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2) The catch
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Danny makes "The catch" and gets attention from a sportsgear executive with a big money offer, as well as from fans, but he risks his game as his ego gets bigger.
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Maybe driving home after a few (or more) shots of tequila had been a bad idea, but hell, he did it all the time. The cops had to have been freaking bored to have pulled him over. He wasn't even swerving! That's Cage York's story and he's sticking to it. Unfortunately, his baseball coach isn't buying it. Cage has a free ride to the local junior college for baseball -- or he did, until he'd gotten a DUI. Now, Cage has to decide: does he drop out and...
6) Hank Aaron
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Hank Aaron broke into the major leagues in 1954 with the Milwaukee Braves and spent the next 21 seasons making baseball history with the organization. He is perhaps best known for setting the MLB record for most career home runs with 755?a record that was only recently broken by Barry Bonds.
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History was made in 1947, when Jackie Robinson broke the professional baseball race barrier to become the first African American MLB player of the modern era. 42 tells the life story of Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.
10) Manny Ramirez
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Presents a biography of Manny Ramirez, one of the best hitters in baseball and how he approaches life both on and off the field.
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Roberto Clemente, Baseball hall of famer, examines the life and achievements of Roberto Clemente, beginning with his birth and young life. Emphasis is given to the events that made him influential. Realistic portrayals of Roberto Clemente include discussion of opportunities and obstacles, missteps, and triumphs.
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Mariano Rivera tells his story for the first time: the championships, the bosses (including the Boss), the rivalries, the struggles of being a Latino baseball player in the United States, and of maintaining Christian values in professional athletics. The twelve-time All-Star will discuss what it's like to run up to that mound with the game, or the season squarely on his shoulders.
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Admit it£you take a certain pleasure in witnessing baseball's embarrassing moments, those melees that bring tussling players, ejections, and tarnished reputations. In Benchclearing, journalist Spike Vrusho places you smack dab in the middle of the greatest and most infamous brawls, fistfights, and pile-on game-stoppers, including those that swept fans along for the ride. These are the stories Major League Baseball would prefer to forget, but fans...
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"Young Marco Lippa is a healthy twelve-year-old: carefree and prone to dreaming. The star pitcher for his baseball team, he hits the winning home run against their cross-town rivals. But the revelry soon turns into something different, as Marco becomes sick. Rushed to the hospital and stuck with needles, poked and prodded, his world spins out of control. When he wakes up, he's deaf, and his dreams crumble. Sounds Of Silence tells the story of Marco...
18) Las estrellas orientales: cómo el béisbol cambió el pueblo dominicano de San Pedro de Macorís
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Explores the mutual love of baseball shared by the United States and the Dominican Republic and reveals how seventy-nine men from the small, impoverished town of San Pedro de Macorís have gone on to play in the major leagues. Also details the evolution of racism in baseball and the transformative power players from this region have had.