Pinnacle on the Mound
Cy Young Award Winners Talk Baseball
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2022
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-5481-6 (ISBN)
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-5481-6 (ISBN)
In Pinnacle on the Mound, ten Cy Young Award winners—pitchers recognized as the very best at their craft—share amusing anecdotes and valuable insight about their keys to success. From Jim Lonborg to Corey Kluber, their fascinating stories represent 50 years of baseball history.
Cy Young Award winners spanning fifty years of baseball history reflect on their iconic seasons, keys to success, and most memorable moments.
In Pinnacle on the Mound: Cy Young Award Winners Talk Baseball, ten pitchers who were recognized as the best in the game share fascinating stories from their years in the majors. Featuring pitchers such as Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley and five-time Gold Glove Award winner Ron Guidry, this bookoffers captivating insight into the players’ different approaches to the game, how they honed their skills, and what was happening behind the scenes in their award-winning seasons.
From fastballs to sinkers, curveballs to knuckleballs, this diverse group of pitchers found success in many different ways, whether it was mastering a new pitch or taking on the role of a closer. Including All-Stars Jim Lonborg, Mike McCormick, Randy Jones, Ron Guidry, LaMarr Hoyt, Dennis Eckersley, Jack McDowell, Barry Zito, R.A. Dickey, and Corey Kluber, Pinnacle on the Mound makes fifty years of baseball history come alive.
Cy Young Award winners spanning fifty years of baseball history reflect on their iconic seasons, keys to success, and most memorable moments.
In Pinnacle on the Mound: Cy Young Award Winners Talk Baseball, ten pitchers who were recognized as the best in the game share fascinating stories from their years in the majors. Featuring pitchers such as Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley and five-time Gold Glove Award winner Ron Guidry, this bookoffers captivating insight into the players’ different approaches to the game, how they honed their skills, and what was happening behind the scenes in their award-winning seasons.
From fastballs to sinkers, curveballs to knuckleballs, this diverse group of pitchers found success in many different ways, whether it was mastering a new pitch or taking on the role of a closer. Including All-Stars Jim Lonborg, Mike McCormick, Randy Jones, Ron Guidry, LaMarr Hoyt, Dennis Eckersley, Jack McDowell, Barry Zito, R.A. Dickey, and Corey Kluber, Pinnacle on the Mound makes fifty years of baseball history come alive.
Doug Wedge is a writer and attorney. He is the author of two baseball history books, The Cy Young Catcher with Charlie O’Brien and Baseball in Alabama: Tales of Hardball in the Heart of Dixie. He lives in Edmond, Oklahoma.
Introduction
1: Impossible Realized: Jim Lonborg
2: Turning It Over – A New Pitch, New Success: Mike McCormick
3: A Different Approach: Randy Jones
4: A Season for the Ages: Ron Guidry
5: The Student of Pitching: LaMarr Hoyt
6: Settled In: Dennis Eckersley
7: Labels Don’t Apply: Jack McDowell
8: Finding 75: Barry Zito
9: Climb the Mountain: R.A. Dickey
10:Pitching Aggressively: Corey Kluber
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
| Erscheinungsdatum | 05.07.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 12 b/w photos |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 163 x 237 mm |
| Gewicht | 458 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5381-5481-1 / 1538154811 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5381-5481-6 / 9781538154816 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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