The greatest players in baseball history are honored in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Fans and sports journalists often lament about players who might have joined the immortal ranks, if only fate--circumstances, injury or even death--hadn't intervened. Presenting a "who's who of what-ifs," this book focuses on 40 well known non-inductees, such as Tony Conigliaro, Denny McLain and Jose Fernandez, along with many others all but lost to history, such as Ross Barnes, Charlie Ferguson and Hal Trosky. Also included are more than 100 "honorable mentions" covering all of pro baseball history, from the 1860s to the 2010s.

The dying art of the hidden-ball trick dates back to the early days of pro baseball, with seven successful executions documented in 1876 alone. This ruse occurs when a baseman conceals the ball instead of returning it to the pitcher. When the runner steps off the base, he is summarily tagged out with the hidden ball. The trick has been used some 264 times with success, a rarity roughly in the class of the no-hitter. The hidden-ball trick has produced many hilarious stories throughout the years, and even enjoyed a renaissance of sorts in 2013 when it was employed twice late in the season. In Finding the Hidden-Ball Trick: The Colorful History of Baseball's Oldest Ruse, every known execution of the hidden-ball trick in the major leagues is documented, compiled from decades of research. This book recounts how the hidden-ball trick has completed triple plays, ended games, resulted in two arrests, cost a Hall of Famer a managing job, and even occurred in a World Series. Stories include how Fred Merkle gained revenge on Johnny Evers, how Gary Carter was caught to end a game-on his birthday-and how Lou Boudreau was nabbed the day after saying the play was obsolete. In addition to a complete chronological listing of every documented ruse, Finding the Hidden-Ball Trick also includes descriptions of tricks that went awry and a list of unsubstantiated accounts. This unique compilation of baseball stories will be of interest to baseball scholars and fans alike.

Baseball followers have been perpetuating, debating, and debunking myths for nearly two centuries, producing a treasury of baseball stories and "facts." Yet never before have these elements of baseball history been carefully scrutinized and compiled into one comprehensive work-until now. In Baseball Myths: Debating, Debunking, and Disproving Tales from the Diamond, award-winning researcher Bill Deane examines baseball legends-old and new. This book covers such legendary players as Shoeless Joe Jackson, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Pete Rose, and Derek Jeter, while also looking at lesser-known figures like Dummy Hoy, Grover Land, Wally Pipp, and Babe Herman-not to mention people who found fame in other fields, such as Civil War General Abner Doubleday, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Deane's original research and logic will educate, amuse, and often surprise readers, revealing the truth behind such legends as the inventor of baseball, the first black player in the major leagues, and even the origin of the hot dog. With photographs, stats, and more than 80 myths examined, this book is sure to fascinate everyone, from the casual baseball fan to lifelong devotees of the sport.

PUT AN END TO INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS Is IC Curable (Not Just Treatable)? ARE you wondering whether there is any hope for people who have IC? This is the first step-by-step book to show you how to use the energy science of Ayurveda to achieve the healing process of IC and regain your health. It applies the top simple principles of this energy science that has been with us for 1000's of years. And it exposes the Achilles heel of the currently practiced molecular science of healing and shows how the present medical science will never be able to heal chronic diseases like IC due to its lack of understanding the origin of disease. The sister diseases of IBS, GERD, fibromyalgia, vulvodynia, and chronic fatigue have their healing answers in this energy science approach. WHAT YOU'LL FIND INSIDE Personalized nutritional format for IC Simple solutions to deal with acute flares Unique chronic work necessary to heal IC Safe herbs that deal with the IC syndrome How to treat the vaginal pain of IC DEALING WITH IC FLARES The acute IC flare with its ups and downs of disease reflects the ebb and flow of provoked bodily energy patterns as they are expressed as waves of imblance. When you understand this about the disease you gain an understanding of what takes place in healing. DEALING WITH VAGINAL PAIN Many women with IC have associated vagina lpain, some worse than others. When severe this pain leads to loss of relationships and makes intimacy impossible. Chronic prostatitis is the male equivalent of IC in many cases and men may become as debilitated as women with IC. The energy science has answers for this that can over time again make intimacy possible . PELVIC PAIN Not only is IC a systemic disease associated with its sister diseases of IBS, GERD, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue but also is expresses itself in the pelvic region as abnormal rectal activity(constipation, diarrhea) and vaginal with bladder pain. At times there can be pelvic neuropathy(nerve involvement) that can be debilitating. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: I HAVE been looking for answers for IC for quite some time now. All the pain and suffering I have been though and to know it was just a matter of following this diet and some aloe vera. I am 100 percent better. I have talked to some people on the IC Network and I feel I have been brushed off. Nothing so simple could work. Maybe there are other conditions that cause IC but for me this really does work. My urologist that I go to told me my urine was acidic and he had me drink more water, and take some baking soda. I gave him a copy of your diet and information to read. He told me if it works keep it up he told me he would give the diet to his other patients. JUST been two months and the difference is AMAZING....from 7 x a night getting up to go to the bathroom down to 1x. Although I come from a background of many natural health and holistic practices it has been wonderful to have these Ayruvedic coaching sessions with you and to learn to understand the importance of the energetics of our bodies and doshas. It IS all about healing foods with the energy for our particular doshas to be brought into balance and not just about what we might consider "healthy" foods.

