10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRUSHBACK»
Discover the use of
brushback in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
brushback and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
EVAN AUSTIN, PRIVATE INVESTIGATORIt couldn't be simpler.
When an ex-major league pitcher known as the Brushback Kid retires thanks to the pounding of a Louisville Slugger, Detective Rugs Carlucci ends the inning with the bases loaded with suspects, in the latest work by the author of Family ...
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The
Brushback Report: All the Sports News That's Unfit to Print
A collection of hilarious pieces from the pages of the satirical, online sports newspaper, TheBrushback.com, offers a twisted look at the athletes, fans, corporate sponsors, events, and other aspects of the world of sports, in articles that ...
The sportswriter sleuth goes back to the minors in the final book of the Cat McDaniel Mystery Series. But can Cat clinch this one or is everything she loves going... going... gone?
Our third and final game was against a team called Stanwood Fastpitch (SFP for
short), and their pitcher, Kaitlyn Kingsbury, is really mean. She likes to throw
brushback pitches just for the fun of it. In case you don't know, a brushback pitch
is a ...
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Gaslight and Daylight, with Some London Scenes They Shine Upon
That was where the brass plate was, when the mansion was occupied by the
Eeverend Doctor Brushback. It was called ' Smolensko House ' then, and on
Sundays and holidays a goodly procession of youths educated therein issued
from it.
George Augustus Sala, 1859
In the centre you may see a parallelopipedal patch, where the paint is of a lighter
colour, and where there are marks of bygone screws. That was where the brass
plate was, when the mansion was occupied by the Reverend Doctor Brushback.
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The Dickson Baseball Dictionary
Brush and Von der Ahe's rule Syn. of trap ball rule. brushback n. Syn. of
brushback pitch. “The intent of the brushback, which is simply a fastball inside, is
to move back a batter who crowds the plate and looks for a breaking pitch on the
outside” ...
Paul Dickson, Skip McAfee, 2009
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Baseball with a Latin Beat: A History of the Latin American Game
The Giants' Ruben Gomez was infamous for memorable brushback incidents
involving Carl Furillo and Frank Robinson. Gomez also plunked heavy-hitting Joe
Adcock on the wrist, released a second beanball as the enraged Braves first ...
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Under Pallor, Under Shadow: The 1920 American League Pennant ...
“That was the conviction they had regarding Mays' [brushback] style of delivery.”
16 Only in New York was the pitcher resolutely defended; fans and writers there
pointed to Speaker's own concession that Mays had not intended to injure ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRUSHBACK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
brushback is used in the context of the following news items.
Jackie Robinson's Life Was No Home Run for Racial Progress
... and runs, stolen bases and brushback pitches. He wrought havoc on the basepaths, demolished a racial barrier, and opened up our society. «TIME, Jul 15»
Changes needed ...At the old ball game
But it is getting knocked on its keister by a brushback pitch from whatever we're calling the generation that has the rotten luck of calling my ... «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, Jul 15»
Pirates hope AJ Burnett's farewell tour includes All-Star turn
Brushback pitches never warranted so much as a warning, let alone an ejection. Then again, Burnett says, maybe he came along at the right ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
Reason: How the DoJ gagged us from reporting on subpoena …
Glenn Reynolds calls this “a brushback pitch,” but one from a 500-mph fastball: When the government orders people not to talk about what it's ... «Hot Air, Jun 15»
Orioles come up with the clutch hits that elude Blue Jays
... were facing Darren O'Day, the crafty sidearming reliever who is one of the protagonists in the Jays-Orioles feud involving brushback pitches, ... «Toronto Star, Jun 15»
Free Speech for Whom?
To the contrary, strict scrutiny is a brushback pitch to local governments that regulations restricting speech can't discriminate by content. A more ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
Phillies RHP Williams leaves with hamstring strain – Story – Kitsap …
All that was left was for Justin De Fratus to be thrown out of the game for a much-needed brushback pitch to an all-too comfortable Orioles ... «Rapid News Network, Jun 15»
Bench-clearing brawl at Ottawa Champions baseball game
A brushback pitch. A hard slide. And then, the benches empty. Anyone who says players don't take independent baseball seriously might ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
Photos of the Day: June 15, 2015
Toronto Blue Jays Edwin Encarnacion reacts to Jeurys Familia's brushback pitch in a baseball game against the New York Mets in New York, ... «Peoria Journal Star, Jun 15»
Jays' 11-game winning streak ends despite Bautista's 2 HRs
Toronto Blue Jays Edwin Encarnacion reacts to Jeurys Familia's brushback pitch in a baseball game against the New York Mets in New York, ... «U-T San Diego, Jun 15»
