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The book recounts the history of baseball through anecdotes about iconic pitches and interviews with pitchers such as Hall of Famers Steve Carlton, Bob Gibson and Nolan Ryan, as well as pitchers like Jamie Moyer and J.R. Richard. It also describes the mechanics of pitching, and its centrality to the game of baseball.
In 2019, he published his first book K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches. The book received mostly positive reviews from critics, and was praised for its writing style and informativeness. [5] [6] Paul Dickson of The Washington Post called it "well-written, anecdote rich and filled with seldom-shared insights by players."
The Casey Award (stylized as CASEY) is an annual literary award that has been given to the best baseball book of the year since 1983.The award was created by Mike Shannon and W. J. Harrison, editors and co-founders of Spitball: The Literary Baseball Magazine because, up until then, there was no award given to authors and publishers of distinguished baseball literature; it is considered to be ...
Pages in category "Baseball books" ... A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches; L. ... The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs
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By pitch data, however, Greene was something else. His four-seam fastball averaged 100.2 mph and topped out at 102.0 mph, with Dodgers hitters whiffing 13 times on 28 swings, in addition to 10 ...
Keller (10-5) allowed two runs and seven hits in a 107-pitch outing while striking out six and walking none. Keller pitches 8 innings for 10th win to lead Pirates over Mets 8-2, split of 4-game series
Nuxhall was born and raised in Hamilton, Ohio.During World War II, many regular baseball players were unavailable while serving in the military.Meanwhile, Nuxhall was the biggest member of the ninth grade class in Hamilton at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 190 pounds (86 kg)—a left-hander with a hard fastball, but not much control.