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· 분류 : 외국도서 > 건강/스포츠 > 스포츠/레크레이션 > 코칭 > 야구
· ISBN : 9781394290833
· 쪽수 : 400쪽
· 출판일 : 2025-02-11
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Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Baseball 5
Chapter 1: The Lowdown on Baseball 7
Chapter 2: Suiting Up: Equipment 17
Chapter 3: Tackling the Rules of Baseball. 33
Part 2: Taking Your Swings ? Playing Offense 49
Chapter 4: Preparing to Swing the Lumber: Life in the Batter’s Box 51
Chapter 5: Hitting Like a Major Leaguer 67
Chapter 6: The Science of Baserunning 89
Part 3: The Ball in Play ? Playing Defense 113
Chapter 7: Knowing the Players and Plays 115
Chapter 8: Winning the Arms’ Race: Pitching Like a Major Leaguer 131
Chapter 9: Behind the Plate: The Catcher 155
Chapter 10: Playing Infield 169
Chapter 11: Playing the Outfield: Where Fly Balls Go to Die 193
Part 4: From Little League to the Major Leagues ? Organized Baseball 203
Chapter 12: T-Ball to College Baseball and Everything in Between 205
Chapter 13: The Majors, the Minors, and Other Leagues 215
Chapter 14: The Rest of the Field: Managers and Coaches 231
Chapter 15: Identifying the Rest of the Cast of Characters in the Ballpark 241
Chapter 16: Measuring Performance: Calculating Baseball’s Statistics 251
Chapter 17: Going All the Way: MLB Postseason Play and the World Series 259
Part 5: The View from the Stands ? A Spectator’s Guide 267
Chapter 18: Following the Bouncing Baseball 269
Chapter 19: Baseball Bans: Don’t Do the Crime If You Can’t Do the Time 293
Chapter 20: Keeping Up Online, on the Air, and on the Newsstand 303
Chapter 21: Playing Fantasy Baseball 313
Part 6: The Part of Tens 323
Chapter 22: Joe Morgan’s Top Ten Toughest Pitchers He Batted Against 325
Chapter 23: Joe Morgan’s Ten Smartest Players 333
Appendix: Baseball Speak: A Glossary 339
Index 361














