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Wait Till Next Year

by Doris Kearns Goodwin ...

Narrated by Suzanne Toren ...

Unabridged

7 hours 56 min

By the award-winning author of Team of Rivals and The Bully Pulpit, Wait Till Next Year is Doris Kearns Goodwin’s touching memoir of growing up in love with her family and baseball.Set in the suburbs of New York in the 1950s, Wait Till Next Year re-creates the postwar era, when the corner store was a place to share stories and neighborhoods were equally divided between Dodger, Giant, and Yankee ... Read more

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By the award-winning author of Team of Rivals and The Bully Pulpit, Wait Till Next Year is Doris Kearns Goodwin’s touching memoir of growing up in love with her family and baseball.Set in the suburbs of New York in the 1950s, Wait Till Next Year re-creates the postwar era, when the corner store was a place to share stories and neighborhoods were equally divided between Dodger, Giant, and Yankee
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Moneyball

The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

by Michael Lewis ...

Narrated by Scott Brick ...

Unabridged

10 hours 26 min

Moneyball is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball. The logical places to look would be the giant offices of major league teams and the dugouts. But the real jackpot is a cache of numbers collected over the years by a strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts: software engineers, statisticians, ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Moneyball is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball. The logical places to look would be the giant offices of major league teams and the dugouts. But the real jackpot is a cache of numbers collected over the years by a strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts: software engineers, statisticians,
... Read more
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Baseball

A History of America's Favorite Game

by George Vecsey ...

Narrated by Alan Nebelthau ...

Unabridged

6 hours 44 min

Best-selling author George Vecsey is an esteemed and award-winning sports journalist for the New York Times. In Baseball, he recounts the history of America's national pastime. Baseball has been around in various forms for thousands of years, but within the last 200 years it has become an American institution. Growing from a sport played in open fields and in big city streets, baseball has seen ... Read more

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Best-selling author George Vecsey is an esteemed and award-winning sports journalist for the New York Times. In Baseball, he recounts the history of America's national pastime. Baseball has been around in various forms for thousands of years, but within the last 200 years it has become an American institution. Growing from a sport played in open fields and in big city streets, baseball has seen
... Read more
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The Soul of Baseball

A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America

by Joe Posnanski ...

Narrated by David Sadzin ...

Unabridged

7 hours 52 min

When legendary Negro League player Buck O'Neil asked Joe Posnanski how he fell in love with baseball, the renowned sports columnist was inspired by the question. He decided to spend the 2005 baseball season touring the country with the ninety-four-year-old O'Neil in hopes of rediscovering the love that first drew them to the game.The Soul of Baseball is as much the story of Buck O'Neil as it is ... Read more

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When legendary Negro League player Buck O'Neil asked Joe Posnanski how he fell in love with baseball, the renowned sports columnist was inspired by the question. He decided to spend the 2005 baseball season touring the country with the ninety-four-year-old O'Neil in hopes of rediscovering the love that first drew them to the game.The Soul of Baseball is as much the story of Buck O'Neil as it is
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The Baseball 100

by Joe Posnanski ...

Narrated by Cary Hite ...

Unabridged

30 hours 48 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Winner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year“An instant sports classic.” —New York Post * “Stellar.” —The Wall Street Journal * “A true masterwork…880 pages of sheer baseball bliss.” —BookPage (starred review) * “This is a remarkable achievement.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)A magnum opus from acclaimed baseball writer Jo... ... Read more

$39.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Winner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year“An instant sports classic.” —New York Post * “Stellar.” —The Wall Street Journal * “A true masterwork…880 pages of sheer baseball bliss.” —BookPage (starred review) * “This is a remarkable achievement.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)A magnum opus from acclaimed baseball writer Jo...
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Baseball Cop

by Eddie Dominguez ...

Narrated by Jason Culp, Edward Bauer, Eddie Dominquez ...

Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

Exposing trafficking, theft, fraud, and gambling in the major leagues, a founding member of the MLB's Department of Investigations reveals a news-breaking true story of power and corruption.In the wake of 2005's sometimes contentious, sometimes comical congressional hearings on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball and the subsequent Mitchell Report, Major League Baseball established the ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Exposing trafficking, theft, fraud, and gambling in the major leagues, a founding member of the MLB's Department of Investigations reveals a news-breaking true story of power and corruption.In the wake of 2005's sometimes contentious, sometimes comical congressional hearings on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball and the subsequent Mitchell Report, Major League Baseball established the
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Heart of the Game

Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America

by S.L. Price ...

Narrated by Tom Schiff ...

Unabridged

9 hours 35 min

“Genuine and raw…a heartfelt work of despair, triumph, and redemption.”—Boston GlobeThe critically acclaimed Heart of the Game—subtitled “Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America”—explores the pure roots of a sport that is stained by scandal at its highest level. S.L. Price, award-winning writer for Sports Illustrated and author of Pitching Around Fidel, gives a tragic but ultimately ... Read more

$28.99 USD

“Genuine and raw…a heartfelt work of despair, triumph, and redemption.”—Boston GlobeThe critically acclaimed Heart of the Game—subtitled “Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America”—explores the pure roots of a sport that is stained by scandal at its highest level. S.L. Price, award-winning writer for Sports Illustrated and author of Pitching Around Fidel, gives a tragic but ultimately
... Read more
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Magical Game, The

The Spirit and History of Baseball's Superstitions, Rituals, and Curses

by Addy Baird ...

Narrated by Erin Moon ...

Unabridged

8 hours 44 min

This is the story of baseball’s rich magical history and the centuries-old culture of superstition in the sport. It is a love letter to the jinxes, curses, rituals and myths of baseball’s past and present ― and to the innate mysticism of the game.For more than 150 years, a magical culture has been central to the game of baseball: At the turn of the 20th century, a battle between two lucky mascots ... Read more

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This is the story of baseball’s rich magical history and the centuries-old culture of superstition in the sport. It is a love letter to the jinxes, curses, rituals and myths of baseball’s past and present ― and to the innate mysticism of the game.For more than 150 years, a magical culture has been central to the game of baseball: At the turn of the 20th century, a battle between two lucky mascots
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The Closer

by Mariano Rivera ...

Narrated by Michael Kay ...

Unabridged

7 hours 25 min

The greatest relief pitcher of all time shares his extraordinary story of survival, love, and baseball.Mariano Rivera, the man who intimidated thousands of batters merely by opening a bullpen door, began his incredible journey as the son of a poor Panamanian fisherman. When first scouted by the Yankees, he didn't even own his own glove. He thought he might make a good mechanic. When discovered, he ... Read more

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The greatest relief pitcher of all time shares his extraordinary story of survival, love, and baseball.Mariano Rivera, the man who intimidated thousands of batters merely by opening a bullpen door, began his incredible journey as the son of a poor Panamanian fisherman. When first scouted by the Yankees, he didn't even own his own glove. He thought he might make a good mechanic. When discovered, he
... Read more
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Mickey & Billy

The Glory and Tragedy of a Yankee Friendship

by Tony Castro ...

Narrated by Matt Godfrey ...

Unabridged

8 hours 49 min

An unflinching, all–access look at the friendship between Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin, two of the most beloved New York Yankees and two flawed heroes who battled the colliding forces of success and self–destruction.Through meticulous research and exclusive interviews with the late Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin, journalist and historian Tony Castro poignantly reveals the double–edged sword of ... Read more

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An unflinching, all–access look at the friendship between Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin, two of the most beloved New York Yankees and two flawed heroes who battled the colliding forces of success and self–destruction.Through meticulous research and exclusive interviews with the late Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin, journalist and historian Tony Castro poignantly reveals the double–edged sword of
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Ballgames To Boardrooms: Leadership, Business, and Life Lessons From Our Coaches We Never Knew We Needed

by Taylor Scott ...

