02382cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324500540014826400510020230000470025333600260030033700260032633800360035250000310038850801870041952011890060653400450179565300340184065300240187465300410189870000450193985600430198499900170202733291UtSlPG20260610133747.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aGV1 aMathewson, Christy,d1880-192510aPitching in a Pinch; or, Baseball from the Inside 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2010-07-30  aProduced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images
generously made available by The Internet Archive/American
Libraries.)  a"Pitching in a Pinch; or, Baseball from the Inside" by Christy Mathewson is a firsthand account of the game of baseball, authored during the early 20th century. The book captures the essence of professional baseball through the eyes of one of the greatest pitchers of his time, providing insights into the strategies and challenges faced in the sport. Through anecdotes and experiences, Mathewson offers readers a glimpse into the intense environment of Major League Baseball, highlighting the mental and physical demands placed on players.  At the start of the book, Mathewson discusses some of the most challenging batters he has faced, emphasizing their unique hitting styles and how he has adapted his pitching techniques to counter them. Through the stories of notable players like Joe Tinker and Fred Clarke, he illustrates the psychological strategies at play during a game, where intuition and experience often dictate success. The opening sets the stage for further explorations into the intricacies of pitching and the dynamics of baseball, engaging sports enthusiasts with its mix of personal narrative and practical expertise. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aMathewson, Christy, 1880-1925  aPitching (Baseball)  aBaseball -- United States -- History1 aWheeler, John N.q(John Neville),d1886-40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33291  c74137d74137