baseball fans

A collection of short inspirational stories for baseball fans in which people at every level of competition tell of their most memorable baseball moments.

"NPR's Scott Simon's personal, heartfelt reflections on his beloved Chicago Cubs, replete with club lore, memorable anecdotes, frenetic fandom and wise and adoring intimacy that have made the world champion Cubbies baseball's most tortured--and now triumphant--franchise."--Provided by publisher.

In 1920s New York, ten-year-old George is excited to see his beloved Yankees and his hero, Babe "The Great Bambino" Ruth, play the Boston Red Sox. But when he receives a Red Sox jersey and hat for his birthday, his mother forces him to wear his rival's colors to the game--and they sure get George noticed.

Presents a day-to-day account of the 2004 Chicago Cub season, and traces the history of the team, its ninety-five years without a World Series victory, and other interesting details about the club.

Provides a history of the fans of baseball, analyzes how fans have changed throughout the years, the growing internationalization of the fan-base, and baseball's ties with gambling.

A boy and his grandpa go to their first big league baseball game together, where they cheer on their team, keep an eye out for fly balls, eat some peanuts, and hopefully watch their team win the game.

"Ben, a sports analytics wizard, loves baseball. Eric, his best friend, hates it. But when Ben writes an algorithm for the optimal baseball road trip, an impossible dream of every pitch of 30 games in 30 stadiums in 30 days, who will he call on to take shifts behind the wheel, especially when those shifts will include nineteen hours straight from Phoenix to Kansas City? Eric, of course. Will Eric regret it? Most definitely"--Dust jacket flap.

The author explores her childhood in Rockville Centre, Long Island and how baseball, especially the play of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was important in her relationships with family, friends, and neighbors.

Explores the role women have played in baseball throughout history, describing their role as fans, amateur players, pro players, umpires, owners, executives, and sportswriters.