“phil pepe”

Through a vast number of interviews with players and managers, Pepe examines and reveals how baseball evolved more during the 1970s than at any other time in the sport's history. The DVD "Baseball Comes of Age" accompanies every book.... More

Picking an all-time Cardinals team -- the top five players at each position and the top five managers in Cardinals history -- is an enormous task, but one which Tim McCarver is uniquely qualified to attempt. Few teams in professional sports can equal the on-field success or match the fan loyalty of ... More

He hit the most famous home run in baseball history for the New York Giants, the "Shot Heard 'round the World," in the third game of the 1951 playoff against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Many have called it baseball's single greatest moment. With one swing on a gray October afternoon almost 60 years ago, B... More

They are baseball's unsung heroes--mostly overlooked, unheralded, and unappreciated. They played before meager crowds, on rudimentary fields, and in small towns across the United States, and most of them never got the chance to display their talent to the world on baseball's great stage, the major l... More

What was the greatest moment in the history of the New York Yankees? Was it Bucky Dent's home run in Boston's Fenway Park in the sudden-death playoff game of 1978? Reggie Jackson's three home runs in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series? Babe Ruth's 60th home run in 1927? Roger Maris's 61st in 1961? Or w... More

As a baseball player, Gary Carter had forged a stellar 19-year resume that earned him the pinnacle of his profession--election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003. By the time he retired, he had been chosen to the All-Star team 11 times, been awarded a Gold Glove for defense three times, had finish... More

Chronicling changes in baseball over the past half century, one of the most astute players to ever play the game pays homage to the great players of the past and present and analyzes what's wrong--and right--with baseball today. Two 8-page photo inserts.He pitched to Ted Williams and Darryl Strawber... More

Do you take the Rocket or Pedro as your top right-hander? Teddy Ballgame has to get the nod over Yaz, but has any franchise had so much talent in left field over the years? Is Nomar your best shortstop, or was it Joe Cronin? With a history so steeped in tradition, and with so many great Hall of Fame... More

Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo lists the five greatest players at every position around the diamond. "Few and Chosen: Cubs" brings together in words and photos the greatest players to ever play for one of the greatest franchises in all of sports. Archival photos.Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo lists th... More