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Boldspil optager en stor del af idrætsundervisningen i folkeskolen, hvorfor det i naturlig forlængelse også fylder meget i lærer- og pædagoguddannelserne. Alligevel findes... Læs mere
The story behind Shohei Ohtani’s legendary MVP season as baseball’s greatest two-way player—dominant pitcher... Læs mere
Introduced by the Japanese colonial government at the turn of the century, baseball was expected to 'civilize' and modernize Taiwan's Han... Læs mere
Latinos have been a significant presence in organized baseball from the beginning. This study on Latinos and professional baseball since the... Læs mere
Edd Roush was once ejected from a game for falling asleep in the outfield. Dan... Læs mere
Most fans today know that gamblers and ballplayers conspired to "fix" the 1919 World Series-the Black Sox Scandal. It has been touched upon in classic works of sports history such as Eliot Asinof's Eight Men Out, referred to in literary classics like W. P.
Why are Americans obsessed with the home run in sports, business, and even life? What made the steroid era inevitable? Revisiting the great home run seasons of Babe Ruth through that of Barry Bonds, All the Babe's Men answers these and other provocative questions.
Bat, Ball, and Bible chronicles the collision of moral and social forces in the argument over playing baseball on Sunday or upholding New York's blue laws, meant to restrict social activities and maintain Sunday's traditional standing as a day of religious observation.
Baseball is the most storied of American sports, but not all the stories are true. Likewise, most baseball traditions are wonderful. But not all of them. The game's most basic elements have often been misrepresented, misunderstood, and misremembered through the years.