Comeback Catcher

Author : Jake Maddox
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781496594204

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Comeback Catcher by Jake Maddox Pdf

Author : Jake Maddox
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781496537447

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Comeback Catcher by Jake Maddox Pdf

Eddie Jackson loves playing catcher. But when he�s batting and in the spotlight, he�s a wreck. After an embarrassing strike out last summer, he thought he�d be done with baseball for good. Now he�s back in the game as a backup catcher. When an injury forces him to step up to the plate, will Eddie be able to overcome his nerves, or is it going to be another swing and a miss? Combining a high-stakes sports story with a dynamic full-color comic format, this Jake Maddox Graphic Novel is sure to be a win for young athletes and struggling readers alike.

Author : Eric Braun
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Baseball stories
ISBN : 1338606662

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Comeback Catcher by Eric Braun Pdf

After his embarrassing strike out last season Eddie Jackson decided to quit baseball and stick to band practice, but Coach persuades him to join the team as the backup catcher--then the starter is injured and Eddie finds himself back in the lineup, facing his fear of failing the team.

Author : Rick Swaine
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476614359

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Baseball's Comeback Players by Rick Swaine Pdf

This book profiles forty major league ballplayers who engineered remarkable comebacks to salvage fading careers. Details of each comeback is provided along with a summary of the player's career. The comeback players range from Hall of Famers like Ted Williams and Stan Musial; to near-greats like Tommy John and Luis Tiant; to journeyman performers like George McQuinn and Tony Cuccinello. In the absence of statistical standards to evaluate or even define comebacks, the selection of the top comeback players was based on the following criteria: historical significance, uniqueness, dramatic content, degree of difficulty, and the player's overall reputation and standing.

Author : Bay Area News Group
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781600787508

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Comeback Kings by Bay Area News Group Pdf

This commemorative book on the 2012 World Series champions provides a visual look at the winning team's road to championship glory. Through unique words and images, this celebratory book takes readers from spring training, through the exciting regular season, to the playoffs and World Series triumph. Including nearly 100 color photographs and profiles of star players and the manager, this keepsake book is an essential part of any fan's collection.

Author : Dave Dravecky,Connie Neal
Publisher : RosettaBooks
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781625391537

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The Worth of a Man by Dave Dravecky,Connie Neal Pdf

The former MLB all-star pitcher, cancer survivor, and author of Comeback “seeks to inspire men to find their God-given worth and identity” (Dr. John C. Maxwell, founder, INJOY, Inc.). In Western culture, a man’s worth so often hinges on his performance, career, and success. For bestselling author Dave Dravecky, worth was once defined by his career as an all-star pitcher in the Major Leagues—until he lost his arm to cancer. In this inspirational book, Dravecky speaks from a place of first-hand familiarity with loss and setbacks. Examining the traditional benchmarks men so often define themselves by—including jobs, successes, struggles, friendships, and families—Dravecky navigates a new path to self-worth based on Christian teachings, faith, and compelling personal experience. “In his loss, Dave discovered a depth of significance, security, value, and worth he had never known. Now he takes us back to the basics of God’s word, helping us go beyond who we think we are to become who God says we can be . . . men of character and integrity.” —Garry J. Oliver, PhD, author of Real Men Have Feelings Too “Dave takes on the fundamental issues of masculinity that every man worth his salt deals with. It took guts to write this book. It will take some guts to read it. But you will walk away a better man.” —Steve Farrar, Men’s Leadership Ministries “Nobody has more to say to men about manhood than Dave Dravecky. He’s faced tests and trials, and passed them valiantly—so when he points to the possibilities for any of us, he’s credible.” —Jack W. Hayford, senior pastor, Church on the Way

Author : Lawrence Knorr
Publisher : Sunbury Press, Inc.
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781620061701

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Gettysburg Eddie by Lawrence Knorr Pdf

Who is the winningest left-handed pitcher in Philadelphia baseball history? Who is the winningest left-handed pitcher in American League history? Who is third in wins all-time among left-handed starters? Who threw more shutouts than any left-handed pitcher in baseball history? Few know the answer is Edward Stewart Plank, also known as "Gettysburg" Eddie. Born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, only a dozen years after the bloody Civil War battle, Eddie grew up on a farm and was a late-bloomer. By his early twenties, he was a local star on the town ball team and enrolled in the Gettysburg Academy in order to pitch for the Gettysburg College team. Soon after, Connie Mack from the Philadelphia Athletics in the newly-formed American League came calling and the rest is history. Eddie Plank was the mainstay of Connie Mack's early success from 1901 through 1914. Plank's unorthodox delivery and pinpoint control brought him consistent results. While others out-pitched him during individual seasons, "Steady-Eddie" provided Mack excellence year after year while others came and went. Gettysburg Eddie chronicles the life of this clean-living baseball superstar who worked hard, saved his money, and was always the perfect gentleman. Said Mack upon hearing of Eddie's premature death in 1926, "I feel like a father must feel who has lost a son."

Author : Anthony K. Hewson
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781098275525

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Seattle Mariners by Anthony K. Hewson Pdf

This title introduces baseball fans to the history of the Seattle Mariners MLB franchise. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a timeline, team facts, trivia, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : Jake Maddox
Publisher : Jake Maddox Graphic Novels
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781515883418

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Running Wild by Jake Maddox Pdf

At his grandfather's farm, Toby joins his cousin and friends for nature runs in the woods, navigating their homemade obstacle course, but fears he may reinjure his ankle in the upcoming Wild Run.

