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The Book of Baseball Literacy: Second Edition
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by David Martinez
Sales Rank: 843987
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List Price: $21.95
$12.99
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 415 pages
Published by: AuthorHouseEdition: 2nd Edition September 8, 2000
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0595129927
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0595129928
Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6 x 1.1 inches
Weighs: 1.5 pounds
From Library Journal
Martinez, a SABR member and college baseball broadcaster in California, has written a lively book that offers fun facts and opinions. He divides the text into hundreds of entries on baseball figures, teams, dates, folklore, literature, and more. This is an inexpensive purchase that should circulate well in all public and school libraries.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
The key baseball phrases these days are: guaranteed contract, labor strife, and fan apathy. But it wasn't always so, as Martinez, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, points out in this fascinating volume of baseball history and personalities. It's not so much the information that sets this effort above its considerable competition, it's the manner in which it is organized. There's the section "Players and Managers," in which one can find thumbnail sketches of everyone from current star JoseCanseco to Dutch Zwilling, whose infamy lies in his name--he's always last in any alphabetical listing of major-leaguers. There's also a section for key media figures, owners, and other executives. The "Teams" section includes brief synopses of virtually all current and former franchises, and "Folklore, Literature and Diversions" includes such fanciful entries as asterisk as it relates to baseball's record book. This thoroughly enjoyable, eminently browsable volume should be part of every fan's spring-training regimen. Wes Lukowsky
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Reader Reviews
Ordinarily, winter spells doom for the baseball fan. Waiting for pitchers and catchers to report at the end of February can be an excruciating exercise. The tiny scraps of baseball information scattered in the back pages of newspapers are never enough. If you see yourself in the previous paragraph, I prescribe Mr. Martinez's "The Book of Baseball Literacy." It might save your life this January. The work is packed with anecdotes, biographies, definitions, and descriptions essential for a comprehensive mastery of baseball. The writing style is clear and entertaining, and, by organizing the book into a series of short entries (each typically spanning one-half to two pages), Martinez makes it easy for readers to pick the book up for five minutes or five hours at a time. Martinez doesn't ignore the novice fan, either. His explanations and descriptions avoid jargon typical of other baseball reference books, while also managing to tackle the material in a manner that also satisfies the experienced fan of the game. Highly recommended reading!
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