "The Last Commissioner: A Baseball Valentine." In fine unread condition, removed from the original shrinkwrap only to ensure the signature and enclosures. Includes the Publisher's Note and Certificate of Authenticity from Easton Press. A beautiful copy.…

Calender. Condition: Very Good. Sigend By Wayne Gretzky Type: Sports This calender is *SIGNED* by Wayne Gretzky on the front.it is in very clean tight unmarked condition.included is : 1999 Wayne Gretzky "Millennium" Calendar featuring various sports, Canadian Athletes "Celebrating Brantford's Sporting History". The calendar includes the following athletes: Team Branford: Wayne Gretzky, Doug McCaig, Jack Shewchuk, Jay Wells, Tom Fergus, Doug Risebrough, Leo Reise Jr., Syl Apps, Mickey Ion, John Muckler, Greg Stefan, Doug Jarvis, Stan Jonathan, Pat Hickey, Tommy Ivan (Ice Hockey), Wayne Gretzky "The Great One" (Ice Hockey), Julie Howard-Sara Barber Jenkins-Susan Smith (Swimming), Todd Brooker (Skiing), Isabelle Henderson (Ice Skating), Liz Hart and Lydia Vamos (Women's Basketball), Ross Powless and Gaylord Powless (Lacrosse), Debbie Miller-Brian Kelly-Liz Polyak-Tom Longboat-Robert Martin-Kevin Sullivan-Rick Mannen (Boston Marathon), John Lockington and Jimmy Wilkes (1953 Brantford Red Sox (Baseball) Team, Bruce Forbes and Ralph Reville (Golf), Len Chandler-Alan Moffat-Ray Truant-Joe Pikula-Dave Clarke (CFL Football), Edith Hayman and Hugh Forgie (Badmanton), Billie Bowman (Major Tom Thumb)-Joe Kayorie (Killer Joe Christie),-Gordie Wallace-John, Terry, Gary Sumerhays & Frank Bricker (Boxing). Sigend By Wayne Gretzky.…

Zettel. Condition: Sehr gut. Ausschnitt aus Albumblatt, von Michael Dante mit blauem Stift signiert mit eigenhändigem Zusatz "Eileen: Best wishes" /// Autogramm Autograph signiert signed signee /// Michael Dante (born Ralph Vitti; September 2, 1931) is an American actor and former professional minor league baseball player. Dante was born Ralph Vitti in Stamford, Connecticut. Growing up, he would sneak into a local movie theater with his friends to watch westerns. "I grew up wanting to be the sidekick of The Lone Ranger and wanting to follow my heroes", Dante told a reporter in 2006. He was a shortstop on the Stamford High School baseball team, then played for "The Advocate All-Stars" team which won a 1949 New England baseball championship. After graduating from high school, Dante signed a bonus contract with the Boston Braves. He used his $6,000 bonus to buy his family a four-door Buick with whitewalls. Career During spring training with the former Washington Senators, Dante took drama classes at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. Bandleader Tommy Dorsey arranged a screen test for him at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His first film, Somebody Up There Likes Me, was released in 1956. He changed his name at the urging of studio boss Jack L. Warner, who thought "Vitti" would not fit well on theater marquees. Warner suggested some first names, from which the actor picked "Michael". He chose the last name "Dante" because it had been used by some relatives. Dante has appeared in 30 films and 150 television shows. He spent seven years in supporting roles under contract to three major studios at once: MGM, Warner Brothers and Twentieth Century Fox. He considers his best performances the role that he played in Killer Instinct on the CBS television series Desilu Playhouse, along with his roles in the movies Westbound (1959), Seven Thieves (1960) and Winterhawk (1975). His other film credits include Fort Dobbs (1958), Kid Galahad (1962), Operation Bikini (1963), The Naked Kiss (1964), Apache Rifles (1964), Harlow (1965), Arizona Raiders (1965), Willard (1971), That's the Way of the World (1975), The Farmer (1977), Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident (1978), Beyond Evil (1980), Return from the River Kwai (1989), and Cage (1989). Dante appeared on a few ABC/Warner Brothers series, including the westerns Colt .45 and Maverick. He appeared a couple times on the former, starring Wayde Preston. Dante and Forrest Lewis portrayed Davey Lewis and Willy Ford, respectively, in the 1957 episode "The $3,000 Bullet". Dante then played the role of Ab Saunders in the 1958 episode "The Deserters", with Angie Dickinson as Laura Meadows and Myron Healey as an unnamed fur trader, and directed by Leslie H. Martinson.