Résultats pour "Billie" dans Base-ball et softball

Bobby Richardson played alongside Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Whitey Ford, Moose Skowron, and Yogi Berra during one of the greatest dynasties in baseball history, and he remains to this day the only player from a losing team ever to be named World Series MVP. Impact Player chronicles Bobby’s life story - from his early days playing American Legion ball in South Carolina through his storied career with the Yankee’s and his decision to walk away from the game in his prime.

The New York Yankees have won 27 world championships and 40 American League pennants, both world records. Their pinstripe swag is a symbol of "making it" across the globe. Yet some 25 years ago, from 1989 to 1992, the Yankees were a pitiful team at the bottom of the standings, sitting on a 14-year World Series drought and a 35 percent drop in attendance. To make the statistics worse, their mercurial, bombastic owner was banned from baseball. But out of these ashes emerged the modern Yankees dynasty, a juggernaut built on the sly, a brilliant mix of personalities, talent, and ambition.

In this candid, revealing, and entertaining memoir, the beloved New York Yankee legend looks back over his nearly fifty-year career as a player and a manager, sharing insights and stories about some of his most memorable moments and some of the biggest names in Major League Baseball. For nearly...

What if Babe Ruth had not been sold to the Yankees in 1920 and instead played his entire career in Boston? What if Muhammad Ali had lost or quit in his first fight against Sonny Liston? What if the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants had never moved to the West Coast? What if Vince Lombardi had become head coach of his hometown Giants instead of heading to Green Bay? How would sports history, and our perception of it, be different today?

huge treasury to delight Red Sox Nation. Founded in 1901, the Boston Red Sox have been making history for over a century. The passion of the players, the tragedy and triumph of the “Bambino’s Curse” - the Boston spirit comes alive in this collection of stories and anecdotes from Fenway Park. Any baseball fan will find this book irresistible.

In State of Play, 12-year Major League veteran, Emmy Award-winning MLB Network analyst, and best-selling author Bill Ripken breaks down these modern statistical methods to explain which ones make sense in the game's historical context, bringing them together with proven old-school strategies. He simplifies those sabermetric terms hastily added to the baseball lexicon without being fully realized, taking new-school confusion out of old-school baseball's tried-and-true common sense. 

He used to win ballgames as a popular right-hander for the San Francisco Giants. Now he’s talking ball on KNBR. Bill Laskey hops on the blowtorch for Extra Innings with Bill Laskey every Saturday and Sunday following Giants baseball.

For the real sports fan, this is a must-hear audiobook. It is perhaps the biggest collection of facts and what some might call fiction, since some of the sports stories have been passed on for generations. Although it focuses on baseball, there are scores of insightful anecdotes that cross over into many other sports. It doesn't stop there. It shows how intertwined with everyday life baseball has been over the years, from its relationship to world conflicts to the impact on US presidents.

He used to win ballgames as a popular right-hander for the San Francisco Giants, now he’s talking ball on KNBR. Bill Laskey hops on the blowtorch for Extra Innings w/ Bill Laskey every Saturday and Sunday following Giants baseball.

From Mike Pesca, host of the popular Slate podcast The Gist, comes the greatest sports minds imagining how the world would change if a play, trade, injury, or referee's call had just gone the other way. "Intriguing...thought provoking...delightful." --The Washington Post No announcer ever...

The podcast of the literary baseball journal, The Twin Bill. We talk to author and people in and around baseball literarture.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are changing baseball constantly. From star players, to salaries, to breaking records and upsetting opposing fans, the team has the attention of not only the nation, but the world. Los Angeles Times beat writer Maddie Lee and columnists Bill Plaschke and Mirjam Swanson, three writers who intimately cover the team, take you through the ups and downs of the season as they try to win another World Series. Or sign another superstar. They might do both.

Join Billie in The Family Room, a place where we trade inner chaos for peace, purpose, and powerful connection. If you feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or spiritually dry, you are not alone. Here, we'll clear the clutter, quiet the noise, and create rhythms of peace so you can reconnect with God, yourself, and the people you love. Your peace matters. Your purpose is calling.

FAN INVOLVED. The place to come and join the banter, talk sports team pride and live in the nostalgia of yesteryear spent down at the sandlot. A place where a fan suits up, leaves the locker room, goes through the tunnel and on to the field to fulfill their baseball dreams.

You're about to discover the incredibly inspirational story of baseball superstar Babe Ruth. If you're listening to this then you must be a fan of Lionel, like so many others. As a fan, you must wonder how this man is so talented and want to know more about him. Lionel is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players ever and it's been an honor to be able to watch him compete throughout his career. This book will reveal to you much about Lionel's story and the many accomplishments throughout his career.

You're about to discover the incredibly inspirational story of baseball superstar Buster Posey. If you're reading this, then you must be a Buster Posey fan, like so many others. As a fan, you must wonder how this man is so talented and want to know more about him. Buster Posey is considered as one of the greatest young baseball players in the world, and it's been an honor to be able to watch him play throughout his young career.

You're about to discover the incredibly inspirational story of baseball superstar Hyun-Jin Ryu. If you're reading this, you must be a Hyun-Jin Ryu fan, like so many others. As a fan, you must wonder how this man is so talented and want to know more about him. Hyun-Jin is considered one of the greatest Asian pitchers of his generation, and it's been an honor to be able to watch him play throughout his young career. This book will reveal much about Hyun-Jin's story and the many accomplishments throughout his career.

Madison Bumgarner is considered one of the greatest young baseball players in the world, and it's been an honor to be able to watch him play throughout his young career. This audiobook will reveal much about Madison's story and the many accomplishments throughout his career.

On a spring day in 1947, Mr. Rickey, the powerful General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, summons heavyweight champion Joe Louis, tap star Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and actor Paul Robeson to his hotel room in Manhattan. Rickey wants their support when he taps Jackie Robinson to be the Major League's first black ballplayer. But a power struggle ensues when the eloquent Robeson raises questions about Rickey's motivations to integrate white baseball.