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As the kind of player who is not afraid to get his uniform dirty, Mark Grace has become one of the most respected Chicago Cubs' players of all-time. Barry Rozner looks at how Grace developed his love of baseball, and why playing the game the way it was meant to be played is so important to him. Grace also talks about some of the great moments he has had with the team, and offers opinions on many of the issues facing the game. ... Read more

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This is a great book for pre-teen Cubbie fans!How can a person not like Mark Grace?Reading this book you will discover why it is so easy to like Mark Grace. Mark shows great sportsmanship, is a wonderful role model, and you will enjoy his sense of humor.Mark truly shows his love for baseball in this book.He is as much of America as baseball and apple pie! ... Read more

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A quality card from the 1988 Fleer Baseball card set. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Tony Gwynn, Tony Clark, Graig Nettles, Doug Harvey, Bobby Meacham, Mark Grace, Stephen Strasburg, Travis Lee, Bud Black, Aaron Harang, Tony Gwynn, Jr., Dave Smith (Pitcher, Born 1955), Andres Esquibel, Chris Gwynn, Donnie Hume, Erik Plantenberg. Excerpt:Aaron Harang Aaron Michael Harang (born May 9, 1978 in San Diego, California ) is a right-handed starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds in Major League Baseball . Harang graduated from Patrick Henry High School then went on to San Diego State University . He was first drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 22nd round of the 1996 amateur draft , but did not sign with the team. After college, he was drafted by the Texas Rangers in 6th round of the 1999 draft and signed with them. In 2000, he was traded with minor leaguer Randy Cullen to the Oakland Athletics for Randy Velarde . He played sparingly with the Athletics, appearing in 23 games in 2002 and 2003, mostly as a starter . During the 2003 season, he was traded to the Reds along with Joe Valentine and minor leaguer Jeff Bruksch for José Guillén . In 2004, he went 10-9 with a 4.83 ERA for the Reds. In 2005, Harang led the team in wins (11), quality starts (19), innings pitched (211 ), and strikeouts (163), all of which were career highs. He became the first Reds pitcher with 200 innings in a season since right-hander Elmer Dessens led the staff with 205 innings pitched in 2001. He received votes for NL Pitcher of the Month in May after going 3-1 with 1.93 ERA over five starts. In the 2006 season, Harang pitched on Opening Day for the Reds on April 3 against the Chicago Cubs and allowed 9 runs (6 earned) over 5 innings . In his third start of the season, 11 days after Opening Day, Harang pitched 7 shutout innings against the St. Louis Cardinals , who were starting 2005 Cy Young... ... Read more