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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Baseball by Johnny Bench, Larry Burke ISBN: 0-02-862951-5 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 04 March, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.43 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Best fan guide to understanding baseball available
Comment: I've been watching baseball for years and there was a lot about the game I didn't realize or know I was missing out on. This book really gives you a better understanding of all aspects of the game. Bench goes over some important baseball history, then covers some of the basics like the baseball field, equipment, etc. He then has a chapter on the rules of baseball, and although it won't explain every rule of the game (that would take a lot of writing) it explains the ones that are most important to watching a game regularly. He also explains a lot of the strategy involved in baseball that I never completely understood, like which pitcher to start and close with, how managers decide the batting lineup, what kind of hit a batter might go with, how the defense can handle fielding the ball, etc. He explains how the Major Leagues work, discusses how they recruit players, and other stuff, and explains most of the stats you will see during a game or when reading about a game or player. The other reviews are right, he does throw in a lot of personal stories about his days with the Reds but honestly it didn't bother me that much. That's the beauty of the book; if it's not something you think is essential to read, you can skip over it. You'd be hard pressed to find a better book out there for learning baseball.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good basic guide to baseball
Comment: I have both the "Idiot's Guide to Baseball" and "Baseball for Dummies" (I must be really stupid!). While either is acceptable as a good overall guide to baseball, I'd lean toward Johnny Bench's book; there seems to be more 'meat on it', even though I agree with one reviewer that there's a few too many personal anecdotes. One positive about either of the books mentioned is that while many of the 'Idiot's/Dummies' books had way too much 'forced humor', it's kept to a reasonable level on these.
Once you've digested either book, you might consider "Men at Work" by George Wills, "A Thinking Man's Guide to Baseball" by Leonard Koppett, "Tim McCarver's Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans" and the controversial but enjoyable book, "Ball Four" by Jim Bouton.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the best books about the sport
Comment: There's no better way to get into the game than by reading this wonderfully informative, thoroughly delightful overview of the sport. Not just the rules and procedures but the history, personalities, nuances and a wealth of inside information. As someone once said, "The only people who think baseball is dull are dull people."
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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Football (2nd Edition) by Joe Theismann, Brian Tarcy, Brian Billick ISBN: 0028641671 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: June, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Baseball for Dummies by Joe Morgan ISBN: 0764552341 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 07 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Tim McCarver's Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans : Understanding and Interpreting the Game So You Can Watch It Like a Pro by Tim McCarver, Danny Peary ISBN: 0375753400 Publisher: Villard Pub. Date: 16 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Basketball by Walt Frazier, Alex Sachare, Bill Walton ISBN: 0028626796 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 02 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Football for Dummies, Second Edition by Howie Long, John Czarnecki ISBN: 0764539361 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 02 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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