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Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan’s Guide for Beginners, Semi-experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks

  • ISBN13: 9780307280329
  • Condition: NEW
  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product Description
Whether you’re a major league couch potato, life-long season ticket-holder, or teaching game to a beginner, Watching Baseball Smarter leaves no territory uncovered. In this smart and funny fan’s guide Hample explains the ins and outs of pitching, hitting, running, and fielding, while offering insider trivia and anecdotes that will surprise even the most informed viewers of our national pastime.

What is the difference between a slider and a curveball?
At which stadium did “The Wave” first make an appearance?
How do some hitters use iPods to improve their skills?
Which positions are never played by lefties?
Why do some players urinate on their hands?

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Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan’s Guide for Beginners, Semi-experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks

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  • February 9th, 2010 19:10
    Pages 79 to 110 are completely missing.

    If binding is baseball, the people who did the binding would be kicked out of bush league.

    Also, the information is very elementary and meant basically for elementary students. Rating: 1 / 5
  • February 9th, 2010 21:18
    Both new fans and old will enjoy this hilarious inside-look at baseball and all its intricacies. Find out why some people are so riveted to the game. Rating: 5 / 5
  • February 9th, 2010 21:45
    This book was very enjoyable to read and informative. I would recommend it to any baseball enthusiast. Rating: 5 / 5
  • February 9th, 2010 23:19
    My husband has been an avid baseball fan for over 60 years and so I asked him to rate the book. It was my gift to him for Father's Day and he certainly enjoyed it. Rating: 4 / 5
  • February 10th, 2010 01:08
    This book's subtitle should have stopped at "for Beginners." I'm shocked to think that "Semi-experts" or "Deeply Serious Geeks" would gain any insight into the game by reading this lightweight term paper of a book. It's not that the author doesn't understand baseball; clearly he does. But the information he imparts is the kind of stuff most Little Leaguers would know by the time they turned 12. What a disappointment! Then again, I have to take full responsibility for making the mistake of buying the book. After all, how could one book appeal to "beginners" and "serious geeks?" I just didn't think about it rationally. Hopefully you will before popping for the 12 bucks or so the book costs. Rating: 1 / 5

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