Pinnacle on the Mound

Cy Young Award Winners Talk Baseball

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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Cy Young Award winners spanning fifty years of baseball history reflect on their iconic seasons, keys to success, and most memorable moments. In Pinnacle on the Mound: Cy Young Award Winners Talk Baseball, ten pitchers who were recognized as the best in the game share fascinating stories from their years in the majors. Featuring pitchers such as Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley and five-time Gold Glove Award winner Ron Guidry, this bookoffers captivating insight into the players’ different approaches to the game, how they honed their skills, and what was happening behind the scenes in their award-winning seasons.From fastballs to sinkers, curveballs to knuckleballs, this diverse group of pitchers found success in many different ways, whether it was mastering a new pitch or taking on the role of a closer. Including All-Stars Jim Lonborg, Mike McCormick, Randy Jones, Ron Guidry, LaMarr Hoyt, Dennis Eckersley, Jack McDowell, Barry Zito, R.A. Dickey, and Corey Kluber, Pinnacle on the Mound makes fifty years of baseball history come alive.

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Utgivningsdatum:2022-02-09
Mått:163 x 237 x 21 mm
Vikt:458 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:218
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781538154816
Utmärkelser:Winner of Best Baseball Book 2022

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Doug Wedge is a writer and attorney. He is the author of two baseball history books, The Cy Young Catcher with Charlie O’Brien and Baseball in Alabama: Tales of Hardball in the Heart of Dixie. He lives in Edmond, Oklahoma.

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Wedge, the author of two previous baseball history books, interviewed ten pitchers who had won the Cy Young Award, an annual award to Major League Baseball's best pitchers in both the National League and the American League, spanning 50 years: Jim Lonborg, Mike McCormick, Randy Jones, Ron Guidry, LaMarr Hoyt, Dennis Eckersley, Jack McDowell, Barry Zito, R. A. Dickey, and Corey Kubler. All pitchers interviewed are retired, with the exception of two-time American League winner Kubler. Common threads include that pitchers' successes result from years of work perfecting their craft, and that mentorship by coaches, managers, and fellow pitchers plays an important role. Interviews also touched on the close collaboration and teamwork between pitcher and catcher, the revelation of a particularly effective pitch and/or approach to pitching the subject developed and perfected, the superior defense on the field during a given year, and team chemistry, which may not necessarily be duplicated from year to year. The author complements the interviews with discussion of the finer points of technique in pitching. Readers will conclude that there is no sure-fire path to success in pitching. The book will be a welcome addition to all collections. Recommended. All readers.

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Introduction1: Impossible Realized: Jim Lonborg 2: Turning It Over – A New Pitch, New Success: Mike McCormick 3: A Different Approach: Randy Jones 4: A Season for the Ages: Ron Guidry 5: The Student of Pitching: LaMarr Hoyt 6: Settled In: Dennis Eckersley 7: Labels Don’t Apply: Jack McDowell 8: Finding 75: Barry Zito 9: Climb the Mountain: R.A. Dickey 10:Pitching Aggressively: Corey Kluber ConclusionAcknowledgementsBibliographyIndexAbout the Author