Dingers!: A Short History of the Long Ball
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ISBN: 1933060093 / Publisher: ESPN, May 2006
Takes a close-up look at the history of baseball's home run and the players who have transformed the sport, examining the relationship among home runs, players, and fans and analyzing the significance of the long ball in the game. 40,000 first printing.
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No single act in sports has had as great an impact on our culture, our language, and our imagination as the home run. So how come weve had to wait so long for the definitive biography! Dingers! tells the history of the round-tripper, from Babe Ruth to the chasing and breaking of the Babe's records to today's pumped-up tater totals. Its narrative will trace the relationship among home runs, players, and fans, showing how "going yard" has grown in importance to the point where jacking the ball over the wall often overshadows the actual results of games. Easy to read forhistory, browse for nuggets, or use for reference, Dingers! appeals to casual fans and seamheads alike. Think of it as your one-stop guide to going downtown.
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