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Title: Tales from the Dugout: The Greatest True Baseball Stories Ever Told by Mike Shannon, Patrick Cullen ISBN: 0-7861-1602-1 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Pub. Date: August, 1999 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 4 List Price(USD): $32.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.64 (11 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Nice Book, But Nothing Revolutionary
Comment: The easiest way to write a book is to have other people tell the story while you write it down and take credit. This is not meant to discredit the author, Mike Shannon. However, as a lifelong baseball fan, I already heard many of these stories. In many cases, I enjoyed reading these stories from the original source or a witness. Additionally, many of the stories chosen for the book are just not interesting.
If you like the Yankees, you will like the book. There are plenty of Yankee stories in here. If you hate the Yankees, this will make this a less than pleasurable read. I particulary enjoyed reading the Marge Schott stories. The exploits of the late Reds owner are always good for a laugh. Many of the stories seem to be about miserly owners. I particularly enjoyed reading about Bobby Thigpen's attempts at using poetry to get a raise. While many of the stories are informative, they aren't very entertaining. I was hoping to read more "inside the game stories."
To the casual fan or even big baseball fans, many of these stories are old news. I believe that this book is more geared toward younger readers who are learning about the game. This is probably a book most baseball fans can live without.
Rating: 2
Summary: Could have been much better
Comment: Shannon's research is great, and his love of the sport comes through, but simply put the stories included aren't anything special. Anyone who has grown up listening to and loving our national pastime has certainly heard many stories much better than the ones here.
Shannon explains that his intent was not to repeat old anecdotes, but to write a book full of new ones. It's a noble goal, but unfortunately it results in a collection of mediocre and mostly uninteresting stories.
Rating: 5
Summary: Matt Dula is Wrong!
Comment: Corey Shneck, although he needs to learn how to spell, is right, MD. "Tales from the Dugout" is a great book and you're obviously not a baseball fan. So quit giving people interested in this book BS.
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Title: Tales From the Ballpark : More of the Greatest True Baseball Stories Ever Told by Mike Shannon, Mark Shannon ISBN: 0809224844 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 11 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Glory of Their Times : The Story of Baseball Told By the Men Who Played It by Lawrence S. Ritter ISBN: 0688112730 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 19 March, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: 1,001 Baseball Questions Your Friends Can't Answer by Dom Forker ISBN: 0451191323 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Ten Rings : My Championship Seasons by Yogi Berra, Dave Kaplan ISBN: 0060513810 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It! Inspiration and Wisdom from One of Baseball's Greatest Heroes by Yogi Berra ISBN: 0786867752 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 23 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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