Books with title Just a Baseball Game

Huntsville, Ohio is the kind of place young boys dream of growing up.A small town where football players are the top of the social hierarchy, and heroes are held in high esteem long after their final game is played.For the past three years, Clay Hendricks has realized that dream unlike few others. As the starting quarterback for the Hornets, he has dated the head cheerleader, been greeted by name everywhere he went, and served as the visible leader of the community as a whole. Now, faced with his final game, Clay is forced to actually make peace with the impending conclusion of it all.In doing so, he slowly starts to realize that what he was doing all those years was far greater than just playing quarterback and that the impact football had on himself, his family, and his community is far greater than being just a game.

On April 5, 1983, Mark Butterworth, along with his future wife, attended the opening day game of the San Francisco Giants vs. the San Diego Padres. Sitting in left field bleachers on an exceptionally warm and sunny spring afternoon, watching to their dismay as the Giants fell quickly behind by a great many runs, they beheld their team score nearly as many and come in reach of victory by the ninth inning after nearly half the 50,000 spectators had quit the game, providing for an exciting and memorable occasion.The pleasure of the game, the intensity of the competition, the sheer fun and exuberance of the event led the author to reconstruct the experience as a blank verse, minor epic capturing the spirit of the moment, highs and lows, the motley crowd, fights in the stands, and the "amusement for a game's brief glow" recounted with mordant wit, sharp, colorful observation, and enthusiastic delight.The author describes himself as: a baseball fan,a no-name rump, the cheapest ticket sold,a good-for-nothin' left field bleacher bum.and so might the reader after finishing this little book.

Just a Baseball Game has Sam and his friends dealing with the reality of bad sportsmanship. This Project Play book is meant to teach a valuable lesson while inspiring kids to get back to the basics of America’s favorite pastime. By sticking together, the gang teaches us to be good sports and to make baseball a backyard game again. Sam leads the gang as they revise the rules and just play for fun. The book comes with baseball cards and fun descriptions for getting to know all the characters. Project Play books were created to inspire families and neighborhoods to play backyard games that demand imagination and foster creativity so children can channel those skills into their adult lives. This same spirit of adventure and creative play are the foundation of all the stories and backyard games in the Project Play series.

Mackenzie is a superstar basketball player in high school and loves the game more than anything. When she leaves home to go to Turner University on a basketball scholarship, she quickly realizes that the game at the collegiate level is much different than high school. As she adjusts to the game at the next level, her love for the game is tested. The game which had once come naturally to her begins to feel like a job with increasing demands. As she struggles to meet those demands while also balancing her personal life and school, Mackenzie must fight to keep her passion for the game alive.

Mackenzie is a superstar basketball player in high school and loves the game more than anything. When she leaves home to go to Turner University on a basketball scholarship, she quickly realizes that the game at the collegiate level is much different than high school. As she adjusts to the game at the next level, her love for the game is tested. The game which had once come naturally to her begins to feel like a job with increasing demands. As she struggles to meet those demands while also balancing her personal life and school, Mackenzie must fight to keep her passion for the game alive.

What happens when a talking baseball, rock and roll music, and a baseball game come together. A day filled with fun, laughter, and mayhem. Join Bennie, John, Kevin, the General, and others as they play their "own" major league game. Will one of Bennie's friends spoil the day? This heart warming fictional tale could easily have been named "If the Ball Could Talk." This is Major League Baseball from the Ball's perspective. Cute, funny, and kid friendly. A story that will be loved by all baseball fans and players. Join Bennie in this tale of the most unlikely baseball game ever played. Educational too. Learn how and where baseballs are made, and the most fun ways to get your hands on a Rawlings Official Major League Baseball.