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What Day is Today: The Story of My Life in the Minor Leagues [MultiFormat]
by Kenny Beck
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"What I'm about to tell you isn't a typical baseball story. I don't limp off the bench and hit a game-winning home-run in the World Series. I didn't throw a perfect game in my last ever start, nor do I mentor some bonus-baby with a million-dollar-arm and two-cent head so he can mature and make it to the big leagues. And I promise you that I don't end up playing catch with my dad in an Iowa cornfield at the end of this either." So Begins Kenny Beck's tale as he follows the dream of every every yo... more info>> (Published: 2006)
Words: 152168 - Reading Time: 434-608 min.
Category: Sports/Entertainment/People
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Who's Better, Who's Best in Golf?: "Mr. Stats" Sets the Record Straight on the Top 50 Golfers of All Time [Secure eReader]
by Elliott Kalb
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For this third book in the popular and controversial Who's Better,Who's Best? series, Elliott Kalb turns his attention to the rankings and hotly debated questions that will fire the blood of golf fans everywhere. One of TV's best-known sports statisticians, Kalb discusses dream matchups such as historical players versus contemporary players, women versus men, and younger versus older, among others.
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Wink: The Incredible Life and Epic Journey of Jimmy Winkfield [Secure eReader]
by Ed Hotaling
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After a number of up-the-track finishes by authors trying to emulate the success of Laura Hillenbrands bestselling Seabiscuit: An American Legend, a worthy successor has at last broken out of the pack ... Winkfield's story is so incredible you'll find yourself wondering why you've never heard it before. (Published: 2004)
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