Males at Work: The Craft of Baseball
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#1 New York Occasions Bestseller
“A pleasant have a look at all of the little issues that make main league baseball a refined spectacle.” —Seattle Occasions
In his basic tribute to America’s pastime, political commentator, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and lifelong sports activities fanatic George F. Will travels from the baseball area to the dugout to the locker room to get to the foundation of the sport all of us love. He breaks down the game to its 4 fundamental parts, managing, pitching, hitting, and fielding, and analyzes the best way 4 of its notables, supervisor Tony La Russa, pitcher Orel Hershiser, outfielder Tony Gwynn, and shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., strategy the sport. Some of the acclaimed sports activities books ever written, Males at Work is a revelatory, and infrequently stunning, research {of professional} baseball.
ASIN : B003GYEGYS
Writer : HarperCollins e-books; Reprint version (July 18, 2010)
Publication date : July 18, 2010
Language : English
File dimension : 5.2 MB
Textual content-to-Speech : Enabled
Display Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Phrase Smart : Enabled
Print size : 400 pages
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Clients discover this baseball ebook fascinating for its insights into the sport’s hidden sides, making it a must-read for critical followers. The writing fashion receives constructive suggestions for being well-written and simply discernible. Whereas prospects admire the ebook’s have a look at baseball, they notice that the content material feels dated.
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Eye on the prize –
The ultimate baseball book
If you really, really love the mental part of the game of baseball this is for you. You need to have at least one friend who has read this so you can go to a game with them. And George Will has a great command of the language, he is a great communicator, and he has a wonderful and engaging writting style. The men he picked to interview were great choices. If you love baseball you won’t be able to put this down. If you don’t, the detail will overwhelm you and put you to sleep.
Amazon Customer –
Fascinating look at Baseball.
Absolutely great read if you’re a diehard baseball fan. Written with information gathered around 1989, this book still reads very relevant. The information from the four participants is so in depth, that you realize there isn’t a movement on the baseball diamond, that doesn’t have a reason, intent or purpose. Signs, fake signs, signs that are a fake fake sign, signs just to see how/if the baserunner reacts, ways of finding out where a shortshop is “really” going to play you after the pitch etc, etc. It is endless. I don’t know that this is for the casual fan, but then again this could be the tipping point for some people. The Craft of Baseball could not be a better subtitle for this book. This makes me watch baseball completely differently than I used too.
C. C. Black –
Baseball For Nerds
Without a doubt, George Will is a baseball afficiciando and, well, nerd. I suppose he remembers every box score back to his birth, maybe to the birth of the sport. “Men at Work” is one of his most popular books. This edition comes with a new, sixteen-page introduction.The concept of his book is ingenious. Select four basic baseball jobs—managing, pitching, batting, defense—interview four representatives of each (in the 1980s: Tony La Russa, Orel Hershiser, Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken), and give baseball fans four insiders’ look into how professional baseball works in and behind the scenes. At its best the book is fascinating. At its most frustrating it so overwhelms with details and nit-picks that it can be a tiring read unless (1) you’re as fanatical as Mr. Will or (2) you read the book in small bites. The problem with Option 2 is that one tends to forget all the figures and players and internal cross-references. “Tiring read” is a hard claim to make of Will’s work, because he writes so well, but there I find myself. At a certain point—about fifty pages in—I was so exhausted and I laid the book down. I haven’t yet returned to it. Someday I shall, because of its quality and obvious love of the game. Nevertheless, I must pace myself.The book’s epigram is by Tony La Russa: “There’s a lot of stuff goes on.” That goes for baseball and for “Men at Work.”
Gregory Paul –
Perfect
Great service
G –
For My Avid Beaver Fan
I got this book for my husband who is an avid fan of the Oregon State University baseball team .. who, by the way, won the national championship 2 ot 3 years ( I don’t remember stats like he does). Anyway … he was mesmerized by this book, couldn’t stop reading it and goes back to some topics over and over. There is much to be learned not only about baseball but about life and how to experience it. George Will is a wordsmith extrodinaire, he captures your interest and keeps it throughout the book. Highly recommended not only for baseball fans but students of life as well. Enjoy!
ROBERT KINGSLEY –
An inside look into the game of baseball.
If you have ever wondered how the players and managers prepare to do the amazing things we see every day of the baseball season this is the book for you! I have loved the game for my entire life, but I never realized so much preparation goes into every little aspect of the game. George Will covers each part of the game – pitching, hitting, and fielding – by observing and interviewing some of the greats of the game; Hershiser on pitching, Gwynn on hitting, Ripken on fielding, and Larussa on putting it all together.George Will quoted Wes Westrum in this book – “Baseball is like church. Many attend, but few understand.” This book increased my understanding of the game and as a result has added to my enjoyment of baseball. I see things I didn’t see before I read this book – the nuances of the game have become more clear.I did not believe I could love the game more, but after reading this book, I do! I would highly recommend this book to both students of the game and to newcomers looking to understand the game.
Wayne E. –
Couldn’t read it
Probably a great book but i ordered the paperback edition and the print was so small a magnifying glass didnt help.
Bob Benson –
A Glimpse Into The Intracasies of Professional Baseball
While written more than 50 years ago (prior to digital data availability and compilation for the average person) George Will presents an in-depth analysis of the talent necessary to rise to the highest pinnacle of Major League Baseball. A must read for avid baseball fans!
J. F. McDermott –
Bets Baseball book ever written.