Bibliograph

Off speed, baseball, pitching, and the art of deception, Terry McDermott

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Off speed, baseball, pitching, and the art of deception, Terry McDermott

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [183]-191)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Off speed

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

962171825

Responsibility statement

Terry McDermott

Sub title

baseball, pitching, and the art of deception

Summary

"A wonderfully informative, exuberant, and entertaining book--part sports history, part personal history--that explores America's romance with baseball through one "perfect game" and the drama of pitching. In Off Speed, Terry McDermott weaves the fascinating story of baseball's 150-year hunt for the perfect pitch. Using the framework of a single game (9 chapters, 9 innings, 9 pitches), he explores the history of every type of pitch, combining the folk wisdom of the players with the enormous wealth of new data brought to the sport by the growing legion of statisticians who are transforming many of the sport's once sacred beliefs. As a lifelong baseball fan, McDermott approaches his subject with the love every fan brings to the park plus the expertise of an investigative journalist, exploring with irrepressible enthusiasm and curiosity both the technical side and the romance of the game"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The fastball -- The curveball -- The spitball -- The sinker -- The knuckleball -- The slider -- The split -- The cutter -- The change -- Appendix: The box score

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