Presents an analysis for serious baseball fans that focuses on two spectacular 1993 games to elucidate key bullpen and on-field strategies

Pure Baseball: Pitch by Pitch for the Advanced Fan

Sports & Outdoors

Bryan, Mike

Hernandez, Keith

Baseball

Harpercollins Childrens Books

Former All Star Keith Hernandez teaches even the most learned fan a thing or two about baseball with his unparalleled insight into all aspects of the game, from the action in the bullpen to the positioning on the field to the plays at the plate.
Praise for Pure Baseball: 
"We have never seen the game scrutinised with such care and detail. Hernandez provides commentary on two ball games in the 1993 season : a Philles-Braves match-up and an extra innings battle between the Tigers and the Yankees. [He] examines the overall strategies of the game and offers good analyses of fielding techniques, base stealing, lineups, umpiring etiquette, double-steal rundowns, hit-and-runs, signals, infield shifts and more. His most intense and incisive analysis, however, is saved for the psychology of the pitcher-hitter duels. No matter where you are watching, you will never again see the game in the same way." -- Playboy
"Keith Hernandez, it turns out, is even smarter than we thought he was in the Mets' glory years. All the subtleties of baseball are revealed as the two games unfold. Mr. Hernandez's opinions and pet-peeves--intentional walks, early-inning sacrifices, throwing fastballs to prevent stolen bases, large gaps in the outfield, pitchers who 'nibble. nibble, nibble,"--are well thought out and clearly articulated. [He] is particularly strong in analyzing the cat-and-mouse game played between pitchers and hitters as the count shifts the odds back and forth." -- New York Times Book Review 
"An MVP of a guide to the national pastime from savvy 17-year veteran of the major leagues who remains an ardent fan in retirement. Hernandez came up with an angle that works to near perfection: tellingly detailed start-to-finish accounts of two games played midway through the 1993 baseball season." -- Kirkus Reviews(starred)

Pure Baseball

an, Mike Bryan

Harper-perennial

The Golden Glove first baseman takes baseball fans onto the field and into the clubhouse to capture all the drama and excitement of the New York Mets' 1985 season

If at First: A Season With the Mets

McGraw=Hill

The Golden Glove first baseman gives a day-by-day account of the New York Mets' 1985 season, both on and off the field, and also briefly discusses the team's 1986 championship season

If at First

Literature & Fiction

Penguin??Books

Legendary first baseman Keith Hernandez tells all in this gripping literary memoir and New York Times bestseller. Keith Hernandez revolutionized the role of first baseman. During his illustrious career with the World Series-winning St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets, he was a perennial fan favorite, earning eleven consecutive Gold Gloves, a National League co-MVP Award, and a batting title. But it was his unique blend of intelligence, humor, and talent -- not to mention his unflappable leadership, playful antics, and competitive temperament -- that transcended the sport and propelled him to a level of renown that few other athletes have achieved, including his memorable appearances on the television show Seinfeld. Now, with a striking mix of candor and self-reflection, Hernandez takes us along on his journey to baseball immortality. There are the hellacious bus rides and south-of-the-border escapades of his minor league years. His major league benchings, unending plate adjustments, and role in one of the most exciting batting races in history against Pete Rose. Indeed, from the Little League fields of Northern California to the dusty proving grounds of triple-A ball to the grand stages of Busch Stadium and beyond, I'm Keith Hernandez reveals as much about America's favorite pastime as it does about the man himself. What emerges is an honest and compelling assessment of the game's past, present, and future: a memoir that showcases one of baseball's most unique and experienced minds at his very best.

I'm Keith Hernandez: A Memoir

Biographies

Little. Brown and Company

Back Bay Books

Little,Brown & Company

To many New Yorkers who came of age in the 1980s as Mets fans, Keith Hernandez is the Mets. Two decades after his last game in a New York uniform, the first captain in Mets history is still with them, literally. He's spent most of the last decade in the broadcast booth at Shea Stadium watching the rise and fall of the club and, just as he did when he played, calling it as he sees it. Opinionated, funny, urbane, and unafraid to poke holes in the team or himself, Hernandez is a master at relating the unseen game on the field. Shea Good-Bye carries on the high standards of Hernandez's earlier best-selling books. He recalls Shea Stadium both fondly and matter-of-factly in its last year of existence, lamenting the loss of the stadiums he knew, replaced with flashier bandboxes that favor home runs and negate strategy. He looks at the 2008 season and all the hope that arrived with the Johan Santana deal and how much of the optimism went out the window with the team's stumble out of the gate. He speaks frankly on the taint of steroids in the Mitchell Report and how the game has been compromised, as well as the firing of Willie Randolph.

Shea Good-Bye: The Untold Inside Story of the Historic 2008 Season

Silverman, Matthew

Triumph Books

Product Description \nMike Puma of the New York Post provides insight into the team's inner sanctum as only he can 
The New York Mets are one of the most historic teams in Major League Baseball, with superstars over the years including Jacob deGrom, Mike Piazza, David Wright, and Tom Seaver. Aided by dozens of new, exclusive interviews, readers will gain the perspective of players, coaches, and personnel from Mets history in moments of greatness as well as defeat, making for a keepsake no fan will want to miss. 
Few fan bases display as much rabid devotion to their team as the New York Mets’, win or lose. That spirit is celebrated in this colorful collection of stories about the Lovable Losers. 
The If These Walls Could Talk series is a one-of-a-kind, insider’s look into the great moments, the lowlights, and everything in between in your team’s history. Other New York titles include: \nIf These Walls Could Talk: New York Giants 
If These Walls Could Talk: New York Yankees 
If These Walls Could Talk: New York Jets \nAbout the Author 
Mike Puma covers the Mets for the 
New York Post, where he has been the team beat reporter since 2010. This is his first book.\nHank Azaria is a comedian and actor best known for voicing many characters in The Simpsons and for his role as the title character in Brockmire. Born in New York City, he is a longtime Mets fan.\nKeith Hernandez is a former MLB first baseman who played with the New York Mets from 1983 to 1989. He won two World Series, one with the Mets in 1986. A five-time All-Star, Hernandez shared the 1979 NL MVP award with Willie Stargell.

If These Walls Could Talk: New York Mets: Stories From the New York Mets Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box

Puma, Mike

Azaria, Hank

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Pure Baseball: Pitch by Pitch for the Advanced Fan

Pure Baseball

If at First: A Season With the Mets

If at First

I'm Keith Hernandez: A Memoir

I'm Keith Hernandez: A Memoir

I'm Keith Hernandez: A Memoir

I'm Keith Hernandez: A Memoir

Shea Good-Bye: The Untold Inside Story of the Historic 2008 Season

If These Walls Could Talk: New York Mets: Stories From the New York Mets Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box