Baseball Voices

Baseball Voices Milwaukee Brewers Bob Uecker, Mr. Baseball Cd $16.19 A commemorative audio tribute to the great voice of the Milwaukee Brewers, Bob Uecker. Since 1971, Bob has been the radio voice of the Brewers and has also enjoyed enormous success in the entertainment business as a standup comedian, actor, and commercial spokesman. This CD is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud….

Ron Santo: Cubs Legend $8.99 …

Voice of the Fans $8.99 …

Ball Talk:Baseballs Voices of Summer [VHS] $1.64 …

Field of Dreams $2.99 …

Everyone’s Hero $2.80 A talking baseball and a talking bat might not be the most likely characters to inspire a personal revelation about perseverance and self-esteem, but in Everyone’s Hero it’s just those two things that help young Yankee Irving (Jake T. Austin) overcome his reputation as a baseball loser and become a true American hero. A ten-year old spurned by the neighborhood kids because of his repeated strike-o…

The Civil War – A Film by Ken Burns $59.88 The most successful public-television miniseries in American history, the 11-hour Civil War didn’t just captivate a nation, reteaching to us our history in narrative terms; it actually also invented a new film language taken from its creator. When people describe documentaries using the “Ken Burns approach,” its style is understood: voice-over narrators reading letters and documents dramatically a…

Red Barber, Play-By-Play Pioneer Cd $14.95 This commemorative audio tribute spotlights the amazing career of Red Barber.  Red was not only a Hall of Fame baseball announcer, but perhaps the most influential sportscaster in American history.  It features broadcast highlights, baseball history, and the life story of Red Barber….

EA SPORTS Voice Command Pitching Machine $29.88 EA SPORTS Voice Command Pitching Machine uses a wireless wristband to call the action and get ready to hit away! The game has 3 pitches-fastball, change up and sinker and the game can be set to randomly throw pitches to try and recognize and hit the ball. Plus the EA SPORTS Voice Command Pitching Machine has 3 fielding plays so you can practice your fielding for high pop up, line drive and ground …

2002 – Playmates – Pro Zone – Derek Jeter #12 – New York Yankees – Intelli-Tronic Voice Activation – Out of Prduction – Action Figure – Limited Edition – Collectible $4.95 2002 – Playmates – Pro Zone – Derek Jeter #2 – Action Figure – New York Yankees – Intelli-Tronic Voice Activation 9When attached to compatible environments) – Package has edge wear and shelf wear – Out of Production – New – Limited Edition – Collectible…

Baseball Voices Seattle Mariners Dave Niehaus, Voice Of The Mariners Cd $14.95 A commemorative audio tribute to the great voice of the Seattle Mariners, Dave Niehaus. Dave has been the Mariners #1 broadcaster since the franchise began in 1977. He has described the feats of some of the best players of their generation, including Ken Griffey Jr, Randy Johnson, Alex Rodriguez and Ichiro Suzuki More details below…

Backyard Baseball 2010 $19.99 Backyard Baseball 2010 for Nintendo Wii…Now in its eighth iteration Backyard Baseball is the best selling youth baseball video game franchise and the #1 kids baseball game for 2008. The game combines all the action of a realistic simulation with the excitement of a crazy arcade. Licensed by Major League Baseball and Major League Baseball Player’s Association Backyard Baseball is the only game th…

Backyard Baseball 2010 $19.99 Backyard Baseball 2010 for Nintendo DS…Now in its eighth iteration Backyard Baseball is the best selling youth baseball video game franchise and the #1 kids baseball game for 2008. The game combines all the action of a realistic simulation with the excitement of a crazy arcade. Licensed by Major League Baseball and Major League Baseball Player’s Association Backyard Baseball is the only game tha…

Baseball Blast! $7.40 Baseball Blast! is a baseball-themed mini-game extravaganza like no other, and exclusively for Wii. Consisting of more than 20 mini games, covering everything from hitting, fielding, pitching and even baseball trivia, it allows players at all skill levels and interest in baseball to join in the fun. And with four person multiplayer support, the voice talents of Bob Uecker and Ron Dibble, the l…

