Автор: Lyle Spatz, Steve Steinberg Название: Comeback Pitchers: The Remarkable Careers of Howard Ehmke and Jack Quinn ISBN: 1496222024 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781496222022 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 33400.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: 2022 SABR Baseball Research Award Finalist for the 2022 SABR Seymour Medal
The careers of pitchers Jack Quinn and Howard Ehmke began in the Deadball Era and peaked in the 1920s. They were teammates for many years, with both the cellar-dwelling Boston Red Sox and later with the world champion Philadelphia Athletics, managed by Connie Mack.
As far back as 1912, when he was just twenty-nine, Quinn was told he was too old to play and on the downward side of his career. Because of his determination, work ethic, outlook on life, and physical conditioning, however, he continued to excel. In his midthirties, then his late thirties, and even into his forties, he overcame the naysayers. At age forty-six he became the oldest pitcher to start a World Series game. When Quinn finally retired in 1933 at fifty, the “Methuselah of the Mound” owned numerous longevity records, some of which he holds to this day.
Ehmke, meanwhile, battled arm trouble and poor health through much of his career. Like Quinn, he was dismissed by the experts and from many teams, only to return and excel. He overcame his physical problems by developing new pitches and pitching motions and capped his career with a stunning performance in Game One of the 1929 World Series against the Chicago Cubs, which still ranks among baseball’s most memorable games. Connie Mack described it as his greatest day in baseball.
Comeback Pitchers is the inspirational story of these two great pitchers with intertwining careers who were repeatedly considered washed up and too old but kept defying the odds and thrilling fans long after most pitchers would have retired.
Автор: Jack Quinn, Quinn Название: Matters After Death ISBN: 1697974805 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781697974805 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 12950.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Wiley Pat Название: Tattoo 313: a political thriller ISBN: 1944072349 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781944072346 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 18590.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Dead dogs, a cryptic email, and a suspicious death.
When Jack Quinn's friend is found dead by apparent suicide, Jack turns to a cryptic email for answers. Then, when Tom's wife goes missing, he uncovers a far more disturbing truth that will send the country spiraling out of control.
While investigating suspicious activity of dead animals being buried on a Connecticut river island, Jack is drugged and kidnapped by terrorists. After escaping captivity, Jack is unable to warn the country in time and the terrorists unleash the deadly virus on New York city. Thousands die and the country falls into chaos. President Cain orders martial law, suspending the writ of habeas corpus until those responsible are apprehended. Yet, armed with a unique knowledge of the attack, Jack uncovers a far more shocking truth-one that reaches to the highest office in the land.
