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American Iron Sports : • A • (manufacturer), 30 Phillies, 312 (AL), 275 : Detroit Aaron, Henry, 70, 283, 349 American League stadiums, Tigers, 315 abdominal exercises, 57–58 313–318 : Colorado Adams, Daniel ( American Legion Baseball, Rockies, 308–309 innovator), 369 245 : Los action of play, 13–14 analyst, 280 Angeles Dodgers, Addington, Henry (The Story Anderson, Sparky (), 310–311 of Minor League 142–143, 181, 262 Edison International Field: Baseball: A History of the androstenedione (andro), Anaheim Angels, 313 Game of Professional 69–70 etiquette, 302 Baseball in the United announcers, 279–280 : Boston Red States with Particular , 38 Sox, 314 Reference to Its Growth Applied Concepts Great American Ballpark: and Development in the (manufacturer), 30 , 308 Smaller Cities and Towns Arizona Fall League, 258 Hubert H. Humphrey of the Nation), 260 Arlett, Buzz, 253 Metrodome: Minnesota Adidas (shoe Asinof, Eliot (Eight Men ), Twins, 316 manufacturer), 26 294 impact on the game, Adscreen Group 306–307 (manufacturer), 30 Jacobs Field: Cleveland Akadema, Inc. • B • Indians, 315 (manufacturer), 25 : Kansas Alderson, Sandy (director of League, 244–245 City Royals, 315–316 operations), 18, 273 backhand play, 173–174 Miller Park: Milwaukee Alibris (Web site), 276 backstops, 30 Brewers, 309 All American Amateur bad-ball hitters, 90 Park: Baseball Association, 245 bailing out, 102 Astros, 310 All Pro Sports , 39, 179 Networks Associates (manufacturer), 28 ball boys and ball girls, Coliseum: Oakland Allison, Doug, 25 277–278 Athletics, 317 All-Star Game, 294 ball ( call), 17–18, 36 Oriole Park at Camden Alomar, Roberto, 348 The Ballpark At Arlington COPYRIGHTED MATERIALYards: , Alomar, Sandy, 207 (ballpark), 317 313–314 Alou, Matty, 86 ballparks : San Diego aluminum bats, 23 The Ballpark At Arlington: Padres, 312 Amateur Athletic Union, 245 Rangers, 317 PNC Park: Pittsburgh amateur baseball, Bank One Ballpark: Arizona Pirates, 312 243, 244–246 Diamondbacks, 307 Pro Player Stadium: American Amateur Baseball best seats, 299–300, 301 Marlins, 310 Congress, 246 : St. Louis Cardinals, 312 37_575376_bindex.qxd 11/16/04 11:38 AM Page 416

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ballparks (continued) Baseball Links (Web site), 324 bat boys and bat girls, RFK Stadium: Baseball Newsstand (Web 277–278 Washington, 311 site), 325 batter’s box positions Safeco Field: The Baseball Page (Web site), close, 78, 80–81 Mariners, 317 326 deep, 80 SBC Park: Baseball Plays (Web site), 325 front, 79 Giants, 313 Baseball Primer (Web site), middle, 79–80 Shea Stadium: New York 324 . See also hitting Mets, 311 (Web practice, 101–104 SkyDome: Toronto Blue site), 321–322 rules applying to, 34–37 Jays, 317–318 Baseball Reference (Web batting average, 284 statistics, table of, 318–319 site), 323 batting cages, 30 : Tampa Bay Baseball Speak icon, 4 batting gloves, 28, 74 Devil Rays, 318 Baseball Writers Association batting helmets, 27–28, 107 : Atlanta of America, 16 , 14, 34 Braves, 307–308 , 20–21 batting problems U.S. Cellular Field: Baseball — The Early Years chopping, 104 White Sox, 315 (Harold Seymour), 275 head bob, 105 : Chicago Baseball — The Golden Age hitching, 105 Cubs, 308 (Harold Seymour), 275 hitting off heels, 104 : New York baserunning locking front hip, 105 Yankees, 316 coaching, 197–198 lunging, 105 Ballparks by Munsey & colliding with the , stepping in the bucket, 107 Suppes (Web site), 206 uppercutting, 104–105 323–324 play prevention, batting tee, 102–103 Bank One Ballpark (ballpark), 205–206 Bauman, Joe, 253 307 force-out, 197 Beane , 288–289 Banks, Ernie, 70, 254 leading off first, 191–193 Beckett, Josh (), Barco Sports leading off second, 193–194 11, 382 (manufacturer), 30 leading off third, 194–195 Beckett’s Baseball Card Barraza BBG, Inc. reading the opposition, 195 Magazine (magazine), (manufacturer), 25 rounding the bag, 195–196 330 base, getting on, 36 rules, 37–38 Bell, Cool Papa (Negro base , 14 running to first base, League player), 366 base lines, 12, 38 191–191 Bell, Jay, 37 base stealing. See stealing sliding, 198–204 Beltran, Carlos, 162, 380 bases stealing bases, 206–211 Beltre, Adrian, 132 Baseball Almanac (Web site), tagging up, 196–197 Bench, Johnny, 141–150, 152, 324 bases, 30 347–348 Baseball America Directory bat bench press (exercise), 64 (publication), 252, 281 aluminum, 23 Benes, Andy (pitcher), 37 Baseball America (magazine), choosing, 73–74 bent-leg , 199 252, 281, 329 core of, 22 Billingham, Jack (pitcher), Baseball Bookshelf icon, 4 gripping, 74–75 139 Baseball Canada holding for , 96–97 Birnbaum, Phil (Total (organization), 243 lead, 79 Baseball), 276 Baseball Cube (Web site), 325 position, 75–76 Blalock, Hank, 380–381 (magazine), wood, 22–23, 24 , 150 329 37_575376_bindex.qxd 11/16/04 11:38 AM Page 417

