Books with title Playing The Baseball Card

You are almost 14 years old. Your mother died six years ago, and you help look after your younger brother while you father works. He is a pitcher for a minor league baseball team, and he is trying to make it into the major leagues. Just when it seems that things are looking better, tragedy strikes again. Now, it's all up to you. You have your own dreams, and you desperately care about your small family. Will you be able to make it work? The story of Devin Robinson as the kid pitcher for the San Francisco Giants becomes well known, but what was never told is the story of Devin and Jordan's early years. They have long since reached adult age, and they have decided that the time is now right to put the journey of their beginning part of their lives into print. This is a story for baseball fans and anyone else who wants to read about personal courage and determination.

Brian has felt guilty ever since he destroyed his father's rare Honus Wagner baseball card at the age of four. When the opportunity to take another time-travel adventure presents itself, Brian and his best friend Paul jump at the chance. They send away for a TimeQuest 2 comic book--even more powerful than the one they used in The Comic Book Kid. But with more power comes greater adventure...and greater peril. Will they survive their harrowing journey through the space-time continuum and make Brian's father happy again?

A little boy's first trip to the ballpark is infused with the magic of old-time legends. Against the backdrop of fresh green turf and steamy hot dogs, his father tells him a story like no other about the unbeatable Babe Ruth. Jack Siemiatycki and Avi Slodovnick follow up their homage to hockey great Maurice "The Rocket" Richard with a tribute to one of Major League Baseball's most captivating heroes. Authors Jack Siemiatycki and Avi Slodovnick are lifelong sports fans who loved to collect and play with sports trading cards as children. Together they wrote the Canadian bestseller, The Hockey Card (Lobster Press, 2001), which has sold over 40,000 copies worldwide. The Baseball Card is their second book for sports fans, young and old.

A valuable baseball card, a sinking ship, a distant planet, and vampire tales fill this fast-paced time-travel story. Brian has felt guilty ever since he destroyed his father's rare Honus Wagner baseball card at the age of four. When the opportunity to acquire a magical time-traveling bracelet presents itself, Brian and his best friend Paul jump at the chance. Using this fantastic device they warp back to the doomed Titanic, the distant reaches of the universe, and a castle in darkest Transylvania in a breathless chase for one of the world's rarest antiquities. Can they make it home with the million-dollar baseball card and make Brian's father happy again?This sequel to the Disney-Award winning The Comic Book Kid can be read as a standalone book, or as the exciting continuation of the adventures of Brian and Paul.

Being a professional baseball player is no walk in the park―it's a physically and mentally demanding job. When you're on the field, millions of people are expecting you to record base hits as a batter or strikeouts as a pitcher. And the work continues beyond game time; you need to practice, work out, and scout your competition. Aches and pains are a given. And on top of everything else, you must perform amidst constant travel, media attention, and high expectations. Baseball has been America's pastime for more than a century. And for those who uphold the tradition in the major leagues today, there's nothing else like it. This book, which was reviewed by 12-year Major League Baseball (MLB) veteran and World Series champion Gabe Kapler, offers an authentic look at what life is like as a pro baseball player. You'll learn: • What kinds of skills it takes to play in the major leagues • What daily life is like for an MLB player • How MLB players prevent and treat injuries Go behind the scenes and see what it's really like to be an MLB star!

"Last Sunday, for my birthday, Dad took me to a ball game at Yankee Stadium!" A little boy's first trip to the ballpark is infused with the magic of old-time legends. Against the backdrop of fresh green turf and steamy hot dogs, his father tells him a story like no other about the unbeatable Babe Ruth. Jack Siemiatycki and Avi Slodovnick follow up The Hockey Card, their homage to hockey great Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, with a tribute to one of Major League Baseball's most captivating heroes.