Pedro Martinez Throwing Strikes (Baseball Superstar) [Paperback]

Michael Shalin (Author), Mike Shalin (Author), Rob Rains (Editor)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Baseball Superstar

When deciding which athletes to profile, our editors take into account not only a player's statistics, but also his character. SPI takes care to select athletes who are known to be community minded and can serve as role models.

The biographical material on each athlete covers him from his earliest days to the present.

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About the Author

Shalin is a sportswriter for the Boston Hearld.

Shalin was a Rangers season ticket holder as a teenager, seats he owned well into the seventies, when he became a member of the fourth estate. He spent much of his early time in the profession covering hockey before moving on to baseball and college sports.

Rob Rains is the author or co-author of nine sports books, including "Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero" for St. Martin's Press. He also wrote "The St. Louis Cardinals: The 100th Anniversary History," as well as co-authored "Red: A Baseball Life" with Cardinal Hall of Famer, Red Schoendienst, and "Jack Buck: That's a Winner!" with broadcaster Jack Buck. A frequent contributor to "The Sporting News," Rains lives with his family in St. Louis.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC (May 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582610479
• ISBN-13: 978-1582610474
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,433,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PEDRO MARTINEZ GREAT TOPIC, July 15, 1999

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This review is from: Pedro Martinez Throwing Strikes (Baseball Superstar) (Paperback)

EXCELLENT CHOICE, VERY INTERESTING AND ONLY GOT BETTER AS I READ ABOUT PEDRO. VERY INFORMING MATERIAL THAT KEEP ME INTERESTED FROM START TO FINISH. HOPE TO READ MORE OF YOUR MATERIAL IN THE NEAR FUTURE,YOUR BOOK WAS BETER THAN MOST OF THE STORIES I HAVE READ IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. THE NUZZO FAMILY