Hey, fans! Follow Bennie the Talking Baseball in his journey from humble beginnings to fame and glory on America's grandest stage-- A major league baseball diamond. You'll soon discover there is more at the heart of a baseball than a bunch of string. At the heart, there is a hope to find home. Will Bennie make it? Find out, as he and his friends face off in an epic clash with the bats.

Hey, fans!Follow Bennie the Talking Baseball in his journey from humble beginnings to fame and glory on America's grandest stage-- A Major League baseball diamond. You'll soon discover there is more at the heart of a baseball than a bunch of string.At the heart, there is hope to find a home.Will Bennie make it?Find out, as he and his friends face off in an epic clash with the bats.

Follow Bennie the Talking Baseball in his journey from humble beginnings to fame and glory on America's grandest stage-- A Major League Baseball diamond. You'll soon discover there is more at the heart of a baseball than a bunch of string. At the heart, there is a hope to find home. Will Bennie make it? Find out, as he and friends faceoff in an epic clash with the bats.

If a baseball could talk, what would it say? Bennie the Talking Ball has plenty to say. In this cute, slightly humorous story Bennie shares what it's like to be a baseball at a big league game between two bitter rivals. Short and easy to read. Full of facts about the "grand old game".

The legendary, record-breaking Hall of Fame pitcher tells his inspiring storyMariano Rivera never dreamed of becoming a professional athlete. He didn't grow up collecting baseball cards, playing Little League, or cheering on his home team at the World Series. He had never heard of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, or Mickey Mantle. One day, that all changed.From a childhood playing pickup games in Panama to an epic career with the New York Yankees, Maria...

The return of a sports classic with a new foreword by the authorFinally back in print after many years, here is Bill Lee’s classic tale of his renegade life on and off the mound. Whether walking out on the Montreal Expos to protest the release of a valued teammate or telling sportswriters eager for candid and offbeat comments more about the game than his bosses wanted anyone to know, pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee became celebrated as much for his rebellious personality as for his rem...

Rick Ankiel had the talent to be one of the best pitchers ever. Then, one day, he lost it.The Phenomenon is the story of how St. Louis Cardinals prodigy Rick Ankiel lost his once-in-a-generation ability to pitch -- not due to an injury or a bolt of lightning, but a mysterious anxiety condition widely known as "the Yips." It came without warning, in the middle of a playoff game, with millions of people watching. And it has never gone away.Yet the tr...

Wherever there is hockey there will always be a rink burger. Hockey isn't just about games in big stadiums. It can be played on ponds, streets and in small-town rinks. It creates bonds between fathers and sons. It forges friendships that last a lifetime. When the family home in Big River, Saskatchewan, is sold, Todd Devonshire decides to visit his roots one last time and retrieve all the hockey mementos he'd promised to pick up someday. Packing up pictures, old hockey jerseys and his vast ...

Just in time for baseball season!Babe Ruth came from a poor Baltimore family and, as a kid, he was a handful. It was at a reform school that Babe discovered his talent for baseball, and by the age of nineteen, he was on his way to becoming a sports legend. Babe was often out of shape and even more often out on the town, but he had a big heart and an even bigger swing! Kids will learn all about the Home Run King in this rags-to- riches sports biography. With black-a...

The Baseball is a salute to the ball, filled with insider trivia, anecdotes, and generations of ball-induced insanity—from Zack Hample, the bestselling author of Watching Baseball Smarter• Which Hall of Famer once caught a ball dropped from an airplane?• Why do balls get stamped with invisible ink?• What’s the best ticket to buy for catching a foul ball?• Whic...

What started as a baseball season like any other became the most thrilling sports story of 2015Canada’s team began the season with as many losses as wins, but things changed rapidly. With inspired moves by management at the trade deadline, and a bullpen rally not seen since the back-to-back championships of 1992 and 1993, they were back on top.The boys in blue went on to score 891 runs—127 runs more than the next best team—and finished with a superb record ...

When Stookie Norris's older brother, Greg, gets his picture in the paper for scoring three goals in one game, Stookie is dazzled. Greg insists strikers should try to score a hat trick every game, though Stookie's coach has never told him that. Still, when the Soccer 'Cats have their next game, Stookie does his best to score three goals -- even though it means running wild all over the field chasing the ball. But is that really the best way for him to play his position?