[2] On Maverick he portrayed the killer Turk Mason in the 1957 episode "The Third Rider", with Jack Kelly. Another ABC-WB series he appeared on was the crime drama, Bourbon Street Beat, with Andrew Duggan, on the syndicated adventure series, Rescue 8, starring Jim Davis and Lang Jeffries, and in three episodes of CBS's The Texan, starring Rory Calhoun. Dante made two guest appearances on Perry Mason starring Raymond Burr. In 1959 he played Arthur Manning in "The Case of the Dangerous Dowager", and in 1965 he played murder victim Douglas Kelland in "The Case of the Feather Cloak." A frequent extra on the original Star Trek television series, he was cast in the role of "Maab" in the 1967 episode, "Friday's Child" alongside Julie Newmar. Dante has appeared at Star Trek conventions. In 1969, he played Clay Squires, a bitter young half-breed man, in the episode "Long Night at Fort Lonely" on the syndicated Death Valley Days, with Robert Taylor (actor) as Ben Cotterman and June Dayton as Cotterman's wife, Rachel[3] and in 1972 he played a harried TV commercial director in My Three Sons. In 1974 he played Julio Tucelli in The Six Million Dollar Man episode, Dr. Wells Is Missing. Dante also has recurring roles on the television serials Days of Our Lives and General Hospital. In the 1970s, Dante met John Wayne, whom he watched on screen as a child. Wayne had seen Dante in Winterhawk and asked him to co-host a charity event in Newport Beach, California. That started a friendship between the two actors, and they co-hosted other events until Wayne's death in 1979. Michael Dante is currently the host of a syndicated radio talk show, On Deck, previously known as the Michael Dante Celebrity Talk Show on which he interviews some of Hollywood's biggest stars. His program guests have included Milton Berle, Tony Curtis, Ron Ely, Bryant Gumbel, Stack Pierce, Connie Stevens and Stella Stevens. [4] An avid golfer, he once hosted the annual Michael Dante Celebrity Golf Tournament, a charitable fund-raiser held annually in Palm Springs, California, beginning in 1991. In 2006, Dante told an interviewer that he had written a script for a sequel to Winterhawk and was trying to get funding for the projected movie. Awards The Silver Spur Award (called the "Golden Globe of the Western film and television genre") presented by Reel Cowboys The Golden Boot Award ("the Oscar of Westerns") Southern California Motion Picture Council Award for the 'Best of the Best' in the Motion Picture Industry Wall of Fame Honoree - Stamford High School - Stamford, Connecticut Spirit of the West Award by Wild West Gazette/Bison Western Museum Palm Springs Film Festival Award for the Sammy Fuller classic film The Naked Kiss 1994 - Golden Palm Star on the Walk of Stars[5] Apacheland Days, Apache Junction, Arizona - Guest of Honor - Western boot prints in cement - Superstition Mountain Museum /// Standort Wimregal PKis-Box5-U013 WITHIN THE EU: shipping only to GERMANY and AUSTRIA due to the new EPR regulations. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 10.