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A hunter, a humanitarian, a lover of nature
A lot of tigers and leopards die in this book.If you belong to PETA, then, this isn't the book for you.Jim Corbett begins with the premise that tigers and leopards who kill humans must be killed.
Man eaters of Kumaon review
Man eaters of Kumaon is a fantastic book about hunting Royal Bengal tigers in the Indian Himilaya. The author describes his thrilling hunts with great descriptive passages and when he hunts, he does so with great care and passion. In fact he shot the Pipil Pani tiger because he was eating sheep, goats, and other small domestic animals. He shot the Bachelor of Powlghar because he had attacked one of his freinds. The bachelor of Powlghar was recorded as being one of the largest Bengal tigers ever, he was ten foot seven inches over curves!
A classic
The author could describe each scene so well you thought you were there in his shoes. He describes nature like no other. I bought this book used for $0.25 , I wasn't expecting much - it is for sure one of the best books I have ever read.
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Subjects:  1. Essays    2. Essays & Travelogues    3. Foreign Language Study    4. History: World    5. Hunting - General    6. Hunting Sports    7. Italian    8. Language    9. Sports & Recreation    10. Biography: sport    11. History / India    12. History, World | India    13. Hunting or shooting animals & game    14. India   

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Football players    6. Military    7. Rich & Famous    8. Soldiers    9. Sports - Football    10. Sports - General    11. United States    12. War on Terrorism, 2001-    13. History / United States / General   

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Subjects:  1. 1912-    2. Biography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. General    5. Golf - General    6. Golfers    7. Hogan, Ben,    8. Pictorial works    9. Sports    10. Sports & Recreation    11. Sports - General    12. United States    13. Biography & Autobiography / Sports    14. Biography: sport    15. Golf    16. Hogan, Ben    17. Sports & Recreation/Golf - General    18. Outdoors   

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Inspirational
This book is a must for anyone dealing with either Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease.I put off buying this book because I have Crohn's disease, but I must tell you it was one of my biggest mistakes.If you, or someone you love, is dealing with IBD get this book.So many of Rolf's feelings and thoughts were the same thing I was thinking when I first had to deal with this disease.Rolf is an inspiration, he proves that you can live your life with these diseases and live it to the fullest.

Inspiring Book
As a young woman with an ostomy, I was very inspired by the personal account in this book.Rolf showed me that I could go on with my life and go back to a normal exercise pattern.The personal photographs that he shares helped me explain what happened to me to my children.I would recommend this book for anyone who is having a hard time coping with their ostomy.It turned my whole point of view around!

What a Guy - what a book!
In this inspirational story, the former placekicker for the San Diego Chargers tells of his own journey with IBD and subsequent surgery.His bravery and humanity come through crystal clear although its obvious Rolfis simply trying to help others via his experience and not blow his ownhorn.Nevertheless, no reader can help but admire the perserverance, bothpersonal and professional, of this fine human being. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Soccer    2. Sports & Recreation    3. Adoption    4. Biography    5. National Football League    6. Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease and Ostomy Surgery   

Editorial Review

Lou Gehrig started his professional baseball career at a time when players began to be seen as national celebrities. Though this suited charismatic men such as Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio, Gehrig avoided the spotlight and preferred to speak with his bat. Best known for playing in 2,130 consecutive games as well as his courage in battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a disease that now bears his name), the Iron Horse that emerges from this book is surprisingly naïve and insecure. He would cry in the clubhouse after disappointing performances, was painfully shy around women (much to the amusement of some of his teammates), and particularly devoted to his German-immigrant mother all his life. Even after earning the league MVP award he still feared the Yankees would let him go. Against the advice of Ruth and others, he refused to negotiate aggressively and so earned less than he deserved for many seasons. Honest, humble, and notoriously frugal, his only vices were chewing gum and the occasional cigarette. And despite becoming one of the finest first basemen of all time, Jonathan Eig shows how Gehrig never seemed to conquer his self-doubt, only to manage it better. Read more

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A Gentlemanly Hero
Even though it's 70 years after Lou Gehrig ran the bases, Mr. Eig has crafted a masterpiece that brings this athlete to life before our eyes. We see his rise to stardom as a quiet hero, and we see his hearbreaking descent into the physical hell of ALS.Everyone knows how this book will end, but even so, the final act will leave you weeping.
I'm 14, so call me a kid if you want
This book was the best biography I have ever read. I absolutely hate the Yankees with all my heart, but this book makes you love the Yankees a little bit more. Eig gave a good balance of personal life and baseball life where he excelled in both. The only complaint I have is that the 2-3 chapters of ALS coverage was really boring. All the letters to read were a pain and I just wanted to get done with it, but don't be discouraged to read it because everything else is flawless.

