Off Speed: Baseball, Pitching, and the Art of Deception by Terry McDermott Book

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9780307379429
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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307379426
ISBN-13
9780307379429
eBay Product ID (ePID)
171832190

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Book Title
Off Speed : Baseball, Pitching, and the Art of Deception
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Baseball / History, Baseball / General, History, Coaching / Baseball
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Author
Terry Mcdermott
Format
Hardcover

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0.9 in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.3 in

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2016-035366
Reviews
"A literate and knowing little gem."  --George Vecsey, author of Baseball "What lover of the game will not delight in McDermott's field-of-dreams nostalgia for the baseball he played and watched growing up in his small Iowa hometown? No one passionate about America's national pastime will leave these pages disappointed." -- Booklist (starred review) "A lovely memoir of the game as it is played from Iowa sandlots to the Kingdome, along with a fascinating and absorbing history of pitching. A terrific book for both beginners and longtime fans." --Kevin Baker, author of America the Ingenious "Nine innings, nine pitches, one hell of a book. Off Speed is a must-read for any fan of the magic that can be found at the intersection of New School data and Old School romance." --Ian O'Connor, author of The Captain: The Journey of Derek Jeter " Off Speed is baseball magic. As soon as Terry McDermott set down thirteen deft definitions of pitches, with which I happily began to quibble, then gave me Willie Stargell likening the attempt to hit Sandy Koufax to trying to drink coffee with a fork, I fell into a flow state that held to the last chapter." --David James Duncan, author of The Brothers K "A fascinating history of pitching mixed with scientific facts, psychological insights, delightful digressions about small-town American life, and the heart-thumping play-by-play of Felix Hernandez's march to perfection. I always knew that King Felix was great, but now I know why." --Zack Hample, author of The Baseball "A paean to baseball from the perspective of an experienced fan.Off Speed is the rare book that goes deep inside the sport with an approach accessible to insiders and novices alike. Its crisp writing offers historic foundation while conveying, in full bloom, the depth of the author's passion." --Jason Turbow, author of Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic
Table Of Content
Glossary of Pitch Types xi Preface xv 1 The Fastball 3 2 The Curveball 38 3 The Spitball 66 4 The Sinker 81 5 The Knuckleball 103 6 The Slider 125 7 The Split 139 8 The Cutter 151 9 The Change 160 Appendix: The Box Score 177 Acknowledgments 181 Notes 183
Synopsis
Longlisted for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing The lively and fascinating story of baseball's 150-year hunt for the perfect pitch In August 2012, Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners pitched a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays in what Terry McDermott calls "one of the greatest exhibitions of off-speed pitches ever put on." For McDermott, a lifelong fan and student of baseball, the extraordinary events of that afternoon inspired this incisive meditation on the art of pitching. Within the framework of Hernandez's historic achievement, Off Speed provides a vibrant narrative of the history and evolution of pitching, combining baseball's rich tradition of folklore with the wealth of new metrics from a growing legion of statisticians who are transforming the way we think about the game. Off Speed is also the personal story of a fan's steadfast devotion, first kindled in McDermott by his father at the local diamond in small-town Iowa and now carried forward with the same passion by his own daughters. Approaching his subject with the love every fan brings to the park and the expertise of a probing journalist, McDermott explores with irrepressible curiosity the science and the romance of baseball.
LC Classification Number
GV871.M42 2017

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