Author : Bill Simmons
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781933060729

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Now I Can Die in Peace by Bill Simmons Pdf

ESPN's beloved Sports Guy replays the years leading up to the Boston Red Sox historic championship season and says goodbye to a lifetime of suffering. At least for now."The Red Sox won the World Series." To Citizen No. 1 of Red Sox Nation, those seven words meant "No more 1918 chants. No more smug glances from Yankee fans. No more worrying about living an entire life -- that's 80 years, followed by death without seeing the Red Sox win a Series." But once he was able to type those life-changing words, Bill Simmons decided to look back at his Sports Guy columns for the last five years to find out how the miracle came to pass. And that's where the trouble began. Why didnt he see it coming? Why didn't it happen sooner? What was the key deal, the lucky move, the funny bounce, the sign from above that he failed to spot? Pretty soon, The Sports Guy was second-guessing himself, rewriting history, sniping at his own past predictions, pounding the table -- that's what sports guys do, right And doing so, he let himself get sidetracked by the suffering of the Boston Bruins, frustrated by the false promise of the Celtics -- and driven into a state of ecstasy by the dynastic New England Patriots. The result is Now I Can Die in Peace, a hilarious and fresh new look at some of the best sportswriting in America, with sharp critical commentary (and fresh insights) from the guy who wrote it in the first place.

Author : Jason Glaser
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781433944864

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Catcher by Jason Glaser Pdf

Discusses the catcher position in the game of baseball.

Author : Doug Wedge,Charlie O'Brien
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781623492922

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The Cy Young Catcher by Doug Wedge,Charlie O'Brien Pdf

During fifteen seasons in the major leagues, Charlie O’Brien was battery-mate to thirteen pitchers who won the Cy Young Award, presented each year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. To put that accomplishment in perspective, Hall of Fame catchers Johnny Bench and Yogi Berra each worked with only one Cy Young winner during their careers. Legendary hurlers caught by O’Brien include such greats as Roger Clemens, Dwight Gooden, Bret Saberhagen, and Steve Bedrosian. O’Brien’s The Cy Young Catcher, written with Doug Wedge, includes up-close views of the thirteen Cy Young Award–winning pitchers at their best . . . and occasionally at their worst. O’Brien shares an inside perspective on how catchers talk to umpires, what it’s like to be on the receiving end of a 90-mph fastball, and how it feels to be in a clutch situation when the World Series is on the line. This authentic, down-to-earth memoir will not only delight baseball fans of all stripes, it will also provide keen insights into what separates the game’s greatest competitors from the also-rans.

Author : Nigel J. Jamieson LLD
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 1086 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781543495904

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The Soul-Catcher's Calling by Nigel J. Jamieson LLD Pdf

There are hot-spots, sink-holes, and hell-holes all over the earth. They move around a bit. Baghdad in Iraq has been often a hot-spot, Kabul in Afghanistan is another. Then there's the sink-hole of Tehran in Iran, together with the recently war-torn Damascus in Syria. Don't blame the places, nor even the folks. New York in the USA, London in the UK, and Brussels in the EU are no different for being sometimes politically-sinking hot-spots or terrorist-targeted hell-holes. In terms of prophetic history, a welter of the world's biggest cities are everyday battlegrounds from which governmental academics compartmentalise their own specialist solutions. Most of these solutions, whether military or civic, fall so far short of the cosmic solution as to escalate the existing state of world disorder. Sure enough, without a barebones history of hell there's no point to fixing up hell-holes. Without the briefest history of heaven, it's also pointless to shore-up sink-holes. And as for the world's hot-spots, you have to look as deep into the souls of the good-guys as you do into the souls of the bad-guys. But you can't just walk off from compartmentalising a problem and expect it to sort itself out. For a workable solution you've got to bring back all the component parts together again that you first took apart and make them work together. That's exactly why this Soul-Catcher's Calling stops at nothing short of dealing with all things both under the sun and beyond the sun. Soul-catching is a military operation, at first under command, and then undertaken entirely by personal commitment. All such tours of duty overseas will be carefully monitored and guided by the most experienced of guardian angels. However perilous the front-line travel, none who seriously commit themselves to this soul-catching operation shall get left behind.

Author : Xie BuFan
Publisher : Funstory
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781647871970

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Demon Catcher's Fox Wife by Xie BuFan Pdf

As a scholar, Zhang Nan had always wanted to become one of the nine great demon catcher s, whose name resounded throughout the world. However, he had never thought that the difficulty of the great tribulation, which involved ten thousand people in the human world, would have quietly arrived...

Author : Dave Dravecky,Tim Stafford
Publisher : Rosetta Books
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781625391612

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Comeback by Dave Dravecky,Tim Stafford Pdf

An MLB All-Star’s true story of losing an arm to cancer—and finding strength through his faith—gives “new depth and meaning to the word comeback” (The New York Times). In one of the most memorable moments of Major League Baseball, Dave Dravecky of the San Francisco Giants pitched a winning game less than a year after undergoing cancer surgery on his pitching arm. But his comeback was short-lived. Just five days after his winning game, Dravecky broke his arm—and would later lose it entirely as the cancer returned. Dravecky’s true comeback would come later, as a bestselling author and inspirational speaker offering strength, hope, and comfort inspired by Christian teachings and his own experience with suffering and loss. This book recounts the thrilling details of Dravecky’s two comebacks—from his early baseball career and brief return to the pitching mound to his ultimate triumph over adversity through unflagging determination and deep faith. “Dave Dravecky was young, popular, celebrated and at the height of his powers when life threw him a curveball he never could have imagined. . . . There is an inspirational tone to the book, as well as the wit and flavor common to baseball, when Mr. Dravecky gives anecdotes about teammates and managers and offers a few insider’s tips about the sport.” —The New York Times “This is first a baseball book: details of his career are provided; the description of the comeback victory over the Reds is particularly effective. The other story here is one of a battle with cancer. It will be excellent reading for others battling the disease. Dravecky finds much of his strength in his religious beliefs, and the work is also a testimonial to that faith.” —Library Journal