10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PINCH-HITTER»
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pinch-hitter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pinch-hitter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Pinch Hitter is the story about a middle-aged electronics salesman who fulfills a childhood dream of playing big league baseball for his hometown team. Thrust into the public eye, he's soon forced to reveal a well-kept family secret.
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Stand and Deliver: A History of
Pinch-Hitting
From "Princeton Charlie" Reilly, the first pinch-hitter ever, to today's pinnacle in pinch-hitting, Lenny Harris, this book enumerates the exploits and records of the best in this craft through the 2001 season.
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The Hardball Times Baseball Annual
Pinch hitters typically bat for the pitcher (at least in the National League), but how
often have you seen a pitcher regularly bat as a pinch hitter? Well, if you had
been alive 70 to 100 years ago, you would have seen it plenty of times. In fact,
the ...
Dave Studenmund, Greg Tamer,
2004
4
The
Pinch Hitter and Other Sport Stories
This lighthearted collection of short stories from author Scott Young taps in to Canada’s love of sports—from major-league baseball to the last play in football, from hockey to hunting in the great Canadian outdoors.
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The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball
However, given that batters don't have a very large variety of platoon splits in the
first place, it is little surprise that we find no evidence that pinch hitter platoon
splits are different from overall platoon splits. From our data, we calculate platoon
...
Tom M. Tango, Mitchel G. Lichtman, Andrew E. Dolphin,
2007
For the pinch hitter faces the pitcher only once and his trial is quickly over. The
thing which I most object to in pinch hitting isn't. the tense situation with men on
bases and important results at stake. It is rather that I am called upon to act pretty
...
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All Bat, No Glove: A History of the Designated
Hitter
pinch-hitter to be designated before the game to hit for the pitcher. During the
game, the manager could change to another designated hitter for the one who
began the game. The Class AA Eastern League's plan involved the use of a ...
G. Richard McKelvey,
2004
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The Baseball Maniac's Almanac: The Absolutely, Positively, ...
30, 1984 (final: 1—0) Last out: pitcher Rube Waddell (fly out to center) Last out:
pinch hitter John Anderson (ground out to third) Last out: pinch hitter Mike
Menosky (pop out to second) Last out: pinch hitter John Bassler (fly out to left)
Last out: ...
Bert Randolph Sugar,
2013
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Baseball Strategies: American Baseball Coaches Association
Pinch hitting is one of the most difficult jobs in baseball and it takes a special kind
of player to be accomplished at this skill. A good pinch hitter is a player who is
mentally prepared to enter the game at any time. He must also have confidence
in ...
American Baseball Coaches Association
In other words, we find no evidence that there is any such thing as a “good pinch
hitter” (think Lenny Harris or Manny Mota)—only good and bad hitters. Another
explanation for this dramatic difference in pinch hitter performance might be that ...
Tom M. tango autofilled,
2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PINCH-HITTER»
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pinch-hitter is used in the context of the following news items.
Minor league roundup: Garcia's double gives Memphis walk-off win
Cody Stanley hit a double, and Dean Anna doubled as a pinch-hitter. Memphis starter Thomas Lee pitched seven innings, allowing one home ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
Nationals lose 3-1 to Cole, Pirates
Singles by pinch-hitter Anthony Rendon and David Espinosa chased Cole with two out in the eighth. Tony Watson then came in and Harper ... «TheNewsTribune.com, Jul 15»
White Sox sweep the Indians
Giovanny Urshela led off with a triple, but Carlos Santana struck out. Pinch-hitter David Murphy's groundout scored Urshela and Brandon Moss ... «WNDU-TV, Jul 15»
Rangers lurking behind division leaders after latest win
Andrus began the inning with an infield single, took third base on pinch-hitter Mitch Moreland's single and scored when right fielder Shin-Soo ... «GlobalPost, Jul 15»
Pinch-hitter Stephen Piscotty delivers in clutch for Cardinals
Stephen Piscotty drove in his first major-league run Saturday and it proved to be the game-winner in the Cardinals' 1-0 win over Atlanta. «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
Carlos Martinez outduels Shelby Miller to give St. Louis Cardinals 1 …
LOUIS -- Pinch-hitter Stephen Piscotty got his first career RBI with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and Carlos Martinez outdueled former ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
Cueto, Frazier Lead Reds to 5-2 Win Over Rockies
The Rockies scored twice in the ninth off Jumbo Diaz before Aroldis Chapman came on to retire pinch-hitter Michael McKenry for the game's ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Kennedy ignores trade talk, helps Padres top Marlins
With the Marlins infield in, pinch-hitter Melvin Upton Jr. hit a blooper over second baseman Martin Prado's head that barely reached the outfield ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
Yankees-Twins Preview
Gardner entered Saturday as a pinch-hitter and went 0 for 2 to end a career-high, 25-game streak of reaching base. He batted .333 with 17 runs ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
Brewers: Jimmy Nelson's great escapes power 2-1 win at Arizona
With pinch-hitter Shane Peterson at the plate, batting for Smith, Ziegler let loose a wild pitch that allowed Parra to score, giving the Brewers a ... «Dairyland Express, Jul 15»