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bobbing your head, 105 Busch Stadium (ballpark), change-up, 123, 124 Boehler, Joe (pitcher), 253 312 charging the ball, 132 Bollettieri Sports Academy, 64 Butler, Brett, 99 Charleston, Oscar (Negro Bonds, Barry butterfly stretch, 55, 56 League player), 364–365 batting, 37, 283–284, 286, Byrd, Marlon, 162 Chávez, Eric, 127, 357 313, 343–344 cheating toward the bag, 209 as left fielder, 344, 349 chess match analogy, 370 musculature, 70 • C • chest pass (exercise), 59, 60 , 18 Cabrera, Miguel, 379–380 chicken flaps, 76 boning a bat, 24 calling (ending) a game, 14 Chinese Professional Boone, Aaron, 372 Cameron, Mike, 127, 356 Baseball League, 257 bottom of an , 10 Caminiti, Ken, 132, 137, choking up, 75, 89 Boudreau Shift, 91 168–171 chopping, 104 Bouton, Jim (pitcher) caps, 29 circle change-up, 123, 124 comments on baseball captain crunch, 57 circles (exercise), 68 rules, 29 Caribbean Baseball Citizens Bank Park : My Life and Hard Confederation, 257 (ballpark), 312 Times Trying to Save an Carlton, Steve (pitcher), 111 Class AAA ( A), 250–251 Old Ballpark, 260 Carroll, Will (columnist), 322 Classic Sports Network Brett Brothers Bats Cartwright, Alexander Joy (ESPN), 328 (manufacturer), 22 (baseball founder), 9–10 Clemens, Roger (pitcher), Brett, George, 22, 315 Castillo, Luis, 131, 310, 358 286, 310, 353 broadcasters, 280 catcher Clemente, Roberto, 350 Brock, Lou, 199, 200, 208 blocking the plate, 150–151 Cleveland, Reggie (pitcher), Broido, Bing (The Official catching base stealers, 206 T-Ball USA Family Guide 148–149 closed stance, 81–82, 93 to Tee Ball), 244 colliding with the catcher at close-grip bench press Brown, Kevin (pitcher), 142 home plate, 206 (exercise), 65 Brunet, George, 253 errant pitches, 147–148 coaching, 15, 261–266 , 39, 111 fielding bunts, 152, 153 ’s boxes, 12, 13 bunt fielding pop-ups, 152 college baseball, 247 drag, 98–99 force-outs at home, 152–153 Collins, Eddie, 24 fake, 100 gear, 27 Comerica Park (ballpark), fielding by catcher, 152, 153 pickoffs and pitchouts, 151 315 fielding by , qualities required for commissioner, 41, 42, 273 156–157 position, 128–130 computer baseball games fielding by , ready stance, 145–146 Diamond Mind Baseball, 169–170 receiving the pitch, 146–147 339 for hit, 98–99 responsibilities of, 141–142 Dynasty League, 340 holding the bat, 96–97 setting up, 143 Strat-O-Matic Computer importance of, 94–95 signs, 142, 144–145 Baseball, 339–340 push (dump), 98 throwing styles, 149 Concepcion, Davey, 167 sacrifice, 97 catcher’s mitts, 24, 129 Continental Amateur , 98 center field, 12, 13, 132–133 Baseball Association, stance, 95–96 Cey, Ron, 107 245 swinging, 100 C&H Baseball Continental Amateur Burleson, Rick, 67, 137, 205 (manufacturer), 30 Baseball Congress, 246 Burton, Jim (pitcher), 80 37_575376_bindex.qxd 11/16/04 11:38 AM Page 418

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Contrares, Jose (pitcher), , 131, 171–176 Durocher, Leo (Nice Guys 259 third base, 131–132, 168–171 Finish Last), 276 cool down, 69 throwing the ball, 134–137 Dynasty League (PC game), Coors Field (ballpark), top fielders, 355–358 340 308–309 delayed call, 268 Covermaster delayed steal, 211 (manufacturer), 30 (DH), 36 • E • Crawford, Carl, 132 diamond, 12, 369–370 earned average (ERA), crouch, 83 Diamond Mind Baseball 286 crunches, 57–58 (PC game), 339 Easton Sports Cruz, Jose, 137 Diamond Sports (manufacturer), 28 Cuba, baseball in, 259 (manufacturer), 27, 30 Eckhardt, Ox, 253 cups, protective, 28 Dickson, Paul (The Joy of Edison International Field curl to press (exercise), 66 Keeping Score), 306 (ballpark), 313 , 122 digging in, 83 Edmonds, Jim, 133, 313 cutoff throws, 157–158, 165 dip splits, 55–56 Eight Men Out (Eliot Asinof), divisional championships, 294 295–296 ejection, 40–41 • D • Dixie Youth Baseball, 245 Enatsu, Yutaka (pitcher), Dandridge, Ray (Negro Baseball (Youth 256 League player), 366 Organization), 245 equipment Daulton, Darren, 207 Dodger Stadium (ballpark), ball, 20–21 daylight , 163, 180 310–311 bat, 22–23, 24 , 34 Dominican League, 257 batting gloves, 28 Deane, Bill (Total Baseball), double, 14 , 27–28 276 cap, 29 defense breaking up, 205–206 ’ gear, 27 catcher, 128–130, 141–153 first-to-short-to-first (3-6-3), field and training, 29–30 center field, 132–133 158–159 glove, 23–26 errors, 134–137, 137–138 scoring, 305 jock strap and cup, 28 first base, 130, 153–159 ’s role in, shoes, 26, 31 fly balls, 140–141 130–131, 165–168, 371 sweatbands, 