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Title: Why Is The Foul Pole Fair? (Or, Answers to the Baseball Questions Your Dad Hoped You Wouldn't Ask) by Vince Staten ISBN: 0-7432-3384-0 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting Answers to Rarely Asked Questions
Comment: Vince Staten is a long time fan who has has written a baseball book almost entirely devoid of the common and usual ingredients found in most baseball books, such as statistics or rehashed history. Staten uses a baseball game attended by himself and his son to provide the reader with interesting information and anecdotes about non-playing aspects of the game and the sport. This book is not for fans into sabermetrics or player bios. This book is for fans who want to know more about topics peripheral to the actual game, such as how: stadiums are architected; playing fields are maintained; balls and bats are designed; ballpark food and souvenirs are selected and sold. We never really learn why foul poles and foul lines are fair in baseball, while their equivalents in other sports are not, but the the reader does enjoy learning more about the trivial details and background of baseball's infrastructure and history.
Rating: 4
Summary: An Enjoyable Look At The Game Behind The Seams....er, Scenes
Comment: This is another in Vince Staten's entertaining and informative books that focus on a slice of Americana--in this case, the grand American game of baseball. I've enjoyed all of Staten's books that I've read so far, this one more than some, I think because of the personal touch he brings to it. His own childhood memories of the game should strike a resonant chord with a couple of generations, and his visit to Riverfront Stadium with his son truly helps us see things from a fan's eye-view. If you've ever wondered what goes on in the press box, why there aren't more concession stands or the technical issues involved in maintaining an infield or manufacturing a ball, you should find this book enjoyable. Staten writing is relaxed, easygoing and liberally sprinkled with humor. A great bedtime read!
Rating: 4
Summary: A wonderful and breezy trip through baseball history...
Comment: Staten writes a delightful little book about baseball. He answers every question that you never knew you wanted answered--and it is a fascinating trip. It will give a new perspective on the game. Staten wants to know where things come from and shares his love those little facts with readers. At it's core, it is a book about why some of us love baseball so much. It is about an afternoon with Dad watching the proverbial poetry in motion.
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Title: The Hidden Language of Baseball: How Signs and Sign Stealing Have Influenced the Course of Our National Pastime by Paul Dickson ISBN: 0802713920 Publisher: Walker & Co Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Glove Affairs: The Romance, History, and Tradition of the Baseball Glove by Noah Liberman, Yogi Berra ISBN: 1572434201 Publisher: Triumph Books Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Roadside Baseball : A Guide to Baseball Shrines Across America by Chris Epting ISBN: 0892047143 Publisher: Sporting News Pub. Date: 22 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Joy of Keeping Score: How Scoring the Game Has Influenced and Enhanced the History of Baseball by Paul Dickson ISBN: 0156005166 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 15 February, 1997 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's Box by Eric Bronson ISBN: 0812695569 Publisher: Open Court Publishing Company Pub. Date: 09 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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