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st ed., 1st printing ; ix, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm OCLC 70262106 ; ISBN: 9781582618159, 1582618151 ; SIGNED by author on the title page ; black cloth in color photographic dustjacket ; Contents: JOE JACKSON The Truth According to Shoeless Joe -- RICHARD PETTY A Family Tradition -- PAUL BEAR BRYANT Homecoming -- FRANK GRAHAM JR A Case of Mistaken Identity -- SAM SNEAD An Afternoon with Slammin Sam -- PETE RADEMACHER Real Joe Palooka -- OTTO GRAHAM A New Purpose -- BOBBY JONES The Making of a Golf Genius -- PETE ROSE From a Happier Time -- BEN HOGAN The Hogan Touch -- DENNY MCLAIN Life in the Fast Lane -- RED GRANGE The Ice Man Remembers His Roots -- TED WILLIAMS The Kid Sizes Up BigLeague Hitters -- TOMMY LASORDA Baseballs Goodwill Ambassador -- TED TURNER Media Mogul -- TY COBB At Home with the Georgia Peach -- WOODY HAYES Warm Memories of a Buckeye Legend -- JACK NICKLAUS A Golden Transformation -- STAN MUSIAL A Cardinal for the Ages -- ARNOLD PALMER An Interview on Wheels -- PAUL ANDERSON Worlds Strongest Man -- JOHN WOODEN Timeout with a Legendary Coach -- HANK AARON Two Decades of Hammerin -- GENE SARAZEN Eugenio -- WARREN SPAHN A Bold Prediction -- MUHAMMAD ALI The Greatest Breaks Down Barriers -- JOE TORRE A Baseball Life ; As a veteran sportswriter, Furman Bisher has been Face to Face with the most influential sports figures the country has to offer. He pulls no punches and leaves no question un-asked in this collection of his all-time best interviews. From baseball to boxing and from Jack Nicklaus to Red Grange, Furman Bisher shares his biggest scoops and most heart-warming stories. Shoeless Joe Jackson, in 1949, agreed to allow Bisher to help him present his side of the Black Sox Scandal, something that had never been done before. Bisher shadowed the Petty racing family at their compound in Level Cross, North Carolina, and discovered the secret behind their success: family. He broke a story about brutality in college football, which led to a nation-wide scandal involving a shady conversation between Bryant and Georgia athletic director Wallace Butts about Georgia's game plan; read Bisher's explanation of this case of mistaken identity. In Face to Face, Bisher provides insight into the private lives of sporting men from all generations, sports, shapes, sizes and dispositions--golfer Arnold Palmer, Marlins manager Jack McKeon, boxer Muhammad Ali, UCLA coach John Wooden, media mogul Ted Turner, and more--open their hearts and their homes to legendary journalist Furman Bisher and to you. ; FINE/FINE. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. viii, [2], 182 pages. Illustrations. Autographed copy sticker on front of DJ. Signed, with sentiment, by the author on the front free endpaper; signature reads Enjoy the Book! Jeff Seidel. This book provides a look at what a number of former Orioles have done after their playing careers ended. The author spoke with a wide-ranging number of Orioles. from stars like Cal Ripken Jr. and Brooks Robinson to those who had only 15 minutes of fame, like Dave Criscione and John Stefero. The author notes how many of the former Orioles stayed in baseball in some form, like Cal Ripken, who started his own minor league team in Aberdeen, Maryland, or former catcher Andy Etchebarren, a longtime empire's attendant. For many, their experience on the diamond became a launching point for their post-playing careers as coaches and managers; for others, their association with the Orioles simply blessed them as their careers took twists and turns away from the field of play. For all, the proud tradition of Orioles baseball has woven itself into the fabric of their everyday lives. The author interviewed 35 former Orioles players and one umpire attendant for this book. Jeff Seidel has been a journalist in the Baltimore/Washington area for over 20 years, covering high school, college, and professional sports. He has written for the Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, the Associated Press, NFLdotcom, Lacrosse Magazine, ESPN: The Magazine, Rink Side, Washington