books by Fay Vincent

books by Fay Vincent

books:

Fay Vincent

The Last Commissioner: A Baseball Valentine

Fay Vincent

Simon & Schuster, 2002

Marvelous
Fay Vincent calls his book his "valentine to baseball" and it's not too far off from the truth. He has divided each chapter into their own "half innings," the "top half" being about a particular topic, and the "bottom half" being various lists. In between, his stories ...

The Only Game in Town: Baseball Stars of the 1930s and 1940s Talk About the Game They Loved (Baseball Oral ...

Fay Vincent

Simon & Schuster, 2006

For all baseball fans
This is a book that any baseball fan needs to read. It makes us appreciate the game back when it was pure. When the game was truly the national pasttime, and the players such as Monte Irvin, Ralph Kiner, and so many others played a game they loved. Yes, it was a ...

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Vincent P Fay

Salomon Brothers, 1991

Typical Hugh Penecost/Judson Philips
Judson Philips AKA Hugh Pentecost was a prolific writer of detective novels and short stories. Of the 20+ novels and 20+ short stories of his that I have read, none stands out as memorable. Plots are OK; characters are cardboard; and the author gets "preachy" at ...

We Would Have Played for Nothing: Baseball Stars of the 1950s and 1960s Talk About the Game They Loved ...

Fay Vincent

Simon & Schuster, 2008

Personal Stories of Baseball Heroes
Today, with so many players having multi-million dollar contracts, I first looked at this book in the store because of the title. But it turns out to be even more interesting than I thought. It's interviews with a lot of the great players from back in the old days, and ...

Connecticut Baseball: The Best of the Nutmeg State
Don Harrison, Foreword by Fay Vincent

The History Press, 2008

Whether Connecticut fans were cheering on Connecticut teams in baseball's major and minor leagues or watching their native sons participate in America's favorite pastime all across the country, they have taken satisfaction in the contributions of the Nutmeg State. As former Commissioner of Baseball Fay Vincent notes in his foreword, Don ...

Bash Brothers: A Legacy Subpoenaed

Dale Tafoya

Potomac Books Inc., 2008

The Bash Brothers and beyond
McGwire and Canseco were the poster boys for the recent era of performance-enhancing drugs in MLB. Towering home runs blasted by hitters with hulking physiques became the order of the day, with the `Bash Brothers' leading the charge. This book provides an excellent ...