28 glove size by position, 129 shortstop involvement in, uniform, 29 grounders, tips for fielding, 175, 371 ERA (earned run average), 138–139 third baseman’s role in, 170 286 importance for a winning double steal, 149, 211 , 36, 137–138 team, 263 Doyle, Denny, 205 Espino, Hector, 253 left field, 132 draft ESPN, 325, 327–328 line drives, 140 fantasy baseball, 332, ESPN, The Magazine , 132–133, 180–188 333–334 (magazine), 329 pitcher, 133, 176–180 major league, 247–248 even stance, 81–82 playbook, 213–239 drag bunts, 98 The Exploratorium (Web positioning, 139–140 drug test, 42 site), 325 quick hands, developing, dugouts, 12, 13 external shoulder rotations 128 dumbbell bench press (exercise), 68 right field, 133 (exercise), 64 extra , 12 second base, 130–131, dump bunts, 98 extra-base hit, 100 159–168 37_575376_bindex.qxd 11/16/04 11:38 AM Page 419

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first base/first baseman framing a pitch, 147 • F • advice on playing, 153–159 front office jobs, 280 bad throws, handling, Face, Elroy (pitcher), 121 155–156 fair territory, 14, 35 bunts, fielding, 156–157 • G • Falkner, David (Sadaharu Oh!: cutoff throws, fielding, The Zen Way of Gagne, Eric (pitcher), 287, 359 157–158 Baseball), 260 gap, hits into, 186 double play (3-6-3), 158–159 fantasy baseball Garciaparra, Nomar, 64 footwork and balance, administrative tasks, 336 general field equipment, 30 154, 155 computer games, 338–340 general manager, 280 glove size for, 129 description, 331–333 Amateur holding a runner on, 156 drafting a team, Baseball Federation, 245 pitcher covering, 158 332, 333–334 Geronimo, Cesar, 210 qualities required for managing your team, 335 Gerut, Jody, 315 position, 130 roster, filling in, 334–335 Giambi, Jason, 18, 285, 316 setting a target, 153–159, scoring, 336–337 Gibson, Bob (pitcher), 154–155 starting a league, 333 111–116, 118, 120–121, Fitness For Dummies (Susan supply and demand, 338 126 Schlosberg and Liz tips for success, Gibson, Josh (Negro League Neporent), 63 335, 337–338 player), 363–364 flies (exercise), 64 trading players, 335 Girardi, Joe, 141–142 fly balls, fielding, 140–141, Fantechi, Julian (trainer), 67 Glavine, Tom (pitcher), 352 184–187 Glomar Enterprises (bat follow-through, 116–117, 176 four-seam, 119 manufacturer), 22–23 force out, 36, 152–153, 197 split-fingered, 121–122 gloves forearm and wrist stretch, two-seam, 119–120 batting, 28, 74 52–53 fear, of getting hit, 107 caring for, 26 , 121 Fehr, Donald (union director), introduction, 25 forward bend (stretch), 70, 274 manufacturers of, 25 50–51 Fenway Park (ballpark), 314 size, 23–24, 129 forward leg bend (stretch), 51 Ferguson, Bob “Death to webbing, 24–25 Foster, George, 198 Flying Things”, 373 glutamine, 70 Foster, Rube (Negro League field covers (tarpaulins), 30 Gonzalez, Juan, 63, 70 player), 367 fielding. See defense Gossage, Goose (pitcher), foul ball, 18, 35, 301 fielding average, 287 107 Foul Ball: My Life and Hard fielding statistics, 287–288 Great American Ballpark Times Trying to Save an Finch, Robert (The Story of (ballpark), 308 Old Ballpark (Jim Minor League Baseball: Griffey, Ken, Jr., 70, 347 Bouton), 260 A History of the Game of Griffey, Ken, Sr., 181–182, 184, foul lines, 12, 13 in 186–188 foul territory, 35 the with grip rule, 18, 35 Particular Reference to Its batting, 74–75 Foulke, Keith (pitcher), 361 Growth and Development for throwing the ball, four-seam fastball, 119 in the Smaller Cities and 134–135 Fox, Nellie, 76, 159, 160 Towns of the Nation), 260 grips, hand, 103 Fox Sports, 328 Fingers, Rollie (pitcher), 350 Groat, Dick, 19 Foxx, Jimmy, 63 Finley, Charlie (owner), 21 37_575376_bindex.qxd 11/16/04 11:38 AM Page 420

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grounders off your heels, 104 , throws by, 135, 136 fielding by , pinch hitting, 107, 108–109, innings, 10–12 187–188 370 inside-the-park , 14 tips for fielding, 138–139 pitcher, analysis of, 94 , 250, groundskeepers, 279 practice, 101–104 259 Guardado, Eddie (pitcher), run-and-hit, 100 invention of baseball, 9–10 361 , 106 Irabu, Hideki (pitcher), 118 Guerrero, Vladimir, 133, 345 stance, 81–82, 83 Ishii, Kazuhisa (pitcher), 255 Gwynn, Tony, 86, 270 stride, 84–86 isolated power average (IPA), strike zone, 90 286 swing, 83–84, 86–90 • H • tools, 72–73 Hall of Fame, 16–17, 323 troubleshooting, 104–107 • J • hammer curls (exercise), 66 walking, 101 Jackson, Bo, 71 hand-eye coordination, 104, hitting a batter, 41 Jackson, Joe, 16 371 Hoffman, Trevor (pitcher), Jackson, Reggie, 139 Hap Dumont Baseball, 245 362 Jacobs Field (ballpark), 315 headfirst slide, 200–202 home field advantage, 296 Japanese baseball, 254–256 