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Christine Weiss - Der US-Präsident als Inszenierung

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Christine Weiss

Der US-Präsident als Inszenierung

2008

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Der Präsident und die First Lady als Identifikationsfigur S. 104-116

„… Teil seiner Freizeit damit verbringe, sie bei Baseball- oder Hockeyspielen anzufeuern. Die Ehefrauen …” „… don’t think there’s any way you can separate the responsibilities of a husband, father and basic human …” „… being from that of being a president. … Husband, father, president. He’s done these three things with …”

Resumé S. 135-148

„… how they relate to each other and how they relate to their father. We would like to place heavy …” „… den Vertrauensaufbau sind diese Identifikationsmomente, die durch Baseball- und Barbecue-Anekdoten …”

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Mark Braff

Sons of Baseball

2023

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Preface

„… through baseball; specifically, the act of play-ing catch.As I thought about baseball as a father-son …” „… . | Baseball players—Family relationships—United States. | Fathers and sons—United States—Biography …” „… through baseball.While this book’s dedication is to my father, I would like to take a moment to thank my …”

17 Mike Hargrove and Andy Hargrove S. 177-188

„… younger, I didn’t listen as much as I should [to his father’s baseball advice]. As I got older, I realized …” „… anytime he was trying to teach me [how to play]. I mean, it’s such a father-son thing. I have a funny …” „… baseball. The twenty-fifth-round draft pick of the Texas Rangers compiled a batting average of .290 and an …”

5 Henry Rodriguez and David Rodriguez S. 49-56

„… as cordial. That is not to say there isn’t love there, but the father-son connection is missing one …” „… talking about it. I actually feel like I have more of a father-son relationship with him than I do with my …” „… Baseball aficionados know all about the Reggie Bars that were thrown on the Yankee Stadium field by fans on …”

2 Roger Maris and Kevin Maris S. 11-20

„… real treat for us as young kids.“One of the great experiences was the father-son game that they’d …” „… Maris is exactly that.When people think of Maris, they think of the “61 in ’61.” Casual baseball fans …” „… George Steinbrenner agreed to pay for new sod to be installed at the high school baseball field in …”

18 Ron Guidry and Brandon Guidry S. 189-198

„… Coco except my nephew. He calls him Gator.“So, my father, the big, tough baseball player, Yankees …” „… father-son talk during a quiet time in the car.“We never really talked about what he was going to do in the …” „… his father retired as a player, but he has memories of going to the ballpark to see the Yan-kees …”

Index S. 201-210

„… ; building a high school field, 15–16; compared with dad, 17; father-son game, 14; Florida Hardballers, 20 …” „… with Native Americans, 107; end of baseball career, 105; family summer, 109; filming of The Natural …” „… , 109; high school baseball, 103; on the move, 102; parents’ divorce, 103Allen, Woody, 100Allison, Bob …”

12 Gil Hodges and Gil Hodges Jr. S. 123-134

„… , before he became a manager in the early 1960s, there was time for some father-son baseball …” „… the mound, stunned the baseball world by winning the championship.“The only thing that my father asked …” „… recognize that his dad wasn’t a typical nine-to-five guy like the other neighborhood fathers.“I don’t think …”

13 Tony Peña and Tony Peña Jr. S. 135-142

„… opportunity to be a father-son combination in the big leagues. The number one thing [Dad] told me was just …” „… champion-ship of the World Baseball Classic with a perfect 8–0 record, the first team to ever go undefeated in …” „… the tournament.Peña was inducted into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016.◆Tony Peña Jr. was …”

6 Mariano Rivera and Jafet Rivera S. 57-64

„… , like if there was a father-son thing at school, or a play, or a graduation from elemen-tary school and …” „… time? Mariano Rivera . . . period.When it comes to discussions of the greatest of all time in base-ball …” „… remarkable run with the Yankees there were others around baseball who were just as good, and in some cases …”

7 Vada Pinson and Vada Pinson III S. 65-76

„… o F B A s e B A l lyou’re just getting “that” because your father is a baseball player.’ I got a …” „… best players on the team, but my father never actually showed me how to hit or throw a baseball. When …” „… Vada Pinson and Vada Pinson IIIYearning for a Father’s Love657Unless you are a real student of …”

