Playing the Field
Why Defense Is the Most Fascinating Art in Major League Baseball
Jim Kaplan
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Description
Casual fans may concentrate on the duel between batter and pitcher, but for those who know the game of baseball, nothing is more fascinating, or more important, than the art of defense. In Playing the Field Jim Kaplan takes us onto the playing field and into major league dugouts and locker rooms for a definitive look at the great defensive players of the game, past and present. Position by position, and form an overall point of view as well, Kaplan examines the great glove men—their moments of glory, how they do it, how they work together, what makes a Golden Glove winner, the tricks and maneuvers and skills that can cancel out expert hitting and the best laid plans of rival managers. More than seventy photographs help make Playing the Field a book for real baseball fans. It's a book, too, aspiring young ballplayers can turn to in order to pick up tips that will help them play the game better.
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- $9.99
- Category: Baseball
- Published: Mar 01, 1987
- Publisher: Algonquin Books
- Seller: Workman Publishing Co., Inc.
- Print Length: 190 Pages
- Language: English
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