NUTRITION FROM THE YOGA TRADITION PERSONALIZED NUTRITION Are you frustrated with diets that don't live up to their promises? This life changing book on nutrition unlocks the mysteries of the ancient medical system of Ayurveda and reveals the secrets of this tradition's nutrition. This is the solution for understanding why our current system of nutrition is insufficient for our needs. Not wrong, just incomplete. WHAT YOU'LL FIND INSIDE Determine your unique energy makeup Find out which foods maximize your health See which foods can make you sick(you may be surprised ) Understand prevention of disease through the lens of this science Find out how disease occurs in your body SEEING THE BODY IN A NEW WAY Like the discipline that gives us acupuncture the yoga tradition sees the body not only a groups of molecules forming organs but as an energy field. And like all the ancient great biological energy disciplines of the past, the body was seen as an energy flow that when unblalanced created illness. So the body is both an energy and a molecular field simultaneously and you can use this information to help guide you in your intention to be healthy. You will make better food choices by knowing what your energy pattern is which will improve your health. DISEASE PREVENTION When you know how disease occurs in the body, then you know how to prevent it. Currently our system of healing says that molecule causes disease but the energy science of Ayurveda stated 1000's of years ago that all disease begins by our unconscious food choices that produce energetic imbalances in the GI tract. So disease prevention begins by knowing which foods produce balance and which produce imbalance. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: Food intake really counts a lot, and Ayurveda just can't be ignored. After reading Foods Heal, I could understand why certain foods aren't good for MY BODY TYPE. I was able to change the kinds of foods I eat. Now, I feel good and I feel strong. You can feel good, too. Visit FoodsHeal.com and find out for yourself The Foods Heal Community are foremost blessings for which I can never express often enough or enthusiastically enough-my gratefulness I am symptom-free 24/7, 50 lbs. lighter, and truly felt light-as-a-feather as I went about serving dinner for 13-after I ate. Never happened before and I wish the same experience for every person. The only person who has even ever mentioned this to me is Dr. Bill. I thought this was an impossibility. Now I know I desire to follow his example. And that example has given me health beyond any dream I ever had. Thank you, Dr. Bill. And safe journeys

David T. Riley dreamt big. His desire to be a superstar recording artist led the adolescent hoodlum into the fringes of organized crime. Ironically though, it was a failed extortion attempt at the Coral Gables bus station that landed him in jail where he found his calling in June of 1960. When the CIA needed recruits to carry out dangerous spying missions to Cuba, their Ivy League educated agents would rather not do themselves, they found Riley languishing in a light green jumpsuit in Miami Dade County Jail awaiting trial. Street-smart, confident to the point of being cocky and extremely intelligent, the Agency believed he'd be able to talk his way out of any situation. Trained by the Feds to operate in a complex world of international crime, David became one of the Agency's top operatives. The CIA's use for him eventually waned, and with skills learned through covert work, Riley afforded himself an extensive career in gunrunning, drug dealing, fraud and embezzlement. SMOOTH CRIMINAL, A One-Man American Crime Wave exposes how the Government's secret release of criminals to conduct dangerous overseas assignments backfires when they return home.

Baseball followers have been perpetuating, debating, and debunking myths for nearly two centuries, producing a treasury of baseball stories and "facts." Yet never before have these elements of baseball history been carefully scrutinized and compiled into one comprehensive work-until now. In Baseball Myths: Debating, Debunking, and Disproving Tales from the Diamond, award-winning researcher Bill Deane examines baseball legends-old and new. This book covers such legendary players as Shoeless Joe Jackson, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Pete Rose, and Derek Jeter, while also looking at lesser-known figures like Dummy Hoy, Grover Land, Wally Pipp, and Babe Herman-not to mention people who found fame in other fields, such as Civil War General Abner Doubleday, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Deane's original research and logic will educate, amuse, and often surprise readers, revealing the truth behind such legends as the inventor of baseball, the first black player in the major leagues, and even the origin of the hot dog. With photographs, stats, and more than 80 myths examined, this book is sure to fascinate everyone, from the casual baseball fan to lifelong devotees of the sport.