Major League Baseball's Best Shots (Hardcover)

~ DK Publishing (Author), Major League Baseball (Author), Johnny Bench (Author)

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Amazon.com Review

Baseball lends itself to still photography. Photos freeze baseball's rhythm, allowing the viewer to examine details: Derek Jeter's agility as he leaps in the air to turn a double play, Ted Williams's beautiful follow-through after connecting with another hit, the bone-jarring crunch of a collision at home plate between Ray Durham and Scott Servais. Major League Baseball's Best Shots celebrates these great moments. Some of these images offer glimpses of lost practices, such as Burleigh Grimes, last of the legal spitballers, greasing up a ball, or Joe DiMaggio "boning" his bat to compress the wood. Others allow for a comparison of styles--such as El Duque's knee-to-ear wind-up vs. Warren Spahn's straight-legged sprawl, or Hideo Nomo's twisting delivery vs. Dennis Eckersley's sidearm. Best of all, however, are the photos of superstars at supreme moments--Rickey Henderson evading an attempted tag, Ken Griffey Jr. robbing Detroit of an obvious home run by leaping well above the fence, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire chatting in the final week of that magical 1998 season. With a foreword by Johnny Bench (himself captured in full swing), Major League Baseball's Best Shots is a wonderful look at the history of the national pastime. --M. Stein

Product Description

Includes more than 100 breathtaking photographs.

Major League Baseball offers the official word on the most compelling photographs of America's game. Over 100 images that reflect the power, the beauty, the action, and the 130-year history of a game that has long captured the imagination of millions of Americans and fans around the world. Players from Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth to Mark McGuire and Pedro Martinez, photos of legendary stadiums, and the images of loving fans are brought together in a classic celebration of our national pastime. A must for every fan.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT; 1st edition (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789461196
• ISBN-13: 978-0789461193
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #819,891 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Good for about half an hour's worth of perusing. Then...?, October 18, 2000

By A Customer

As a baseball fan and photography buff, I liked the photos in this book. But once you look through it, you'll just sit it on the shelf and be done with it. And that's not something I'm happy with considering the cost of this book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing images, December 12, 2000

By A Customer

This book will make your jaw drop open; the photographs are stunning. It's a definite page turner, the moments frozen in this collection are amazing.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best things in the game, November 15, 2000

By	craig zeichner (Brooklyn, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

There are hundreds of baseball photo books currently on the market and very few of them capture the true essence of the game like "Baseball's Best Shots." Yes, there are dozens of remarkable action shots, like the magnificent photo of Derek Jeter turning a double play or a graceful Cal Ripken, Jr. going to the hole for a grounder. What makes this book special is the way it captures the action off the field. For example, a photo of kids sneaking a peek of the Hall of Fame game through a fence is pure baseball poetry, it's the game the way it used to be. There's lots to like here: a comic shot of Babe Ruth in cowboy garb, a heroic photo of Ted Williams displaying his brilliant swing, and a lovely snapshot of Scott Brosius and his daughter. Great care has also gone into the captioning of photos, wit and a love of the game makes these fun reading. I especially suggest picking this book up in the off-season--it will make your winter months glow with the unique warm light of baseball.