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Infinite baseball : notes from a philosopher at the ballpark
\"Almost more than any other sport, baseball has long attracted the interest of writers and intellectuals. Relatively few of them have been philosophers however. Alva Noe, a celebrated philosopher, here proposes to collect and rework his short articles and blog posts (many of which first appeared on npr.org) on baseball into a cohesive and accessible book that tries to tease out its deeper meanings - and to advance a view of what baseball ultimately is all about. A basic theme will run through the book, which is that fundamentally baseball is concerned with questions of responsibility and liability - i.e. who gets credit or blame for a play. It is starting from this fundamental insight that Noe then ranges over diverse topics like the slowness of baseball and the virtues of boredom, why fans write down box scores, the meaning of the no-hitter, television replays, the aesthetics of ballparks, how we learn to 'see' baseball like we learn to look at art, the ethics of performance enhancing drugs, the nature of fandom, and reflections on rules and umpires. Noe's writing voice is informal and personal, and always puts the details of the sport before the ideas. Ultimately, his essays are part of a larger view of baseball as fundamentally a game about values - and not simply, as some would have it, a numbers game\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Fixing baseball, one scoreboard at a time
The Post’s Sam Fortier and Ava Wallace banter about what they would fix about Major League Baseball, were they given the power to do so.
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Baseball is...
Don't wait for Opening Day to start your baseball season! Crack open \"Baseball Is...\" and revel in the fun of this all-American game! Perfect for the stats-counting superfan and the brand-new little leaguer, \"Baseball Is... \"captures the spirit of this cherished pastime, honoring its legendary past, and eagerly anticipating the future of the sport that is \"stitched into our history.\"
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What is the World Series?
Every October, millions of baseball fans around the country anxiously wait to see which team wins baseball's biggest championship. But the original games of the 1900s hardly look like they do today. Take a look back over one hundred years and discover the history of baseball's greatest series. With triumphs, heartbreak, and superstitious curses, this action-packed book brings America's Pastime to life.
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The Sport of Remote Viewing: As Told by a Minor Leaguer
When Garret Moddel learned that I was a good hypnosis subject, he had a hunch. Right away, my challenge became consistency. The next home run can happen the next time I'm up. Personally, like in baseball, I believe there's value in the base hits of RV, and the home runs. Maybe the fluctuations aren't always due to my ability. Like hitting a small round object coming at you at 100 mph with a wooden stick less than 3 inches wide.
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