Heads Up icon, 5 home plate, 12, 13 Jennings, Jason (pitcher), helmets, batting, 27–28 home run, 14, 36, 372 309 Henderson, Rickey, 83 Honig, Donald (October Jeter, Derek, 131, 171–173, Hernandez, Keith, 153–155, Heroes), 294 175–176, 347, 349 157–159 hook slide, 202–204 jobs, off-field High School Baseball Web Hoosier (bat bat and ball handlers, (Web site), 326 manufacturer), 23 277–278 Hillerich & Bradsby (bat Horan Sports broadcasters, 280 manufacturer), 22 (manufacturer), 30 front office, 280 hip toss (exercise), 59–60 Howard, Frank “The groundskeepers, 279 hit batter, 107 Washington Monument”, public address announcers, hit spreads, 320 72, 371, 376 279–280 hit-and-run play, 100, 195 Hrabosky, Al “The Mad team owners, 281 hitch, 105 Hungarian” (pitcher), 374 ticket takers, 278 hitting Hubert H. Humphrey trainers, 279 against a shift, 91 Metrodome (ballpark), ushers, 278 to all fields, 92–93 316 vendors, 278 bat position, 75–76 Hudson, Tim (pitcher), 354 jock straps, 28 batter’s box, position in, Hulbert, William (National Joe Says icon, 5 78–81 League founder), 274 jogging, 48, 61 body position, 82–84 Hundley, Todd, 311 jogging knee lifts, 48 bunting, 94–100 Hunter, Torii, 133, 358 Johnson, Ban (American choosing a bat, 73–74 hurdling sprints, 61–62 League founder), 275 difficulty of, 71–72 Johnson, Charles, 128, 130, digging in, 83–84 142 eccentricities, 76–78 • I • Johnson, Randy (pitcher), fear of getting hit, 107 icons used in this book, 4–5 182, 352 first pitch, 92 Inao, Kazuhisa (pitcher), 256 Johnson, Walter “The Big gripping the bat, 74–75 , 12, 13 Train” (pitcher), 373–374 hit-and-run, 100, 195 , 141 Jones, Andruw, 133, 355 37_575376_bindex.qxd 11/16/04 11:38 AM Page 421

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Jordan, Michael, 71 advice on pitching, 112, player management, 263 The Joy of Keeping Score 122–125 protests, 41 (Paul Dickson), 306 bat manufacture, 23 role, 15, 261–262 jumps, medicine ball, 61 “Spaceman” nickname, tough love, 265 375–376 visiting the mound, 40 Lee, Derek, 130, 356–357 working with coaches, • K • left field, 12, 13, 132 265–266 Kaneda, Masaichi (pitcher), Leonard, Walter “Buck” Mantle, Mickey “The 256 (Negro League player), Commerce Comet”, 63, Kauffman Stadium (ballpark), 365 349, 374–375 315–316 line drives, fielding, 140 Martin, Billy (manager), 266 Kawahami, Tetsuharu, 256 lineup, 14, 34 Martinez, Edgar, 78 Kelly, Mike “King”, 198, 202 linseed oil, 24, 26 Martinez, Pedro (pitcher), Kiner, Ralph, 63 Little League baseball, 244 181–182, 207–208, 351 knee pulls (stretch), 55 Lloyd, John Henry (Negro Maryland Fall League, 258 knuckle ball, 125 League player), 365 Mathewson, Christy Koppett, Leonard (Thinking locking the front hip, 105 (pitcher), 247 Man’s Guide To Lofton, Kenny, 200 Matsui, Hideki, 255 Baseball), 276 Louisville Slugger (Hillerich Mays, Willie, 181, 183–188, Korean Baseball & Bradsby), 22 253, 349 Organization, 257 lunges (exercise), 61, 65 Mazeroski, Bill, 159, 166 lunging, at pitch, 105 McCovey, Willie, 153–154, lying triceps extension 156–159, 348 • L • (exercise), 66–67 McDaniel, Lindy (pitcher), 121 L.A. Steelcraft Products McGwire, Mark, 69–70, 348 (manufacturer), 30 • M • McRae, Hal, 315 Lamb, David (Stolen Season: , Greg (pitcher), 18, medicine ball exercises A Journey through chest pass, 59, 60 America and Baseball’s 118, 133, 270, 352 hip toss, 59–60 Minor Leagues), 260 jumps, 61 Lanier Rollaway Cages Graphs (Web site), 326 Major League Players lunges, 61 (manufacturer), 30 rotation pass, 58–59 Larkin, Barry, 171–173, 175 Association (union), 274 major-league baseball toe push, 60 Lazzeri, Tony, 253 toss, 59 lead administration, 273–274 franchises, 274–275 , 251 off first, 191–193 Mexican-Pacific League, 258 off second, 193–194 history resources, 275–276 season, 273 Miller Park (ballpark), 309 off third, 194 Minor League Baseball Stars primary, 191 managing criticizing players in (SABR publication), 260 secondary, 192 Minor League Baseball (Web stationary, 208–209 private, 264–265 elements of a winning team, site), 325 two-way, 192 minor leagues, 249–254, 260 walking, 208 263–264 fearlessness, 266 (ballpark), League Championship 310 (LCS), 295 first five innings, 264 perspective, 266 MLB.com, 322 Lee, Bill (pitcher) Mondesi, Raul, 62 advice on fielding, 176–180 pinch hitter choice, 266 37_575376_bindex.qxd 11/16/04 11:38 AM Page 422

