Beschreibung:
An inside look at three of baseballs best pitchers through the course of the 2004 season The Oakland As-the subject of last years bestselling Moneyball by Michael Lewis-are home to three of baseballs top pitchers. Written by a veteran Bay Area sportswriter with the complete cooperation of all three pitchers, Aces explores the art of pitching by taking readers inside the pitchersvery different minds during critical games and revealing what really goes on i the dugout, at the clubhouse, and off the field. Mychael Urban (Livermore, CA) is a national writer for MLB.com, the official Web site of Major League Baseball, and has covered the As since 2001. He talks about baseball regularly on FOXSports TV, ESPN Radio, and MLB.com Radio.
Foreword by Billy Beane. Introduction. 1 Green + Gold = Blue. 2 Three of a Kind (Sort Of). 3 The Big Story. 4 "Ring the Bell". 5 Before the Storm. 6 The Drill. 7 Don't Mind the Maggots. 8 Peaks and Valleys. 9 The Scene of the Crime. 10 Helping Hand? 11 Breaking Down. 12 Head Games. 13 Another Big Blow. 14 The New Guys. 15 "Roadie from Hell". 16 Friends, Rivals, History. 17 "Go Time". 18 Crunch Time. 19 Fitting Finale. 20 Hold 'Em or Fold 'Em? Epilogue: "Complete and Utter Shock". Afterword: "Stranger Things Have Happened". Acknowledgments. Career Game Logs for the Big Three. Index.