Highly recommend for any PCL/MLB Padres fan!
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Note: Consists mostly of photos rather than text.  However, the photos are great - with many being very rare!
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Pittsburgh Pirate fan forever.  Love the new park and city backdrop as displayed by poster.  Poster looks great framed and hung.  Lucky enough to get mine signed by Clint Hurdle at baseball banquet
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Awesome book in which 20 past and present MLB players talk about their lives and their families up to the point of starting their professional careers - more interesting are the older players like Bill Mazeroski and his family's abject poverty, and Ron LeFlore and his personal troubles.  Well worth any price you pay becoz you learn more about the players as people and children, and you're not subjected to statistic after statistic and game recaps. Also a very unique writing style by the authors - a well put phrase is referenced to a few paragraphs later - you'll catch yourself going back a lil to see how and where that phrase was first used.  Also unique is that you learn about the players' lives after their careers, too.  Get this book, at least check for it at your local library if you're poor or cheap like me.
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Great backpack for baseball gear!  My siblings have two of these now.  We had one problem with a zipper breaking, but quickly had it taken care of.  We've had one for over a year with a kid that I swear seriously puts products to test.  His backpack has been through two summers of baseball camps plus a whole season of baseball camp.  So far, no problems.  The other one is fairly new, but it's great!  We love that there's such a variety in color options out there.  There are places to hold everything you need!

The real thing you need to know when purchasing one of these is that there really is a way to packing these things.  There's a place for your bats (two - one on each side), but then we end up putting the helmet in the bigger back zippered space upside down so that the glove can go inside of it.  If it's packed like this, everything they need easily fits in it.  Great bag!  So much better than the standard type of bags.
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I am a NY Giants fan that lives near Dallas TX.
I pre-ordered this product and just received it on June 3rd, ahead of schedule!
Immediately, I popped Disc 3 (vs Dallas), to relive a great victory over a shocked Dallas team, and to check out the product.
This disc had the game as it was broadcast by Fox with a couple of short pre-game on the field interviews. Then just the game, no commercials or idle time, but all of the action.
I assume the same goes for the other discs/games.

PROS:
Original broadcast (commercial free) complete games:
-Disc 1 Patriots at Giants (last game of regular season)
-Disc 2 Giants at Buccaneers (wild card game)
-Disc 3 Giants at Cowboys (
-Disc 4 Giants at Packers (NFC Championship game)
-Disc 5 Giants at Patriots (Superbowl XLII game)

Reasonable price (less than $29)

CONS:
They are regular broadcast video quality.
(I would have loved for them to be widescreen HD)

I strongly recommend this to all Giants fans and NFL fans in general.
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My husband received this as a Father's Day gift this year as he is a fan of the game and is teaching our children about it.  We have played it almost daily since then and my children (7,5,3) love it!  It is fast paced, extremely portable, easy to teach others and it's about baseball!  I like the game because it encourages reading (some baseball terms are on the cards), the kids easily adjust it themselves to make it more fair for our 3 yr old, and it is also speech practice for my 5 year old who has a harder time coming up with the correct word for things, especially under pressure and both kids and adults can play together.  I think that the baseball element to the game helps keep his interest and overlook his speech issues as he's playing.  I will be showing this game to the Speech Pathologist at our school this fall.  I would highly recommend this game to families.  We will certainly be purchasing other SpotIt! Editions.
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This book is a MUST for the person interested in becoming a better Cubs fan. I work with a group of women that LOVE to go to the Cubs games. They invited me last year - I had fun, but didn't know much. I was given this book to "teach me" about the Cubs and how a Cubs fan exists. Ellis gives details about being a Cubs fan that are so helpful such as "TANY - There's Always Next Year" and "Beer Will Make it Better". The illustrations were great, and the glossary will come in handy when I go to my next game. I got a lot out of the book, but I know that even the most knowledgeable fans will find lots of new and interesting information in this extremely funny book. You won't be disappointed - it's any easy read, and entertaining. Highly recommend!
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I love baseball! And I love my Arkansas Razorbacks. When given the chance to order the Red and White Baseball Bat Pendant Necklace Girl Teen Women Boy Friend Softball League Fan Jewelry Gift for myself, I was so excited. Here in Razorback country, we wear our red and white with pride, and that this necklace was our team colors and all about baseball, was exactly what I wanted!
This necklace is classic sports design with quality material and workmanship. Like other products from this company, the serpentine chain and the lobster claw clasp show great workmanship. It is lightweight enough so that it doesnt annoy me when I wear it.
Matter of fact, this is my favorite piece of jewelry. Combining my favorite teams colors and my favorite sport into one piece of jewelry makes this a hit with me. I definitely recommend this for anyone who knows a lady or is a lady who loves baseball and jewelry. You can wear this with pride; I do.
This product was provided at a discounted price or free in exchange for my honest review. The views are 100% my own
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I bought this for my husband for his birthday and he loves it!  He's an Indians fan and a baseball fanatic.  He thought this was really cool and keeps it on his desk at work to stay in touch.  When I got it, I used it in my office, which is surrounded by cement walls and no windows and still got a good signal.  No complaints - just wish it would give you more of the stats of a game in progress.  Perfect gift for a dad!
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As Baseball Season approaches... this is a wonderful gift for someone whose pew is bleacher in center field. For someone who would say in deep sincerity "If God can't recognize me praying in a bleacher - He certainly wouldh't know my voice in a church pew."
John really understands the power of the parable and his intimacy with the sport of baseball has him name dropping Baseball Greats into the paragraphs that is worthy of any aficionado of the game.

