Download or read book Pro Baseball Comes to the Maine Coast written by Ted Nichols and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PRO BASEBALL COMES TO THE MAINE COAST is a fictional baseball story about a newly-formed low minor league baseball team that played in a beautiful region of Maine known as Penobscot Bay. The team joined a little-known league made up of independent professional teams that did not have an affiliation with a major league team. A local businessman and a successful small college baseball coach joined together to make something that seemed to be impossible become a reality. A team made up of undrafted small college players played their first season with determination. They were a bunch of team-oriented overachievers. This “feel good” story of the first season is an example of how a sports team can be the bond that can bring an area of small towns together.
Download or read book Maine written by Rachel Grack and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maine’s beautiful landscape attracts many visitors. But it also has a fascinating history! Through engaging text and vibrant photos, this informative title introduces both the history and landscape of Maine, as well as the wildlife, celebrations, and much more! Maps highlight the location of Maine’s landforms and cities, and a timeline shows off historic moments. Other features introduce Native American tribes, inventions, future and current challenges, a recipe, and a sports team. Take a trip to the Pine Tree State with this interesting title!
Download or read book The Wizard of College Baseball written by David Brauer and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2024-06 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of University of Miami baseball coach Ron Fraser, who coached the Hurricanes from 1963 to 1992 and was one of college baseball's greatest promoters and most successful and influential coaches in history, helping to bring the game into national prominence.
Download or read book Maine s Greatest Athletes written by Nancy Griffin and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mainers are known to be fiercely loyal, to their culture, history, and heritage, and to their favorite hometown sports heroes. Many of these heroes have gone on to have legendary careers on the national stage from Louis Sockalexis, the first Native American to play professional baseball, to Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first woman to win gold in an Olympic marathon. There’s Seth Wescott, Olympic gold medal snowboarder; Joey Gamache, junior lightweight world champion boxer, and "Fly Rod" Crosby, Maine's first Registered Maine Guide. For every household name, there are countless local legends that are just as revered. Journalist Nancy Griffin presents a surprising range of athletes in this collection of short profiles and achievements. You’ll find superstars in everything from baseball and hockey to golf, shooting, and harness racing.
Download or read book The Last Refuge written by Ben Coes and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning that Iran has completed its first nuclear device and is plotting to destroy Tel Aviv, Dewey Andreas, a former SEAL and Delta, seeks to repay a life debt to Israeli commando Kohl Meir by participating in a plot to hijack the nuclear device.
Download or read book Maine written by John Hamilton and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Maine, the Pine Tree State! Your students will visit Portland Head Lighthouse, hike the world-famous Appalachian Trail, camp on Mount Desert Island, attend the Great Falls Balloon Festival, sail windjammers in the Great Schooner Race, and more as they learn about Maine's history, plants and animals, industries, sports, cities, famous people, and more in this fun, fact-filled title. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing.
Download or read book Legendary Locals of Bangor written by Richard R. Shaw and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its settlement in 1769, Bangor's greatest resource has been its people. Long before 1834, when the town on the Penobscot became a city, future legends were born who transformed it into a world-class community. Hannibal Hamlin served as Abraham Lincoln's first vice president. Timber tycoon Sam Hersey financed urban development while less affluent folk such as Molly Molasses also made their mark. When philanthropists Stephen and Tabitha King are not writing best-selling novels, they are spreading their wealth throughout the community. Bangor's melting pot includes the Italian Baldacci family and the Jewish baker Reuben Cohen, who, with his wife Clara, raised their son Bill, a US senator and defense secretary. More infamous but equally legendary is brothel keeper Fanny Jones. Paul Bunyan earned a statue on Main Street. Airport troop greeters Kay Lebowitz and Bill Knight round out the list of notables. They are all jewels in Bangor's crown, and each in their own way is a bona fide legend.
Download or read book The Baseball Coaching Bible written by Jerry Kindall and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2000 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a comprehensive guide to coaching baseball with contributions from twenty-seven coaches who share their secrets to winning; and offers advice on building and managing a program, practice sessions, team strategies, player motivation and leadership, and making baseball fun.
Download or read book Rosenblatt Stadium written by Kevin Warneke and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-02-27 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium was home to baseball's College World Series from 1950 until 2010. Future Major League stars played pro ball there in all but seven seasons during the same period. The venue also hosted barnstorming games, football games, concerts and a variety of novelty events in its lifetime. The history of the stadium is told by people who lived it. Essays and recollections by players and coaches who competed there, organizers of the Series and other events, and fans who enjoyed more than six decades of entertainment establish Rosenblatt's place in the American cultural landscape.
