High Heat Read online

  Svrluga, Barry. “At Last, Bound for Glory,” Washington Post, August 1, 2007.

  Taaffe, William. “Gone . . . and Forgotten?” Sports Illustrated, October 26, 1987.

  Telgemeier, Denis. “Lefty Grove: One of a Kind,” Oakland Athletics Official Magazine, 1986.

  Thompson, Teri, Nathaniel Vinton, Michael O’Keeffe, and Christian Red. “Fall from Grace,” Sports Illustrated, April 27, 2009.

  Tompkin, Marc. “Price in the Zone, Rays Out of Luck,” St. Petersburg Times, June 17, 2009.

  ______. “Price Makes a Leap,” St. Petersburg Times, August 5, 2009.

  Treder, Steve. “Delving Into the Dalkowski Depths,” Hardball Times, May 29, 2007.

  Tully, Mike. “Flame Throwers,” Play Ball! Magazine, 1996.

  Verducci, Tom. “The Freak,” Sports Illustrated, July 7, 2008.

  ______. “Randy Johnson Will Grind Your Bones to Make His Bread,” Sports Illustrated, May 25, 2009.

  ______. “What’s Girardi to Do with A-Rod?” SI.com, June 19, 2009.

  ______. “With Vastly Improved Defense and Pitching Depth, Rangers Are for Real,” SI.com, May 20, 2009.

  Weber, Bruce. “Wildly Out of Control: Is It Pitcher’s Motion, or Emotion?” New York Times, August 23, 1998.

  Wentworth, John. “Speaking of Sports,” New Britain Herald, April 25, 1957.

  “The Wildest Pitcher,” staff report, Time, July 18, 1960.

  Wilson, Bernie. “Stephen Strasburg,” Associated Press, February 22, 2009.

  Wulf, Steve. “They’re Up in Arms over Beanballs,” Sports Illustrated, July 14, 1980.

  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

  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)

  Baseball Abstract (James)

  Baseball academies

  Baseball America, Gillick in

  Baseball Assistance Team, Dalkowski and

  Baseball Encyclopedia, The

  Baseball Legends of Brooklyn’s GreenWood Cemetery (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)

  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

  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

  Brooklyn Robins

  Brown, Gates

  Brown, Kevin

  Brush, John

  Bruton, Bill

  Buffalo Bisons, Galvin and

  Buhner, Jay

  Bull Durham (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

  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

  Coaching Kids for Dummies (Wolff)

  Cobb, Ty

  Johnson and

  Mays and

  Cochrane, Mickey

  Coffman, Dick

  Coleman, Jerry

  Coleman, Leonard: RBI and

  Collins, Eddie

  Collins, Mary

  Colora
do 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

  Crawford, Carl

  Crawford, Willie

  Creighton, James

  resting place of

  Criger, Lou: on Rusie

  Cronin, Joe

  Crow, Aaron

  Cummings, Candy

  Curveballs

  Dalkowski, Steve

  alcoholism of

  bet by

  contract for

  control and

  delivery of

  fastball of

  file on

  injury for

  photo of

  pitch counts and

  Price and

  promise of

  reputation of

  rookie year of

  speed of

  strikeouts by

  Dalton, Harry

  Damn Yankees (film)

  Davis, Crash

  philosophy of

  Davis, Eric

  Davis, James Whyte

  Day, Leon: O’Neil on

  Dean, Dizzy

  Deane, Bill

  Deford, Frank: on Mathewson

  Delahanty, Ed

  Delahanty, Jim: on Johnson

  DeLeon, Jose

  DeMars, Billy: Dalkowski and

  Detroit Lions, Plimpton and

  Detroit Tigers

  Anderson and

  Mays and

  Devine, Bing: Ryan and

  Dibble, Rob

  DiBiasio, Bob

  Didion, Joan: quote of

  Dierker, Larry

  DiMaggio, Joe

  Dodger Stadium

  Doerr, Bobby

  Dominican Republic

  baseball academy in

  Paige and

  prospects from

  Doubleday, Abner

  Dowd, “Buttermilk” Tommy

  Downs, Greg

  Drysdale, Don

  domination by

  speed of

  Ducey, Rob

  Duncan, Dave: on Ryan

  Duncan, Frank

  Dunn, Jack: Grove and

  Duren, Ryne

  Durham Athletic Park (DAP)

  Durham Bulls

  Price and

  Durocher, Leo: on Robinson

  Eagan, Wish

  Eastwick, Rawly

  Ebbets, Charles

  Egan, Tom: on Ryan

  Eisenberg, John

  Elias Sports Bureau

  Engh, Fred

  Enos, Bill

  ESPN

  ESPN: The Magazine

  Estrada, Francisco

  Etchebarren, Andy

  on Dalkowski

  Ewing, Buck: on Galvin

  Excelsior Club

  Farrell, Duke: on Rusie

  Farrell, Turk

  Fastballs

  catchers and

  controlling

  danger of

  mystique of

  speed of

  Fehr, Donald: WBC and

  Feliz, Neftali

  Feller, Bob

  on American League baseball

  barnstorming by

  fastball of

  field of dreams and

  on Galvin

  Greenberg and

  Grover and

  Johnson and

  motorcycle test and

  no-hitters by

  on Paige

  photo of

  Ryan on

  speed of

  strikeouts by

  youth of

  Feller, Marguerite

  Fenway Park

  Ferguson, Joe

  Ferguson, Robert “Death to Flying Things,”

  Field of Dreams (film)

  Field of Dreams, Los Angeles

  Finch, Hayden Siddhartha

  Fisher, Paul W.: on Rogan

  Fleisig, Glenn

  kinetic series and

  on specializing

  on Windup

  work of

  Flood, Curt

  Florida State League

  Follow-Through

  Fonseca, Lew

  For Love of the Game (film)

