10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPITBALL»
Discover the use of
spitball in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
spitball and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction: Build Implements of ...
With the advent of modern household products and office supplies--binder clips, clothespins, rubber bands, ballpoint pens, toothpicks, paper clips, plastic utensils, and matches and barbeque lighters--troublemakers of all stripes have the ...
2
Spitting on Diamonds: A
Spitball Pitcher's Journey to the ...
"Biography of early twentieth-century baseball pitcher, Bradley Hogg"--Provided by publisher.
Sixth-grader Austin Sommers is horrified to learn that she is assigned to Room 24, known as the "spitball class," but when she meets her new teacher, Mr. Shaffer, she realizes that she just might survive sixth grade after all.
4
The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium ...
THE UNSANITARY SPITBALL ROB NEYER Elmer Stricklett has been called the
inventor of the “spit ball.” By that I take it that he went further trying to control a ball
with a wet surface than any of his predecessors. After he had a little success ...
Bill James, Rob Neyer, 2008
5
Cotton Patch Gospel: Musical
(SONG: "SPITBALL") BAND. SPITBALL ME LORD OVER THE HOME PLATE OF
LIFE. WANT TO STRIKE OUT THE DEVIL, NOT STRIKE OUT WITH MY WIFE.
WANT THE GREAT UMPIRE TO CALL OUT, THE CAUSE OF CARE AND
STRIFE.
Tom Key, Russell Treyz, 1983
Spitball: The Literary Baseball Magazine, published semiannually, is “a unique
magazine devoted to poetry, fiction, and book reviews exclusively about baseball
. Newcomers are very welcome, but remember that you have to know the subject;
...
7
Close Shave: The Life and Times of Baseball's Sal Maglie
When the spitball was banned beginning in the 1920 season, seventeen noted
spitballers were allowed to continue throwing the pitch until the end of their
careers. Shellenback had inadvertently been left off the list and relegated to play
in the ...
8
Miles of Thoughts: Including Excellent Groaners and ...
An armed and aimed spitball requires exquisite mouth – eye coordination.
Directing a spitball to its destination requires as much skill as shooting a
basketball through a hoop or drilling a puck between a goalie's knee pads.
Spitball is certainly ...
9
Big Ed Walsh: The Life and Times of a Spitballing Hall of Famer
25 Addie Joss, who was something of a Big Ed nemesis, did not throw the spitball
, but wanted it legal out of fairness, even while admitting it was almost impossible
to hit. “It would hardly be fair to the men who depend on this form of delivery for ...
10
Baseball Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know ...
PHOTO CREDIT: NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY,
COOPERSTOWN, NY The major leagues relented on the ban of existing
spitballers in December 1920, decreeing that seventeen practitioners of the
spitball could continue ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPITBALL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
spitball is used in the context of the following news items.
Gaylord Perry still loves to keep 'em guessing about spitball
Far from the days of accusations of Vaseline and spitballs and whatever else he may have used to make pitches dance as a controversial figure in baseball, now ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»
Mavs Trade Ideas: 3 DeAndre/Wes Spitballs
We spitball a trio of ideas involving Plan A (just some of the endless variations) of using S&T's here. Let's say the Mavs get word that DeAndre Jordan wants to ... «Rays Digest, Jul 15»
Schedule Spitball: Predicting the Networks' Fall Lineups
It has never been harder to predict the network schedules, as the number of series (including many shorter-flight ones) has increased exponentially in recent ... «Variety, May 15»
Gaylord Perry to Tom Brady: 'Be a little smarter about it'
He still contends that some of the time, the spitball was just a figment of a batter's imagination, and he wasn't greasing up the baseball. Brady doesn't hold the ... «SportingNews.com, May 15»
Source calls Carter's Peterson trade spitball “BS”
Former Vikings Hall of Famer Cris Carter suggested on Thursday that current Vikings Hall of Famer Adrian Peterson will be traded. “I'm under gag order on the ... «NBCSports.com, Apr 15»
Volvo Spitball Fight In SC
Volvo Spitball Fight In SC ... S.C. governor Nikki Haley and state leglative leaders are involved in yet another spitball fight … over yet another borrowing bill. «FITSNews, Apr 15»
Morning-News Scramble: CNN Uses Ad to Hurl Spitball at 'Morning …
CNN's “New Day” and MSNBC's “Morning Joe” are sparring — again — in what seems to be developing into a months-long feud over which program lures the ... «Variety, Jan 15»
Schedule Spitball: A Wild Guess at the ABC, CBS Fall Lineups
After (shockingly) getting some key pieces of the NBC and Fox lineups correct, it's time to turn our attention to ABC and CBS. ABC. This was the toughest network ... «Variety, May 14»
Yankees' Michael Pineda isn't first pitcher to be suspected of using …
Pitcher for the Giants, Rangers, Indians, Padres, Mariners, Royals, Braves and Yankees from 1962-1983: Known for spitballs, Perry was a doctoring genius, ... «New York Daily News, Apr 14»
Baseball should bring back spitball
In 1955 then-commissioner Ford Frick was looking to even the playing field and wanted to bring back the spitball because home runs and offense ruled the ... «SportingNews.com, Apr 14»
