K: a history of baseball in ten pitches [First edition] 9780385541015, 9780385541022, 0385541015, 9781101970850, 1101970855

The slider : a little bitty dot -- The fastball : velo is king -- The curveball : a karate chop with a ball -- The knuck

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English Pages xiv, 302 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm Year 2019

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K: a history of baseball in ten pitches [First edition]
 9780385541015, 9780385541022, 0385541015, 9781101970850, 1101970855

Table of contents :
The slider : a little bitty dot --
The fastball : velo is king --
The curveball : a karate chop with a ball --
The knuckleball : grabbing the wing of a butterfly --
The splitter : through the trapdoor --
The screwball : the Sasquatch of baseball --
The sinker : the furthest strike from the hitter's eyes --
The changeup : a dollar bill hooked on a fishing line --
The spitball : hit the dry side --
The cutter : at the end, it will move.

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