8 Yogi Berra and Larry Berra S. 77-86

„… years in Montclair, day baseball was still the norm in the major leagues.“My father was almost always …” „… American icon whose fame extended far beyond baseball. Count him among the few American athletes for whom …” „… owner George Steinbrenner apologized to Berra in 1999.Berra was inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame in …”

3 Larry Doby and Larry Doby Jr. S. 21-34

„… Larry Doby and Larry Doby Jr.From Baseball to Billy Joel213Larry Doby fell about three months …” „… celebrated to this day as the official breaking of Major League Baseball’s “color barrier.”That said, Doby’s …” „… his father, David, drowned when he fell from a boat. In New Jersey, Doby lettered in four sports at …”

4 John Wathan and Dusty Wathan S. 35-48

„… , ‘What was it like growing up with a baseball player as a father?’ And you’re like, 40 s o n s o F B A …” „… backhanded compliment in baseball is this analysis of a catcher’s footspeed: “He runs well . . . for a …” „… example, Wathan stole 36 bases to break major league baseball’s single-season record for a catcher, which …”

1 Jerry Hairston and Jerry Hairston Jr. S. 1-10

„… long history of major league baseball, there are only five fami-lies who boast three generations of …” „… Jr./Scott).The Hairston’s baseball family tree is quite remarkable. It begins with Sam Hairston, who played seven …” „… father’s fourth season with the White Sox. He grew up with two brothers—including Scott, another future …”

14 Jim Bouton and Michael Bouton S. 143-156

„… continued to compete in the minor leagues, the Mexican League, independent league baseball, and adult …” „… to meet with baseball Commis-sioner Bowie Kuhn, who publicly condemned the book. Many ex-teammates …” „… your life gripping a baseball, and in the end it turns out it was the other way around all the …”

9 Dave McNally and Jeff McNally S. 87-98

„… Dave McNally and Jeff McNallyA National Television Debut at Age Seven879For baseball fans in the …” „… baseball world by starting the season 15–0. And then there are McNally’s World Series exploits, both on the …” „… bargaining leverage. McNally, in fact, was instrumental in helping to bring about free agency in baseball …”

15 Leo Cardenas and Leo Cardenas Jr. S. 157-164

„… Jr. did have an appreciation for his father’s baseball paraphernalia, serving as an equipment manager …” „… baseball players who hailed from Cuba, we tend to think of the more recent vintage stars, like Orlando …” „… free-flowing pipeline of baseball talent to the United States. Among the stars making the journey were Luis …”

10 Jack Aker and Matt Aker S. 99-110

„… Yankees trivia history, Jack Aker can also lay claim to being the Zelig of baseball (Zelig was a Woody …” „… heritage, Aker ran baseball clinics for Native American youths, and for these efforts he was presented with …” „… the ballpark are all there basically for the same reason—they love baseball. There was a whole …”

16 Bobby Richardson and Robby Richardson S. 165-176

„… n d r o B B y r I C H A r d s o n 167“The Father of South Carolina Baseball.” He was inducted …” „… Bobby Richardson and Robby RichardsonGetting Past Frank Crosetti, Baseball Cop16516With the likes …” „… already-announced retirement at season’s end.A few years after retiring from major league baseball, Richardson …”

11 Boog Powell and John W. Powell Jr. S. 111-122

„… young generation of baseball fans, learning that the founder of Boog’s Bar-B-Que at Camden Yards in …” „… are dominated by baseball.“It was a tremendous odyssey. Until I started getting old enough to go to …” „… pretty much it.”John Jr. played baseball when he was young, a left-handed hitter and right-handed thrower …”

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John Rosengren

Classic Baseball

2022

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Chapter 5 FOR LOVE OF THE GAME S. 105-122

„… where the love took root through baseball’s oral tradition.The pace of the game allows for fathers to …” „… freight for Chris, 37; Rob, 36; and Jake, 27. The trip, centered around their father’s love of baseball …” „… least 30 years old unless they signed up with a family member. There were 14 pairs of father-sons, two …”

