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Considered by Ty Cobb as the "finest natural hitter in the history of the game," "Shoeless Joe" Jackson is ranked with the greatest players to ever step onto a baseball diamond. With a career .356 batting average - which is still ranked third all-time - the man from Pickens County, South Carolina, was on his way to becoming one of the greatest players in the sport's history. That is until the "Black Sox" scandal of 1919, which shook baseball to its core.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining and Educational
- De Colorfinger en 06-14-19
De: Tim Hornbaker
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Ty Cobb
- A Terrible Beauty
- De: Charles Leerhsen
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 15 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 815
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 742
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 740
Ty Cobb is baseball royalty, maybe even the greatest player who ever lived. His lifetime batting average is still the highest of all time, and when he retired in 1928, after twenty-one years with the Detroit Tigers and two with the Philadelphia Athletics, he held more than ninety records. But the numbers don't tell half of Cobb's tale. The Georgia Peach was by far the most thrilling player of the era: "Ty Cobb could cause more excitement with a base on balls than Babe Ruth could with a grand slam," one columnist wrote.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Two Cobb Books, One Review of a Maligned Legacy
- De Jonathan Love en 05-17-16
De: Charles Leerhsen
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The Year of the Pitcher
- Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the End of Baseball’s Golden Age
- De: Sridhar Pappu
- Narrado por: Leon Nixon
- Duración: 12 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 38
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 35
The Year of the Pitcher is the story of the remarkable 1968 baseball season, which culminated in one of the greatest World Series contests ever, with the Detroit Tigers coming back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Cardinals in Game Seven of the World Series. In 1968, two remarkable pitchers would dominate the game as well as the broadsheets. One was black, the other white. Bob Gibson, together with the St. Louis Cardinals, embodied an entire generation's hope for integration at a heated moment in American history. Denny McLain, his adversary, was a crass self-promoter.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Misleading Title
- De Paul en 01-25-19
De: Sridhar Pappu
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Opening Day
- The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season
- De: Jonathan Eig
- Narrado por: Richard Allen
- Duración: 12 h y 1 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 59
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 34
Drawing on interviews with surviving players, sportswriters, and eyewitnesses, as well as newly discovered material from archives around the country, Jonathan Eig presents a fresh portrait of a ferocious competitor who embodied integration's promise and helped launch the modern civil-rights era. Full of new details and thrilling action, Opening Day brings to life baseball's ultimate story.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great book, not so great reading
- De Joe Baseball en 08-30-07
De: Jonathan Eig
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The Last Innocents
- The Collision of the Turbulent Sixties and the Los Angeles Dodgers
- De: Michael Leahy
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 15 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 41
Legendary Dodgers Maury Wills, Sandy Koufax, Wes Parker, Jeff Torborg, Dick Tracewski, and Tommy Davis encapsulated 1960s America: white and black, Jewish and Christian, wealthy and working class, pro-Vietnam and anti-war, golden boy and seasoned veteran. The Last Innocents is a thoughtful, technicolor portrait of these seven players - friends, mentors, confidants, rivals, and allies - and their storied team that offers an intriguing look at a sport and a nation in transition.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Reliving my youth
- De PJ en 05-24-17
De: Michael Leahy
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You Can't Make This Up
- Miracles, Memories, and the Perfect Marriage of Sports and Television
- De: Al Michaels, L. Jon Wertheim
- Narrado por: Al Michaels, Ray Porter
- Duración: 9 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 813
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 723
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 722
In this highly entertaining and insightful memoir, one of television’s most respected broadcasters interweaves the story of his life and career with lively firsthand tales of some of the most thrilling events and fascinating figures in modern sports.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great, everything I hoped for, but...
- De Shortfellow en 11-30-14
De: Al Michaels, y otros
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José Mourinho
- Up Close & Personal
- De: Robert Beasley
- Narrado por: Ric Jerrom
- Duración: 10 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 57
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 54
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 53
Mourinho is both a sumptuous celebration of The Special One's managerial career so far, and an enigmatic insight into his unique brand of football wisdom and philosophy. In the legendary manager's very first audiobook, and in his own images and captions, José Mourinho charts the peaks and troughs of the opening 15 years of what has been a stellar rise to the summit of the global game.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Poor Quality
- De Sanjay Patel en 04-10-20
De: Robert Beasley
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The Boy Who Knew Too Much
- De: Cathy Byrd
- Narrado por: Cathy Byrd
- Duración: 6 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 229
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 193
At the tender age of two, baseball prodigy Christian Haupt began sharing vivid memories of being a baseball player in the 1920s and '30s. From riding cross-country on trains to his fierce rivalry with Babe Ruth, Christian described historical facts about the life of American hero and baseball legend Lou Gehrig that he could not have possibly known at the time. Distraught by her son's uncanny revelations, Christian's mother, Cathy, embarked on a sacred journey of discovery.
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3 out of 5 stars
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please re-record this book by a professional
- De S. Kraft en 10-27-17
De: Cathy Byrd
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Pete Rose
- An American Dilemma
- De: Kostya Kennedy
- Narrado por: Ben Bartolone
- Duración: 10 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 134
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 122
Pete Rose played baseball with a singular and headfirst abandon that endeared him to fans and peers, even as it riled others--a figure at once magnetic, beloved and polarizing. Rose has more base hits than anyone in history, yet he is not in the Hall of Fame. Twenty-five years ago he was banished from baseball for gambling, then ruled ineligible for Cooperstown; today, the question "Does Pete Rose belong in the Hall of Fame?" has evolved into perhaps the most provocative in sports, a layered, slippery and ever-relevant moral conundrum.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good book, not so good production.
