Travel Baseball

Joe Stoshack may be an awkward kid, but he knows baseball - and baseball cards. Since he was seven, he has been collecting them. So when his mother tells him he can earn five dollars by cleaning out an old lady's attic, Joe dreams of the cards he can buy.

You’ll be given the ins and outs of recruiting to start stocking your team with premium players; an inside look at the most effective batting drills to ensure an offensive powerhouse; and proper fielding techniques and drills to reinforce the techniques.

There's a community for outsider shifters. It started as an idea in Milo Jackson’s head, first by building a B&B on inherited land with Olds, and then by offering the rest of that private land to shifters to settle on. Milo's dream: build a community. As they learn, a community isn’t a community from the day the contractor breaks ground on the first foundation. A community takes time to build and grow. It takes people working together, depending on each other, playing together, and especially sharing embarrassing moments and stories at holiday parties. It takes a few years, but they ...

A real-life story of love, perseverance, in the Land of the Rising Sun. This book is like "Lost in Translation" meets "Green Street Hooligans," as we follow McKnight in his struggles to fit into the rigid Japanese workplace, searching for true love, and immersing himself in the fascinating culture that surrounds him. It's a unique look at life through the eyes of a foreigner in Japan, who eventually finds success and happiness.in his adopted homeland. So strap yourself in and get ready for a wild ride through the streets of Tokyo, Osaka, and the backroads of rural Japan, in Part III of the ...

From celebrated storyteller "Sean of the South" comes an unforgettable memoir of love, loss, the friction of family memories, and the unlikely hope that you're gonna be alright. Sean Dietrich was twelve years old when he scattered his father's ashes from the mountain range. His father was a man...

Transform your coaching abilities and lead your team to success with this comprehensive guide.

This book is written by Coach Chris Romano, who is a Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Detroit Tigers, as well as the father of two youth baseball players. Coach Romano decided to write this book to share his expertise with the awesome dads who volunteer to coach their kids youth baseball teams. Everyone wants to help their kids and their team to be better ball players, and a lot of youth travel teams have incorporated some type of Strength, Speed, and Conditioning work into their practices. However, most of these coaches are not experienced in the science of Strength & Conditioning, ...

Before travel-ball rankings and radar guns, there was the sandlot. Dreams of the Sandlot is a heartfelt baseball memoir about a last-pick kid, one stubborn summer, and one grieving mentor who changed everything on a dusty field most people drove past without noticing. This isn’t a highlight reel. Effort is a choice; you earn respect, and treating people well is more important than the numbers in a box score. Inside you’ll find: A coming-of-age baseball story rooted in small-town summers and simple games Real-life lessons for young players who feel a step behind A powerful message for ...

Millions of American baseball fans know, with absolute certainty, that umpires are simply overpaid galoots who are doing an easy job badly. Millions of American baseball fans are wrong. As They See 'Em is an insider's look at the largely unknown world of professional umpires, the small group of men (and the very occasional woman) who make sure America's favorite pastime is conducted in a manner that is clean, crisp, and true.

A fast-paced, heartfelt story for basketball fans that proves being a good teammate remains the most important quality in basketball--and in life, from New York Times bestselling author Mike Lupica. Wes' father always told him that there was only one ball in basketball. That you had to know when...

Sunshine, hot dogs, friends, and the excitement of the game: Baseball is called America's pastime for a reason. Experience the best of the MLB cities and stadiums with Moon Baseball Road Trips. Flexible Itineraries: Explore the 30 major league cities with a variety of road trip options...

Stosh thought he was finished traveling back in time. But then Ralph Branca shows up in his room one night, begging for Stosh's help. In 1951, Branca pitched a ball to Bobby Thomson that would become the "Shot Heard Round the World", a home run that won the National League pennant for the New York Giants and changed the lives of Branca and Thomson forever. Branca says the Giants were cheating, and he needs Stosh to use his power with baseball cards to go back in time and set things right.

A real-life "Lost in Translation" story of an American trying to adapt to life, work, and love in Japan who eventually finds success and happiness. A unique look at life in the Land of the Rising Sun through the eyes of a foreigner.

After he apprehends a fleeing shoplifter, Val D’Isigny is unexpectedly fired from his job as a security officer at a large North Carolina home improvement center. Unemployed and short on cash, it appears the devoted father will be forced to break an earlier promise and cancel his son Andy’s birthday trip to Walt Disney World. When all hope for the family’s trip appears to be lost, wife Eleanor searches the internet and comes up with a plan that will allow her family to spend Andy’s 10th birthday at Walt Disney World for nothing more than the price of groceries and gasoline. Her plan...

Japanese baseball is one of the greatest spectator experiences in the world, a must-see for tourists and baseball fans alike. Leap over the language barrier and take advantage of JapanBall’s years of trip planning experience with our first ever travel guide!

A foul ball, a red ribbon, and one promise that spans generations. When Kaylee catches a screaming pop fly at Woodland’s Clark Field, the world tilts—and she finds herself in 1942 on the eve of Japanese American incarceration. There she meets Emi, a fearless girl determined to play one last game before the buses arrive. What begins as a reluctant afternoon at the ballpark becomes a race to hold on to home, history, and the friend who teaches Kaylee how courage sounds when you say it out loud. Perfect for fans of When You Reach Me, Refugee, and Baseball Saved Us, this heartfelt middle-...

Rose, a successful Chicago publicist, reunites with her best friend from High School, now a famous Hollywood actor, after a 10+ years break in their friendship. Old flames rekindle and through their love affair, and help of their outrageously quirky and laughable friends, Queen, an unabashedly flaming gay man and Whoopi, a sports columnist, they bloom and learn love like people is multi-hued and the key to happiness and love is accepting love and ourselves for what they are.

Dan Gutman has won a wide and growing audience among young readers, who have eagerly devoured all the books in the sports-loving author’s Baseball Card Adventure series. In Ted & Me, time-traveling Stosh has finally been found out by the FBI. Tasked with using his Ted Williams card to go back to 1941 to prevent the attack on Pearl Harbor, Stosh also seizes on the chance to help the Splendid Splinter add even more home runs to his already legendary tally.

A year-by-year guide of what to expect and how to find the best team for your son, plus a player's perspective on many aspects of travel baseball.

A naive American leaves his comfortable life behind to teach English in Japan for a year. Initially overwhelmed with difficulties adapting to the language and culture, he eventually finds love and a sense of purpose in his work. This motivates him to immerse himself in the fascinating new world that surrounds him. As one year becomes two, and two years become three, he decides that Japan is the right place for him until a harsh dose of reality forces him to make a life decision to stay in his adopted country or return home.