Narrated by Taylor Scott ...

Unabridged

5 hours 18 min

Millennials and those leading Millennials as today's front-line employees, entry-level managers, middle managers, and even some executives, are caught in the proverbial hamster-in-a-wheel that is Corporate America. A lack of inspiration and motivation looms over people who spend their days, trudging through life as real life 'Eyeores'. Many are okay with the sea of mediocrity that is their daily ... Read more

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Millennials and those leading Millennials as today's front-line employees, entry-level managers, middle managers, and even some executives, are caught in the proverbial hamster-in-a-wheel that is Corporate America. A lack of inspiration and motivation looms over people who spend their days, trudging through life as real life 'Eyeores'. Many are okay with the sea of mediocrity that is their daily
... Read more
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Ty Cobb

A Terrible Beauty

by Charles Leerhsen ...

Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner ...

Unabridged

15 hours 33 min

Finally—a fascinating and authoritative biography of perhaps the most controversial player in baseball history, Ty Cobb.Ty Cobb is baseball royalty, maybe even the greatest player who ever lived. His lifetime batting average is still the highest of all time, and when he retired in 1928, after twenty-one years with the Detroit Tigers and two with the Philadelphia Athletics, he held more than ninety ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Finally—a fascinating and authoritative biography of perhaps the most controversial player in baseball history, Ty Cobb.Ty Cobb is baseball royalty, maybe even the greatest player who ever lived. His lifetime batting average is still the highest of all time, and when he retired in 1928, after twenty-one years with the Detroit Tigers and two with the Philadelphia Athletics, he held more than ninety
... Read more
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Home Run Heroes: The Ultimate Guide Baseball’s Greatest Moments & Strategies

by Alex Jones ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mike G ...

Series series SPORTS FAN BOOKS SOCCER, FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, HOCKEY, TENNIS, CRICKET, GOLF, ETC.
Unabridged

1 hour 48 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Do you find yourself lost in the lingo of line drives and longing for the lowdown on lockouts? Wondering why a 'sacrifice fly' isn't just an insect on the field?Absolutely, you can become a baseball buff!"Home Run Heroes: The Ultimate Guide to Baseball's Greatest Moments & Strategies" is the grand slam of guides for the burgeoning baseball enthusiast. ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Do you find yourself lost in the lingo of line drives and longing for the lowdown on lockouts? Wondering why a 'sacrifice fly' isn't just an insect on the field?Absolutely, you can become a baseball buff!"Home Run Heroes: The Ultimate Guide to Baseball's Greatest Moments & Strategies" is the grand slam of guides for the burgeoning baseball enthusiast.
... Read more
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Sports Byline: Cam Perron

by Ron Barr ...

Narrated by Ron Barr, Cam Perron ...

Series series Sports Byline Classics
Unabridged

10 min

In this Sports Byline interview, Ron Barr talks to Cam Perron, who developed an interest in the Negro League baseball players when he was just 12 years old. Perron has since been chronicling his research on the players and the league, and was featured on HBO’s Real Sports.Perron shares stories from the Negro League players he’s become close with in his research and gives insight into this ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In this Sports Byline interview, Ron Barr talks to Cam Perron, who developed an interest in the Negro League baseball players when he was just 12 years old. Perron has since been chronicling his research on the players and the league, and was featured on HBO’s Real Sports.Perron shares stories from the Negro League players he’s become close with in his research and gives insight into this
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Baseball: The Movie

by Noah Gittell ...

Narrated by Noah Gittell ...

