Off speed : baseball, pitching, and the art of deception /

Off speed : baseball, pitching, and the art of deception /

"A wonderfully informative, exuberant, and entertaining book--part sports history, part personal history--that explores America's romance with baseball through one "perfect game" and the drama of pitching. In Off Speed, Terry McDermott weaves the fascinating story of baseball...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McDermott, Terry (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pantheon Books, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Pitching (Baseball)
Baseball.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Coaching > Baseball.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Baseball > History.
Table of Contents:
  • The fastball
  • The curveball
  • The spitball
  • The sinker
  • The knuckleball
  • The slider
  • The split
  • The cutter
  • The change
  • Appendix: The box score.