Play Ball!
It's nearly spring in the Valley.  The wildflowers have just begun to bloom and our thoughts turn to...baseball!  To swipe a quote from one of our very favorite baseball movies ("Bull Durham"):  "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains."

 Beanball by Fehler, Gene, 1940-   Beanball
Fehler, Gene, 1940-
Relates, from diverse points of view, events surrounding the critical injury of popular and talented ...
 
 Steinbrenner the last lion of baseball by Madden, Bill.   Steinbrenner the last lion of baseball
Madden, Bill.
No owner has changed the landscape of sports more than New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. F ...
 
 Baseball for the utterly confused by Randall, Ed.   Baseball for the utterly confused
Randall, Ed.
 
 One last strike : fifty years in baseball, ten and ... by La Russa, Tony.   One last strike : fifty years in baseball, ten and a half games back, and o ...
La Russa, Tony.
The legendary baseball manager takes readers behind the scenes of the St. Louis Cardinals' 2011 seas ...
 
 Baseball's best short stories by   Baseball's best short stories
 
 The natural by   The natural
A baseball player must fight his past to help his team to the World Series. Bonus features include v ...
 
 My first trip to a baseball game by Kawa, Katie.   My first trip to a baseball game
Kawa, Katie.
Using simple text and illustrations, this book describes a child's first visit to a baseball game.
 
 Bang the drum slowly by   Bang the drum slowly
An unlikely friendship ignites between two baseball players. One is the team's ace pitcher and socia ...
 
 We are the ship the story of Negro League baseball by Nelson, Kadir.   We are the ship the story of Negro League baseball
Nelson, Kadir.
Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball fr ...
 
 Driving Mr. Yogi : Yogi Berra, Ron Guidry, and bas ... by Araton, Harvey.   Driving Mr. Yogi : Yogi Berra, Ron Guidry, and baseball's greatest gift
Araton, Harvey.
 
 Field of dreams by   Field of dreams
Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly beli ...
 
 Bushville wins! : the wild saga of the 1957 Milwau ... by Klima, John, 1974-   Bushville wins! : the wild saga of the 1957 Milwaukee Braves and the screwb ...
Klima, John, 1974-
"From 1949-1958, the New York Yankees won the World Series seven times. And in 1957, the last team a ...
 
 Summer of '68 : the season that changed baseball-- ... by Wendel, Tim.   Summer of '68 : the season that changed baseball-- and America-- forever
Wendel, Tim.
 
 Bull Durham by   Bull Durham
American romantic comedy, dealing with a very minor minor-league team and three of its current const ...
 
 Bill Veeck : baseball's greatest maverick by Dickson, Paul.   Bill Veeck : baseball's greatest maverick
Dickson, Paul.
 
 The baseball fan's bucket list : 162 things you mu ... by Santelli, Robert.   The baseball fan's bucket list : 162 things you must see, do, get, and expe ...
Santelli, Robert.
 
 Cool baseball facts by Clay, Kathryn.   Cool baseball facts
Clay, Kathryn.
"Simple text and full-color photos illustrate facts about the rules, equipment, and records of baseb ...
 
 ABCs of baseball by Golenbock, Peter, 1946-   ABCs of baseball
Golenbock, Peter, 1946-
"From young to old, new to tried-and-true, here is the baseball book for every fan. With one or more ...
 
 Science at work in baseball by Hantula, Richard.   Science at work in baseball
Hantula, Richard.
"Explains how the laws of science, especially physics, are at work in the game of baseball"--Provide ...
 
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