Unabridged

9 hours 29 min

Baseball has always been a symbol as much as a sport. With a blend of individual confrontation and team play, a luxurious pace, and an immaculate urban parkland setting, it offers a sunny rendering of the American Dream, both the hard work that underpins it and the rewards it promises. Film, America's other national pastime, which magnifies and mythologizes all it touches, has long been the ideal ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Baseball has always been a symbol as much as a sport. With a blend of individual confrontation and team play, a luxurious pace, and an immaculate urban parkland setting, it offers a sunny rendering of the American Dream, both the hard work that underpins it and the rewards it promises. Film, America's other national pastime, which magnifies and mythologizes all it touches, has long been the ideal
... Read more
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Sixty Feet, Six Inches

A Hall of Fame Pitcher & A Hall of Fame Hitter Talk about How the Game Is Played

by Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson, Lonnie Wheeler ...

Narrated by Mirron Willis, Dominic Hoffman ...

Abridged

6 hours 2 min

**Reggie Jackson and Bob Gibson offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to understand America's pastime from their unique insider perspective.**Legendary. Insightful. Uncompromising. Candid. Uncensored. Mr. October and Hoot Gibson unfortunately never faced each other on the field. But now, in Sixty Feet, Six Inches, these two legends open up in fascinating detail about the game they love and how it ... Read more

$15.99 USD

**Reggie Jackson and Bob Gibson offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to understand America's pastime from their unique insider perspective.**Legendary. Insightful. Uncompromising. Candid. Uncensored. Mr. October and Hoot Gibson unfortunately never faced each other on the field. But now, in Sixty Feet, Six Inches, these two legends open up in fascinating detail about the game they love and how it
... Read more
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Yogi

A Life Behind the Mask

by Jon Pessah ...

Narrated by Oliver Wyman ...

Unabridged

21 hours 10 min

Discover the definitive biography of Yogi Berra, the New York Yankees icon, winner of 10 World Series championships, and the most-quoted player in baseball history.Lawrence "Yogi" Berra was never supposed to become a major league ballplayer.That's what his immigrant father told him. That's what Branch Rickey told him, too—right to Berra's face, in fact. Even the lowly St. Louis Browns of his youth ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Discover the definitive biography of Yogi Berra, the New York Yankees icon, winner of 10 World Series championships, and the most-quoted player in baseball history.Lawrence "Yogi" Berra was never supposed to become a major league ballplayer.That's what his immigrant father told him. That's what Branch Rickey told him, too—right to Berra's face, in fact. Even the lowly St. Louis Browns of his youth
... Read more
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Roger Kahn: Memories of Summer

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

8 min

Interview between David Gergen and Roger Kahn, author of the book Memories of Summer: When Baseball Was an Art and Writing About It a Game. ... Read more

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Interview between David Gergen and Roger Kahn, author of the book Memories of Summer: When Baseball Was an Art and Writing About It a Game.
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Baseball Memories & Dreams

Reflections on the National Pastime from the Baseball Hall of Fame

Narrated by Barry Abrams ...

Unabridged

9 hours 43 min

**This compendium of baseball writing covers it all—**recollections of Hall of Famers and narratives from top baseball writers; stories on the rich iconography and history of the game across the full diversity of players, teams, and leagues; and reflections on the way America's pastime has shaped our culture. Selected from the Baseball Hall of Fame's member magazine, Memories and Dreams brings to ... Read more

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**This compendium of baseball writing covers it all—**recollections of Hall of Famers and narratives from top baseball writers; stories on the rich iconography and history of the game across the full diversity of players, teams, and leagues; and reflections on the way America's pastime has shaped our culture. Selected from the Baseball Hall of Fame's member magazine, Memories and Dreams brings to
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A Nice Little Place on the North Side

Wrigley Field at One Hundred

by George Will ...

Narrated by Mark Deakins ...