Star Trek Omnipedia: PREMIER Edition, with collectable hat [WINDOWS] $29.49 OMNIPEDIA: The compresensive, voice-activated electronic database to the Star TTrek universe. * Individually numbered gold Windows CD * Certificate of Authenticity * STAR TREK (TM) Omnipedia Baseball Cap * STAR TREK (TM) Epics Collection on Audio – 4-CD set featuring the voices of William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy * Special postage cost-only offer on limited edition of the official STAR TREK (TM)…

You’re just jealous because the voices are talking to me White Hat / Baseball Cap $15.99 T-ShirtFrenzy offers over 30,000 designs on tons of products to offer millions of variations. You can search our store for something for everyone on your gift list or shop for yourself (our personal favorite). Please contact us with questions….

You’re just jealous because the voices are talking to me Orange Flame Hat / Baseball Cap $17.99 T-ShirtFrenzy offers over 30,000 designs on tons of products to offer millions of variations. You can search our store for something for everyone on your gift list or shop for yourself (our personal favorite). Please contact us with questions….

You’re just jealous because the voices are talking to me USA Flag Hat / Baseball Cap $17.99 T-ShirtFrenzy offers over 30,000 designs on tons of products to offer millions of variations. You can search our store for something for everyone on your gift list or shop for yourself (our personal favorite). Please contact us with questions….

Shoeless Joe $2.99 W. P. Kinsella plays with both myth and fantasy in his lyrical novel, which was adapted into the enormously popular movie, Field of Dreams. It begins with the magic of a godlike voice in a cornfield, and ends with the magic of a son playing catch with the ghost of his father. In Kinsella’s hands, it’s all about as simple, and complex, as the object of baseball itself: coming home. Like Ring L…

Voices from the Great Black Baseball Leagues: Revised Edition (Dover Baseball) $10.15 From 1887 through the early 1950s, hundreds of elite athletes played in the Negro Leagues, banned from the majors because of the color of their skin. The foremost historian of the “blackball” era spent nearly ten years researching this acclaimed oral history, interviewing 17 outstanding players including Cool Papa Bell, Buck Leonard, and Willie Wells. Over 80 vintage photographs….

7: The Mickey Mantle Novel $21.95 Mickey Mantle loved sex. And getting drunk. Those are the topics of discussion as the baseball hero, now in heaven, pulls up a chair with writer Leonard Shecter. Together they rehash Mantle”s life, from his X-rated bedroom exploits and his treatment of fans to his relationship with the media and his phenomenal career. Nothing is left uncovered in a story that reveals Mantle”s dark side. Only two main voices are needed from Alan Smithee -a drawly, scratchy Oklahoma twang for Mantle and a low, whispery tone for Shecter. The novel, rooted in truths, is a remorseful confession for Mantle as, in his own way, he faces the demons that shaped his life. Smithee –a traditional pseudonym in the entertainment industry–is wonderful as ball player and writer. M.B. AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine

All the Voices of the Wind $16.95 LOVE BECOMES A REAL SCIENCE For Jeremy, a high school senior growing up near Seattle, there are five seasons: rainy, dry, football, basketball, and baseball season. Jeremys world has always revolved around his father and sports. Now there is a new Heavenly body in town whose gravity is pulling Jeremy away from the orbit around his dad. Maria Masterson, the new girl in school, is on a mission to make her voice heard in the debate over the theory that man evolved from lower life forms. Jeremys father adamantly believes in Charles Darwins theory. Who will win the tug of war over Jeremys heart and mind?

Banks to Sandberg to Grace $2.24 Banks to Sandberg to Grace brings together more than 60 first-person accounts from the past 50 years of Cubs baseball. Each of the storytellers whose voices are heard throughout shares his or her personal, revealing account of what it was like to play or work for the Cubs. Hank Sauer laughs about fans in the bleachers throwing tobacco at him. The team”s longtime equipment manager, Yosh Kawano, talks about gaining the trust and friendship of players such as Ryne Sandberg. And WGN-TV producer Arne Harris reminisces about sharing an earpiece with Jack Brickhouse and Harry Caray. Includes a foreword by Chicago sportswriter Bob Verdi.

