Going Yard: The Everything Home Run Book

Going Yard includes everything you wanted to know about home runs, from the rise of Babe Ruth, whose prodigious power revolutionized the sport in the Roaring Twenties, to the most famous All-Star game and World Series round-trippers to up-close-and-personal profiles of the 500 home-run club - the men who have crashed the most homers in Major League history. Packed with statistics, photos, diagrams, and lists, this fun and fact-filled book will provide hours of entertainment and answers for all your round-tripper trivia questions.

The Big Hurt hits Chicago for "Going Yard"
Frank "The Big Hurt" Thomas gave White Sox fans plenty to cheer about earlier this month when the former slugger hit Chicago to promote the book Going Yard: The Everything Home Run Book that he contrbuted to with author Lew Freedman. Thomas was in town to meet fans and sign books and Anderson books sold out of the 400 units they had on hand. Thomas talked with the local media about a wide variety of subjects. To learn more about Going Yard please refer to the book's official page.

Going Yard

Going Yard:

The Everything Home Run Book

By Lew Freedman/Foreword & Commentary by Frank Thomas

 

Contact: Bill Ames, Triumph Books, 312.252.1248, b.ames@triumphbooks.com

 

The home run is baseball's nuclear weapon, the long swat that transforms games instantly and ruins pitchers' nights in the process. It's a thrill that brings thousands of fans to their feet and sends teammates rushing out of the dugout.

 

Going Yard: The Everything Home Run Book by Lew Freedman is a comprehensive history of the home run-from baseball's beginnings in the late 1800s, to the rise of Babe Ruth, whose prodigious power revolutionized the sport in the Roaring Twenties, to the modern era of long-ball heroes such as Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton. Also included are the most famous All-Star Game and World Series round-trippers, profiles of several 500-home run club members-the men who have crashed the most homers in major league history, and more. Packed with statistics, photos, and lists, this fun and fact-filled book will provide hours of entertainment and answers to round-tripper trivia questions.

 

Author Lew Freedman brings back to life baseball's most famous home-run memories:

 

• The Roger Maris-Mickey Mantle pursuit of Ruth's single-season record in 1961
• The Mark McGwire-Sammy Sosa duel in 1998
• Bill Mazeroski's blast to beat the Yankees in the 1960 Series
• Joe Carter's World Series winner against Mitch Williams and the Phillies

 

Going Yard: The Everything Home Run also includes special commentary throughout the book from slugger and White Sox legend Frank Thomas.  Nicknamed the "Big Hurt," Thomas provides his own analysis and insight into the home run and its role in baseball.  Baseball fans from coast-to-coast will be intrigued from cover-to-cover as they read about baseball's legendary power hitters and get their insights into the most electrifying part of America's Pastime.

 

About the Author:

Lew Freedman has authored more than 50 books. The award-winning journalist is currently the sports editor at The Republic newspaper in Columbus, Indiana. He has previously worked for the Chicago Tribune, the Anchorage Daily News, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.  Freedman's other Triumph Books titles are Cubs Essential, White Sox Essential, Then Ozzie Said to Harold...The Best Chicago White Sox Stories Ever Told, The 50 Greatest Plays in Chicago Bears Football History, and Fergie: My Life from the Cubs to Cooperstown with Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins. He lives with his wife, Debra, in Columbus, Indiana.

 

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