A.K.A. Guide to Baseball Nicknames
Author | : Hal Evans |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 86 |
Release | : 1987-01-01 |
Genre | : Baseball |
ISBN | : 9780892042609 |
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Author | : Hal Evans |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 86 |
Release | : 1987-01-01 |
Genre | : Baseball |
ISBN | : 9780892042609 |
Author | : Terry W. Pruyne |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 444 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
When did Michael Jordan become Air Jordan? How did Earvin Johnson come to be known as Magic? Why is Juan Rodriguez called Chi Chi? These questions are answered in this reference work featuring about 20,000 nicknames of professional athletes from around the world. Part One is subdivided into sections for each sport; baseball, basketball, football, hockey and miscellaneous sports (mainly individual sports or ones not listed in the four main sections)--under which entries are alphabetized by players' given names. The entries in Part One tell the player's position, team, year of retirement, and--in as many instances as extensive research could afford--how the player got his or her nickname. Part Two offers the opposite access alphabetized by nickname and giving players' names and their sport.
Author | : Ken Melley |
Publisher | : Page Publishing, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 2018-05-23 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781642143799 |
The Anatomy of Baseball Nicknames is filled with a selection of over seven hundred monikers given athletes, mostly in the game of baseball, that will make for an enjoyable read whether you are a fan of "America's Game" or not. Be it "the Left Arm of God" or "the Octopus" or "the Gooney Bird," all of these have been tagged to significant ballplayers in their major league careers. Besides the major leagues, which date back to the late 1800s, there is a wonderful parallel history of Negro Baseball teams, owners, and players and the powerful way in which nicknames were integral to the game. The integration of Major League Baseball, which began in 1947, when Jackie Robinson stepped on the field with the Brooklyn Dodgers, did not end the nickname era. There is also a revealing chapter on girls and women baseball players. The first game between two women's teams, where the players were paid for their play, dates back to the 1870s. Along with all the nicknames cited, there are over two hundred pictures of players categorized by their nicknames. The reader will recognize and identify with many of these nicknames, but one will find that far too many have been lost to the history of the game.
Author | : Myron J. Smith |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : |
"With over 57,000 entries, this two-volume set is the most comprehensive non-electronic, non-database, print bibliography on any American sport. Represented here are books and monographs, scholarly papers, government documents, doctoral dissertations, masters' theses, poetry and fiction, novels, pro team yearbooks, college and professional All-Star Game and World Series programs, commercially produced yearbooks, and periodical and journal articles"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Jim Crotty |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Humor |
ISBN | : 9780395780329 |
Based on the popular "How to Talk" feature in the alternative travel magazine "Monk", this savvy and often hilarious, region-by-region guide to the way Americans talk also provides a dead-on (and sometimes too strange) indication of how we think, how we behave, and what we hold dear. 100+ photos, drawings & maps.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 2122 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : American literature |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Dan Formosa |
Publisher | : The Experiment, LLC |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2023-04-25 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1615199551 |
A great overview for novices and a precise reference guide for devoted fans! Admit it: Even if you’re a die-hard fan of our national pastime, sometimes an umpire’s call can be baffling. And for newer fans, Major League Baseball’s nuanced rules—developed and revised over many decades—can be downright perplexing. Now updated throughout with the latest changes, including specifications about the universal designated hitter and limits on defensive shifts, the Baseball Field Guide lays out every rule in plain English. You’ll learn to answer all these questions and more: Do you know the twenty-two ways a pitcher can be charged with a balk? Can you list all seven ways a batter can safely get to first base? Obstruction or interference—who’s at fault when things get rough? What are the rules that apply before and after a game? What happens when spectators are the ones who misbehave? How well do you understand the infamous Infield Fly Rule (and why does it exist)? This is the clearest explanation anywhere of the rules of baseball. Designed for quick and intuitive searches, this entertaining reference will help you understand every aspect of the game and add to your enjoyment of the sport.
Author | : Richard Worth |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2013-03-12 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 0786468440 |
Professional baseball is full of arcane team names. The Los Angeles Dodgers, for instance, owe their nickname to the trolley tracks that honeycombed Brooklyn in the early 1880s. (Residents were "trolley dodgers.") From the Negro Leagues, there were the Pittsburgh Crawfords (sponsored early by the Crawford Bath House and Recreation Center); from the minors, the Tucson Waddies (slang for cowboy) and, later, the Montgomery Biscuits (for the would-be concessions staple); from overseas, the Adelaide, Australia, Bite (a shark reference but also a pun for bight) and the Bussum, Netherlands, Mr. Cocker HCAW (the sponsoring restaurant chain, followed by the acronym for the official team name, Honkbalclub Allan Weerbaar). This comprehensive reference book explains the nicknames of thousands of major and minor league franchises, Negro League and early independent black clubs, and international teams--from 1869 through 2011.
Author | : Daniel E. Johnson |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 2015-08-13 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 147660410X |
This book--the first in the English language to contain an exhaustive collection of Japanese baseball data--presents basic statistical information and listings for every Japanese professional baseball season from 1936 through 1997. The first part contains yearly breakdowns of team standings; qualifiers for batting and earned run championships; leaders in home runs, runs batted in, wins and strikeouts; all-star game results; Japan Series results; Best Nine selections; Gold Glove selections; and award winners. Sections on career records and single-season records are provided in the second part of this work. Appendices list no-hit, no-run games, Japanese Hall of Famers, and records of foreign tours of Japan by professional teams.
Author | : Clancy M Dixon |
Publisher | : iUniverse |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2006-04 |
Genre | : Baseball teams |
ISBN | : 0595386660 |
Have you ever wondered how your favorite teams acquired their nickname; or the statistics regarding your favorite players. Power of a Name delivers the information right to your fingertips. Consider the Yankees: the origin of the name was actually an expression invented by Dutch immigrants. Their accent made saying, "Jack Cheese" sound like they were uttering, "Jan-kee". The Pittsburg Pirates, meanwhile, were so called because their owner was accused of stealing players from other teams. Did you know Ty Cobb ran the 100-yard dash in ten seconds, and Hall of Fame pitcher, Walter Johnson, is believed to have thrown pitches in excess of 100-mph. Andy Rooney of Sixty Minutes said, "We have the Jets and Mets, what do all these names mean anyway." The answers are in this book which associates team names with some of the most intriguing events, people, and moments in American history. Power of a Name is an entertaining fact filled book full of rich trivia. Max Morgan, Fox Sports News