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Home FAQ Samples Endorsements Radio Show Contact Us ____________________ 2-strike hitting spitball history 10 MIL player Baseball's Song	The samples are viewable as web pages, and each page has a link to the PDF file that would be the actual attachment delivered to your email inbox. Many computer users already have a PDF reader installed that will open and read the file by just clicking on it. If you don’t have a PDF reader you can learn about getting a free one at the bottom of this page. Sample One: The Master of Two-Strike Hitting is a short story that demonstrates how being able to use a chart of numbers in the text version of A Page from Baseball’s Past can enhance the telling of the story. When Tim Kurkjian of ESPN’s Baseball Tonight learned of the key research point in this story, he said: “That is absolutely the most terrific piece of research I’ve ever seen.” Sample Two: The Evolution of the Spitball is a historical story covering the evolution of the “spit ball” from the 1800s to the “wet ball” in the early 1900s that set off the spitball revolution that ultimately led to the pitch being banned. By the standard of A Page from Baseball’s Past this is as long as a story will ever go. As with the radio show, the idea is to enjoy the history of the game in brief stories. Sample Three: The First Ten Million Ballplayer is a good example of the simple fun stories we can find in baseball history, and it has a nice kicker at the end. This story is also a good example of how the text version of A Page from Baseball’s Past can enhance the telling of the story with rarely seen pictures. Sample Four: Take Me Out to the Ball Game tells the story of baseball’s favorite song on its 100^th anniversary in May of 2008. As with any of our stories, if you have additional information that you think could enhance the story in the future, or if you find a possible mistake, we encourage you to share that with us, as well as ideas you might have for new stories. Contact Us Click this button to go to Adobe’s download page for all versions of their free PDF readers.	By the writer & researcher of A Page from Baseball’s Past, a one of a kind baseball column reflecting 21 years of major league experience Diamondappraised.com “Craig Wright is a brilliant analyst of the game. You know how that goes – ‘intelligent’ means that he agrees with me; ‘brilliant’ means that I agree with him but I never would have thought of it myself.” Bill James Senior Baseball Advisor Boston Red Sox
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The E-Version of A Page from Baseball’s Past is dedicated to the memory of Stan Reynolds