Baseball Voices Seattle Mariners Dave Niehaus, Voice of the Mariners CD $17.99 A commemorative audio tribute to the great voice of the Seattle Mariners, Dave Niehaus. Dave has been the Mariners #1 broadcaster since the franchise began in 1977. He has described the feats of some of the best players of their generation, including Ken Griffey Jr, Randy Johnson, Alex Rodriguez and Ichiro Suzuki More details below

Beanball $16 It’s the last inning of a high school baseball game between arch-rivals Oak Grove and Compton. Center fielder Luke Wizard Wallace steps up to the plate–and is hit by a beanball, a wild pitch that shatters his skull, destroys the vision in his left eye, and changes his life forever.In this riveting novel, the events surrounding this pivotal moment are recounted through free-verse monologues by 28 different voices, including those of Luke and his Oak Grove teammates; the pitcher, Kyle Dawkins, and other Compton players; the two coaches; Luke’s family members and teachers; and Sarah Edgerton, a new classmate who seems more affected by Luke’s injury than his girlfriend is.With its unusual format, gripping subject matter, and economy of language, Beanball is a thought-provoking, fast-paced read.

Eastbound & Down Kenny Powers Talking Bobble Head $17.99 I play real sports. Don’t miss this talking Kenny Powers bobble head! The has-been pitcher’s bobble head voices phrases from the show! Bif Bang Pow! scores again with its license to produce talking bobble heads inspired by HBO’s smash-hit comedy Eastbound & Down (TM). With more heat on it than a Kenny Powers fastball, this 7-inch resin bobble head of the has-been pitcher is ready and raring to go! It features Kenny Powers in a baseball uniform and voices unforgettable phrases straight from the TV series: You’re f__king out! I am the man with the ball. So that is why I’m better than everyone else in the world. I play real sports. I’m not trying to be the best at exercising. Please note: Contains pervasive strong language not intended for children. Image not final. Subject to change. Eastbound & Down (TM) is an outrageously entertaining comedy starring Danny McBride as Kenny Powers, a washed-up major league pitcher who finds himself teaching physical education back in his North Carolina hometown. Official HBO Licensed Product (C)2010 Home Box Office, Inc. All Rights Reserved. HBO and related trademarks are the property of Home Box Office, Inc.

Family Features Collection V01 $29.98 The Family Feature Collection includes three family classics, including ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, THE PAGEMASTER and THE SANDLOT.ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: The ultimate fantasy for a Little Leaguer comes true and a whole city is electrified with baseball fever in actor/director Daniel Stern’s grand slam for baseball fans of all ages! (WBAI Radio) When the cast is removed from his broken arm, clumsy 12-year-old Henry Rowengartner (Thomas Ian Nicholas) is shocked to find his arm has become a 100-mile-per-hour thunder bolt. His throw from the bleachers directly to home plate alerts the last place Chicago Cubs and before you can shout play ball he is signed as their new ace pitcher. With a few pointers from an aging star pitcher (Gary Busey), young Henry actually manages to pull off the impossible. Daniel Stern co-stars in this winning stand-up-and-cheer tale about one boy’s dream.THE PAGEMASTER: This wondrous tale of adventure and fantasy sends a young boy (Macaulay Culkin) into the pages of the world’s greatest stories. Seeking refuge from a storm, timid Richard Tyler (Culkin) enters an empty library only to be swept away into the magical animated world of The Pagemaster. It’s a timeless place of wonder and discovery where legendary characters from literary classics come alive. Richard meets the infamous Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde and comes face-to-face with the mighty Moby Dick, the treacherous pirates on Treasure Island and a giant, fire-breathing dragon. Guided by a trio of talking books, Adventure, Fantasy and Horror–Richard must conquer his greatest fears before he can find his way home. Co-starring Christopher Lloyd and featuring the voices of Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Stewart, Leonard Nimoy and Frank Welker, this live-action/animated fantasy will captivate the entire family.THE SANDLOT: It’s the early 1960′s and fifth-grader Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) has just moved into town with his

From 33rd Street to Camden Yards: An Oral History of the Baltimore Orioles $187.13 The first great baseball book of 2001. Booklist (starred review)In this stirring account, award-winning sports writer John Eisenberg brings to life the epic saga of baseball’s winningest franchise from 1960 to 1997. In From 33rd Street to Camden Yards, the Orioles’ story is told using the voices of the players, managers, coaches, owners, and fans who helped make the Baltimore Orioles a secular religion in the city that calls itself Baseball City USA.