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Morgan, Ben (The Story of The National Pastime (SABR Tony “Doggie” Perez, 375 Minor League Baseball: publication), 276 Walter “The Big Train” A History of the Game of Negro Baseball Leagues, Johnson, 373–374 Professional Baseball in 322–323 Nike (shoe manufacturer), 26 the United States with Negro League legends Nomo, Hideo (pitcher), 255 Particular Reference to Its , 366 Nomura, Katsuya, 256 Growth and Development John Henry Lloyd, 365 in the Smaller Cities and , 363–364 Towns of the Nation), 260 , 364–365 • O • Morgan, Joe , 366 oblique twists, 58 advice on second base play, , 367 , 151, 164 159–160, 162–164, , 364 October Heroes (Donald 166–167 , 367 Honig), 294 bat speed, 70 Walter “Buck” Leonard, 365 Official (rule comments on slumps, 106 , 365–366 book), 42 sliding, 204 Nen, Robb (pitcher), 361–362 official game, 14 mound, 13 Neporent, Liz official scorers, 15 mound conferences, 142 Fitness For Dummies, 63 The Official T-Ball USA Family Moyer, Jamie (pitcher), Weight Training For Guide to Tee Ball (Bing 18, 354 Dummies, 63 Broido), 244 Mueller, Bill, 92 netting, 30 off-speed, 112 Mulder, Mark (pitcher), 353 Networks Associates Oh, Sadaharu Murray, Bill (actor-comedian), Coliseum (ballpark), 317 career stats, 256 252 Nevin, Phil, 322 Sadaharu Oh!: The Zen Way Murray, Eddie, 348 New Era Cap Company (cap of Baseball, 260 Murtaugh, Danny manufacturer), 29 Ojea, Chad (pitcher), 94–95 (manager), 19 Neyer, Rob (baseball analyst) Okrent, Daniel (Ultimate Musial, Stan, 73, 77, 78 Beane Count, 288–289 Baseball Book), 331 Mussina, Mike (pitcher), 133 Rob Neyer’s Big Book of Olerud, John, 181–182 Baseball Lineups, 276 Oliver, Darren (pitcher), 309 Nice Guys Finish Last (Leo Olivieri, Gene (trainer), 47 • N • Durocher), 276 on-base percentage, 284 National Amateur Baseball nicknames on-deck circle, 12, 13 Federation, 246 Al “The Mad Hungarian” one-arm dumbbell row National Association (minor Hrabosky, 374 (exercise), 65 leagues), 250–251 Bill “Spaceman” Lee, O’Neill, Paul, 207 National Association of 375–376 open stance, 81–82 Police Athletic Leagues, Bob “Death to Flying OPS, 285 246 Things” Ferguson, 373 Ordonez, Rey, 131 National Association of Dick “The Monster” Radatz, Oriole Park at Camden Yards Professional Baseball 377 (ballpark), 313–314 Leagues (NAPBL), 280 Frank “The Washington out, 34–35 National Collegiate Athletic Monument” Howard, 376 outfield Association (NCAA), 247 Jim “The Toy Cannon” catching grounders, (NL), Wynn, 375 187–188 274, 370 Mickey “The Commerce catching the fly balls, National League stadiums, Comet” Mantle, 374–375 184–187 307–313 Rusty “Le Grande Orange” coming in on a ball, 186 Staub, 376 37_575376_bindex.qxd 11/16/04 11:38 AM Page 423

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fielding, 180–188 measuring a pitcher’s playbook glove size for, 129 performance, 286–287 basic bunt defense drill: going out on a ball, 186–187 Negro League, 364, 367 runner on second, 239 jump on the ball, 183–184 pickoffs, 177–178, 178–180 basic bunt defense drill: layout of, 12, 13 top current , with or without runners setting up, 181–182 351–354 on, 238 stance, 181–182, 182–183 top current relievers, double, possible triple , 135–136 359–362 down the left field line: owners, 281 pitching bases empty, 223 circle change-up, 123, 124 double, possible triple to curveball, 122 the left center field gap: • P • follow-through, 116–117, bases empty, 224 , 250 176 double, possible triple to Paige, Satchel (Negro League forkball, 121 the left center field gap: player), 364 four-seam fastball, 119 runners on base, 228 palmball, 123–124 importance of, 111, 263 double, possible triple to Patek, Freddie, 371 , 125 the left field line: , 103 movement and location, 118 runners on base, 227 Percival, Troy (pitcher), palmball, 123–124 double, possible triple to 360–361 pitcher-hitter the right center field Perez, Tony “Doggie”, 77, 205, confrontation, 370 gap: bases empty, 225 206, 375 release, 115–116, 126 double, possible triple to Petco Park (ballpark), 312 , 124–125 the right center field gap: Piazza, Mike, 57, 247–248, , 120–121 runners on base, 229 311, 346 speed, 71–72 double, possible triple to pickoff play, 151, 163, split-fingered fastball, the right field line: bases 178–180, 191, 208, 209 121–122 empty, 226 Pierre, Juan, 207, 310 stance, 112 double, possible triple to Piersall, Jimmy, 38 from the stretch, 117–118 the right field line: Pilates, 57 three-fingered change-up, runners on base, 230 pinch hitter, 36, 108–109, 266 123 pop fly to shallow center pinch runner, 36 two-seam fastball, 119–120 field, 237 pine tar, 24 windup, 112–115 pop fly to shallow left field, pitcher. See also specific Pitching Coach Services 236 players (Web site), 326 pop fly to shallow right by, 39, 178 pitching machines, 30 field, 235 base stealing off of, 207–208 pitching rubber, 12, 13 : runner on batter’s analysis of, 94 pitching rules first, 231 batting practice, 102 balks, 39 sacrifice bunt: runners on catcher’s aid to, 129 doctored pitches, 40–41 first and second, the covering first, 158, 177 visiting the mound, 40 infield goes for the out at fielding by, 133, 176–177 warming up, 39 first, 232 future stars, 379–382 , 151 to center: bases getting a decision, 287 pivot stance, 95 empty, 215 keeping runners close, Play (call), 33–34 single to center: runner on 177–178 first, or runners on first and third, 218 37_575376_bindex.qxd 11/16/04 11:38 AM Page 424