Jewish Week, and many other publications. He is the author of Baltimore Orioles: Where Have You Gone? Where Have You Gone? Baltimore Orioles is a look at what a number of former Orioles have done after their playing careers have ended. Author Jeff Seidel spoke with a wide-ranging number of Orioles from stars like Cal Ripken Jr. and Brooks Robinson to those who had only 15 minutes of fame like Dave Criscione and John Stefero. Also featured are Andy Etchebarren, Chris Hoiles, Mike Flanagan, the Cy Young award-winning lefty who anchored the Orioles pitching staff in the late 1970s and 1980s; Tommy Davis, the team's first designated hitter; Doug DeCinces, faced with the cruel task of taking over for Brooks Robinson at third base, and Brooks Robinson himself, still a fan favorite nearly 30 years after retiring. Stuart Zolotorow (Front and Back cover photos) (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 23. Chapters: Alex Cosmidis, Bill Yancey, Bubber Jonnard, Buddy Pritchard, Carroll Sembera, Clyde Sukeforth, Dan Carnevale, Dave Garcia, Dick Bogard, Doc Bennett, Dom Chiti, Eddie Bockman, Eddie Kasko, Ed Scott (baseball scout), Ellis Clary, Floyd Baker, Gene Handley, Howie Haak, Hugh Alexander (baseball), Jack Bloomfield (baseball), Jack Zeller, Jesse Flores, Jim Walton (baseball), Joe Devine (scout), John VanOrnum, Loyd Christopher, Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau, Mel Didier, Neil Mahoney, Nelson Burbrink, Paul Krichell, R. J. Harrison, Ray Bellino, Ray Scarborough, Rusty Gerhardt, Sandy Johnson (baseball), Sheldon 'Chief' Bender, Tommy Giordano. Excerpt: Paul Bernard Krichell (December 19, 1882 - June 4, 1957) was a Major League Baseball catcher, best known for being the head scout for the New York Yankees for 37 years until his death. Krichell's talent evaluations and signings played a key role in building up the Yankees' run of success from the Murderers' Row teams of the 1920s to the 1950s teams led by Casey Stengel. Krichell began his professional career in the minor leagues, playing as the reserve catcher for the St. Louis Browns before a serious injury threatened his career. He continued to play in the minor leagues and began to move into coaching before Yankees manager Ed Barrow signed him as a scout in 1920. Considered one of the greatest scouts in baseball history, Krichell signed over 200 players who later played professional baseball, including future Baseball Hall of Famers Lou Gehrig, Hank Greenberg, Phil Rizzuto, Whitey Ford, and Tony Lazzeri. His recommendation of Stengel as the Yankees manager was instrumental in Stengel's appointment in 1948. Barrow called Krichell 'the best judge of baseball players he ever saw'. Krichell was born in Paris, France, the son of a German cabinetmaker and youngest of nine children. He grew up in The Bronx, near Yankee Stadium. Krichell made his professional baseball debut in 1903 as a catcher with the Ossining, New York club in the Hudson River League's inaugural season. He moved to the Hartford Senators of the Connecticut League in 1906 and spent most of the following three years with the Newark Indians of the Eastern League. For the latter part of the 1909 season and the whole of 1910, Krichell played for the Montreal Royals at third base. In 1910, he played 102 games for the team, achieving a batting average of .249 and hitting 14 doubles. Krichell began his long association with manager Ed Barrow that year when the latter took charge of the Royals. In 1911, Krichell joined the St. Louis Browns as a reserve catcher, playing 28 games with a .232 batting average, 19 h 24 pp. Englisch.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First edition. SIGNED & dated by Hall-of-Famer Tommy John on front end-paper. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (1/2"-inch tear at head of front panel of jacket. ) (B).