  Foster, George

  Fox, Pete

  Franchise: A History of Sports Illustrated Magazine, The (MacCambridge)

  Freed, Alan

  Freedman, Andrew: Rusie and

  Fregosi, Jim

  Fremont High School, major leaguers from

  Frias, Pepe

  Frick, Ford

  Friedman, Andrew: Price and

  Frisch, Frankie

  Frommer, Harvey

  Fuller, William “Shorty”: Rusie and

  Galvin, James “Pud,”

  death of

  glycerin concoction and

  pitching by

  Gammons, Peter

  Gandil, Chick

  Garagiola, Joe

  Gardiner, Mike

  Garner, Phil: on Ryan

  Garran, Christopher: Johnson monument and

  Garvey, Steve

  Gaskell, Robert “Red”: Ryan and

  Gehrig, Lou

  Gelband, Myra: Plimpton and

  Gentry, Gary

  Gibson, Bob

  Cepeda and

  intimidation by

  Year of the Pitcher and

  Gibson, Josh

  Gibson, Kirk: Abbott and

  Gillick, Pat

  Dalkowski and

  on speed

  Glory of Their Times, The (Ritter)

  Golenbock, Peter: on Johnson

  Gomez, Lefty

  Gooden, Dwight

  Gorman, Bob

  Goslin, Leon “Goose,”

  Gossage, Rich “Goose,”

  Gowdy, Curt: on Conigliaro

  Gowdy, Hank

  Graney, Jack

  “Great Home Run Chase, The,”

  Greeley, Horace

  Green-Wood Cemetery

  Greenbaum, John-William

  Dalkowski and

  on Ryan/speed

  Greenberg, Hank

  Feller and

  Greenwood, Virginia

  Greinke, Zack

  Gretzky, Wayne

  Griffey, Ken, Jr.

  Griffin, Schoolboy

  Griffith, Clark

  Griffith Stadium

  Grillo, J. Ed: on Johnson

  Grove, Robert Moses “Lefty,”

  fastball of

  Feller and

  intimidation by

  on Simmons

  teammates and

  Gullickson, Bill

  Gwynn, Tony: Strasburg and

  Haak, Howie

  Hall, Yvonne

  on son

  Hall of Fame’s Veterans Committee, John and

  Halladay, Roy

  Hamilton, Jack

  Conigliaro and

  restaurant of

  Rodgers and

  Hammel, Jason

  Harrelson, Ken “Hawk,”

  Harris, Bucky

  Harris, Greg

  Harvey, Doug: on Dalkowski

  Head, Clair

  Helmets

  Hentgen, Pat

  Hernandez, Felix: speed of

  Herskowitz, Mickey: on Richard

  Hertz, Heinrich

  Herzog, Whitey: on Ryan

  Hitler, Adolf

  Hobbs, Roy

  Hodges, Gil: Ryan and

  Hoffpauir, Micah

  Holway, John

  Horlen, Joel
r />   Hornsby, Rogers

  House, Tom: Johnson and

  Houser, James

  Houston Astrodome

  Houston Astros

  Richard and

  Wagner and

  Houston Chronicle, on Richard

  Houston Post

  Howard, Frank

  Howard, Ryan

  Howard, Wilbur

  Hubbard, Cal

  Huber, Bill: Dalkowski and

  Hughes, Phil

  Indianapolis Athletic Club, Rusie and

  Indianapolis National League team, Rusie and

  Indianapolis Star, Rusie in

  Inside Sports magazine

  Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports

  International League

  Intimidation

  It’s Academic

  Jackson, Reggie

  Jacobs Field

  James, Bill

  Jarvis, Pat

  Jennings, “Hustling” Hughie

  Jensen, Shane

  Jeter, Derek

  Jimenez, Ubaldo

  Jobe, Frank

  John and

  John, Sally

  John, Tommy

  comeback by

  on Gibson

  injury for

  rehabilitation by

  surgery for

  Johnson, Ban

  Johnson, Ben

  Johnson, Charles

  Johnson, Davey

  Johnson, Dick: on Conigliaro

  Johnson, Hazel

  Johnson, Randy

  control problems for

  nickname for

  Johnson, Walter

  Baker and

  beanballs and

  big games and

  Cantillon and

  Cobb and

  dues paying by

  durability of

  fastball of

  Feller and

  nickname for

  photo of

  speed of

  strikeouts by

  Wood and

  World Series and

  youth of

  Jones, Chipper

  Jordan, Pat

  Dalkowski and

  on Jordan

  Joseph, Knut: Paige and

  Judge, Joe

  Kansas City Monarchs, Paige and

  Kansas City Royals

  O’Neil and

  Keeler, “Wee” Willie

  Kelly, George “Highpockets,”

  Kennedy, Adam

  Kennedy, Ian

  Key, Jimmy

  Killibrew, Harmon

  Kinsella, W. P.

  Kittle, Hub: on Richard

  Klem, Bill

  Knowles, Darold

  Koosman, Jerry

  Koppett, Leonard

  Koufax, Sanford “Sandy,”

  breakthrough for

  fastball of

  perfect game by

  photo of

  Ryan and

  speed of

  Koufax (Koufax)

  Kusnyer, Art: Ryan and

  Laabs, Chet

  LaLoosh, Ebby Calvin “Nuke,”

  Lamie, Jack

  Lamie, Jeff

  Lamie, Sally

  Langston, Mark

  Lasorda, Tommy

  Leavy, Jane

  Lewis, Duffy

  Leyland, Jim: on Zumaya

  Lincecum, Tim

  emergence of