An inside baseball memoir from the game’s first superstar, with a foreword by Chad Harbach Christy Mathewson was one of the most dominant pitchers ever to play baseball. Posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of the “Five Immortals,” he was an unstoppable force on the mound, winning at least twenty-two games for twelve straight seasons and pitching three complete-game shutouts in the 1905 World Series. Pitching in a Pinch, his witty and digestible book of baseball insights, stories, and wisdom, was first published over a hundred years ago and presents readers with Mathewson’s plainspoken perspective on the diamond of yore—on the players, the chances they took, the jinxes they believed in, and, most of all, their love of the game. Baseball fans will love to read first-hand accounts of the infamous Merkle’s Boner incident, Giants manager John McGraw, and the unstoppable Johnny Evers and to learn how much—and just how little—has really changed in a hundred years. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Christy Mathewson (1880?1925) was the greatest baseball pitcher of his day, a hero with appeal reaching beyond sports. A college-educated player from Pennsylvania farm country, he restored respectability to a game tarnished by the rowdies who had dominated baseball in the 1890s. Pitchingøin a Pinch, originally published in 1912, is an insider?s account blending anecdote, biography, instruction, and social history. It celebrates baseball as it was played in the first decade of the twentieth century by famous contemporaries like Honus Wagner and Rube Marquand, managers like John McGraw and Connie Mack, and many others. Always sensitive to psychology as well as technique, Mathewson describes the ?dangerous batters? he faced, the ?peculiarities? of big-league pitchers, the ?good and bad? of coaching, umpiring, sign-stealing, base-running, spring training, and the importance of superstition to athletes. Matty, as he was called, makes the reader feel that tense moment when a player in a pinch must use his head.

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Pitching in a Pinch Or Baseball from the Inside is written by the great American pitcher Christopher "Christy" Mathewson who played seventeen seasons with the New York Giants. During his tenure, he ranked in the all-time top ten in major pitch categories including shut-outs, wins, and earned run average (ERA). His pitching skills are so incredible that he still is the only pitcher in MLB history to rank in the top ten for career wins and in career ERA. Based on that information alone, the reader can be assured that any book written by Mathewson on the topic of baseball will prove an excellent read! Players and fans know Mathewson as one of the best pitchers of all time, and now readers get to enjoy a first-hand glimpse into baseball greatness. Mathewson's autobiographical look into his own career in baseball provides a historic view of the beginnings of baseball as a major national pastime in the United States. This book also offers interesting tidbits on other players in the league that Mathewson encountered; both on his own team and on competing teams. The topics Mathewson explore range from "The Most Dangerous Batters I Have Met" to "Coaching – Good and Bad" and even "Jinxes and What They Mean to A Ball-Player." Pitching in a Pinch Or Baseball from the Inside is an entertaining autobiography from the great pitcher Christy Mathewson. With the detail of a clear expert in his field and all the feeling that America's favorite pastime evokes, this book promises to be an exciting look at the early days of both the sport of baseball and Mathews' career. Highly recommended for baseball fans, sports enthusiasts, and historians. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

He pitched to Ted Williams and Tony Gwynn. His career spanned three commissioners, four decades and five times in six cities. Before he becomes elected to the baseball Hall of Fame, learn about the fascinating career of one of the most unheralded hurlers.

Pitching in a Pinch is an insider's account blending anecdote, biography, instruction, and social history. It celebrates baseball as it was played in the first decade of the twentieth century by famous contemporaries like Honus Wagner and Ruby Marquand, managers like John McGraw and Connie Mack, and many others. Mathewson describes the "dangerous batters" he faced, the "peculiarities" of big-league pitchers, the "good and bad" of coaching, umpiring, sign-stealing, base-running, spring training, and the importance of superstition to athletes.

Whether you’re asking for a raise, selling but holding your price, ending a relationship, or talking to children about divorce, success is predicated on planned, effective communication. Yet, most people fail to properly prepare their message. A veteran corporate attorney, sports agent, and expert consultant, Ronald M. Shapiro has spent years developing and honing his negotiation techniques. Now, Shapiro shares the bulletproof system of scripting he calls the Three D’s: Draft, Devil’s Advocate, Deliver. Illustrating his methods with fascinating real-life stories and helpful scripts, he walks readers through the process of creating an effective message, preparing for counterarguments, and delivering the results with confidence and grace. Applicable across a broad range of situations, Perfecting Your Pitch empowers us to get the results we want.

In Fit to Pitch, baseball's best pitching expert, Tom House, shares the coaching secrets that helped Nolan Ryan sustain a long, successful career and Randy Johnson win a Cy Young Award. With House's pitcher-specific training program, you'll strengthen your body and your arm so you can take the mound in top condition.

Every product started as an idea, a thought in someone's mind. Thousands or even millions of people had the same idea, and one of those ideas became a reality. Not because it was the best idea, but because its creator had the courage and confidence to share it. It wasn't necessarily the best idea. It was the best pitched. This book is called The Pitching Bible because it contains everything you need to know to develop your skills as an engaging and compelling presenter. It won't teach you how to design computer slides because they are not the pitch. You are the message. You are the product. You are the pitch. By reading, and taking to heart, these principles, you will be better at what you do. If you read this book, think, "that doesn't apply to me", or, "I've already tried that" and do nothing, then it won't work. These seven secrets, born out of the lectures that I have delivered all over the world, are the distillation of my years of real life, front line experience. I've discovered the hard way what works, and after spending many years training and coaching people in developing the perfect pitch, it's time for me to share these secrets with you. This book will not make your ideas any better. It probably won't make you have your ideas any sooner, although with more confidence, you might well find yourself pitching your ideas much sooner than you would have done. This book will definitely help you to get your ideas across more effectively, and because of that, this book contains the Seven Secrets to your competitive advantage.