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Summary: A book full of great baseball games and tips from Kirby
Review: "Kirby Puckett's Baseball Games" is about baseball in the largest sense. Yes, the Hall of Famer talks about the fundamentals of baseball as it is played on a regulation Little League diamond, but this book is also about tennis played in a sandlot, a gymnasium, or even a living room. This is for kids who play baseball when they do not have a bat or a ball, let alone a field to play on. The games are geared to three levels of difficult (Rookie, Pro, All-Star) and focus on the four fundamental baseball skills of hitting, running, catching, and throwing. You might have heard of Pepper, but have you heard of Bubble Batting, Capture the Glove, Freeze Fly or Flipper? The book also covers baseball rules (an early section emphasizes how agreeing on Ground Rules is important), examples of baseball talk (from batting average to rundown), various records for each aspect of the game, as well as lots of tips from Kirby. It is amazing how much is crammed in this book besides the 34 games promised on the cover. Puckett co-authors this book with Andrew Gutelle, who has written several excellent juvenile books dealing with great moments in baseball history. The illustrations by Paul Meisel fit nicely into the scheme and content of the book. "Kirby Puckett's Baseball Games" has as much in its 100 pages as anything book for teaching kids the game as anything I have ever seen. No matter what level of experience your youngster is at, they will not only have fun with what they find in this book, they will understand the game better and improve their playing skills.
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Summary: A book full of great baseball games and tips from Kirby
Review: "Kirby Puckett's Baseball Games" is about baseball in the largest sense. Yes, the Hall of Famer talks about the fundamentals of baseball as it is played on a regulation Little League diamond, but this book is also about tennis played in a sandlot, a gymnasium, or even a living room. This is for kids who play baseball when they do not have a bat or a ball, let alone a field to play on. The games are geared to three levels of difficult (Rookie, Pro, All-Star) and focus on the four fundamental baseball skills of hitting, running, catching, and throwing. You might have heard of Pepper, but have you heard of Bubble Batting, Capture the Glove, Freeze Fly or Flipper? The book also covers baseball rules (an early section emphasizes how agreeing on Ground Rules is important), examples of baseball talk (from batting average to rundown), various records for each aspect of the game, as well as lots of tips from Kirby. It is amazing how much is crammed in this book besides the 34 games promised on the cover. Puckett co-authors this book with Andrew Gutelle, who has written several excellent juvenile books dealing with great moments in baseball history. The illustrations by Paul Meisel fit nicely into the scheme and content of the book. "Kirby Puckett's Baseball Games" has as much in its 100 pages as anything book for teaching kids the game as anything I have ever seen. No matter what level of experience your youngster is at, they will not only have fun with what they find in this book, they will understand the game better and improve their playing skills.
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Summary: Inspiration for creative baseball practices
Review: As a All Star Little League Coach of 7 and 8 year olds, and a MOM, this has sparked my imagination for coming up with creative drills. I've used some of Kirby's and some of my own, to pass on the love of the game of playing baseball at whatever level. Gosh, I love the look in the kids eyes, when they finally get it. Thanks Kirby
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