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - In the mid-1940s, the post-war United States was a prosperous country, and baseball had its own share of this prosperity. An expanding minor league led to unprecedented competition for young baseball talent. The ill-conceived idea of a signing bonus quickly introduced an element of financial competition into the sport of baseball, much to the discomfort of many minor league teams. Unable to compete with major league teams, the minor leagues pressed for restrictions on the bonuses paid to players. Bonus rules--the first enacted in 1946 and the second implemented in 1953--attempted unsuccessfully to curb ever-rising bonuses and limit the damage this policy ultimately did to both teams and players. Containing 24 interviews, this volume focuses on players signed under the strict bonus rule of 1953-1957, which required that players signed to a bonus of $4,000 or more remain on the big league roster for two full seasons before being sent to the minor leagues. Organized chronologically, these interviews explore the lives and careers of the bonus babies with emphasis on their early big-league experience and its effect on their careers. Players interviewed in this volume include Harmon Killebrew, Reno Bertoia, Tommy Qualters, Jim Pyburn, John DeMerit, Von McDaniel, Don Pavletich, Mel Roach, Steve Boros, Dick Schofield, Jim Derrington, Mike McCormick, Jim Pagliaroni, Paul Giel, Buddy Pritchard, Jerry Walker, Jim Brady, Wayne Causey, Lindy McDaniel, Jim Small, Don Kaiser, Tommy Carroll, Jerry Kindall and Frank Zupo. An appendix provides a complete chronological listing of players signed under the bonus rule of 1953-1957. The work is also indexed. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Hak-Ju Lee (born November 4, 1990) is a South Korean professional baseball shortstop in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. Lee was signed out of South Korea by the Chicago Cubs in 2008 at age 18, receiving a signing bonus of $1.15 million. He made his debut in the Cubs system for the Class-A Boise Hawks in 2009 after recovering from Tommy John surgery. Lee played for the World team in the 2010 All-Star Futures Game, going 1-for-2 with a single, and making a fielding error. He was ranked by Baseball America as the fourth-best prospect in the Cubs' system going into 2011.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Ronald J. Belisario (last name sometimes spelled Belizario) (born December 31, 1982, in Maracay, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Belisario was signed by the Florida Marlins as a 16-year-old amateur free agent in 1999, playing in the rookie-class Venezuelan Summer League in 2000 and rookie-class Gulf Coast League in 2001. He played with various different 'A' ball teams in 2003-04. He was placed on the Marlins 40 man roster in September 2004 but missed the 2005 season because of undergoing Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. He also missed the 2006 season because of an unspecified suspension. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articlesavailable from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Francisco AlbertoRosario Divison (born September 28, 1980 in San Rafael del YumaDominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball right-handedrelief pitcher. He currently plays for the Guerreros de Oaxaca of theMexican League. Rosario was originally signed as an amateur free agentby Toronto on January 11, 1999. Rosario missed all of 2003 recuperatingfrom Tommy John surgery. Throughout the minors, Rosario showed flashesof excellence, but has been inconsistent. Rosario, a former starter, wasconverted to the bullpen in mid-2005.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Thomas Edward John Jr. (born May 22, 1943) is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball whose 288 career victories rank as the seventh highest total among left-handers in major league history and the most by any pitcher not selected for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. He is also known for the revolutionary surgery, now named after him, which was performed on a damaged ligament in his pitching arm. An outstanding basketball player at Gerstmeyer High School in Terre Haute, where he held the city single game scoring record, John was originally signed by the Cleveland Indians, making his major league debut in 1963. Of his 26-year major league career, he is best remembered for his seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1970s. He made appearances in the All-Star Game in 1968, 1978, 1979, and 1980. He played in all three Yankees vs. Dodgers World Series of his era (1977, 1978 and 1981), but was on the losing end of all three, having switched over to the Yankees by the time the Dodgers took the Series in 1981. John never played on a major league championship team.