Catcher - Couverture souple

Morris, Peter

 
9781566638708: Catcher
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1566638704 ISBN 13 : 9781566638708
Editeur : Ivan R. Dee, 2010

Synopsis

Today's baseball catcher stolidly goes about his duty without attracting much attention. But it wasn't always that way, as Peter Morris shows in this lively and original study. In baseball's early days, catchers stood a safe distance back of the batter without protective gear. Then the introduction of the curveball in the 1870s led them to move up directly behind home plate, even though they still wore no gloves or other protection. Extraordinary courage became the catcher's most notable requirement, but the new positioning also demanded that the catcher have lightning-fast reflexes, great hands, and a throwing arm with the power of a cannon. With so great a range of required skills, a special mystique came to surround the position, and it began to seem that a good catcher could single-handedly make the difference between a winning and losing team.

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À propos de l?auteur

Peter Morris divides his time between the UK and the USA. He writes for stage, television and film. he is the author of 'The Age of Consent'.

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Éditeur
Ivan R. Dee
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1566638704
ISBN 13 
9781566638708
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
400
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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9781566638227: Catcher: How the Man Behind the Plate Became an American Folk Hero

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1566638224 ISBN 13 :  9781566638227
Editeur : Ivan R Dee, Inc, 2009
Couverture rigide