Preface

„… AvailableLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataNames: Rosengren, John, author. Title: Classic baseball …” „… , [2022] | Summary: “This collection of timeless baseball stories can be read again and again for …” „… , or baseball played on snowshoes in a remote Wisconsin town”—Provided by publisher. Identifiers …”

Chapter 4 BALTIMORE CHOPS S. 85-104

„… into the Shrine of the Eternals: Sy Berger, the “Father of the Modern Baseball Card” who designed Topps …” „… further intrigued by the contrast of him celebrating the greatest achievements of baseball’s best while …” „… ago.Hawkins, who is 72, grew up in Queens. A solitary and unathletic kid, he didn’t play baseball. “My sport …”

Chapter 3 PERSONALITIES S. 39-84

„… developed his hand-eye coordination as a boy when his father, a retired professional baseball player …” „… electricity and plumbing. “It was crowded,” he says. “But you get used to it.”His father, a former baseball …” „… National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984. JR: The night that you hit your 500th home run, my father had two …”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR S. 157-158

„… 157ABOUT THE AUTHORJohn Rosengren is a member of the Society for American Baseball Re-search and …” „… Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes, the defini-tive biography of the Hall of Fame Jewish baseball player, and the …” „… with an MBA. A Pulitzer nominee for his journal-ism, Rosengren has written articles about baseball and …”

Chapter 1 IMMORTAL MOMENTS S. 1-18

„… baseball history, perhaps in all sports—had lost little when it moved from New York to the West Coast in …” „… autobiography Baby Bull.“Those Dodger-Giant games weren’t baseball,” says Andy Pafko, a left fielder with the …” „… cleanup hitter Ron Fairly after they had combined for Los Angeles’ first run. Baseball’s code called for …”

Chapter 7 THE WORLD SERIES S. 139-150

„… lead over the Chicago Cubs. This fall classic was, as Baseball Magazine’s Clifford Bloodgood called it …” „… 2010 documentary film Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story, he said, “I had taken Yom Kippur off …” „… Aaron for Koufax to show up before the morning services. “I made my poor father stand out in the drizzle …”

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Jonathan Weeks - Latino Stars in Major League Baseball

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Jonathan Weeks

Latino Stars in Major League Baseball

2017

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2 Puerto Rico S. 75-116

„… baseball at an early agebut was forbidden to play it by his father. When his father died oftetanus in the …” „… thevalue of humility, integrity, and hard work. Bengie honored his father’smemory by upgrading the field …” „… 752PUERTO RICOORIGINS OF BASEBALL IN PUERTO RICOBaseball first appeared on the shores of Puerto …”

4 Cuba S. 159-202

„… theMatanzas region of Cuba. Campaneris’s father held a job making lariats.“Campy” began his baseball career as …” „… to baseball at an early age. During sugarcane season, hewould help his father carry heavy sacks of …” „… bears his name.Luis TiantPitcherBaseball was in Luis Tiant’s blood. His father was a renowned …”

5 Panama S. 203-224

„… 2035PANAMAORIGINS OF BASEBALL IN PANAMAThe roots of Panamanian baseball cannot be traced …” „… century.One of the earliest accounts of an organized baseball game in Pana-ma can be found in a newspaper …” „… Chiriquiprovincial team took on the Panama Cricket and Baseball Club in Chiri-qui Plaza. As baseball increased in …”

3 Venezuela S. 117-158

„… by his father.He was raised by his mother, who enrolled him in a baseball academy atthe age of six …” „… 1173VENEZUELAORIGINS OF BASEBALL IN VENEZUELABaseball was introduced to Venezuelans by students who …” „… ” sport.In 1912, entrepreneur William H. Phelps opened a baseball shop inMaracaibo. He later formed a league …”

1 The Dominican Republic S. 1-74

„… wereinseparable while growing up, spending a majority of their time workingwith their father or playing baseball …” „… 11THE DOMINICAN REPUBLICORIGINS OF BASEBALL IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLICBaseball is said to have …” „… , and, as a result,the new league collapsed at season’s end. Professional baseball re-mained dormant in …”

6 Mexico S. 225-238

„… . Gallardo’s father and cousins played in anadult recreational baseball league, and Yovani developed a love of …” „… 2256MEXICOORIGINS OF BASEBALL IN MEXICOAlthough some historians believe that baseball arrived in …” „… expanded dramatically with the inclusion of NegroLeague and Major League Baseball stars. In 1946 …”

