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Men at Work by George F. Will

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Men at Work

The Craft of Baseball

George F. Will

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · April 13, 2010

Reading lane: Baseball History

#1 New York Times Bestseller "A delightful look at all the little things that make major league baseball a subtle spectacle." — Seattle Times In his classic tribute to America's pastime, political commentator, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and lifelong sports enthusiast George F. Will travels from the baseball field to the dugout to the locker room to get to the root of the game we all love.

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Why This Clicks

Baseball’s Small Details

A thoughtful look at how managing, pitching, hitting, and fielding make baseball a subtle spectacle.

Come here for

  • The craft behind baseball’s four basic components
  • A journalist’s close attention to the game’s finer points

Expect

  • Analysis of four notable players’ approaches to the game
  • A study of professional baseball, from field to locker room

Book Details

Authors
George F. Will
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
April 13, 2010
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Baseball History · Baseball Essays
Reading lane
Baseball History

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Publisher Categories

  • 20th-Century America

  • 21st-Century America

  • 20th-Century History

  • Baseball

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  • Baseball Coaching

  • Baseball Essays

  • Baseball History

  • Baseball Statistics

About This Book

#1 New York Times Bestseller "A delightful look at all the little things that make major league baseball a subtle spectacle." — Seattle Times In his classic tribute to America's pastime, political commentator, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and lifelong sports enthusiast George F. Will travels from the baseball field to the dugout to the locker room to get to the root of the game we all love. He breaks down the sport to its four basic components, managing, pitching, hitt...

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#1 New York Times Bestseller "A delightful look at all the little things that make major league baseball a subtle spectacle." — Seattle Times In his classic tribute to America's pastime, political commentator, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and lifelong sports enthusiast George F. Will travels from the baseball field to the dugout to the locker room to get to the root of the game we all love. He breaks down the sport to its four basic components, managing, pitching, hitting, and fielding, and analyzes the way four of its notables, manager Tony La Russa, pitcher Orel Hershiser, outfielder Tony Gwynn, and shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., approach the game. One of the most acclaimed sports books ever written, Men at Work is a revelatory, and often surprising, study of professional baseball.

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