100 Miles Of Baseball

Author : Dale Jacobs,Heidi LM Jacobs
Publisher : Biblioasis
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781771963916

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100 Miles of Baseball by Dale Jacobs,Heidi LM Jacobs Pdf

From sandlots to major league stands, two fans set out to recapture their love of the game. For most of their lives together Dale Jacobs and Heidi LM Jacobs couldn’t imagine a spring without baseball. Their season tickets renewal package always seemed to arrive on the bleakest day of winter, offering reassurance that sunnier times were around the corner. Baseball was woven into the fabric of their lives, connecting them not only to each other but also to their families and histories. But by 2017 it was obvious something was amiss: the allure of another Sunday watching their Detroit Tigers had devolved to obligation. Not entirely sure what they were missing, they did have an idea on where it might be found: in their own backyard. Drawing a radius of one hundred miles around their home in Windsor, Ontario, Dale and Heidi set a goal of seeing fifty games at all levels of competition over the following summer. From bleachers behind high schools, to manicured university turf, to the steep concrete stands of major league parks, 100 Miles of Baseball tells the story of how two fans rediscovered their love of the game—and with it their relationships and the region they call home.

Author : Dae Hee Kwak,Yong Jae Ko,Inkyu Kang,Mark Rosentraub
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781351860079

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Sport in Korea by Dae Hee Kwak,Yong Jae Ko,Inkyu Kang,Mark Rosentraub Pdf

Korea has become a powerful force in global sport, with South Korea finishing fifth in the medals table at London 2012 and hosting the Winter Olympics in 2018. This book brings together scholars from disciplines including sport history, sociology, journalism, economics, sport development, and sport management to explore the significance of sport in contemporary Korea. Presenting a variety of international perspectives, it plots the dynamic evolution of sport in Korea and envisions the possibilities for its future. Each chapter focuses on a key topic of current relevance, such as sport in the context of shifting relations between North and South Korea, or the role of sport in the expression of Korean nationalism. Arguing that individuals, institutions, businesses, and governments have actively leveraged or exploited sport to influence developments in various social, economic, cultural, and political arenas, this book sheds new light on the importance of sport as a catalyst for change in Korea. This is indispensable reading for any student or scholar with an interest in sport, history, and culture in Korea.

Author : Walter T. Champion Jr.,Richard T. Karcher,Lawrence S. Ruddell
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781284171303

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Sports Ethics for Sports Management Professionals by Walter T. Champion Jr.,Richard T. Karcher,Lawrence S. Ruddell Pdf

Sports Ethics for Sports Management Professionals provides students with the necessary tools to make ethical decisions in the sports management field. It presents several ethical models that the sports management professional can use as a guide to making ethical decisions. The text contains numerous case studies which allow students to apply the ethical decision-making process to a sports-related ethical dispute.

Author : Andrew Pina
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781499402353

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Baseball's Greatest Records by Andrew Pina Pdf

Which baseball player hit more home runs than any other player? Who holds the record for most stolen bases? What kinds of records can pitchers hold? The answers to these questions and many more are waiting to be discovered by readers, as they learn about the most famous records in one of the world’s most popular sports. Colorful photographs and informative biographies of stars from baseball’s past and present engage readers, and stat boxes allow them to practice interpreting charts to learn fun facts about baseball.

Author : Larry Scheckel
Publisher : The Experiment
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-17
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781615191796

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Ask a Science Teacher by Larry Scheckel Pdf

Fun and fascinating Q&As on topics from astronomy to zoology: “A treasure.” —Library Journal We’ve all grown so used to living in a world filled with wonders that we sometimes forget to wonder about them: What creates the wind? Do fish sleep? Why do we blink? All too often, the explanations remain shrouded in mystery—or behind a haze of technical language. For kids of all ages—or those of us who should have raised our hands in science class but didn’t—Larry Scheckel comes to the rescue. An award-winning science teacher and longtime columnist for his local newspaper, Scheckel is a master explainer with a trove of knowledge. Just ask the students and devoted readers who’ve spent years trying to stump him! In Ask a Science Teacher, Scheckel collects 250 of his favorite Q&As and provides refreshingly uncomplicated explanations. You’ll learn how planes really fly, why the Earth is round, how microwaves heat food, and much more on topics including: The Human Body * Earth Science * Astronomy * Chemistry * Physics * Technology * Zoology * Music and conundrums that don’t fit into any category “For any curious minded reader—young or old.” —Publishers Weekly

Author : Gail Blanke
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1999-05-07
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780684853086

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In My Wildest Dreams by Gail Blanke Pdf

As seen on "Oprah!", Blanke, the CEO of LifeDesigns", offers a life-changing program designed to help women of any age instantly enhance their professional and personal lives.

Author : Gary Bedingfield
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0786458208

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BaseballÕs Dead of World War II by Gary Bedingfield Pdf

While most fans know that baseball stars Ted Williams, Hank Greenberg, and Bob Feller served in the military during World War II, few can name the two major leaguers who died in action. (They were catcher Harry O’Neill and outfielder Elmer Gedeon.) Far fewer still are aware that another 125 minor league players also lost their lives during the war. This book draws on extensive research and interviews to bring their personal lives, baseball careers, and wartime service to light.