Unabridged

5 hours 9 min

**The New York Times-bestselling history of America's most beloved baseball stadium, Wrigley Field, and the Cubs’ century-long search for World Series gloryIn A Nice Little Place on the North Side, leading columnist George Will returns to baseball with a deeply personal look at his hapless Chicago Cubs and their often beatified home, Wrigley Field, as it enters its second century. Baseball, Will ... Read more

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**The New York Times-bestselling history of America's most beloved baseball stadium, Wrigley Field, and the Cubs’ century-long search for World Series gloryIn A Nice Little Place on the North Side, leading columnist George Will returns to baseball with a deeply personal look at his hapless Chicago Cubs and their often beatified home, Wrigley Field, as it enters its second century. Baseball, Will
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by Adam Rothstein ...

Narrated by Adam Rothstein ...

Unabridged

3 hours 13 min

Step up to the plate and explore the iconic ballparks that make Major League Baseball unforgettable. This audiobook takes listeners on a journey through the history, charm, and unique features of the most legendary MLB stadiums, from the classic grandeur of Fenway Park to the modern marvels of Dodger Stadium and beyond. Packed with fun facts, insider tips, and a love for the game, this guide is ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Step up to the plate and explore the iconic ballparks that make Major League Baseball unforgettable. This audiobook takes listeners on a journey through the history, charm, and unique features of the most legendary MLB stadiums, from the classic grandeur of Fenway Park to the modern marvels of Dodger Stadium and beyond. Packed with fun facts, insider tips, and a love for the game, this guide is
... Read more
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Las estrellas Orientales

Como el beisbol cambio el pueblo dominicano de San Pedro deMacoris

by Mark Kurlansky ...

Narrated by David Crommett ...

Unabridged

9 hours 42 min

Al final de la temporada de 2010, mas de ochenta y seis jovenes y hombres de la empobrocida ciudad de San Pedro de Macoris jugaban en las Grandes Ligas-lo que significa que uno de cada seis dominicanos de las Grandes Ligas vinieron de los mismos equipos locales de los ingenios azucareros, y acudieron en masa a los Estados Unidos en busca de oportunidades, de riqueza, y de una vida mejor. Pero este ... Read more

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Al final de la temporada de 2010, mas de ochenta y seis jovenes y hombres de la empobrocida ciudad de San Pedro de Macoris jugaban en las Grandes Ligas-lo que significa que uno de cada seis dominicanos de las Grandes Ligas vinieron de los mismos equipos locales de los ingenios azucareros, y acudieron en masa a los Estados Unidos en busca de oportunidades, de riqueza, y de una vida mejor. Pero este
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Round it! - Data-Driven Baseball5 Baserunning

A deep dive into the data behind baserunning in Baseball5

by Philip Spielmann ...

Narrated by AI Voice ...

Unabridged

3 hours 6 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.Stop guessing. Start scoring. In the high-speed world of Baseball5, where games are decided in seconds, do you trust your "gut feeling" or the data?Round it! - Data-Driven Baseball5 Baserunning is the definitive guide for coaches, players, and analysts looking to transform their approach to the basepaths. Written by Philip Spielmann, Head Coach of the ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.Stop guessing. Start scoring. In the high-speed world of Baseball5, where games are decided in seconds, do you trust your "gut feeling" or the data?Round it! - Data-Driven Baseball5 Baserunning is the definitive guide for coaches, players, and analysts looking to transform their approach to the basepaths. Written by Philip Spielmann, Head Coach of the
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The Baby Bombers

The Inside Story of the Next Yankees Dynasty

by Bryan Hoch ...

Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

Unabridged

9 hours 40 min

Derek Jeter and the "Core Four" have passed the torch to a new generation of Yankees superstars—featuring Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez, Luis Severino, and Greg Bird—who have powered through the minors to become stars on baseball's biggest stage. Joined by reigning National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton, this thrilling group is poised to chase championship titles for years to come.The Baby Bombers ... Read more

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Derek Jeter and the "Core Four" have passed the torch to a new generation of Yankees superstars—featuring Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez, Luis Severino, and Greg Bird—who have powered through the minors to become stars on baseball's biggest stage. Joined by reigning National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton, this thrilling group is poised to chase championship titles for years to come.The Baby Bombers
... Read more

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