I'd love having John Sexton the third base coach for those last innings of life... and as a team manager for the rookies down there
on the wanna - be bench...  Peace and all good John!
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I was so happy to find this download code as my local Game Stop wanted 34 bucks for a pre owned copy, that's rediculous!!  Everything performs just as if it were the hard copy....  no lag time smooth controls etc.  However the only reason I couldn't give this a full 5 stars was not because the game it's self but because of the extremely long download time!  I mean it took over 12 hours to fully download.  Still that wasn't a major deal for me.  The game is fun to play and the graphics are great on the ps3! I chose this particular game as I needed a baseball game for my ps3 library because I decided to give my ps4 to my young nephews who are really in to videogames right now and I don't play nearly as I use to.  I'm just happy with my good ole ps3 and MLB The Show 16 is the last year and latest version available for the ps3 and it hasn't disappointed!  Totally worth the 20 bucks and long download time IMO.  Buy it!
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As soon as I got "Major League Encounters" I flipped to the pages with my favorite players, and loved what I read.  Once I started at the beginning I enjoyed learning so much more about players I have followed but never really felt connected to.  Larry LaRue helped me get connected to them!  I am so impressed by Larry's storytelling, his insight, his willingness to share even the most challenging and personal experiences. I was also surprised how many times this sports writer worked behind the scenes to make big things happen. If you are a baseball fan, and if you have a favorite, or a few favorite players, this is a fun, must read!
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Charles has put together a great book for baseball lovers who really want to get into the spring training experience. Lots of really good insights covering issues like the best way to buy tickets, stadium logistics etc. I also love the space at the end of the book to get players autographs- very cool!
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I'm such a HUGE baseball fan and I absolutely LOVE this case. Fits perfectly and has a slim look to it...I've dropped my phone a couple of times face down and it totally protected it :). Definitely would recommend getting this case.
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Glad I finally read the primary source after reading so much sabermetric information and discussion online, and seeing it applied and adopted to varying degrees throughout MLB. Joe Blanton and Scott Kazmir both were traded to new teams at the 2015 deadline as I read about the start of their respective careers so many years ago.  It feels like ancient history but the principals in the story are still in the game--that's how fast they've changed everything.

Looking forward to catching up on more from Michael Lewis.
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Great gift!  I got this as a gift from my husband for my 12 year old's birthday.  My husband too played shortstop in college.  Now it's one of the position my son plays in little league!  We are huge Yankee/Jeter fans!
1751680
Excellent source of humor and fun facts for anyone who likes baseball.  I gave this as a birthday gift to a family member who closely follows our home team, and the recipient loved it!