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playbook (continued) protest, 41 Rolen, Scott, 356 single to center: runner on public address announcers, rolls, wrist, 103 second, runners on first 279–280 Rose, Pete and second, or bases Puerto Rican League, 258 , 189, 200–201, loaded, 221 Pujols, Albert, 344 205 single to left: bases empty, , 92, 93 hitting, 83, 283 214 push bunts, 98 on ineligible list, 16 single to left: runner on as super-utility man, 350 first, or runners on first rotation pass (exercise), and third, 217 • R • 58–59 single to left: runner on radar guns, 30 rotator cuff, exercises for, second, runners on first Radatz, Dick “The Monster” 67–69 and second, or bases (pitcher), 377 rotisserie baseball, 331. See loaded, 220 Ramirez, Manny, 345 also fantasy baseball single to right: bases range factor, 288 Rotisserie League Baseball empty, 216 Rawlings (equipment (Glen Waggoner), single to right: runner on manufacturer), 20–21, 332, 335, 336 first, or runners on first 28, 29 rules and third, 219 Reese, Pokey, 127, 357 baserunning, 37–38 single to right: runner on relays, 165 designated hitter, 36 second, runners on first relief pitchers, 350, 359–362, fair and foul territory, 35–36 and second, or bases 377 getting on base, 36 loaded, 222 Renteria, Edgar, 131, 200 information resources, symbols, 213 The Research Journal (SABR 42–43 , 233 publication), 276 making an out, 34–35 wheel play fake, 234 Restore Baseball in the Inner pitching, 39–41 play-by-play announcer, 280 Cities, 246 starting the game, 33–34 Player Contracts (Web site), Retrosheet (Web site), 327 steroid use, 42 327 reverse crunches, 57 authority, 41 playing field Reyes, Jose, 11, 381 run-and-hit, 100 player positions, 10 RFK Stadium (ballpark), 311 , 163–164 structure of, 12–13 RIF (Reduced Injury Factor) runs created (statistic), 285 PNC Park (ballpark), 312 balls, 21 runs, scoring, 14 Polanco, Placido, 162 right field, 12, 13, 133 Russell Corporation PONY Baseball, 246 Rivera, Mariano (pitcher), (manufacturer), 29 pop flies, 140, 152 264, 359–360 Ruth, George Herman (Babe), pop-up slide, 199, 200 Rizzuto, Phil, 164 17, 106 portable pitching Road Side Photos (Web site), mounds, 30 327 positioning, defensive, Rob Neyer’s Big Book of • S • 139–140 Baseball Lineups (Rob Sabathia, C.C. (pitcher), 381 postseason play, 291–296 Neyer), 276 Sabermetric Baseball Prior, Mark (pitcher), 379 Robinson, Brooks, 132 Encyclopedia (Lee Pro Player Stadium Robinson, Frank, 350 Sinin), 289 (ballpark), 310 Rodriguez, Álex, 344–345, 348 SABR (Society for American profanity, 270 Rodriguez, Francisco Baseball Research) Pro-Hitter Corp. (pitcher), 381 Minor League Baseball Stars, (manufacturer), 28 Rodriguez, Ivan, 128, 130, 357 260 37_575376_bindex.qxd 11/16/04 11:38 AM Page 425

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The National Pastime, 276 covering first, 164 side lateral raises The Research Journal, 276 double play, 165–168 (exercise), 68 The Society of American glove size for, 129 throw, 136 Baseball Research’s hits up the middle, 160 signs, catcher’s, 142, 144–145 Minor League Baseball pickoff play, 163 single, 14 Stars, 260 qualities required for Sinin, Lee (Sabermetric sacrifice bunt, 97 position, 130–131 Baseball Encyclopedia), Sadaharu Oh!: The Zen Way relays and cutoffs, 284 of Baseball (Sadaharu handling, 165 Skilton’s Baseball Links (Web Oh and David Falkner), rundowns, 163–164 site), 324 260 setting up, 159–160, 161 skipping leg extensions, Safeco Field (ballpark), 317 shortstop, throws to, 167 48–49 safety squeeze, 98 tagging a runner, 164 SkyDome (ballpark), 317–318 salary cap, fantasy baseball, throwing to first, 162 slider, 120–121 333 Selig, Allan “Bud” slides Sassone, Jeff (performance (commissioner), 70, 273 bent-leg, 199 specialist), 64 set position, 39 headfirst, 200–202 SBC Park (ballpark), 313 Seymour, Harold hook, 202–204 Schilling, Curt (pitcher), Baseball — The Early Years, pop-up, 199, 200 57, 353 275 practicing, 198 Schlosberg, Susan Baseball — The Golden Age, safety tips, 204 Fitness For Dummies, 63 275 straight-leg, 198–199 Weight Training For Shea Stadium (ballpark), 311 slugging average, 285 Dummies, 63 