Books with title ODDBALL BASEBALL

Find out all you need to know about baseball in this new title from the exciting In Focus: Sports series. Who really invented baseball and made it what it is today? What are innings, home plates, and bases? What's the difference between infielders and outfielders? What does the manager do? With plenty of detail, star profiles, full-color photographs, straightforward text, and lots of fun facts, this is the only guide you'll ever need for baseball.

What exactly goes on inside that helps some athletes play better than the rest? In this book readers take a look at the muscular power, the brainpower, and the training behind some of the best baseball players in history. From how players get in the zone to how athletes read their opponent and assess their weaknesses, the main content of this book helps readers get inside the heads of their favorite players in this iconic American sport.

"Do you think about science when you play baseball? Probably not. But you use science anyway." In sports, Making the Play involves more than athletic skill—it's all possible because of physics! Linking scientific concepts such as momentum and launch angle to actions common to each sport, this new series unveils the unseen world of forces at work behind each bat, ball, or club. High-contrast design and relatable images of people at play provide a colorful backdrop to each high-interest title. An elementary introduction to the physics involved in the sport of baseball, including scientific concepts such as momentum and trajectory, and actions such as pitching and batting. Includes TOC, diagrams, glossary, book references, websites, and index. Full-color photographs throughout.

The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures. With information on everything from bats and balls to great players and World Series games, this completely revised edition of Eyewitness: Baseball includes all-new spreads on the minor leagues, college baseball, and more.