书目

The Baseball Codes

内容简介

Everyoneknowsthatbaseballisagameofintricateregulations,butitturnsouttobeevenmorecomplicatedthanwerealize.WhattrulygovernstheMajorLeaguegameisasetofunwrittenrules,someofwhichareopenlydiscussed(don’tstealabasewithabigleadlateinthegame),andsomeofwhichonlyaminorityofplayersareevenawareof(don’tcrossbetweenthecatcherandthepitcheronthewaytothebatter’sbox).InTheBaseballCodes,old-timersandall-timegreatssharetheirinsightsintothegame’smosthallowed—andleastknown—traditions.Forthelearnedandthecasualbaseballfanalike,theresultisilluminatingandthoroughlyentertaining.Attheheartofthisbookareincredibleandoftenhilariousstoriesinvolvingnationalheroes(likeMickeyMantleandWillieMays)andnotoriousheadhunters(likeBobGibsonandDonDrysdale)inacentury-longseriesofconfrontationsoverrespect,honor,andthesoulofthegame.WithTheBaseballCodes,weseeforthefirsttimethegameasit’sactuallyplayed,throughtheeyesoftheplayersonthefield.Withrollickingstoriesfromthepastandnewperspectivesonbaseball’sinformalrulebook,TheBaseballCodesisamustforeveryfan.

作者简介

JasonTurbowhaswrittenforTheNewYorkTimes,TheWallStreetJournal,SportsIllustrated.com,andSlammagazine.HeisaregularcontributortoGiantsMagazineandAthletics,andforthreeyearsservedascontentdirectorfor“GiantsToday,”afull-pagesupplementintheSanFranciscoChroniclethatwaspublishedinconjunctionwitheveryGiantshomegame.HelivesintheSanFranciscoBayAreawithhiswifeandtwochildren.MichaelDucawasthefirstchairmanoftheboardofBillJames’sProjectScoresheet,wasacontributortoandeditorofTheGreatAmericanBaseballStatsBook,andhaswrittenforSportsTicker,“GiantsToday”intheSanFranciscoChronicle,andtheAssociatedPress.HecoverstheSanJoseSharksforExaminer.comandworksfortheOfficeoftheCommissionerasanofficialscorerandforMLB.com.HelivesintheSanFranciscoBayArea.

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