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9780764812880

And God Said, "Play Ball!" : Amusing and Thought-Provoking Parallels Between the Bible and Baseball

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  • ISBN13:

    9780764812880

  • ISBN10:

    0764812882

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-04-01
  • Publisher: Liguori Pubns
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Summary

Faith and Baseball have long been important factors in the life of author Gary Graf, each one inspiring valuable lessons on living. "I keep returning to them both," he says. "Each has taught me lessons about love, loss, and life. Each has its own rewards and its version of universal truth. I'm no theologian by any standard, and I never could throw a curve ball with any precision. But I do think there's a symbiotic relationship between that which was heaven sent and the game which is heaven on earth."

Table of Contents

Foreword vii
Acknowledgments ix
Warm-Ups 1(4)
"I Believe in the Church of Baseball."
Top of the 1st 5(10)
"Play Ball!"
Bottom of the 1st 15(8)
"Pair Up in Threes."
Top of the 2nd 23(8)
"Runs, Hits, Errors"
Bottom of the 2nd 31(6)
"Babe Sold to Yankees for $100,000"
Top of the 3rd 37(4)
"Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?"
Bottom of the 3rd 41(17)
"162 Games"
Top of the 4th 58(12)
"Jackie's Going to the Major Leagues!"
Bottom of the 4th 70(20)
"The Giants Win the Pennant! The Giants Win the Pennant!"
Top of the 5th 90(8)
"755 Career Home Runs; 11 Career Home Runs"
Bottom of the 5th 98(10)
"Hit, Hit With Power, Run, Field, and Throw"
Top of the 6th 108(8)
"There Goes the Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived."
Bottom of the 6th 116(7)
"Worst to First"
Top of the 7th 123(7)
"I Really Didn't Say Everything I Said."
Bottom of the 7th 130(7)
"I Wished Harm to Allie Reynolds."
Top of the 8th 137(7)
"Willie, Mickey, and the Duke"
Bottom of the 8th 144(9)
"I Have Long Ago Forgiven Him, and I Really Hope He Has Forgiven Me."
Top of the 9th 153(13)
"Answered Prayers! After 42 Years, the Angels Win the Series."
Bottom of the 9th 166(7)
"With One Toss a Series Was Lost, With Another a Series Won."
Post-Game Show 173(2)
Notes 175(4)
Sources and Permissions 179

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