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Baseball Skills
Author Dave McMahon builds up from the basics so that readers can play like their favorite players. A field diagram and basic scoring rules help new players learn the game. Readers find out how to hit, pitch, field, and run the bases like the pros.
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How to Play like a Pro series. This series is for readers who desire step-by-step descriptions of popular sports' fundamentals. Each first chapter features a diagram of the field or court and playing positions for each team member. Subsequent chapters include busy two-page sections that highlight tactics or strategies and then explain their complexities. Photographs, sidebars, and quotations, while providing visual and textual instruction, also crowd the pages. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind., The Horn Book Guide Spring 2009
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