Watching Baseball Smarter
A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks
$32.40
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
27 March 2007
Summary
From one of the most engaging, obsessive and talked-about “professional fans” in Major League Baseball, a fan’s guide (for all ages and sexes) to appreciating the most popular sport in America–whether from the ballpark or the living room couch. A VINTAGE PAPERBACK ORIGINAL.
Zack Hample’s bestselling, smart, and funny fan’s guide to baseball explains the ins and outs of pitching, hitting, running, and fielding, while offering insider trivia and anecdotes that will appeal to anyone-whet…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780307280329 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0307280322 |
| Author: | Zack Hample |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 27 March 2007 |
| Weight: | 221g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 132mm x 201mm |
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Critics Review
“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
Zack Hample
Zack Hample has written three books about baseball and has appeared on dozens of TV and radio shows. He has snagged more than 4,600 baseballs from 48 different major league stadiums. Hample runs a business called “Watch With Zack” and has a popular blog, The Baseball Collector, chronicling his obsession.
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