Triple Crown Winner!
Having read a number of biographies about Lou Gehrig, I was looking forward to reading this one and I was not disappointed.Mr. Eig gives us insight into the childhood of Gehrig, along with the domineering role that his mother played in his life.As he begins his professional career, we are privy to the insecurity that he experienced, even in times of success.In addition, we see the conflicted Lou when he marries and it causes problems with his mother. Finally we watch as A.L.S. chokes the life out of a strong and courageous man.This in an awesome and insightful work. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1903-1941    2. Baseball    3. Baseball - History    4. Biography & Autobiography    5. Biography / Autobiography    6. Biography And Autobiography    7. Biography/Autobiography    8. Gehrig, Lou,    9. Sports - Baseball    10. Sports - General    11. Biography & Autobiography / Sports   

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Great book of history
I loved "Seabiscuit" as I had always admired the horse for his come-from-behind tactics and his rags to riches story. Man O' War was the total opposite...and maybe that's the one and only shortcoming of any book telling about him.....he almost always won, so you kind of "know the ending."
Excellent read
I now know so much about horse racing, at least during the 1920s, that it is a little unsettling. Dorothy Ours did a fabulous job of weaving the undercurrents of greed, malice, honor, dysfunctional personalities, and stark honesty (not especially common) of the horse racing world of the time around that incredible being, Man O War. I suppose you could say that she used Man O War, his accomplishments and talents, as a backdrop for illumination to highlight the condition of humanity, then and now. Honesty does not always get its reward, nor honor its justice. Capability does not always get its glory. Greed, avarice,malice do not always get their just desserts.It is a bittersweet picture of reality. Still, the wonder of the horse shines.

Seabiscuit's Grandad
While this book will be compared to Lauren Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit, probably to its detriment, it is exciting in its own way.Seabiscuit told a rags-to-riches story.Man O'War's story was a riches-to-riches tale and so lacks some of the suspense.
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Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Horse Racing    3. Man o' War (Race horse)    4. Race horses    5. Sports    6. Sports & Recreation    7. Sports - General    8. United States    9. Sports & Recreation / Horse Racing   

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I wish I knew what Bo Knows
This piece is a look at the upbringing of Bo Jackson.He discusses his past and what brought him to his successes in life.It is watered down with numbers and flashbacks of games that not many remember.The saving graces in this book are the stories in regard to charitable works Bo has done, as well as Dick Schaap and his mid chapter-per chapter writings.
More than One Chance
More than One Chance
SuperMan meets the Incredible Hulk = BO JACKSON
In my opinion, one of the greatest athletes to come along post-1970s (that generation had Ali, Wilt, Alcindor, Hank Aaron, Jenner, Hamill, Franco Harris, Evelyn Ashford, Archie Griffin, Bjorn Borg, George McGinnis ... some of the biggest names in sport!).
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Subjects:  1. 1962-    2. Baseball    3. Baseball players    4. Biography    5. Biography & Autobiography    6. Biography/Autobiography    7. Football    8. Football players    9. Jackson, Bo,    10. Sports - General    11. United States    12. Jackson, Bo    13. Non-Classifiable   