Bibliography S. 265-272

„… , http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/cubs-maddon-on-manny-ramirez-as-coach-i-love-having-him-here/ (retrieved March 4, 2016).———. “Leaderboarding: Best Hitting Catchers in Baseball History …” „… , http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/leaderboarding-best-hitting-catchers-in-baseball-history/ (retrieved March 4, 2016).———. “Rafael Palmeiro Says Falling off Hall of Fame Ballot Is …” „… _creatine-baseball-and-steroids-first-baseman-rico-brogna (retrieved May 6, 2016).Boyd, Brendan C., and Fred C. Harris. The Great American Baseball Card …”

9 Curacao S. 251-256

„… 2519CURACAOORIGINS OF BASEBALL IN CURACAOThe island territory of Curacao is located in the South …” „… . The territory spans approximately 170 squaremiles and has a population of about 170,000.Baseball was …” „… States. Dutchchildren turned to baseball in defiance of German occupiers duringWorld War II, and the game …”

8 Nicaragua S. 247-250

„… 2478NICARAGUAORIGINS OF BASEBALL IN NICARAGUALocated in Central America between Costa Rica and …” „… play baseball. A writer from the Toronto Star ob-serves, “To say Nicaraguans are baseball crazy seems …” „… well.Professional baseball was played in Nicaragua until the late 1960s,when financial constraints and political …”

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Frank Russo - The Cooperstown Chronicles

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The Cooperstown Chronicles

2014

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5 Suicide Is Painless S. 169-212

„… .)Because of his father’s illness, the job of family baseball coach andmentor fell to Doug’s older sister …” „… self-reliance to his son. His father’swealth enabled the younger George to attend the prestigious St …” „… element has been taken out of the game of baseball and howwe look at players. This is unfortunate, since …”

4 Headhunters S. 129-168

„… “fathers”had closed ranks and “destroyed evidence” in a cover-up. Others feltthat Medwick’s absolving of Bowman …” „… 4HEADHUNTERSBrushbacks. Skull balls. Dusters. Chin music. Throughout the historyof baseball …” „… , there has been one death directly related to a batterbeing struck by a baseball thrown from the …”

1 Bad to the Bone S. 1-40

„… makes the game of baseball sogreat is that it truly takes all kinds of personalities. The following are …” „… leadership, the Orioles became one ofthe preeminent baseball clubs of the 1890s. Known as the …” „… baseball,” which used relaysand cutoffs, the hit-and-run, bunts, the stolen base, and the “Baltimorechop …”

2 Beer Drinkers and Hell-Raisers S. 41-86

„… baseball. Fabian’s father was theowner of the highly successful Kowalik Lumber Company. Fabian’spaternal …” „… 2BEER DRINKERS AND HELL-RAISERSAlcohol. It’s as much a part of baseball tradition as hotdogs …” „… for Major League Baseball, as beer sponsorshelp drive commercial revenue, both at the ballpark and on …”

Preface

„… Cataloging-in-Publication DataRusso, Frank, 1959–The Cooperstown chronicles : baseball's colorful characters, unusual lives …” „… 978-1-4422-3639-4 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4422-3640-0 (ebook)1. Baseball players—United States—Social life …” „… and customs. 2. Baseball players—United States—Death. 3. Baseball players—United States—Biography. 4 …”

7 Final Out S. 241-278

„… (1849–1879)Born in Ireland on May 27, 1849, Jimmy Hallinan played amateur base-ball with the Aetna Club of …” „… Tri-State League as player-man-ager.After his baseball career came to a close, Smith was often seen as …” „… newspapers list him as being 46). He left behindhis wife Adelaide and countless friends in baseball. He was …”

6 Unnatural Causes S. 213-240

„… came from a baseball family. His father, MikeDarr Sr., was a right-handed pitcher who appeared in one …” „… situations during the course of their lifetime. The same holdstrue for baseball players. For more than 140 …” „… Athletics was Lip Pike, who wouldbecome professional baseball’s first Jewish star.On Sunday, September 1 …”

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