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Reflections On Baseball, Pitching, And Life On The Mound
Knopf
April 2009
On Sale: March 31, 2009
Featuring: ron darling
288 pages
ISBN: 0307269841
EAN: 9780307269843
Hardcover
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Ron Darling has been beloved by Mets fans since he helped
his team win the 1986 World Series. Today he is considered
one of the most articulate and insightful broadcasters in
baseball, bringing the game to life in ways that few can
match. Now he gives us an engaging, sophisticated,
practical, and philosophical exploration of the art,
strategy, and psychology of pitching. Darling takes us inside the pitcher’s mind, illuminating the
subtler aspects of the game and providing a deeper
appreciation of what happens on the field. He explains why
the position of pitcher is uniquely strategic and complex
and explores the various tactics a pitcher uses in different
scenarios, including the countless factors in deciding what
to throw and how he bounces back from a tough inning.
Throughout, we get a glimpse of what it feels like to stand
alone on the mound, the center of attention for tens of
thousands of fans. While there are technical books on pitching, there is no
other book that examines the position in such compelling
depth as The Complete Game. Filled with captivating,
real-life anecdotes, it will do for pitching what Ted
Williams’s The Science of Hitting did for batting—and it
will be an essential book for every fan and aspiring player.
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