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Chapters: Terry Pendleton, Matt Garza, Jimy Williams, Tom Goodwin, Doug Fister, Tex Clevenger, Warren Brusstar, Larry Barnes, Jim Maloney, Tanner Scheppers, Brant Brown, Ben Fritz, Tommy Mendonca. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 61. 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: Terry Lee Pendleton (born July 16, 1960 in Los Angeles, California) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball, and the current hitting coach of the Atlanta Braves. He played primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves, but he also spent time with the Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, and Kansas City Royals. During this fifteen year career, he went to the World Series five times, yet his team never won the title. A graduate of Channel Islands High School in Oxnard, California and California State University, Fresno (more commonly known as Fresno State), Pendleton began his major league career with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1984. After seven seasons, two world series appearances, and two Gold Gloves, Pendleton became a member of the Atlanta Braves. In his first season as a member of the Braves he won the MLB Most Valuable Player Award, and made his only All-Star appearance the following year. After four seasons with the Braves, he joined the Marlins early in 1995, only to return to Atlanta a season and a half later. Before his retirement in 1998, Pendleton managed to squeeze in a year each with both the Reds and Royals. He currently resides in Duluth, Georgia with his wife and three children. Terry Pendleton started his baseball career as an Eastside Little League player, then moved on to play at Channel Islands High, then moved on to a collegiate baseball career at Fresno State. He played the 1981 and 1982 seasons with the Bulldogs, and was a key contributor to the team's fourth consecutive confere...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=486632 ... Read more