Pinnacle on the mound : Cy Young award winners talk baseball / Doug Wedge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wedge, Doug.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball--Anecdotes.

Baseball.

Cy Young Award.

Pitchers (Baseball)--Anecdotes.

Pitchers (Baseball).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 pages)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2022.

Place of Publication:

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

In Pinnacle on the Mound, ten Cy Young Award winners-pitchers recognized as the very best at their craft-share amusing anecdotes and valuable insight about their keys to success. From Jim Lonborg to Corey Kluber, their fascinating stories represent 50 years of baseball history.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 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

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Introduction 1: 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 Dont Apply: Jack McDowell 8: Finding 75: Barry Zito 9: Climb the Mountain: R.A. Dickey 10:Pitching Aggressively: Corey Kluber Conclusion Acknowledgements Bibliography Index About the Author.

ISBN:

979-82-16-42323-2

1-5381-5482-X

OCLC:

1292355675