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Lively, fascinating read for baseball fans of all ages. Colorful anecdotes, quotations, fun facts, stat lists and stories that celebrate the history and lore of the game. ... Read more

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Chapters: Reggie Jackson, Derek Jeter, World Series Most Valuable Player Award, Gene Tenace, Mike Schmidt, Hideki Matsui, Cole Hamels, Mike Lowell, David Eckstein, Jermaine Dye. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 107. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Derek Sanderson Jeter (pronounced ; born June 26, 1974) is an American professional baseball player. He is a Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop who has played his entire career for the New York Yankees. He has served as the Yankees' team captain since 2003. Jeter's presence in the Yankees' lineup, highlighted by his hitting prowess, played an instrumental role in the team's late 1990s dynasty. Jeter debuted in the Major Leagues in 1995, and the following year he won the Rookie of the Year Award and helped the Yankees win the 1996 World Series. Jeter was also a member of championship-winning teams in 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2009. In 2000, Jeter became the only player to win both the All-Star Game MVP Award and the World Series MVP Award in the same year. He has been selected as an All-Star ten times, and he has won the Silver Slugger and Gold Glove awards on four occasions. He is regarded as a consummate professional, by teammates and opponents alike, and has a reputation as a reliable contributor in the postseason. Jeter is considered to be one of the best players of his generation. He is the all-time hits leader among shortstops and his .317 career batting average through the 2009 season ranks as the fifth-highest among active players. He has been among the American League (AL) leaders in hits and runs scored for the past ten years. He is the all-time Yankees hit leader, passing Hall of Fame member Lou Gehrig in 2009. Jeter was born at Chilton Memorial Hospital in Pequannock Township, New Jersey, in 1974. His father, Dr. Sanderson Char...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=218947 ... Read more

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Chapters: Roger Clemens, Ken Griffey, Jr., Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Michael Barrett, Matt Holliday, Joe Nathan, Jason Varitek, Chipper Jones, Chase Utley, Johnny Damon, Mark Teixeira, Jake Peavy, Al Leiter, Jeff Francoeur, Derrek Lee, Dontrelle Willis, Vernon Wells, Tim Hudson, Michael Young, Brian Fuentes, Brian Schneider, Todd Jones, Scot Shields, Huston Street, Randy Winn, Chad Cordero, Mike Timlin, Dan Wheeler, Gary Majewski. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 258. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975) is an American professional baseball player of Dominican parentage. Nicknamed "A-Rod", he currently plays third base for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He previously played shortstop for the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers. Rodriguez is considered one of the best all-around baseball players of all time. He is the youngest player ever to hit 500 home runs, breaking the record Jimmie Foxx set in 1939. In December 2007, Rodriguez and the Yankees agreed to a 10-year, $275 million contract. This contract was the richest contract in baseball history (breaking his previous record of $252 million). In February 2009, after previously denying use of performance-enhancing drugs, including during a 2007 interview with Katie Couric on 60 Minutes, Rodriguez admitted to using steroids, saying he used them from 2001 to 2003 due to what he called "an enormous amount of pressure" to perform. Rodriguez was born in the Washington Heights section of New York City to a Dominican family. When he was four, Rodriguez and his parents moved to the Dominican Republic, then to Miami, Florida. Rodriguez's favorite baseball players when he was growing up were Keith Hernandez, Dale Murphy, and Cal Ripken, and his favorite team was the ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=212472 ... Read more

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The MLB Readers give them exactly what they want: cool photographs and amazing facts to encourage reading.

Are three of the greatest shortstops in baseball history playing right now? Read their stories and find out! These 48-page books about fascinating subjects like pirates, mummies, and volcanoes are for proficient readers who can understand a rich vocabulary and challenging sentence structure. In addition to the stunning photographs, informative sidebars, and glossary, readers will find archival photographs and paintings. Averaging 4,500 to 5,000 words in length, Level 4 books are 40 percent pictures and 40 percent text.The Dorling Kindersley Readers combine an enticing visual layout with high-interest, easy-to-read stories to captivate and delight young bookworms who are just getting started. Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these engaging books build reader confidence along with a lifelong appreciation for nonfiction, classic stories, and biographies. There is a DK Reader to interest every child at every level, from preschool to grade 4. ... Read more

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Young readers enter the debate on who is the best SS today
"Super Shortstops: Jeter, Nomar, and A-Rod" asks the burning question: "Are three of the greatest shortstops in baseball history playing right now?"Certainly this is a question a lot of baseball fans have been asking, especially last year when all three of these shortstops were named to the American League team (along with two other, including Miguel Tejada, who ended up being the MVP).Towards answering that question James Buckley, Jr. begins by reviewing the history of the position, from Honus Wagner to Cal Ripken, Jr.Over another dozen former and current great shortstops are mentioned throughout the book in the margins and the concluding, "Who's Next" section, but the focus is clearly on the big three.Rodriguez is "A-Rod!", Jeter is "King of the Yankees," and Garciapara is "The Pride of Boston."The career highlights of each shortstop are covered and the statistics of these "Three amigos" through 1999 are provided in the back.However, if Buckley really wanted to make his case he could have offered up some similar statistics for Wagner, Banks, et al. to show exactly how this trio matches up with the best of all time.I think this would clearly prove that Jeter, Nomar, and A-Rod all deserve to be in the Top 10 of all-time and that offensively Rodriguez would be at the top of the list.Of coruse, this raises some other interesting questions as well: Who would you rather have?A-Rod with his 40-50 home runs or Jeter with his four World Series rings?

This is a level 4 Dorling Kindersley Reader, intended for proficient readers.It is filled with nice photographs and perhaps an over abundance of information in the margins on everything from batting gloves to what a yellow jacket is (besides the Georgia Tech mascot).Buckley brings a nice sense of the history of the shortstop position to this volume, which should be of interest to all young baseball fans, even if they root for teams other than the Yankees, Red Sox, and whoever A-Rod is playing for this year. ... Read more

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Not long since an American author received an application from a German correspondent for "a few Autographs"--the number of names applied for amounting to more than a hundred, and covering several sheets of foolscap. A few years since an Englishman of literary note sent his Album to a distinguished poet in Paris for his contribution, when the volume was actually stolen from a room where every other article was left untouched; showing that Autographs were more valuable in the eyes of the thief than any other property. ... Read more

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The greatest Yankees players, the greatest Yankees teams, and the greatest Yankees moments: This book describes them all in a way that will thrill every fan. Jam-packed with more than a century s worth of historic photos, memorabilia, and exciting commentary, New York Yankees: Yesterday & Today is a detailed and fascinating snapshot of the history of the fabled Yankees history.

Meet the outstanding Yankees teams of the past and present, including possibly the best team in the history of baseball, the 1927 Yankees.
Get up close and personal with the greatest Yankees players, from yesterday s heroes to today s superstars.
Relive the Bronx Bombers most thrilling World Series games--their exhilarating wins and those rare, heartbreaking losses.
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Relive the most memorable moments, and enjoy the colorful legends, lore, and legacy of the incomparable New York Yankees as you take in the words and pictures of this tribute to one of the most storied franchises in Major League Baseball. ... Read more