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. On offer is a fascinating journal of a young American woman, Ruth Harris Diuguid Dougherty Fallon (1917-2007). Born and raised in Sayville New York, Diuguid lived most of her life in or near Brooklyn. She married Frederick Howard Dougherty (1918-2004) in 1940 and subsequently Robert Edwards Fallon (1917-2012) in 1987. Ruth and Frederick had two daughters. Ruth was a housewife but on the side, she was a published journalist and photographer. She published articles in magazines such as Seventeen, but was best known for her historical newspaper articles in the Suffolk County News, where she wrote a column called Reflections of the Past about the history of Sayville, New York. Ruth also served on the world-wide governing council of the Girl Scouts and was an active member of the Sayville Historical Society. Ruth was 17 when she began this diary in 1935. She was a high school junior at Sayville High School. She crams every single page with detailed entries of the type of personal and social events that are of such crucial importance to a teenager. While the diary is set up to be kept over five years, Ruth writes voraciously and the vast majority of the entries are 1935-1937. On some pages, the entry for a single day will take up most of the page, with entries for other years jotted in the margins or skipped. The diary opens with a "Notice": "To whoever takes the liberty of reading this diary may it reflect upon their character and be a curse to them if they use the contents against me (or those mentioned) or to embarrass me (or those herein) " [Flyleaf]. And, with that dire warning, she launches in to a breathless description of her life with family and friends. The entries are very long so these are mostly just excerpts: "Went to school. I had little homework to finish. I am going with the gang to see Tommy Richards (who was stabbed) but some of them appeared []. Maybe I ought to introduce most of the gang they are the boys and girls of the neighbourhood .(she then goes on to list over a dozen friends including Freddie Dougherty whom she would later marry) " [Jan 3, 1935]. "Went to school for an hour in the morning to take English mid-term. I think I barely passed. Bee, Vi & I went to Metropolitan Theatre to see Folies Bergere. Had soda in Lofts. Vi & I went to store for mom.Vi, Helen, Connie, Flo, Margie and I walked to Bob s, sat on steps listening to his orchestra play awhile. Some young boys followed us. Met the boys from our gang on our block. Stood talking a while" [Apr 3, 1935]. "School. No assembly. Harold & I wandered around a while then went to baseball game. SHS vs Bayshore . We won 5-0. Water pistols were numerous in grandstand" [May 22, 1936]. "Wednesday work. A day I have long been awaiting arrived - I took my driving test for my senior license! Ma drove me down by 11: 00 to Patchogue(Granville Ave). The man was so nice. We carried on quite a conversation. He visited Daddy s business in Brooklyn years ago. I didn t do perfectly but I may have passed and I may not have. I do hope I did. I took mom to lunch in the Bonnie Mart. We looked in stores. (I had lunch). At home I cleaned my car (as I do once in a while). Thenwent to the beach. I later went to library. We felt the urge to study. I get biology and [? French]. Joe and John came down before we had towith work. At church meeting Howie said he had a compliment to tell me ++ nice to hear that the most enjoyable evening he ever spent was at Darcy s party. I can only say Ifind it enjoyable to when Howie is concerned" [August 19, 1936]. For a social historian, this is a terrific look into the lives led by American teenagers during the pre-war years. It would be an excellent source record for a Women s Studies program, particularly as it shows a lifestyle that was about to undergo a radical change with WWII and the post war years in America. For a genealogist, it offers and outstanding list of names and[request full listing from seller, Abe Word limit reached]. Signed by Author(s).