Longtime White Sox fan and historian, Paul Whitfield, takes the rich tradition of the White Sox and presents the legend and lore in brief, through quotes, humor, facts, figures and memories. A lot of ChiSox history in a little package!
Since the Orioles' flight into Baltimore, stars from Brooks Robinson to Miguel Tejada have shot across baseball's stratosphere. This swingin' team keeps the hits flying. Out of the park. Off the charts. How high? To the world title in 1966, starring Frank Robinson. To baseball's top in 1970, thanks to MVP Boog Powell. To a third world crown in 1983, with Rick Dempsey putting on a show. To a consecutive-game record, performed by Cal Ripken Jr. To a baseball-best six All-Star Game MVPs, including Roberto Alomar. Orioles fans! Come get your fill of their thrills, smash hits, and sky-high spirit right here.
Anecdotes from the Mets' roller-coaster history, from their basement-dwelling teams on the early '60s, to the Amazin' Mets of 1969, through their World Series run in 1986, to the present.
Baseball is returning to our nation's capital, and in due fashion, the team has recently announced its name--the Washington D.C. Nationals. Frommer has assembled engaging trivia and inspirational anecdotes from D.C.'s baseball past.
Matt Harvey is getting healthy. The young pitching staff looks ready from prime time. Even Mr. Met is holding his head a little higher these days. This eBook Gift Set is the just the thing every Mets fan needs. Each book highlights only the best of the Mets throughout baseball history. This set includes Amazing Mets Trivia, Mets Fan's Little Book of Wisdom, and Best Mets. From trivia to tips and best-kept secrets, these books are fast paced and exciting (even when the team wasn't).
Fans of Chicago's South Side baseball franchise now have a Little Book of Wisdom to call their own. Longtime White Sox fan and historian, Paul Whitfield takes the rich tradition of the White Sox and presents the legend and lore 'in brief' through quotes, humor, facts, figures and memories. It's a lot of ChiSox history in a little package! Other books in the series include: Cubs, Red Sox, Cardinals, Yankees, and Giants.
Over the last 40 years, Richard Roeper has attended White Sox games, watching as his team established a losing streak that was almost unparalleled in Major League Baseball history. In this account of what it was like to grow up a White Sox fan in a Cubs nation, Roeper covers the recent history of the organisation, from the heartbreak of 1967 and the South-Side Hit Men to the disco demolition and the magical 2005 season when they became world champions. Encapsulating what it means to be a baseball fan, root for the same sorry team no matter what, and find vindication, this history of the White Sox is flavoured with trivia; anecdotes about players, owners, and broadcasters; plus Roeper's own humorous and personal reminiscences.