Sheffield, Gary, 346 slumps, 106 Schmidt, Jason (pitcher), Shellenback, Frank, 253 Smoltz, John (pitcher), 360 313, 354 shift, 91 Snow, J. T., 37 Schmidt, Mike, 349 shoes, 26, 31 Society for American The Science of Hitting (Ted shoestring , 135 Baseball Research Williams), 90 short hop, 128 (SABR) , 30 short-legging the ball, 138 Minor League Baseball Stars, scorecards, 302 shortstop 260 scorekeeping advice on playing, 171–173, The National Pastime, 276 numbers and abbreviations, 175–176 The Research Journal, 276 302–305 backhand play, 173–174 The Society of American scorecard layout, 302, 303 double play, 175 Baseball Research’s tracking the runner, glove size for, 129 Minor League Baseball 305–306 qualities required for Stars, 260 scorers, 15 position, 131 SofDot Reduced Injury Factor scoring runs, 14 readying the glove, 174 (RIF) baseballs (Worth, Scott, George “Boomer”, 130 setting up, 172 Inc.), 21 scouting reports, 252 throwing to first, 172–173 Soriano, Alfonso, 139 screwball, 124–125 shoulder roll (stretch), 51–52 Sosa, Sammy, 70, 285, 345 seated groin stretch, 54 shoulder shrugs (exercise), Southern Bleacher Company seating, 30 68–69 (manufacturer), 30 second base/second baseman Showalter, Buck (manager), souvenir, 301 base stealing, defending 37 speed, importance of, 264 against, 162 Sickels, John (columnist), spikes, 26, 31 blocking the ball, 160 337 , 40 37_575376_bindex.qxd 11/16/04 11:38 AM Page 426

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split-fingered fastball, stealing bases forward leg bend, 51–52 121–122 defense by catcher, 148–149 knee pulls, 55 Sport Classic Books (Web defense by second nontraditional methods, 57 sites), 276 baseman, 162 seated groin stretch, 54 Sporting Life (magazine), 276 delayed steal, 211 torso twist, 49–50 The double steal, 149, 211 triceps, 52, 53 (magazine), 42, 276, 294, effect on the game, 371 V, 54 329, 337 fake steal, 211 stride, hitting (magazine), home, 210–211 length, 85–86 329 impact of, 206–207 looking before, 84 The Sports Market Place reading the pitcher, 207–208 troubleshooting, 86 Directory (directory), success rate, 207, 209 strike (pitch), 90 281 third base, 209–210 strike zone, 17–18, 36, 73, 90 spray hitter, 92 Stengel, Casey (manager), 38 suicide squeeze, 98 , 264, 273 stepping in the bucket, 107 supplements, performance- sprinting, 61–62 steroids, 42 enhancing, 69–70 square stance, 81–82, 96 Stolen Season: A Journey suspension, 40, 42 squats (exercise), 65 through America and Suzuki, Ichiro, 255, 356 squeeze play, 98, 170 Baseball’s Minor Leagues sweatbands, 28 St. Paul Saints, 252 (David Lamb), 260 , 23 stadiums. See ballparks The Story of Minor League swing stance Baseball: A History of the contacting the ball, 87–88 for bunting, 95–96 Game of Professional fine-tuning, 88–89 catching, 143, 145–146 Baseball in the United follow-through, 89–90 hitting, 81–82, 83, 93, 95–96 States with Particular in front of a full-length ’s, 182–183 Reference to Its Growth mirror, 103 pulling the ball, 93 and Development in the slap versus uppercut, 86 second baseman’s, 159 Smaller Cities and Towns swinging bunt, 100 third baseman’s, 168 of the Nation (Robert Stanky, Eddie, 164 Finch, Ben Morgan, and starting rotations, 111 Henry Addington), 260 • T • starting the game, 33–34 straight-leg slide, 198–199 tagging a runner, 164 statistics Strat-O-Matic Computer tagging up, 196–197 batting average, 284 Baseball (PC game), take sign, 261 earned run average (ERA), 339–340 T-ball, 244, 245 286 Strawberry, Darryl, 252 T-Ball USA Association, 244 fielding average, 287 Street & Smith’s Baseball television, 319–320, 327–329 isolated power average (annual publication), 330 Thinking Man’s Guide To (IPA), 286 Street & Smith’s Sports Baseball (Leonard misleading, 289 Business Journal Koppett), 276 on-base percentage, 284 (magazine), 330 third base/third baseman OPS, 285 stretch position, 117–118 fielding, 168–171 range factor, 288 stretches glove size for, 129 runs created, 285 breathing during, 49 qualities required for slugging average, 285 butterfly, 55, 56 position, 131–132 WHIP, 287 dip splits, 55–56 Thomas, Bill (pitcher), 253 winning percentage, 288 forearm and wrist, 52–53 Thomas, Frank, 315 Staub, Rusty “Le Grande forward bend, 50–51 Orange”, 108–109, 181, 184–185, 376 37_575376_bindex.qxd 11/16/04 11:38 AM Page 427