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Zombies! $12.99 Yes, Christmas is on its way ? and all the little boys and ghouls are dreaming of stockings filled with candied eyes and bleeding body parts. You?d better watch out! Santa Claws is coming to town ? and he knows who”s been naughty, who”s been naughtier . . . and who?ll taste best with a nice glass of Chianti! In celebration of this merry macabre season, we present a peerless compendium of more than two dozen of the most soul-stirring, brain-boiling carols composed specifically for the decomposing. Holiday favorites such as ?I Saw Mommy Chewing Santa Claus, ? ?Deck the Halls with Parts of Wally, ? and ?We Three Spleens? are guaranteed to lift the spirits of the lumbering, shuffling undead and their temporarily still breathing meals-to-be. So put down your gore-splattered baseball bats and raise your voices in song! And sing loudly ? to drown out all the screaming.

Major League Baseball 2k6 $34.65 In baseball, no part of the game gets more attention than batting. The science of getting the perfect swing on a 90 mph fastball is perhaps the hardest thing to do in any sport, which makes the athletes in Major League Baseball some of the best athletes in the world. There’s nothing like watching a big league batter timing his step, turn on the spot, and launch the ball high and fast into the outfield. And no baseball video game captures the essence of the batting experience than Major League Baseball 2K6′s Swing Stick mechanic.Over the years, broadcasters have played a key role in how sports fans experience baseball. More so than any sport, baseball has been blessed with great broadcasters and colorful commentating personalities that describe the game with great wit and insight. Major League Baseball 2K6 enhances gamers’ baseball experiences by using broadcast-quality presentation style and featuring the best commentary team in major league baseball.New action replays of strikeout pitches include detail of the speed of the pitch as well as how much movement for breaking balls. In addition, new Flashback Highlights show off replay highlights of important events that took place in an inning including big homeruns, close plays at the plate, or fantastic diving catches.Calling the balls and strikes on the field, the great play-by-play announcing of Jon Miller alongside Half of Fame legend Joe Morgan, will offer their familiar candor and great insight as all the action unfolds. New to the commentary team are Jeanne Zelasko and Steve Physioc, as they lend their voices to introduce every game with great excitement and enthusiasm.Inside Edge, the leading baseball scouting service, can now be found in Major League Baseball 2K6. Inside Edge powers the behaviors and the artificial intelligence of every virtual athlete by utilizing the comprehensive data and advanced decision-making to determine the type of pitch delivered and batting tendencie

Major League Baseball 2k6 $14.99 In baseball, no part of the game gets more attention than batting. The science of getting the perfect swing on a 90 mph fastball is perhaps the hardest thing to do in any sport, which makes the athletes in Major League Baseball some of the best athletes in the world. There’s nothing like watching a big league batter timing his step, turn on the spot, and launch the ball high and fast into the outfield. And no baseball video game captures the essence of the batting experience than Major League Baseball 2K6′s Swing Stick mechanic.Over the years, broadcasters have played a key role in how sports fans experience baseball. More so than any sport, baseball has been blessed with great broadcasters and colorful commentating personalities that describe the game with great wit and insight. Major League Baseball 2K6 enhances gamers’ baseball experiences by using broadcast-quality presentation style and featuring the best commentary team in major league baseball.New action replays of strikeout pitches include detail of the speed of the pitch as well as how much movement for breaking balls. In addition, new Flashback Highlights show off replay highlights of important events that took place in an inning including big homeruns, close plays at the plate, or fantastic diving catches.Calling the balls and strikes on the field, the great play-by-play announcing of Jon Miller alongside Half of Fame legend Joe Morgan, will offer their familiar candor and great insight as all the action unfolds. New to the commentary team are Jeanne Zelasko and Steve Physioc, as they lend their voices to introduce every game with great excitement and enthusiasm.Inside Edge, the leading baseball scouting service, can now be found in Major League Baseball 2K6. Inside Edge powers the behaviors and the artificial intelligence of every virtual athlete by utilizing the comprehensive data and advanced decision-making to determine the type of pitch delivered and batting tendencie