Author : Ken Rappoport
Publisher : Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781464502149

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Baseball's Top 10 Pitchers by Ken Rappoport Pdf

"A collective biography of the top 10 pitchers, both past and present, which includes accounts of game action, career statistics, and more"--Provided by publisher

Author : Larry Lester
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786487363

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Baseball's First Colored World Series by Larry Lester Pdf

In 1924, after the Hilldale Giants captured the league crown in the new Eastern Colored League and the Kansas City Monarchs won out in the four-year-old Negro National League, the two teams met in a best-of-nine series for the world championship. But a 13-inning tie in Game 4 and alternating wins throughout would force a tenth and deciding game, making it the longest World Series--black or white--in the modern era. This heavily illustrated volume provides a comprehensive account of the first championship series played between teams from two all-black professional leagues. It provides commentary, records, and full statistics for each club's regular season performance, along with biographical profiles of the players. Coverage also includes position-by-position comparisons of the Series combatants; a breakdown of the attendance, gate receipts, and team shares; game-by-game summaries; comments from the players; and complete statistics--including pitcher-batter matchups--for both teams.

Author : James Bement
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781426935473

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Baseball, Battle, and a Bride by James Bement Pdf

Robert Freese was twenty-five when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. A month later, he was drafted. Following a few months of training in the States, Robert shipped out to Australia with the 32nd Infantry Division, the first US Army unit to take the fight to the Japanese. After playing baseball for the division and training for battle, Robert was transported north to New Guinea with the rest of the 32nd Infantry Division. In November 1942, after enduring a grueling two month journey through an unforgiving jungle environment just to get into position to attack, MacArthur’s forces engaged the Japanese at the Battle of Buna, now known as “Bloody Buna.” Robert was in the thick of the action, as the mission of his regiment was to take the two Japanese airfields central to the whole operation. The title Baseball, Battle, and a Bride: (An Okie in World War II) comes from Robert’s quest to play professional baseball before World War II and his place on the 32nd Infantry Division’s team, his role in the Battle of Buna and two amphibious operations, and his romance of Leona Nievar, which resulted in their wedding in November 1944 and, to date, sixty-five years of marriage.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433081810446

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Star Almanac for ... by Anonim Pdf

Author : Peter Handrinos
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : SPORTS & RECREATION
ISBN : 9781612345611

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Errors and Fouls: Inside Baseball's Ninety-Nie Most Popular Myths by Peter Handrinos Pdf

Most baseball traditions are wonderful. But not all of them. The games most basic elements have often been misrepresented, misunderstood, and misremembered through the years. All along, fiction has coexisted with fact, hyperbole has mixed with history, and exaggeration has been mistaken for explanation. Meanwhile, baseballs yen for tradition has left many fans and even baseball commentators unduly attached to stale ways of thinking. Peter Handrinos breaks from the past and provides an entertaining antidote to its outmoded ideas and excessive nostalgia.

Author : Tarunraj Singh
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-28
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1439805636

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Optimal Reference Shaping for Dynamical Systems by Tarunraj Singh Pdf

Integrating feedforward control with feedback control can significantly improve the performance of control systems compared to using feedback control alone. Focusing on feedforward control techniques, Optimal Reference Shaping for Dynamical Systems: Theory and Applications lucidly covers the various algorithms for attenuating residual oscillations that are excited by reference inputs to dynamical systems. The reference shaping techniques presented in the book require the system to be stable or marginally stable, including systems where feedback control has been used to stabilize the system. Illustrates Techniques through Benchmark Problems After developing models for applications in which the dynamics are dominated by lightly damped poles, the book describes the time-delay filter (input shaper) design technique and reviews the calculus of variations. It then focuses on four control problems: time-optimal, fuel/time-optimal, fuel limited time-optimal, and jerk limited time-optimal control. The author explains how the minimax optimization problem can help in the design of robust time-delay filters and explores the input-constrained design of open-loop control profiles that account for friction in the design of point-to-point control profiles. The final chapter presents numerical techniques for solving the problem of designing shaped inputs. Supplying MATLAB® code and a suite of real-world problems, this book provides a rigorous yet accessible presentation of the theory and numerical techniques used to shape control system inputs for achieving precise control when modeling uncertainties exist. It includes up-to-date techniques for the design of command-shaped profiles for precise, robust, and rapid point-to-point control of underdamped systems.

Author : Dani Borden
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08
Category : Baseball
ISBN : 9781669048916

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Baseball's Biggest Rivalries by Dani Borden Pdf

"What makes a good rivalry? Sometimes it's two teams going head-to-head. Sometimes it's two players trying to one up each other. Sometimes it's fans egging each other on. Baseball is full of rivalries just like these. From college clashes to major league matchups, read on to discover some of the sports' biggest rivalries"--

Author : William J. Ryczek
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476649252

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Baseball's Wildest Season by William J. Ryczek Pdf

At the end of the 1883 baseball season, things looked rosy--attendance had skyrocketed and the National League and American Association were at peace. A year later, however, the sport was in total disarray. A third major league, the Union Association, had come on the scene and waged a bitter war that rocked the baseball world. By the dawn of the 1885 season, the UA had dissolved in a sea of red ink, the AA had dropped four teams, and the minor leagues were desperately hoping to make it through the season.Amid the chaos of 1884 were some historic moments. Iron-man pitcher Hoss Radbourn won 59 games and led the Providence Grays to victory over the New York Metropolitans in the first World Series. Fleet Walker broke baseball's first color line. There were a record eight no-hitters and a cast of fascinating figures--some famous, some lost to history--like Radbourn, Hustling Horace Phillips, Dan O'Leary, and Edward (The Only) Nolan. This book tells the story of the momentous yet overshadowed 1884 season.