Sixty Feet, Six Inches
A Hall of Fame Pitcher & a Hall of Fame Hitter Talk About How the Game Is Played
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · April 5, 2011
Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson offer a candid and unfiltered look at America's pastime, discussing the art of pitching, the art of hitting, and all things baseball.
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- Who it’s for
- Two baseball greats discuss the craft, pressure, and history of the game with candor.
- Themes
- Pitching and hitting techniques, Steroids and pressure of stardom, Baseball history and insider stories
- Genres
- Baseball, Sports Lives, Baseball Coaching
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Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson offer a candid and unfiltered look at America's pastime, discussing the art of pitching, the art of hitting, and all things baseball. Full of brush-backs, walk-off homeruns, high stakes, cold stares, epic battles, and a little chin music here and there, Sixty Feet, Six Inches is a baseball fan’s dream come true, a go to guide for how the game should be played.
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There is no part of the sport that these two titans do not discuss at length: big picture issues like how steroids have affected the game and handling the pressure of stardom, right next to exact descriptions of the mechanics of pitching and hitting. Filled with one-of-a-kind insider stories that recall a who's who of baseball nobility, including Willie Mays, Alex Rodriguez, Hank Aaron, Albert Pujols, Billy Martin, and Joe Torre, it is an unforgettable baseball history by two of the game’s greatest superstars.
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Two baseball greats discuss the craft, pressure, and history of the game with candor.
Come here for
- Pitching and hitting mechanics beside bigger questions about baseball
- Insider stories from across the game's generations
Expect
- Candid talk that moves from technique to stardom's pressures
- Baseball history with a few sharp edges
Where it sits
| Sports Lives | 76% |
|---|---|
| Baseball Coaching | 48% |
| Baseball | 45% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sports Lives
- Baseball Coaching
- Baseball History
- Authors
- Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson, Lonnie Wheeler
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- April 5, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Pitching and hitting techniques · Steroids and pressure of stardom · Baseball history and insider stories
- Reading lane
- Sports Lives