My Old Man and the Sea: A Father and Son Sail Around Cape Horn $1.01 Some fathers and sons go fishing together. Some play baseball. David and Daniel Hays decided to sail a tiny boat 17,000 miles to the bottom of the world and back. This is their story. David is romantic, excitable, and reflective; Daniel is wry, comic, and down-to-earth. Together their alternating voices weave a story of travel, of adventure, and of difficult, dangerous blue-water sailing. The Caribbean, the Panama Canal, the Galapagos Islands, Easter Island, Cape Horn, the Falklands – these far-flung places spring vividly to life in My Old Man and the Sea. Father and son don’t always get along, though. Daniel has been an uneasy and uneven student. Now, just out of college, he’s unsure what to do next. He sees his father growing older, slower, more forgetful. David is haunted by memories of his own father, of the things they never said to each other, and the fear that he’ll make the same mistakes with his son. But he gets angry when Daniel treats him like an old man. On this voyage, the son will become the captain, and the father will relinquish control. Before long they are at sea, headed for the huge waves and unceasing wind of the Southern Ocean with only their skill as sailors, a compass, a sextant, a ship’s cat, and Sparrow, the 25-foot boat they’ve built together. Lovers of sailing and travel books will find this often hilarious, often moving tale of voyage and self-discovery to be in the tradition of Farley Mowat’s The Boat Who Wouldn’t Float, Bruce Chatwin’s In Patagonia, and Paul Theroux’s The Happy Isles of Oceania. But more than that, it’s the story of a father and son who go down to the sea to find each other, and of what they bring back.

My Soul Looks Back in Wonder: Voices of the Civil Rights Experience $2.73 Halberstam is a graduate of Harvard, 1959. He got an early start in journalism with The Nashville Tennessean, where he worked from 1956 through 1960. His experiences helped shape one of his major works, THE CHILDREN, which is based on the civil rights movement and his experiences down South. THE FIFTIES is a popular history of this decade, and includes treatments of Elvis, civil rights, and the Beats. Halberstam worked in Africa, Europe and the East for the New York Times, and received the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the war in Vietnam. These experiences contributed to another big book, THE BEST & THE BRIGHTEST. Halberstam has a love of sports, and his books on baseball, basketball, and rowing have their fans. THE SUMMER OF 49 chronicles the rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, and is considered a classic. OCTOBER 1964 chronicles the end of the Yankee dynasty. His friendship with the Kennedys resulted in THE UNFINISHED ODYSSEY OF ROBERT KENNEDY. During the ’60s and ’70s Halberstam was associated with Harper’s magazine, and he also wrote for Esquire. He is considered one of the New Journalists , a group of hot, new writers who were active in the ’60s and ’70s, and whose topics were often drawn from American culture.From The Publisher:Stirring eyewitness accounts from people who played an active role in the civil rights movement over the past 50 years. All the narratives are drawn from AARP’s Voices of Civil Rights project and reported by the project’s Freedom Writers correspondents. The subjects come from every age group, and a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds.About The Author:Juan Williams is the Senior Correspondent for NPR’s Morning Edition and author of the bestselling Eyes on the Prize and the widely acclaimed biography, Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary. He has won an Emmy award for TV documentary writing.David Halberstam is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, historian, and auth

Praying for Base Hits $15.3 Praying for Base Hits: An American Boyhood follows a young man’s bittersweet experiences from youth to adulthood. Bruce Clayton gives readers more than a chronicle of his growing-up years in Kansas City, Missouri; this narrative taps the commonalities of the fifties and conveys the innocence, simplicity, and naivete of the era.Shifting from impish boyhood escapades to persistent family tensions and back again, Praying for Base Hits elicits a wide range of emotions. Clayton tells of raucously boyish adventures — siphoning free orange concentrate from Old Man Pierce’s drugstore counter, hiding in a neighborhood grape arbor to glimpse a bathing beauty, skipping school to play Indian ball and penny-ante poker, and whiling away quiet afternoons discussing baseball stats with his neighborhood idol, Mr. Jim.Praying for Base Hits also speaks of graver issues. Clayton remembers his cold, taciturn father grumbling behind his newspaper about the stupidity of baseball and his son’s inadequacies. The man’s ruthless honesty creates a wall between him and the rest of the family. The tension between Clayton’s agnostic father and his pious mother is heightened by frequent trips to the narrow community church Clayton is obliged to attend.From his vivid memories, Clayton gathers a quirky cast of characters: Minnie, his zealously religious grandmother, who refers to Kansas City as Sodom and Gomorrah; Old Man Pierce, the callous, greedy pharmacist who cringes at the sight of Clayton and the rest of the drugstore cowboys ; and Ed, the cabbie, who reads and quotes Spinoza.The final chapters of the memoir find Clayton trading his dashed childhood hopes of becoming a New York Yankee for themysteries of the adult world. Skillfully alternating between the voices of youth and adulthood, Clayton reflects on his boyhood fully aware that he can never return. Praying for Base Hits offers readers of all ages an engaging story of the innocent pranks and aspirations of childhood and t

