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Index
Title Introduction About This Book Why You Need This Book How to Use This Book How This Book Is Organized Icons Used in This Book Part I : Getting Started (Before Your First At-Bat) Chapter 1: What Is Baseball? The Roots of the Game The Structure of the Game The Playing Field The Action of Play Coming Home (Eventually) The People in Charge Umpires and Official Scorers The Strike Zone Chapter 2: Suiting Up: Equipment Choosing Your Weapons: Balls, Bats, and Gloves Shodding Yourself Like a Pro Equipping Yourself for Safety Caps and Uniforms Preparing the Field for Practice and Play Chapter 3: The Rules of the Game Play Ball! Starting the Game Batting by the Book The Designated Hitter Rule Baserunning Etiquette Rules Governing the Pitcher An Umpire’s Authority Reading Up on the Rules Part II : Taking Your Swings: How to Play the Game Chapter 4: Training: Getting into Baseball Shape Warming Up Stretching Out Pack That Trunk: Developing Slugger Abs Taking Your Medicine: Using the Medicine Ball High-Intensity Leg Work: Sprinting Playing Heavy Metal: Working with Free Weights Keeping Your Rotator Well Oiled It Ain’t Over ’til You Cool Down Chapter 5: Swinging the Lumber: Hitting Like a Major Leaguer A Hitter’s Tools Picking Your Lumber Holding the Bat Stepping Up to the Plate Tailoring Your Stance Positioning Your Body Striding for Power Slapping Down or Cutting Up: Two Approaches to Hitting Making Contact Fine-Tuning Your Swing Following Through Dealing with the Strike Zone Judging the First Pitch Going to All Fields Analyzing the Pitcher The Dying Art of Bunting Executing the Hit-and-Run Turning the Run-and-Hit Walking Aggressively Getting the Most Out of Batting Practice Working with Your Batting Practice Pitcher Other Practice Tips Troubleshooting Your Batting Overcoming the Fear of Getting Hit Postscript: Some Advice for Pinch Hitters from Rusty Staub Chapter 6: Winning the Arms Race: Pitching Like a Major Leaguer It All Starts with Your Stance Your Windup, Thrust, and Release The Follow-Through Pitching from the Stretch Heat and Other Weapons in Your Pitching Arsenal Before You Take the Mound Chapter 7: The Third Dimension: Defense The Good Hands People Picking a Position Loading the Cannon: Getting Your Arm Ready for the Field A Word about Errors Six Tips for Fielding Grounders Positioning Yourself for a Strong Defense Fielding Line Drives Fielding Fly Balls Playing the Field: Position by Position From Behind the Plate: Catcher You Can’t Hide at First Base Second (Base) to None Cookin’ at the Hot Corner Ranging Wide: Playing Shortstop That Extra Infielder: The Pitcher Where Fly Balls Go to Die: Playing the Outfield Chapter 8: The Science of Baserunning Accelerating Out of the Box Taking Your Lead Reading Your Opposition Rounding the Bag Tagging Up Using Your Coaches Sliding Safely Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Preventing the Double Play Colliding with the Catcher at Home Plate Profile of a Base Thief Chapter 9: Joe’s Baseball Playbook Part III : From Little League to the Major Leagues: Organized Baseball Chapter 10: T-Ball to College Baseball and Everything in Between T-Ball: A Good Place to Start Amateur Leagues for All Ages The Collegiate Talent Pool Chapter 11: The Minors and Other Leagues The American Minor Leagues Baseball in Japan New Asian Frontiers Tropical Leagues The Cuban Juggernaut Required Reading for Minor-League Fans Chapter 12: There Are Tricks to This Game: Coaching A