High Heat (40 page)
Authors: Tim Wendel
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Index
Aaron, Hank
Abbott, Jim
Abbott, Mike
Aberdeen Testing Grounds
Adams, Bruce
Agee, Tommie
Ainsmith, Eddie
Alabama-Florida League
Alexander, Grover
Alleghenies, Galvin and
Allen, Maury: on Grove
Allison, Bobby
Alou, Moises
Alston, Walter: John and
Alvin High School, Ryan and
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
American Association
American League
American Legion
American Orthopedic Society, John and
American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI)
Anaheim Stadium
Anderson, Matt: rookie year of
Anderson, Steven
Andrews, James
Andrews, Mike: on Conigliaro
Anthony, Carmelo
Arduini, John
Arizona Diamondbacks
Ashby, Alan: on Richard
ASMI.
See
American Sports Medicine Institute
See
American Sports Medicine Institute
Associated Press
Atlanta Braves
Wohlers and
Atlantic League
Avila, Ralph: on Richard
Baez, Danys: beaning by
Baker, Frank “Home Run”: Johnson and
Balance Point
Baltimore Orioles
Dalkowski and
Grove and
Shelton and
Baltimore Sun
Bannister, Floyd
Barber, Steve
Dalkowski and
Barnes, Virgil
Barney, Rex
Barrows, Bob
Baseball
(Burns)
(Burns)
Baseball Abstract
(James)
(James)
Baseball academies
Baseball America,
Gillick in
Gillick in
Baseball Assistance Team, Dalkowski and
Baseball Encyclopedia, The
Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's GreenWood Cemetery
(Nash)
(Nash)
Baseball Magazine
Baseball Weekly
Baseballs
American League
cost of
foreign substances on
National League
Bay, Jason
Baylock, Andy: Dalkowski and
Beanballs
Beavers, Bob: Dalkowski and
Beckett, Josh
Beeston, Paul
Belanger, Mark
Belcher, Tim
Belinsky, Bo: Dalkowski and
Bell, Cool Papa
Benes, Andy
Berger, Mike
Bernstein, Leonard
Berry, Chuck
Berry, Ken
Berton, Joe
Bill James Handbook, The
(James)
(James)
Bio-Kinetics Co.
Biomechanics
Blair, Paul
Blankenship, Cliff
Blass, Steve
Bloomer Girls
Blue Ridge League
Bluefield Dodgers
Bodie, Frank “Ping”: quote of
Boese, Paul: quote of
Bolin, Bobby
Bolt, Becky
Bolt, Usain
Bond, Tommy
Bonds, Barry
Bonilla, Bobby
Boot, Henry: radar and
Boras, Scott: Strasburg and
Bosio, Chris
Bosman, Dick
Price and
on teaching hitting
Boston Globe,
Grove in
Grove in
Boston Red Sox
Grove and
Mays and
Wagner and
Boswell, Thomas: on Strasburg
Bowden, Jim: resignation of
Bradlow, Eric
Brecheen, Harry: Dalkowski and
Breeden, Hal
Brees, Drew
Bridgeport Bluefish, John and
Brito, Mike
Brooklyn Dodgers
Koufax and
Brooklyn Eagle,
on Creighton
on Creighton
Brooklyn Robins
Brown, Gates
Brown, Kevin
Brush, John
Bruton, Bill
Buffalo Bisons, Galvin and
Buhner, Jay
Bull Durham
(film)
(film)
ballpark of
memorable moments of
quote from
Burns, Ken
Byrd, Sammy “Babe Ruth's legs,”
Cain, Pat: Dalkowski and
California Angels
Abbott and
Belinsky and
Conigliaro and
Dalkowski and
Ryan and
Cambria, Joe
Camden Yards
Cantillon, Joe
Cape Cod League
Carew, Rod
Carlton, Steve: strikeouts by
Carpenter, Chris: on Clemens
Carroll, Jamey
Cash, Norm
Cassel, Jack
Castilla, Vinny
Catchers
fastballs and
intelligence of
Catlin, George
Cedeno, Cesar
Cepeda, Orlando: Gibson and
Chadwick, Henry
Chamberlain, Joba
Chapman, Aroldis
Chapman, Ray
Conigliaro and
death of
fatal beaning of
Mays and
Charlton, Norm
Chiappetta, Tom: Dalkowski and
Chicago Cubs
O'Neil and
Chicago White Sox
Choo, Shin-Soo
Christian Science Monitor,
on Grove
on Grove
Cincinnati Reds
Nasty Boys and
Rusie and
Clemens, Roger
fastball of
intimidation by
steroids and
stonewalling by
Clemente, Roberto
Cleveland Indians
Feller and
Cleveland Plain Dealer,
on Freed
on Freed
Coaching Kids for Dummies
(Wolff)
(Wolff)
Cobb, Ty
Johnson and
Mays and
Cochrane, Mickey
Coffman, Dick
Coleman, Jerry
Coleman, Leonard: RBI and
Collins, Eddie
Collins, Mary
Colorado Rockies
Colt Stadium
Comerica Park
Conigliaro, Billy
Conigliaro, Tony
beaning of
Chapman and
comeback by
death of
Hamilton and
performance/lifestyle of
Conine, Jeff
Coolidge, Calvin
Cooper, James Fenimore
Cooperstown
baseball and
visiting
Cooperstown Dreams Park
Costner, Kevin
Cox, Bobby
Cox News Service
Crane, Sam: on Rusie
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