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What about faith?
It's hard to rate Sander's book.If you're a secular humanist, then fine, 5 stars.If you're a Christian, watch out, 3 at best, unless you classify it as a counter-example.I bought the book to try to help my daughter get the most out of athletics, but what I found was an eye-opener.The arguments are filled with reasoning that undermines the Christian faith: 1. You can do anything if you set your mind to it.A nice can-do attitude, but what about the grace of God?Summer forgot that she never had a debilitating traffic accident (try getting Olympic swimming gold with one leg) or a disease (thyroiditis will leave you in bed, not in a pool swimming laps) or a random act of violence against her.She, plus her parental guidance, were all that was needed.Hmmm...2. Next is the issue of pure selfishness.Who really benefits from her pursuit of gold?Summer.Hours each day serving one person - yourself - when you could be serving others.I don't see another way to slice that.She makes a weak argument that not using your skill is selfish.Well, if you have a great physical talent, use if for something physically challenging that will help other people (armed forces, police, construction, anything).3. The problem with spectator sports in general is (and yes, I'm a man and I don't watch sports) that the essence of sports is pride - showing that you are "better" than everyone else.Sanders pretty much states that this was her goal.Well, pride is one of the things that God hates the most.So to make your life's pursuit the goal of showing you are better than everyone else at anything is a pretty hollow existence.It's not surprising then that her second career choice is broadcasting ("look at me!" all over again).4. Letting the kid call the shots - I let my child make decisions based on her age.I don't assume she has more wisdom than I.I would discourage my kid from taking four or more hours per day, outside of school, in a selfish, prideful pursuit.(And lastly, let's not forget that the parable of "talents" in the Bible is one of the most widely misunderstood and misapplied passages.Its meaning is in using your talents to expand the kingdom of God, not in expanding the glorification of yourself.)
Summer's Olympic Wins were a product of her Family's Support
In Summer Sander's book Champions are Raised, not Born she talks about her life and how her parents affected it.Summer believed that the measure of a true champion I show well they take a defeat and Summer was about to take them in stride.Summer believed that her four Olympic medals were not just from her hard work but from the support of her parents and coaches also.Her childhood wasn't easy with the divorce of her parents but no matter whose house she was at she had both of their support.In her childhood swimming was just something she did to make friends and take up time but it ended up changing her whole life. Couldn't put it down
As a former swimmer and as a parent of 3 age-groups swimmers I figured this book would provide some insight into success.However, i didn't anticipate how much insight I would take away from it.It is truly amazing how much Ms. Sanders had been able to accomplish in her life and it is refreshing to see that someone so young had everything in the proper perspective.Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Entertainment & Performing Arts - Television Personalities    4. Family & Relationships    5. Family/Marriage    6. Parent and child    7. Parenting - General    8. Sanders, Summer    9. Sports    10. Sports - General    11. Swimmers    12. Swimming    13. United States    14. Women    15. Women swimmers    16. Family & Relationships / Parenting   

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If you like this sort of book, this is the sort of book you'll like
Smokey Yunick lived a long and interesting life, and damn near ALL of it is in this book.It's a great story, but I hesitate to call it a great book.
Best Damn Garage in Town:My Life and Adventures
A great read by one of my heros! I have never laughed so much than at Smokey's homespun sayings and observations. I also learned a lot about other people of his era that I admire.

Smokey was certainly his own man...
I lived in Daytona in the late 60's and stopped by his garage on occasion. Smokey didn't usually have much to say to you and kept all the "good stuff" in the back room. This book is an honest account of the way the man was...vulgar, straight from the hip and due,I suppose,to his age and recollection rather rambling. All in all an entertaining read especially if you were around and interested in racing during his era... ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography/Autobiography    3. Motor Sports    4. Sports - General    5. United States - 20th Century   

Editorial Review

If the subtitle of this delicious collection of Yogi-isms has you scratching your head, it has done its job as stunningly as Berra used to do his behind the plate at Yankee Stadium. The Hall of Fame MVP catcher for the pinstriped dynasties of the late 1940s through the '50s and into the '60s, Berra was about as quick with his witticisms as he was with his bat and glove. But if his observations hit the heart of the plate, his grammar tended to pop out of left field, hence the creation of a unique mode of malapropism dubbed the Yogi-ism.To truly understand the title, you need to know that not every mot ascribed to Yogi actually emanated from his mouth--they only sounded like they should have. Thus, he really Read more

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A great book that is is short, concise and not long :)
This is a must have for Yogi Berra fans or just anybody who appreciates baseball in an older, more pure era. This book contains not only his most famous quotes, but many from his personal life at home as well. The book is short (30 minute read). It is definately well worth reading or at least scanning through.

Short but funny with some ponderables
This small book contains many of Yogi Berra's humorous, and sometimes thought-provoking, statements.I added over 30 to my quotes collection.He explains how many originated and that he did not say some of the sayings attributed to him (p. 9: I really didn't say everything I said).Quite a few of them have been quoted so often as to have become part of our culture:
Enjoy the read, but don't take this book as historical fact
Yogi really DIDN'T say everything that's attributed to him. A whole cottage industry for sports writers has sprung up inventing way too clever stuff and putting it in Yogi's mouth.Read more

Subjects:  1. 1925-    2. Baseball    3. Baseball - General    4. Baseball managers    5. Baseball players    6. Berra, Yogi,    7. Biography & Autobiography    8. Biography/Autobiography    9. Quotations    10. Quotations, maxims, etc    11. Sports & Recreation    12. Sports - General    13. United States    14. Berra, Yogi    15. English    16. Humour    17. Other prose: from c 1900 -    18. Sports & Recreation / Baseball / General    19. USA   

Subjects:  1. Biography: sport    2. Soccer (Association football)   