Manager’s Role Sparky Anderson’s Winning Advice Chapter 13: Men in Blue: Umpiring Like a Professional The Intangibles Going by the Book Calling Balls and Strikes On the Base Paths: Positioning Yourself to Make the Call Fair or Foul? Umpiring Diplomacy Asking for Help Dispelling a Baseball Myth Surviving the Pressure Cooker Chapter 14: Major-League Baseball Major-League Baseball Administration The Major-League Franchises One for the Major-League History Books Chapter 15: Off-the-Field Baseball Jobs and How to Snag Them Bat and Ball Handlers Ticket Takers and Ushers Vendors Groundskeepers Trainers Public Address Announcers Broadcasters Front Office Jobs Major-League Team Owners Chapter 16: Measuring Performance: Calculating Baseball’s Statistics Calculating a Batter’s Abilities Measuring a Pitcher’s Performance Determining a Fielder’s Reliability Crunching Your Team’s Winning Percentage Team Stat: Rob Neyer’s Beane Count Chapter 17: Going All the Way: Postseason Play and the World Series The Humble Beginnings of the World Series The Ever-Changing Road to the Series Part IV : We Don’t Care if We Ever Get Back: A Spectator’s Guide Chapter 18: Following the Bouncing Baseball Picking the Best Seat (For What You Want to See) Looking for a Souvenir? Real Fans Keep Score The Stadiums Stadium Statistics When You Can’t Get to the Park Chapter 19: Keeping Up with the Show: Baseball Online, on the Air, and on the Newsstand Baseball in Cyberspace Baseball on the Tube Baseball in Print Chapter 20: Fantasy Baseball What the Heck Is Fantasy Baseball? How Do I Play? Some Tips for Fantasy Baseball Success Baseball on Your PC Part V : The Part of Tens Chapter 21: Joe Morgan’s Top Ten Current Players and His All-Time All-Star Team The Ten Best Current Players Joe Morgan’s All-Time All-Star Team Chapter 22: Joe Morgan’s Top Ten Current Pitchers Pedro Martínez Randy Johnson Greg Maddux Tom Glavine Roger Clemens Curt Schilling Barry Zito Mark Mulder Tim Hudson Jason Schmidt Final Thoughts Chapter 23: Joe Morgan’s Top Ten Current Fielders Andruw Jones Mike Cameron Ichiro Suzuki Scott Rolen Derek Lee Eric Chávez Iván Rodríguez Pokey Reese Luis Castillo Torii Hunter Chapter 24: Joe Morgan’s Top Ten Current Relievers Eric Gagne Mariano Rivera Billy Wagner John Smoltz Troy Percival Keith Foulke Ugueth Urbina Eddie Guardado Robb Nen Trevor Hoffman Chapter 25: Joe Morgan’s Ten Negro League Legends Josh Gibson Satchel Paige Oscar Charleston John Henry Lloyd Walter “Buck” Leonard Willie Wells Cool Papa Bell Ray Dandridge Smokey Joe Williams Rube Foster Chapter 26: Ten Things to Love about Baseball Those Magic 90 Feet The Perfect Diamond National League Chess Matches Showdown: The Pitcher-Hitter Confrontation All in the Family Larceny on the Base Paths 6-4-3 Going for Three Size Doesn’t Matter Going Deep for a Win Chapter 27: Ten Baseball Nicknames That Hit the Mark Bob “Death to Flying Things” Ferguson Walter “The Big Train” Johnson Al “The Mad Hungarian” Hrabosky Mickey “The Commerce Comet” Mantle Jim “The Toy Cannon” Wynn Tony “Doggie” Perez Bill “Spaceman” Lee Rusty “Le Grande Orange” Staub Frank “The Washington Monument” Howard Dick “The Monster” Radatz Chapter 28: Joe Morgan’s Top Ten Future Stars Mark Prior Miguel Cabrera Vernon Wells Carlos Beltran Hank Blalock Francisco Rodríguez C.C. Sabathia Jose Reyes Dontrelle Willis Michael Young Final Thoughts Part VI : Appendixes Appendix A: Baseball Speak: A Glossary Appendix B: Baseball Organizations
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