Barehanded Books

A warm-up pitch for the World Series
The Boston Globe; 10/25/2009; 980 words; ...more, here are a couple of books that involve not just the Series...seems a device aimed at bigger book sales, but weakens the work...trivializing it. Both Deveney's book and Mike Vaccaro's "The...the series played out - with barehanded catches, heroic performances...and some two dozen other ...

Now, Nats Finding New Ways To Win; Team Captures Fourth in a Row
The Washington Post; 8/6/2009; 1014 words; ...transformation comes too late to inspire leather-bound commemorative books. It comes too late, even, for the Nationals to commence...trickled off his glove, he chased it onto the infield grass, barehanded it and threw to first while falling forward. Big out. Telltale...

One-hit wonder; Seattle 5, Baltimore 0; Career night for starter Washburn.(Sports)
The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA); 7/7/2009; 1003 words; ...hit. Asked if he realized how close he came to the record book, Washburn said: "Not really. I'm sure it will sink in...defensive play of the game in the seventh. He charged and barehanded a slow roller by Adam Jones, gunning him out at first. Washburn...

For Nats, This One Is Worth The Wait; Stammen's First Big League Win Caps Long Day
The Washington Post; 6/19/2009; 965 words; ...idled with card games. Stammen watched television and read a book. The teams, across the rest of the season, had just one...out of the fifth came when Austin Kearns, in right field, barehanded the rebound of Nick Swisher's off-the-wall liner and...

The darkest element
High Country News; 2/2/2009; 617 words; ...during World War II, but solid storytelling prevails. The book presents disturbing firsthand accounts of places like the Shikolobwe...despite four decades of official closure, local men still work barehanded to feed a thriving black market. He visits Russia to uncover...