Roller Babes: The Story of the Roller Derby Queen $26.95 After tightening her laces with shaking hands, Lottie glanced at the other skaters, who had already rolled awkwardly around the big track. Each skater”s unsteady movements made a low rumble sound that reverberated throughout the empty Armory. The pounding of skates on the wooden surface made it difficult to hear normal voices. The skaters glided and stretched their legs; up on the big track each person appeared larger than life. Lottie noticed that the guys looked so much bigger and faster than the small group of girls. Maybe, she thought, her father was right. What A League of Their Own is to women”s baseball, Roller Babes is to women”s professional roller derby.Set in the 1950s, Roller Babes dramatically captures the story of Lottie Karla Zimmerman”s inspirational rise from the tenements of the Bronx to her stardom as the Roller Derby queen. Her road is anything but smooth as she tangles with love, loss, and the ”bad girls of the banked track.The widely watched yet underappreciated sport of Roller Derby comes to life in Roller Babes, reminding us not only of a simpler time but also of the power of the human spirit to overcome enormous obstacles.

Semper Aloha: Memoirs of an Odyssey $23.95 Inspired by the chance discovery of a long-forgotten album containing letters, journals, maps and photographs from the mid-1960s, a former Marine Corps brat chronicles his family”s extended voyage across the Pacific Ocean, from the high deserts of California to the humid jungles of Southeast Asia and beyond. Combining the eye-witness accounts of his mother and father as they describe the early stages of the Vietnam War from opposite shores, together with his own vivid memories of childhood conflicts and casualties, author Dirk Harman has created a realistic and revealing portrait of one American military family being swept along by the great tsunami wave of history.”Fathers and sons. Husbands and wives. Baseball, the Marine Corps, Hawaii and Vietnam. In this poignant and affecting memoir, Dirk Harman has orchestrated a chorus of voices to celebrate the delights and sorrows and small acts of daily heroism that make up an American life. It is ultimately true and haunting. -Luis Alberto Urrea, author of THE DEVIL”S HIGHWAY

The Coast of Chicago $14 The stolid landscape of Chicago suddenly turns dreamlike and otherworldly in Stuart Dybek”s classic story collection. A child”s collection of bottle caps becomes the tombstones of a graveyard. A lowly rightfielder”s inexplicable death turns him into a martyr to baseball. Strains of Chopin floating down the tenement airshaft are transformed into a mysterious anthem of loss. Combining homely detail and heartbreakingly familiar voices with grand leaps of imagination, The Coast of Chicago is a masterpiece from one of America”s most highly regarded writers.

The Fastest Kid on the Block: The Marty Glickman Story $24.54 Marty Glickman, the incomparable sportscaster and Olympian athlete, writes of his five decades in sports. And what a career it was! At the heart of his autobiography is the notorious incident at the 1936 Nazi Olympics in Berlin. Glickman and Sam Stoller, the only Jews on the American track and field team, were dropped from the 400-meter relay team. More than any other event that would shape his life, this would be a defining moment for Glickman, one that would propel him into one of the richest and longest career in sports broadcasting history. In The Fastest Kid on the Block, Glickman recounts his beginnings as an athlete in Brooklyn and his early years at Syracuse University. After his devastating experience at the Olympics, he began his broadcasting career. As one of the best-known voices of New York City sports, he announced many of the most exciting games in sports history, including baseball, hockey, football, wrestling, and basketball. Glickman was actively involved with, and now brings to life, the most influential teams and personalities in the sports world, including the New York Knicks, the New York Giants, Red Auerbach, Joe Namath, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Bradley, Bud Collins, and Mike Emrick, to name just a few. This spirited autobiography concludes with Glickman’s trenchant observations about his fellow sports broadcasters, the present-day Olympics, and his own tips on how to break into the competitive, wonderful world of sports broadcasting.