Editorial Review

In 1979, Lesra, a 16-year-old African American boy from an impoverished Brooklyn neighborhood, befriended three thirtysomething Canadians in the borough on business. The boy, whom the Canadians flew to Toronto to visit them, had led a life so far from the comforts of nature that he stumbled trying to walking on a lawn. Charmed by the exuberant and obviously intelligent Lesra (Lazarus), and aware that without decent health care, a safe environment, or an education he would have little or no hope of success in his dangerous neighborhood, this exceptional group of people invited him to live with and be educated by them. Lesra thrived under their watch--but the story of Read more

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Good Story ...Told Not So Well
I really enjoyed the Ruber Carter biography The 16th Round. Carter is an amazing writer and he has an amazing life story. I figured this book would be sort of a follow up to his book taking us from incarceration in the end of 16th Round to freedom in Lazarus...
Fair treatment of two great stories
This book is not as well-written as some of the other books out there, but the stories it tackles are certainly interesting.
Inspiring Lives
Two stories in one book, the first part about a young man named Lesra (short for Lazarus) and then the full history of Rubin Carter known as the Hurricane, a black American framed for a crime he never committed and wrongfully imprisoned.A third influence which shadows both stories is a group of people known as the Canadians, their motivations are not revealed to the reader yet without the actions taken by these Canadians the stories with happy endings told in this book would not have been possible.
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Subjects:  1. 1937-    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Boxing    6. Carter, Rubin,    7. Case studies    8. Crime    9. Judicial error    10. New Jersey    11. Passaic County    12. People of Color    13. Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights    14. Sports - General    15. Trials (Murder)    16. Trials, litigation, etc    17. United States    18. Biography: sport    19. Carter, Rubin   

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Nice alternative to the Gracie books
I had two Gracie Jiu-Jitsu books, but there was always one thing that bothered me about their philosophy and approach, they always make it seem as if all you need is really good technique and nothing else matters, and I just can't agree with their idea that weight training and muscle power aren't really that important? I think having a strong body is equally important to good technique so I thought maybe Ken Shamrock's book would incorporate that more (obviously by looking at his body that must be part of his training) Sure enough this book gave me what I was looking for, some insight into how a power wrestler/fighter goes about things. If you are sick of the wimpy Gracie way then this gives you some good perspective on the power game.

Wonderful Insight Into The Man Personally & Professionally

not quite in line with reality
This is a great book for early history points of the UFC and to give an idea of some of the training that goes into this type of fighting, but the rivalry with Dan Severn is mis-portrayed.
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Subjects:  1. 1964-    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Martial Arts & Self-Defense    5. Martial artists    6. Martial arts    7. Shamrock, Ken,    8. Sports    9. Sports & Recreation    10. Sports - General    11. United States    12. Biography: sport    13. Oriental martial arts    14. Shamrock, Ken   

Editorial Review

As baseball legend Ted Williams lay dying in Florida, his old Boston Red Sox teammates Johnny Pesky and Dom DiMaggio piled into a car and drove 1,300 miles to see their friend. Another member of the close-knit group, Bobby Doerr, remained in Oregon to tend to his wife who had suffered a stroke. Besides providing a poignant travelogue of the elderly Pesky and DiMaggio's trip, David Halberstam's Read more

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Great read
great story about long friendships originating from their days as ballplayers. The persoanlities of Doerr, Dimaggio, Pesky, and Williams really shine through in this short read. I never knew much about Dom Dimaggio before this book, after reading it he sounds like a Hall of Famer. Too bad he's not in. Williams comes off as alternatively abrasive and childlike, yet still somehow loveable. This is definitely a good story about long friendships.

Baseball, Friendship, and the Shared Experience
This is a touching, fun, and relaxed telling of the story of 4 Red Sox players from the glory days, who all these decades later, are still looking after each other.Ted, Johnny, Dom, and Bobby never won a World Series, but their nearly lifelong friendship speaks about much more than just baseball. Wonderfully told by the author, who of course, is a fan himself.

