Pitching In A Pinch : Or, Baseball From The Inside

By Christy Mathewson

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
• Release date: Apr 16, 2013
• ISBN: 9781446547717

Reviews for Pitching In A Pinch

[gregdehler · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

An inside baseball book by one of the all time greats. If you are a baseball fan or have a particular interest in the "dead ball era" then you should get your hands on this book. It is a fast read too.

[booksfordinner · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It's interesting to read this more than 100 years after the fact. Mathewson was a huge star at the time, the idol of nearly every boy in the country. Also, it wasn't ghost written, he was one of the very ver few college educated baseball players at the time. Fun hearing him talk about the other players and teams in the vernacular of the day

[rdhawk6886 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

It saddens me greatly to give this book such a dismal review. This is a book that I had hoped to like much more than I actually did; however, I suppose you don't pick up expecting or hoping not to like it. Regardless, I found the book extremely difficult to get through. The book it considerably antiquated, the writing style somewhat inaccessible. There are some anecdotes that are mildly entertaining, it was interesting to learn that the game was played at a different level than it is currently - players beaned int he head unconscious and hospitalized for days return to the game without a thought. But over all its not a very compelling book and unbelievably difficult for me to get through.