The Pitcher - Hardcover

Thorn, John; Holway, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0131576526 ISBN 13: 9780131576520

Publisher: Prentice Hall Direct, 1987

Synopsis

This compendium of pitching lore, statistics, and analyses includes stories of some of the greatest baseball players and feats of all time and details on strategies and techniques, the evolution and aerodynamics of specific pitches, and training and fitness theories

About this title

From Library Journal:

Thorn, editor of The National Pastime, and journalist Holway join in a salute to pitchers, "that sensitive caste of egomaniacs." They trace the evolution of pitching through changes in rules, equipment, and player physique. With an often overwhelming array of statistical analyses culled from many sourcesthey give their picks of the leaders of the past and present big leagues. They also rate ballparks, managers, catchers, and coaches. A cross between The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract (LJ 1/86) and Martin Quigley's The Crooked Pitch (5/1/84), this will appeal to pitching students and fans of statistics as well as their libraries. Morey Berger, Monmouth Cty. Lib., Manalapan, N.J.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall Direct
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0131576526
• ISBN 13: 9780131576520
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 324