- De david d. en 05-01-14
De: Kostya Kennedy
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Summer of '68
- The Season That Changed Baseball - and America - Forever
- De: Tim Wendel
- Narrado por: Mark Ashby
- Duración: 8 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 44
From the beginning, ’68 was a season rocked by national tragedy and sweeping change. Opening Day was postponed and later played in the shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s funeral. That summer, as the pennant races were heating up, the assassination of Robert Kennedy was later followed by rioting at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. But even as tensions boiled over and violence spilled into the streets, something remarkable was happening in major league ballparks across the country. Pitchers were dominating like never before, and with records falling and shut-outs mounting, many began hailing ’68 as “The Year of the Pitcher".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Detroit Upsets St. Louis in 1968 World Series.
- De Matthew Tsien en 05-01-18
De: Tim Wendel
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A Nice Little Place on the North Side
- Wrigley Field at One Hundred
- De: George Will
- Narrado por: Mark Deakins
- Duración: 5 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 81
In A Nice Little Place on the North Side, leading columnist George Will returns to baseball with a deeply personal look at his hapless Chicago Cubs and their often beatified home, Wrigley Field, as it enters its second century. Baseball, Will argues, is full of metaphors for life, religion, and happiness, and Wrigley is considered one of its sacred spaces. But what is its true, hyperbole-free history?
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3 out of 5 stars
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It's EEE-lia, not Ah-LEE-ah
- De Shawcago en 04-25-16
De: George Will
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Scribe
- My Life in Sports
- De: Bob Ryan
- Narrado por: Bob Ryan
- Duración: 11 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 82
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 74
Ever since he joined the sports department of the Boston Globe in 1968, sports enthusiasts have been blessed with the writing and reporting of Bob Ryan. Tony Kornheiser calls him the "quintessential American sportswriter". For the past 25 years, he has also been a regular on various ESPN shows, especially The Sports Reporters, spreading his knowledge and enthusiasm for sports of all kinds.
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2 out of 5 stars
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No my idea of a memoir
- De Michael Friedman en 12-19-14
De: Bob Ryan
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Bloody Confused!
- A Clueless American Sportswriter Seeks Solace in English Soccer
- De: Chuck Culpepper
- Narrado por: Alex Hyde-White
- Duración: 9 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 41
After covering the American sports scene for 15 years, Chuck Culpepper suffered from a profound case of Common Sportswriter Malaise. He was fed up with self-righteous proclamations, steroid scandals, and the deluge of in-your-face PR that saturated the NFL, the NBA, and MLB. Then in 2006, he moved to London and discovered a new and baffling world - the renowned Premiership soccer league. Culpepper pledged his loyalty to Portsmouth, a gutsy, small-market team at the bottom of the standings. As he puts it, “It was like childhood, with beer.”
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not for americans
- De Bernie Sepponan en 09-12-14
De: Chuck Culpepper
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The Betrayal
- The 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball
- De: Charles Fountain
- Narrado por: Bob Reed
- Duración: 11 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 156
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 148
In the most famous scandal of sports history, eight Chicago White Sox players - including Shoeless Joe Jackson - agreed to throw the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for the promise of $20,000 each from gamblers reportedly working for New York mobster Arnold Rothstein. Heavily favored, Chicago lost the Series five games to three. Although rumors of a fix flew while the series was being played, they were largely disregarded by players and the public at large.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Very Disappointing!
- De Kevin en 09-30-16
De: Charles Fountain
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The Big Bam
- The Life and Times of Babe Ruth
- De: Leigh Montville
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 15 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 219
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 170
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 170
Babe Ruth was more than baseball's original superstar. For 85 years, he has remained the sport's reigning titan. He has been named Athlete of the Century...more than once. But who was this large, loud, enigmatic man? In The Big Bam, Leigh Montville brings his trademark touch to this groundbreaking, revelatory portrait of the Babe.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The Big Bam
- De Alan en 06-13-06
De: Leigh Montville
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I Never Had It Made
- De: Jackie Robinson
- Narrado por: Ossie Davis
- Duración: 2 h y 59 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 296
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 263
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 264
A straightforward yet inspiring story of what it took to be the first man of color to break into the white world of professional sports. Jackie Robinson's story is more than a telling of his tremendous talent; it is also a recollection that showcases his tenacious spirit, bravery and the courage of his ideals.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Understanding Jackie Robinson's Best Performance
- De Kdoll en 04-03-14
De: Jackie Robinson
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108 Stitches
- Loose Threads, Ripping Yarns, and the Darndest Characters from My Time in the Game
- De: Ron Darling, Daniel Paisner - contributor
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 7 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 95
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 94
This is New York Times bestselling author and Emmy-nominated broadcaster Ron Darling's 108 baseball anecdotes that connect America’s game to the men who played it. Darling has played with or reported on just about everybody who has put on a uniform since 1983, and they in turn have played with or reported on just about everybody who put on a uniform in a previous generation. Like the 108 stitches on a baseball, Darling's experiences are interwoven with every athlete who has ever played, every coach or manager, and every fan.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Meh
- De Amazon Customer en 04-13-19
De: Ron Darling, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Case of the Mysterious Lithuanian Hex
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Total3 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución3 out of 5 stars
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Historia3 out of 5 stars
- CJFLA
- 08-01-19
OK, but nothing special
This would make a nice feature story in a daily newspaper, but as an audiobook it wears thin. The story is somewhat interesting, but not that interesting.
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