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Urban Shocker: Silent Hero of Baseball's Golden Age2018 SABR Baseball Research Award Winner Baseball in the 1920s is most known for Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees, but there was another great Yankee player in that era whose compelling story remains untold. Urban Shocker was a fiercely competitive and colorful pitcher, a spitballer who had many famous battles with Babe Ruth before returning to the Yankees. Shocker was traded away to the St. Louis Browns in 1918 by Yankees manager Miller Huggins, a
2018 SABR Baseball Research Award Winner Baseball in the 1920s is most known for Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees, but there was another great Yankee player in that era whose compelling story remains untold. Urban Shocker was a fiercely competitive and colorful pitcher, a spitballer who had many famous battles with Babe Ruth before returning to the Yankees. Shocker was traded away to the St. Louis Browns in 1918 by Yankees manager Miller Huggins, a trade Huggins always regretted. In 1925, after four straight seasons with at least twenty wins with the hapless Browns, Shocker became the only player Huggins brought back to the Yankees. He finally reached the World Series, with the 1926 Yankees. In the Yankees' storied 1927 season, widely viewed to be the best in MLB history, Shocker pitched with guts and guile, finishing with a record of 18-6 even while his fastball and physical skills were deserting him. Hardly anyone knew that Shocker was suffering from an incurable heart disease that left him able to sleep only while sitting up and which would take his life in less than a year. With his physical skills diminishing, he continued to win games through craftiness and well-placed pitches.Delving into Shocker's baseball career, his love of the game, and his battle with heart disease, Steve Steinberg shows the dominant and courageous force that he was.
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Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 04/01/2017
ISBN: 9780803295995
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.48lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.05w x 1.31d
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Scent: Gray
Nice to have a scrub side and a soft side. Easily toss on washing machine to clean.
Seems to last. Nice size and loop to easily hang to dry.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2024
★★★★★ 3
Small Wash Cloth - Potholder Size
I really want to rave about the product, but it is just too small. The wash cloth lather's really well (it will save on liquid soap). I love the exfoliating side, I feel I am getting clean. I am a female who loves to work outside in the garden, ride ATV's and do woodworking. I get really dirty and it is great for removing dirt! My husband loves the cloth too, but he is tall (6'2") and the cloth is really small for him. For Him, my solution was to sew two of them together (don't judge my sewing skills). He can now use it as a wash cloth and back scratcher/cleaner (loops sewn at opposing ends). Pros: Cleans well, lots of lather with little soap, has a hanging hoop. Cons: Extremely Small (that is a regular size white Bed and Bath wash cloth for comparison). If using the terry cloth side, hard to hold because synthetic scrubby side is slick, the terry side also tends to "ball up" (I don't think this can be fixed because of the nature of the synthetic side). Please make this product larger, I would definitely buy again. Thank You!
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Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2022
★★★★★ 5
Scrub a dub dub
Scent: Ivory
I like the scrubby side more then the soft side, fits great in the hand, washing doesn’t ruin the durability or feel and the pack is a great deal!
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Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2025
★★★★★ 5
A bit small!
Format: Board book, Format: Board book
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? / Oso polar, oso polar, ¿qué es ese ruido? is such a great classic! My students absolutely love the repetitive, rhythmic text—it keeps them engaged and encourages participation, especially during read-alouds.
I also love that it’s bilingual, which supports my students in building vocabulary and making connections in both English and Spanish. It’s perfect for a diverse classroom and helps all learners feel included.
The only downside is that the book is a bit smaller than expected, but it’s still a wonderful addition to our classroom library. Overall, a must-have for early childhood classrooms!
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Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2026
★★★★★ 5
This book’s a classic!
Format: Board book
Love, love, love this book. It’s great that it is bilingual. We need more books like this!
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Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2026