The House on Maple Street $14.99 For the first time on CD! Vintage Stephen King at a great low price! Stephen King”s unparalleled imagination is in full force in this collection of four unabridged short stories originally found in the classic, Nightmares & Dreamscapes. Stephen King and an all-star cast of readers bring to life these timeless stories from the darkest places. Mysterious machinery begins to take over The House on Maple Street. A private detective finds out that he is merely the character in crime novel in Umney”s Last Case. In the non-fiction piece Head Down, King chronicles the 1989 season of his son Owen”s little league baseball team and their journey to the Maine State Championships. And as a companion to Head Down, Brooklyn August takes a nostalgic look back on the glory days of professional baseball. Stephen King, Tabitha King, Robert Parker, and Stephen J. Gould lend their voices to this haunting collection of classic stories that no Stephen King fan should be without.

The Red Sox Century: Voices and Memories from Fenway Park $0.01 Remembered in this volume are 101 years of Red Sox baseball from 1903-2003. While the Olde Towne Team may have registered more than its fair share of heartaches on the diamond, the Red and Blue have etched themselves deeply into the rich fiber of the American game as a perennial contender in the American League.

The Spirit of St. Louis $19.99 No metropolis in America has more pure baseball spirit than St. Louis, Missouri. It’s a love affair that began in 1874, when a band of local boosters raised $20,000 to start a professional ball club, and the honeymoon still isn’t over. Now Peter Golenbock, the bestselling author and master of baseball oral history, has written another remarkable saga enriched by extensive and incomparable remembrances from the scores of players, managers, and executives who lived it.These pages capture the voices of Branch Rickey on George Sisler. Rogers Hornsby and his creation of the farm system. Hornsby on Grover Cleveland Alexander — and Alexander on Hornsby. Dizzy Dean on — who else? — Dizzy Dean. And so many others including The Man himself, Stan Musial; Eldon Auker, Ellis Clary, Denny Galehouse, and Don Gutteridge on the 1940s Browns; Brooks Lawrence, the second man to cross the Cardinals’ color line; Jim Bronsnan, the first man to break the players’ code of silence ; Tommy Herr, Darrell Porter, and Joe McGrane on Whitey Herzog’s Cardinals; and Cardinal owner Bill DeWitt, Jr., on the team today.

The Voices in My Head $21.64 Danny Gans poured his energy into everything he loved, from his family to his faith, from baseball to his career in entertainment. When it came time to document his life story, he poured his energy into this project as well. Sadly, one day after this manuscript was completed, Danny died. His inspiring story remains, offering a compelling mix of touching tales and life lessons. From the baseball diamonds of his youth to his sold-out stardom on the Las Vegas Strip, Danny charts the struggles and successes of his life. Along the way, he tells us of the heartwarming courtship of his wife, Julie, and his close relationships with his father and mother. An uncommon gift as an impressionist lifted ”The Man of Many Voices” to the pinnacle of the Las Vegas entertainment industry, where he will be long remembered as a much-loved performer and a generous man. Here is the story of Danny Gans, told in his own voice, and from his own heart.

The Yankees: A Century of Greatness 1901-2000 $118.19 One hundred years of Yankees legend and lore come together in this commemorative book. It traces the great players, the 25 championship seasons, the memorable moments, the legendary voices of Yankee baseball and the hallowed ground of Yankee Stadium. The book contains more than 300 photographs, including the exclusive Conlon collection of photographs from The Sporting News archives.

Voices from the Great Black Baseball Leagues $15.95 The foremost historian of the blackball era spent nearly 10 years researching this acclaimed oral history, interviewing 17 outstanding players including Cool Papa Bell, Buck Leonard, and Willie Wells. Over 80 vintage photographs.

