| Pitching |
| Tom
Seaver: The Art of Pitching - Hall of Famer Tom Seaver emphasizes the
mechanics of pitching as well as mental preparation.
Nolan
Ryan's Pitcher's Bible - A pitching guide that stresses conditioning
and mechanics, and features a special "flick book" that graphically demonstrates
Ryan's pitching motion.
Fit
To Pitch - by Tom House.
The
Winning Pitcher ... by Tom House Sixteen major league pitching stars,
including Nolan Ryan, Don Sutton, Rich Gossage, Bert Blyleven, Bruce Sutter,
Phil Niekro and Orel Hershiser, demonstrate what it takes to be an ace.
The
Pitching Edge - Tom House, a former major league pitcher and pitching
coach, explains how grip, angle and mechanics affect the flight of the
ball. Conditioning and mental preparation are also covered.
Sports
Illustrated Pitching - Author Pat Jordan covers mechanics and strategies
of pitching, including conditioning and technique.
The
Craft Of Pitching - Former major league All Star and pitching coach
Larry Jansen discusses the mental processes that produce the physical dynamics
of pitching. |
| Fiction |
Shoeless
Joe
W.P. Kinsella's tale of an Iowa
farmer who summons baseball's ghosts in his corn field - the book that
inspired the movie "Field of Dreams."
Shoeless
Joe's Web Site |
Brooklyn's
Dodgers : The Bums, the Borough, and the best of Baseball 1947-1957 Paperback
Brooklyn's
Dodgers : The Bums, the Borough, and the best of Baseball 1947 1957 hardcover
The
Boys of Summer
Brookly
Dodger Days
Brooklyn
Dodgers in Their Original Voices
The
Dodgers : Memories and Memorabilia from Brooklyn to LA
The
Dodgers Move West
Thank
You, Jackie Robinson
Wait
Till Next Yfear : A Memoir Hardcover
Wait
Till Next Year : A Memoir Paperback
The
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn
Dodgers : An Informal History
Bums
No More! : The Championship Season of the 1995 Brooklyn Dodgers
Bums:
An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers
Burt
Shotton, Dodgers Manager : A Baseball Biography
The
Dodgers Move West
The
Dodgers Reader
Tommy Lasorda
Last
of the Best
The
Artful Dodger
Duke Snider
Duke
Snider - Baseball Legned
Duke
of Flatbush
Roy Campanella
It's
Good to Be Alive
Roy
Campanella Baseball Legends
Roy
Campanella : Baseball Star (Great Achievers : Lives of the Physically Challenged)
Roy
Campanella
Roy
Campanella, Major League Champion; Rookie Biographies
Behind
the Plate : Three Great Catchers
Roy
Campanella Man of Courage
Roy
Campanella, Brave Man of Baseball
Double
Headers Yankees Dodgers
Wait
Till Next Year : A Memoir
Baseball's
Greates Dynasties : The Dodgers
Brooklyn
Dodgers : Fan's Memoir 1953-1957
Day-By-Day
in Dodgers History
The
Dodgers
Dodgers
: The Complete Record of Dodgers Baseball
The
Dodgers Bibliography : From Brookly to Los Angeles
The
Dodgers Trivia Book
The
Great Chase : The Dodgers-Giants Pennant Race 1951
The
Home Run heard "Round the World : The Dramatic story of the 1951 Giants-Dodgers
Pennant Race
Jackie
Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers
The
Man Who Brought the Brooklyn Dodgers
Once
a Bum, Always a Dodger/My Life in Baseball from Brooklyn to Los Angeles-
Don Drysdale
A
Pictorial History of the Dodgers
Superstarts
and Screwballs - 100 Years of Brooklyn Baseball
This
Is Next Year |
| Mental
And Physical Preparation |
| Heads-Up
Baseball - Author Ken Ravizza teaches that confidence can be built
by keeping a positive mental outlook, and outlines a plan to develop conditioned
responses to pressure situations.
The
Mental Game Of Baseball - A guide that helps players channel their
mental energy into positive thoughts.
Complete
Conditioning For Baseball - 85 drills and exercises for players to
do on the field and in the weight room, including 111 illustrations showing
correct techniques. |
| Coaching |
| Science
Of Coaching Baseball by Jerry Kindall - This book teaches coaches and
players to apply the principles of motor learning, sport psychology, biomechanics,
exercise physiology, sports medicine, and nutrition.
The
Fundamentals Of Coaching Baseball - This book provides an in-depth
guide to organizing offensive and defensive systems, as well as the mechanics
of hitting, base running, pitching, catching and fielding.
Coaching
Baseball Successfully - Written primarily for high school and college
coaches, this book covers drills and strategies, coaching philosophies,
evaluating players, working with school administrators, fund-raising, game
and practice preparation and player motivation.
Coaching
Pitchers - An instruction book that emphasizes fundamentals to help
coaches quickly recognize good and bad pitching form.
Pep
Talk: Inspiratin from Americas Greatest Coaches
Baseball
Coach's Survival Guide - Practical techniques and materials for building
an effective program and a winning team. |
| Non-Fiction |
Minor
Players, Major Dreams
The inside story of Minor League
baseball - written by Black Sox player Brett Mandel.
Teamates-by
David Halberstam-Story of the Red Sox Teamates, Johnny Pesky, Ted Williams,
Bobby Doerr and Dom DiMaggio |
| Biography |
Ball
Four
Jim Bouton's tell-all book that
told the true behind-the-scenes story of the Majors - a true Baseball classic. |
| Analysis |
Pure
Baseball
Keith Hernandez takes readers through
two baseball games pitch-by-pitch - truly educational. |
| Business |
Lords
Of The Realm
John Helyar's look at the dollars
and cents approach to the game - it's not personal, it's business. |
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