Download or read book Enlistment written by Paul Bouchard and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-09-02 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It wasnt supposed to be this way. Twenty-six-year-old Jack Boudreau is a struggling stringer reporter out of Bangor, Maine, who suddenly finds himself standing inside a cattle truck with forty other members of his platoon. Forced to enlist in the Army due to financial pressures, Jack heads to basic training in Missouri, with only two duffle bags to keep him company. After completing training as an Army journalist at the Defense Information School, Jack receives orders to report to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. His new roommate is Specialist Dustin Boros, who has all the qualities of a successful entrepreneurcharisma and ambition, endless patience, a willingness to take risks, an eye for talent, and an uncanny knack to schmooze. The only problem is that Boros business is managing an illegal cash crop of marijuana. When Jack discovers Boros and his cohorts are operating a drug ring, he has no idea that his roommate is creating an elaborate plan to get him kicked out of the Army. In this gripping military thriller, one man must fight to defend his honor amidst corruption and evil and hes under the gun to solve the puzzle before it is too late.
Download or read book Uniquely Maine written by D. J. Ross and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2004 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines what makes Maine unique, including its symbols, flags, songs, recipes, landmarks, and more.
Download or read book The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Man written by Paul Bouchard and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Roger, an eleven-year-old boy growing up in northern Maine near the Canadian border, must write a history paper about his small town of Frenchville. As his mother is telling him about growing up in nearby New Brunswick, Canada, she tells him that "Where I'm from, a boy is not a man until he kills a deer." At that point Little Roger sets a new goal for himself, not only does he want to get an A on his history paper about Frenchville but now he also wants to kill a deer and become a man! He knows what he must do but it is something very new to him and he must find a way to reconcile the task with the outcome. With only a couple of days left in the hunting season, will Little Roger kill a deer and become a man?
Download or read book Barry Bonds Baseball s Superman written by Steven Travers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-04-10 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barry Bonds: Baseball Superman is the biography of the game's first four-time Most Valuable Player. In 2001, Bonds broke the greatest record in sports, the all-time single-season home run record held over the years by Babe Ruth, Roger Maris and Mark McGwire, and arguably had the greatest season in baseball history. There is no doubt that for most fans, Barry Bonds is a man of mystery. Author Steven Travers documents the superstar's 2001 campaign as Bonds defied the very bounds of conventional logic and perfected the art of long-ball hitting. Travers also describes Bonds's childhood in Riverside, California, the hometown of his father, Bobby; his successful high school career in the Bay Area, and his All-American career at Arizona State. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Download or read book The Complete Armchair Book of Baseball written by John Thorn and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are fascinating glimpses of the history of America's national pastime from an all-star lineup including Walt Whitman, E.L. Doctorow, John Updike, Philip Roth and Garrison Keillor. Revel in another ear through Walt Whitman's report of a rugged game played before the Civil War. Relive how Candy Cummings perfected the first curve ball, how baseball drew the color line in1 887, and how Bob Carroll uncovered Nate Colbert's hidden RBI record in 1972. All this and much, much more.
Download or read book Harvest Maine written by Crystal Ward Kent and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the fairs, feasts and foliage that herald harvest time in the Pine Tree State. Autumn traditions and flavors come alive in this nostalgic journey through New England's favorite season. Nature lore follows the ways of moose and bear and the great fall migrations of hawks and Monarch butterflies. Old-time fairs still feature horse-pulling, handcrafts and pie-baking contests. Apples, pumpkins and potatoes offer a delectable bounty for the table. Classic recipes for Indian pudding, apple pie, baked beans and brown bread round out this harvest-time sampler. Author Crystal Ward Kent serves up a slice of Maine at its finest.
Download or read book Baseball America 2007 Directory written by Baseball America (Firm) and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-03-27 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2007 Baseball America Directory is the definitive reference guide for the upcoming season. The Directory features major, minor, and independent league schedules, ballpark directions, and how to get in touch with anyone in the game-by phone, fax or on the web. From schedules to personnel to addresses to phone numbers and websites, the Directory is the guide to finding information in baseball, from the majors to the minors to college, high school, and amateur baseball.
Download or read book How to Make Pro Baseball Scouts Notice You written by Al Goldis and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Al Goldis has spent more than forty years as a major league scout, having worked in the front offices of the Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Anaheim Angels, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, and New York Mets. In those forty years he has seen and signed some of the game?s greatest talents. As the Scouting Director of the Chicago White Sox in the late 1980s, Goldis spearheaded the amateur drafts that brought future All-Stars Frank Thomas, Robin Ventura, and Jack McDowell into the Sox organization. After so many years scouting young players, Goldis has a pretty good idea what to look for in a player beyond the commonly accepted standard of the?five tools? (hitting for average, hitting for power, a strong throwing arm, excellent defensive skills, and speed on the basepaths). And in How to Make Pro Scouts Notice You, he and former pro ballplayer John Wolff have set out to create a blueprint for young ballplayers with big league aspirations to follow. The purpose of the book is twofold: one, to give young ballplayers an inside look at what scouts are really looking for in their search for professional-caliber ballplayers; and two, to help them market and sell themselves so that those scouts will know they exist and see them put their best skills on display. How to Make Pro Scouts Notice You is written with the intent of helping young ballplayers keep their dreams of playing pro ball alive and flourishing.