Voices from the Negro Leagues: Conversations with 52 Baseball Standouts of the Period 1924-1960 $150.51 Baseball lore is replete with the tales of such legendary Negro League stars as Satchel Paige, Cool Papa Bell, Josh Gibson and a few others. But the stories of the many other African Americans, both stars and journeymen, have largely been forgotten. These were the men who barnstormed the country, playing in loosely organized leagues and eking out a living doing what they did best, playing baseball. In this work, 52 players reminisce about what it was like to play in the Negro Leagues, from the great teams and players to the terrible Jim Crow conditions they faced in the South. Now in their sixties, seventies and eighties, these men reflect on their careers with humor, bluntness, and poignancy, providing a rich record of a part of the game that is quickly being lost to history.

Voices from the Pastime: Oral Histories of Surviving Major Leaguers, Negro Leaguers, Cuban Leaguers, and Writers, 1920-1934 $65.23 In this unique book 14 players, a Cuban leaguer and five former sportswriters give first person accounts of baseball in the 1920s and early 1930s. They talk of the greatest players in the history of the game and of their own memorable careers. The personal accounts are then complemented by historical analysis.

Warman’s Vintage Baseball Card Field Guide $1.01 Edited by one of the most respected and authoritative voices in the baseball card world, this handy pocket-sized field guide is the premium compliment to the reference library of the collector that is always on the go. Warman’s Vintage Baseball Card Field Guide focuses on an era of cards most coveted by collectors–those issued between 1886 and 1980, a period when cards were first released as premiums along with another product (tobacco, for example), right up until 1980 when TOPPS lost its monopoly as the only major card producer. Baseball fans will delight in 100 years of card history! Readers will benefit from the top ten tips for collecting baseball cards and marvel at the top ten most valuable cards–including a Honus Wagner card recently selling for $1.2 million! Featuring the most rare and valuable cards in the hobby, this take-anywhere guide will be the topic of conversation at shows, auctions, sales, and markets.

Tips on Developing a Compact Baseball Swing

One of the most important skills any baseball player can have while they’re up to bat is a compact swing. That type of swing can help you hit the ball harder, and you’ll hit the ball longer, too. You’ll need to create not only bat speed, but bat quickness as well, because your bat quickness will determine how long you can wait to swing at a pitch.

Every hitter who’s ever reached the major leagues was able to get to that level because of their compact swing. Major leaguers might strike out quite a bit, but it’s not because of the compactness of their swing – it’s because of their quick bats and the pitcher’s skill. Remember, though, that you won’t necessarily have bat quickness just because your swing is nice and compact.

The development of a compact swing is something that all young baseball players should aim for. If they plan on playing at a higher level, this will be one of the most important things they will learn.

A compact swing is made within a fairly small area. The bat should be brought from the batter’s shoulder, which is the starting position, into impact with the ball inside the strike zone. The bat should always be near the batter’s head while it’s on its way to the ball. The batter should not try to extend the bat out too far or let it take an indirect path toward the ball. The more compact a batter’s swing is, the faster he will be able to get to the ball. That means he’ll be able to wait longer for the ball to arrive before needs to decide whether to swing.

To develop a compact swing, there are a few ways that you can practice. If you do not have an available batting tee, coaches can stand in front and to the side of the batter. The coaches will then drop a baseball into the strike zone. Until the batter develops short quick swings, he will always be late with his swing, and not hit the ball.

You can also use a drill where your hitters stand in front of a barrier like a fence or wall. Then have them swing from their normal stance but with the end of their bat placed on the barrier and the bat’s handle up against their chest. If their swing is nice and compact, they won’t hit the barrier. They’ll learn to go after with the ball more with their hands than their arms.

Another drill is very effective and can be done by a player even if no one else is present. Place a pillow under the hitter’s lead arm and have him take his normal, full swings but keep the pillow from falling out until he completes the swing and follows through. This particular drill will develop a hitter’s hands and forearms, as well as eliminate long arm swings.

These tips should help if you want to create a good, solid, compact swing. Don’t forget that all major league hitters have compact swings, and that having this skill is one of the reasons they were able to become high-level players. If you hope to become a better player, develop a compact, powerful swing.

About the author:
Bob Patterson has been the baseball coach for many high schools. He spends his time teaching hitting to young players and has authored many articles on the topic. Bob works for a batting cage store called Slugger’s Dugout.