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Watching Baseball Smarter : A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-Experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks by Zack Hample (2007, Trade Paperback)

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Hample has written a fan's guide to appreciating the most popular sport in America for everyone from beginner to expert.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307280322
ISBN-13
9780307280329
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57005503

Product Key Features

Book Title
Watching Baseball Smarter : A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-Experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks
Author
Zack Hample
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Baseball / General, History, Baseball / Statistics
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
272 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.1in
Item Weight
7 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Gv867.H25 2007
Reviews
"This isn't the first book to take on the challenge of explaining baseball intricacies, but I've never seen it done better. . . . When it comes to producing 'aha moments' of baseball enlightenment, the book indeed has a high batting average." - The Seattle Times "Hample calls himself an obsessed fan-obsessed in a good way-and the product of his torment is a funny and informative guide for all levels of fans." - Yankees Magazine "Engaging. . . . Hample's book is both deceptive in its simplicity (the basic rules, but also the ten different ways a pitcher can commit a balk) and surprising in its range." - Fortune, "This isn't the first book to take on the challenge of explaining baseball intricacies, but I've never seen it done better. . . . When it comes to producing 'aha moments' of baseball enlightenment, the book indeed has a high batting average." --"The Seattle Times" "Hample calls himself an obsessed fan--obsessed in a good way--and the product of his torment is a funny and informative guide for all levels of fans." --"Yankees Magazine" "Engaging. . . . Hample's book is both deceptive in its simplicity (the basic rules, but also the ten different ways a pitcher can commit a balk) and surprising in its range." --"Fortune", "This isn't the first book to take on the challenge of explaining baseball intricacies, but I've never seen it done better. . . . When it comes to producing 'aha moments' of baseball enlightenment, the book indeed has a high batting average." -The Seattle Times "Hample calls himself an obsessed fan-obsessed in a good way-and the product of his torment is a funny and informative guide for all levels of fans." -Yankees Magazine "Engaging. . . . Hample's book is both deceptive in its simplicity (the basic rules, but also the ten different ways a pitcher can commit a balk) and surprising in its range." -Fortune
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2007-296737
Dewey Decimal
796.357
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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5 out of 5 stars
by IJHe0IkYQju@Del...Jul 09, 2007
Watching Baseball Smarter
I bought this book for my daughter who is rapidly becoming a baseball fan. She wanted to learn more about the game. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I too enjoyed this book. I also learned a few things and found a better understanding of the game. Excellent source to fill in those missing facts and concepts. Not only does it discuss some of the more obscure and interesting rules of the game but goes as far as detailing the reasons or the events that led to those rules. I.e., The spitball was banned from professional baseball in 1921 after a player was hit in the head in 1920 and later died of his injuries, the only player to die of injuries sustained during a game. The spitball was 'grandfathered' for active spitballers at the time. The last legal spitball was thrown in 1942. This book is full of tidbits like that. Great reading. Makes watching the game that much more enjoyable.Read full review
5 out of 5 stars
by malcspeaAug 07, 2018
Great book for a novice.
This book expains baseball to the novice really well. I've watched baseball games occasionally, but never got deep into the game. This book helped me understand the rules, nuances, and strategy of the game. Great book!
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5 out of 5 stars
by theodudeOct 15, 2011
Makes watching baseball even more enjoyable!
This book is great. It explains everything from why and pitchers throw certain pitches to slang terms. I love baseball and this book has helped me to better understand the game. It is not too technical as to bore and includes interesting facts that keep the book moving along. I love this book and have recommended it to other baseball lovers!
3 out of 5 stars
by tqbj796May 18, 2024
It’s very small. My book looked old.
It’s very small. My book looked old.
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5 out of 5 stars
by cdog2312May 13, 2017
Awesome
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Great book for a novice.

Makes watching baseball even more enjoyable!

It’s very small. My book looked old.

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