Baseball's Dynasties and the Players Who Built Them

Jonathan Weeks

ISBN 10: 1442261560 / ISBN 13: 9781442261563

Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Jul 2016, 2016

Neuware - Spanning three centuries of the game, this book examines twenty-two of baseball's most iconic teams. Each chapter not only chronicles the club's era of supremacy, but also provides an in-depth look at the players who helped make their teams great. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781442261563

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Baseball has had its fair share of one-and-out champions, but few clubs have dominated the sport for any great length of time. Given the level of competition and the expansive length of the season, it is a remarkable accomplishment for a team to make multiple World Series appearances in a short timespan. From the Baltimore Orioles of the 1800s who would go to any length to win-including physically accosting opponents-to the 1934 Cardinals known as the "Gashouse Gang" for their rough tactics and determination, and on to George Steinbrenner's dominant Yankees of the late twentieth century, baseball's greatest teams somehow found a way to win year after year.

Spanning three centuries of the game, Baseball's Dynasties and the Players Who Built Them examines twenty-two of baseball's most iconic teams. Each chapter not only chronicles the club's era of supremacy, but also provides an in-depth look at the players who helped make their teams great. Nearly two hundred player profiles are included, featuring such well-known stars as Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Sandy Koufax, and Pete Rose, as well as players who were perhaps overshadowed by their teammates but were nonetheless vital to their team's reign, such as Pepper Martin, Allie Reynolds, and George Foster.

With a concluding chapter that profiles the clubs that were on the cusp of greatness, Baseball's Dynasties and the Players Who Built Them is a fascinating survey of what makes some teams dominate year after year while others get only a small taste of glory before falling to the wayside. Written in a lively style with amusing anecdotes and colorful quotes, this comprehensive book will be of interest to all fans and historians of baseball.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Jonathan Weeks has written several sports histories and two novels, one of which was a posthumous collaboration with his late father. He grew up in the Capital District region of New York State and currently works in the mental health field. His works include Baseball's Dynasties and the Players Who Built Them, Latino Stars in Major League Baseball, and Shocktober: The Biggest Upsets in World Series History.

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Titel: Baseball's Dynasties and the Players Who ...
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Jul 2016
Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
Einband: Buch
Zustand: Neu