…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Hong-Chih Kuo (born July 23, 1981 in Tainan, Taiwan) is a Major League Baseball pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers. When Kuo made his debut in 2005, he became the fourth MLB player from Taiwan (after Chin-Feng Chen, Chin-hui Tsao, and Chien-Ming Wang). Kuo pitched for Taiwan in the Asian Games and in the inaugural World Baseball Classic, allowing three earned runs in two games. Kuo was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers on June 19, 1999 for a bonus of 1.25 million dollars, but elbow problems prevented him from participating with the team. He underwent two Tommy John surgeries in 2000 and 2003, respectively.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 92. Chapters: Bare-knuckle boxers, Victor McLaglen, James Burke, Kimbo Slice, Simon Byrne, Dan Donnelly, Charles Bronson, Isaac Perrins, William Thompson, Lenny McLean, Bob Fitzsimmons, James J. Corbett, Roy Shaw, Tom Sayers, John L. Sullivan, London Prize Ring Rules, John Morrissey, William Poole, John C. Heenan, John Mahan, Jim Hall, Kid McCoy, Mike Farragher, Daniel Mendoza, George Gardiner, Tom Spring, Sam Collyer, Country McCleester, Jem Ward, Jack Broughton, Jacob Hyer, Tom Molineaux, Ben Caunt, Jem Mace, Peter Jackson, List of bare-knuckle boxers, Tom Sharkey, Yankee Sullivan, Thomas King, Benjamin Brain, Joe Choynski, Paddy Ryan, Bartley Gorman, John Gully, Tom Cribb, Bob Brettle, Young Barney Aaron, Charley Burley, Jake Kilrain, Joe Goss, Viro Small, Jack McAuliffe, Tom Paddock, Bill Richmond, Tom Hyer, Tommy Ryan, George Godfrey, Owney Geoghegan, Jem Belcher, Jonny Walker, Nicholas Ward, Nat Langham, Arthur Chambers, Dominick McCaffrey, Paddington Tom Jones, Caleb Baldwin, Johnny Broome, Peter Maher, Alexander McKay, List of bare-knuckle lightweight champions, James Leak, Mike Cleary, Professor Mike Donovan, Tom Jackling, Johnny Moneghan, Johnny Waldron, Jimmy Elliott, John Clark, Bill Brennan, Billy Edwards, Joe Coburn, Dutch Sam, Tom Allen, Jack Randall, John Jackson, Jack McManus, Young Dutch Sam, Nick Burley, Jem Smith, Dick Curtis, James Figg, Don Adams, Harry Woodson, Hen Pearce, Jimmy Spinks, R v Coney, William Perry, Mike McCoole, Cliff Field, Musangwe, Bill Brassey. Excerpt: Kevin Ferguson (born February 8, 1974), better known as Kimbo Slice, is a Bahamian-American boxer, former mixed martial artist and occasional actor. He became famous for street fights which were spread on the Internet, leading Rolling Stone to call him 'The King of the Web Brawlers'. Slice left the underground fighting scene and signed a professional contract with EliteXC in 2007. After EliteXC declared bankruptcy in 2008, Slice became a free agent. Slice competed in The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights, where he lost in his first fight to veteran fighter, and eventual series winner, Roy Nelson. In his UFC debut, Slice defeated Houston Alexander in the The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights finale, but lost in his second UFC fight to Matt Mitrione at UFC 113. Ferguson was born in Nassau, Bahamas, but moved to the United States as a child, growing up in Cutler Ridge, Florida. Ferguson was raised with his two brothers by mother Rosemary Clarke. He went to Bel-Air Elementary School, where Ferguson was reportedly involved in his first fight at 13 as he tried to defend a friend. He continued his studies with Cutler Ridge Middle School and later with Richmond Heights Middle School. He attended Miami Palmetto High School, where he was the star middle linebacker. In 1992, his house in Perrine, Florida was destroyed by Hurricane Andrew, forcing him to live in his 1987 Nissan Pathfinder for a month. For college, he attended both Bethune-Cookman University and the University of Miami, where he held an athletic scholarship and studied criminal justice. He was there for only a year and a half. In 1997, he had a tryout with the Miami Dolphins and was part of the pre-season squad, but was unable to get a place in the first team. Kimbo's cousin is United States judoka Rhadi Ferguson. Ferguson started working as bouncer for a strip club until high school friend and current manager, Mike Ember, offered him a job as limousine driver and bodyguard. 92 pp. Englisch.…