The Real 100 Best Baseball Players of All Time and Why! [FIRST EDTION, FIRST PRINTING]
Language: English
Published by Addax Publishing Group, Lenexa, Kansas, 1998
- First Edition
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Fine unread condition maroon boards, dark blue cloth spine, and gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition photographic and color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Acknowledgments; Author Dedication and Foreword. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs. "Who are the 100 greatest players of all time? The Real 100 Best Baseball Players of All Time.and Why! is full of stories, statistics, arguments and charts, all used to rank the greatest 75 hitters and 25 pitchers of all-time. "The league will be a little drier now, folks." - Gaylord Perry on his retirement. "I can see how he won 25 games. What I don't understand is how he lost five." - Yogi Berra, after the 1963 World Series, on Sandy Koufax. "He plays third like he came down from a higher league." - Umpire Ed Hurley on Brooks Robinson. "I can't say if he hit the ball further than anyone else. But the balls he hit got smaller, faster." - Walter Johnson, on pitching to Babe Ruth. "Love me or hate me, you can't ignore me." - "Mr. October," Reggie Jackson. "I was born with the restless desire to do a thing as well as it could be done. That means doing it a little better than the other fellow." - Ty Cobb. "Willie Mays and his glove: where triples go to die." - Fresco Thompson, Los Angeles Dodgers Executive. "My biggest thrill in baseball? I'd have to say it was when Mickey Mantle bunted against me with the wind blowing out at Crosley Field." - Hall of Fame pitcher, Robin Roberts. What do the subject of these quotes have in common? They're all in The Real 100 Best Baseball Players of All Time.and Why!" - from the rear outer jacket. "Who are the greatest baseball players that ever lived? Many baseball fans, managers, coaches and players have thought about ranking the greats. But until The Real 100 Best Baseball Players of All Time.and Why! there has not been a well argued ranking of the best players. Using argumentation, statistics and charts, this provocative volume is an argument starter. The book offers reasons why Babe Ruth is the greatest, why Willie Mays gets the nod over Hank Aaron, why Tom Seaver ranks ahead of Steve Carlton and why Ken Griffey Jr. and Barry Bonds are climbing up the list but must still play a while longer before they crack the Top Ten. If you only wanted to see your favorites picked, then this is not a volume for you. Tough choices were necessary to pick the 100 greatest players. You won't agree with all the choices here but you probably will agree that the choices shouldn't be made on the basis of emotion or fan appeal. The Real 100 Best Baseball Players of All Time.and Why! appeals to all those sports fans whose days are not complete without a good sports argument." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Real 100 Best Baseball Players of All Time and Why! [FIRST EDTION, FIRST PRINTING]
- Author
- Shouler, Ken; Lofflin, John (editor)
- Publisher
- Addax Publishing Group, Lenexa, Kansas
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Ramirez, Deborah (cover design); Breeden, Randy (book design);
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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