{"product_id":"9781579127886","title":"Splitters, Squeezes, and Steals: The Inside Story of Baseball's Greatest Techniques, Strategies, and Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating and totally original take on baseball history'spackaged in simulated baseball material with red stitching-is a richly illustrated, lively examination of the evolution of the plays, moves, rules, equipment, and strategies that make up the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho was the first pitcher to throw a fastball? Who invented the hidden-ball trick? Does the double curveball really exist? The first book of its kind, \u003ci\u003eSplitters, Squeezes, and Steals\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of the evolution of all the plays, moves, rules, and strategies that make baseball the great game it is today, as well as every hero, journeyman, manager, umpire, and owner who had a hand in the game's rich and colorful history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull-color photographs of the great players making the great moves, sidebars, and boxes that highlight little known facts fill the book's colorful pages, making this a must-have, one-of-a-kind volume for fans of all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by sportswriter Derek Gentile, \u003ci\u003eSplitters, Squeezes, and Steals\u003c\/i\u003e is divided into seven parts: pitching, batting, fielding, baserunning, umpires and management, equipment, and ballparks. Chapters include \"The Fastball,\" \"The Hit and Run,\" \"Stealing Bases,\" \"The Hidden Ball Trick,\" and more-and each play or move is dissected in detail to reveal its history, its execution, and its greatest innovators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Dog \u0026 Leventhal Publishers, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040753336560,"sku":"9781579127886","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781579127886_p0.jpg?v=1763778230","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781579127886","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}