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Thome, Jim, 92, 346 Thorn, John (Total Baseball), • U • • W • 276, 369 Ultimate Baseball Book Waggoner, Glen (Rotisserie Thorpe, Jim, 71 (Daniel Okrent), 331 League Baseball), three-fingered change-up, 123 umpiring 332, 335, 336 throwing authority of umpires, 41 Wagner, Billy (pitcher), 360 angles, 134 calling balls and strikes, walk, 18, 101 by catchers, 149 18, 90, 268 walk-off home run, 372 delivery, 135–136 calling (ending) a game, 14 wall padding, 30 grip on the ball, 134–135 calling Play, 33–34 Wallace, Bobby, 254 hard, 137 calling Time, 15, 34 warming up, 48–49 Tiant, Luis (pitcher), 210 calls on base paths, 269 warm-up throws, 39, 134 ticket takers, 278 changing calls, 270 warning, 41 Time (call), 15, 34 diplomacy, 269–270 Warning! icon, 5 time play, 163, 180 duties of, 15 watching baseball Tip icon, 5 fair or foul call, 269 ballpark etiquette, 302 toe push (exercise), 60 favoritism, 270 best seats, 299–300, 301 top of an inning, 10 intangibles, 268 scorekeeping, 302–306 torso twist (stretch), 49–50 pressure, 271 souvenirs, 301 toss (exercise), 59 rule knowledge, 268 stadium overviews, Total Baseball (John Thorn, uniforms, 29 306–319 Phil Birnbaum, and Bill uppercutting, 104–105 on television, 319–320 Deane), 276, 369 upright row (exercise), 66 Web Ball (Web site), 326 trading players, in fantasy Urbina, Ugueth (pitcher), Web sites baseball, 335 361 Adidas, 26 trainers, 47, 63, 279 U.S. Amateur Baseball Akadema, Inc., 25 training Association, 246 Alibris, 276 abdominal exercises, 57–58 U.S. Amateur Baseball All Pro Sports, 28 cool down, 69 Federation, 246 Amateur Athletic Union, free weights, 63–67 U.S. Cellular Field (ballpark), 245 medicine ball exercises, 315 American Amateur Baseball 58–61 USA Baseball, 243 Congress, 246 nutritional supplements, USA Today (newspaper), Babe Ruth League, 244 69–70 329 Ballparks by Munsey & for rotator cuff, 67–69 ushers, 278 Suppes, 323 sprinting, 61–62 Barraza BBG. Inc., 25 stretching, 49–57 Baseball Almanac, 324 warming up, 48–49 • V • Baseball Canada, 243 triceps stretch, 52, 53 Baseball Cube, 325 triple, 14, 371 Vantage Products Baseball Encyclopedia, 289 Tropicana Field (ballpark), International Baseball Links, 324 318 (manufacturer), 30 Baseball Newsstand, 325 tryouts, 274 Veeck, Mike (St. Paul Saints The Baseball Page, 326 Tucker, Michael, 72 president), 252 Baseball Plays, 325 Turner Field (ballpark), vendors, 278 Baseball Primer, 324 307–308 Venezuelan League, 258 Baseball Prospectus, 322 two-seam fastball, 119–120 V-stretch, 54 37_575376_bindex.qxd 11/16/04 11:38 AM Page 428

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Web sites (continued) Strat-O-Matic, 340 Williams, Smokey Joe (Negro Baseball Reference, 323 T-Ball USA Association, 244 League player), 367 Bill Lee, 23 training and field equipment Williams, Ted blackbaseball.com, 322 manufacturers, 30 as choke hitter, 75 Bollettieri Sports USA Baseball, 243 comments on hitting, 71, 86 Academy, 64 Web Ball, 326 The Science of Hitting, 90 Brett Brothers Bats, 22 Wendelstedt’s umpiring shift defense against, 91 Continental Amateur school, 271 shoes worn by, 31 Baseball Congress, 246 Wilson Team Sports, 25 Willis, Dontrelle (pitcher), Diamond Mind, 339 Worth Sporting Goods, 21 382 Diamond Sports, 27 youth baseball Wills, Maury, 203, 204 Dixie Youth Baseball, 245 associations, 245–246 Wilson, Horace (founder of Dynasty League, 340 weight training Japanese baseball), 254 Easton Sports, 28 bench press, 64 Wilson Team Sports ESPN, 325, 327–328 close-grip bench press, 65 (manufacturer), 25, 28, 29 The Exploratorium, 325 curl to press, 66 wind screens, 30 Glomar Enterprises, 22 description, 63 windup, 39, 112–115 Hall of Fame, 17, 323 dumbbell bench press, 64 winning percentage, 288 High School Baseball Web, flies, 64 winter leagues, 258 326 hammer curls, 66 winter meetings, 280, 281 Hillerich & Bradsby, 22 lunges, 65 , 291–296 Hoosier, 23 lying triceps extension, Worth Sporting Goods Little League, 244 66–67 (manufacturer), 21 Major League Baseball one-arm dumbbell row, 65 Wrigley Field (ballpark), 308 Graphs, 326 squats, 65 wrist curls (exercise), 66 Major League Baseball upright row, 66 Wynn, Jim “The Toy (MLB), 43, 322 wrist curls, 66 Cannon”, 375 Minor League Baseball, 325 Weight Training For Dummies National Amateur Baseball (Susan Schlosberg and Federation, 246 Liz Neporent), 63 • Y • New Era Cap Company, 29 Wells, Vernon, 380 Yankee Stadium (ballpark), Nike, 26 Wells, Willie (Negro League 316 Pitching Coach Services, player), 365–366 Yastrzemski, Carl, 77 326 Wendelstedt, Jr., Harry yoga, 57 Player Contracts, 327 (umpire), 267 Young, Michael, 382 Pro-Hitter Corp., 28 WHIP, 287 youth baseball organizations, Rawlings, 20 Who’s Who In Baseball 243–246 Retrosheet, 327 (annual publication), Road Side Photos, 327 330 Russell Corporation, 29 wild card, 295 • Z • Skilton’s Baseball Links, 324 Williams, Billy, 139, 183 Sport Classic Books, 276 Williams, Matt, 37 Zito, Barry (pitcher), 353