The Teammates
This is a great book. One of the best books I've read. Dom Dimaggio and Johnny Pesky is driving to Florida to visit the sick Ted Williams for the last time. On the 1,300 mi. trip to Florida, Dimaggio and Pesky look back on all the memories they had on the Red Sox with Ted and Bobby Doerr. Memories from fishing with Williams and Doerr to the field of Fenway Park. Dan Halberstam has once again created a master-piece. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1918-    2. Baseball - History    3. Baseball players    4. Biography    5. Biography / Autobiography    6. DiMaggio, Dom    7. Doerr, Bobby,    8. Male friendship    9. Pesky, Johnny,    10. Sports    11. Sports & Recreation    12. Sports - Baseball    13. United States    14. Williams, Ted,    15. Sports & Recreation / Baseball / History   

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No mas!
This is at least one book too many for Peter.Most of the stories are old and too many involve farts.If you find this funny, your sense of humor has not developed since the second grade.The book is full of errors.Peter tells how Riviera is one of his favorite courses and then tells about his hole-in-one on the 15th hole. Sorry, Peter but the 15th hole is a par four.You made your ace on the 14th hole.It is evident that Peter not only did not write the book, he didn't even read it.
Real lightweight
There's nothing really bad about this slim book, but the writing is bland and cliches abound.I found the book neither enlightening nor funny.I'm a big golf fan and like Peter Jacobsen as a player.I always like to see him win or do well.I think that the problem with the book is that Peter is simply too nice a guy, at least in print (and that does not mean to imply he is not otherwise a nice guy), to be very interesting.

Great writing team
Once again Jacobsen and Sheehan have outdone themselves writing a book about their love of the game and the great stories that have ensued from the fairways worldwide...
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Subjects:  1. Anecdotes    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Golf    4. Golf - General    5. Humor    6. Personal Memoirs    7. Sports    8. Sports & Recreation    9. Sports - General    10. Tournaments    11. Biography & Autobiography / Sports    12. Bargain   

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No Surprises
Often seeing a ***** film leads me to seek further pleasure in reading the book upon which the film was based. Unfortunately, this book adds little and would more aptly be called a narrative script of the film. - Anita Madsen

Cinderella Man
I really liked the book. It caught my attention alot in the story. I found myself not being able to put the book down. I liked Jim out of all the characters, because he was the fighter, and he showed a lot of determindation and fighting skills. I liked the ending because he came back and beat Baer, who was supposed to "Kill him". It was a good book.

Cinderella Man
A month before the Australian release of 'Cinderella Man', I am
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Subjects:  1. 1906-    2. Braddock, James J.,    3. Fiction    4. Historical - General    5. Movie / TV Tie-Ins    6. Movie-TV Tie-In - General    7. Mystery/Suspense    8. Biography: sport    9. Boxing    10. Fiction / Movie or Television Tie-In   

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Extraordinary book
A cover blurb on Christine Brennan's new book uses the word "heartfelt." I'm very surprised that all of the reviewers didn't include "heart" somewhere in their comments. This is the most magical book. Not only for Brennan's wonderful relationship with her father. I was moved equally by the sense of Christine Brennan that emerges from her writing. This is a valuable book, a blessing for the world. It glows with the magic of the heart - for sports, child-raising, and life. In a world that perversely tries to discount the heart's feelings, her book provides overwhelming evidence of the need for love.

Memorable and touching
When I saw this book, I knew immediately that I'd be interested in it. I mean, Christine Brennan was the Washington Post beat writer for the Redskins in the mid-80s when I lived in DC as well, and as she jokingly puts it, being the Redskins beat writer was the second most important beat, after the White House beat, unless the Redskins played the Cowboys. So I remember well her byline in the Post Sports section from those days.
Memories
I was in tears at the first chapter, as my father too introduced me to sports.Much of what Ms. Brennan has written brings me back to the wonderful memories of my Dad and our love for the Detroit Tigers.I gave the book to my Dad for Fathers Day.I only wish I had the talent to have written such a wonderful memorial to my father.Thank you, Christine. ... Read more

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Good baseball stories mixed with some leadership tips.
As a lifetime Braves fan I may be a little biased, but as a lifetime baseball fan I think I can make a fair review. It seems like Schuerholz wanted to write a book about how to be a great leader in the business world, but he just could not stop talking about all the interesting behind the scenes baseball stories from his career as a general manager for the Kansas City Royals and the Atlanta Braves.
You'll gain ideas you can use in almost any field of life!
Though the Atlanta Braves will probably not make the playoffs
A winner with an Amusing Review
"Built To Win" is a management primer that should be in the hands of every personnel manager in and out of sport. The negative review by Mr. Ahnberg is amusing: He says it is written on a fourth-grade level, but he misspells "conscience," a word most third-graders can spell. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Atlanta Braves (Baseball team)    2. Baseball    3. Baseball - History    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Coaching - Baseball    6. Management    7. Personal Memoirs    8. Schuerholz, John    9. Sports    10. Sports & Recreation    11. Sports - Baseball    12. Sports Economics    13. Sports & Recreation / Baseball / General