The Quotable Baseball Fanatic

by Edited by Louis D. Rubin, Jr., foreword by Roy Blount Jr.

• ISBN13: 9781402714252
• ISBN10: 1402714254
• Format: Hardcover
• Publisher: Main Street Pr

Summary

Players, writers, and fans share their wisdom in this rich compilation of insights, witticisms, and anecdotes about America's national sport. The contributors include such greats as Henry Aaron ("The pitcher only had a ball, I had a bat"), Casey Stengel ("I been in the game a hundred years, but I see new ways to lose I never knew existed before"), and of course, the inimitable Yogi Berra ("It ain't like football. You can't make up no trick plays"). It's a great gift for baseball fans everywhere.

Table of Contents

Foreword	9	(4)
Introduction	13	(64)
1 The Nature of the Game: Some Observations, Philosophical and Otherwise...	33	(10)
2 The Good Old Days: Back When Baseball Was Baseball...	43	(4)
3 Losers: And Some Get Rained Out...	47	(6)
4 Batting	53	(4)
5 The Long Ball and the Home Run Derby	57	(4)
6 Base Running: Ducks on the Pond...	61	(2)
7 Pitching: I Used to Have a Rifle...	63	(6)
8 The Wet One: And Other Odd Deliveries...	69	(4)
9 Catching: The Man in the Iron Mask...	73	(4)
10 Defense: Playing the Field...	77	(6)
11 Retirement: Learning to Be a Normal Person...	83	(2)
12 Managers: Peerless Leaders and Others...	85	(6)
13 Men in Blue: If That's You, Leo, He's Out...	91	(4)
14 Scouting: Beating around the Bushes...	95	(4)
15 The Negro Leagues and the End of the Color Line...	99	(6)
16 The World Series...	105	(2)
17 Patrons of the Game: American Sportsmen in Action...	107	(12)
18 The Hall of Fame...	119	(4)
19 Continuity and Innovation: Though Much Is Taken, Much Abides...	123	(6)
20 Problems: Beanballs, Black Sox, Drugs, etc....	129	(4)
21 Owners and Administrators: The Bucks Stop Here...	133	(8)
22 Commissioners: From Landis to Selig...	141	(4)
23 Baseball Wives: Family Considerations...	145	(6)
24 Sportswriters and Other Scribes: The View from the Press Box...	151	(10)
25 Radio and Television: The Game by Voice and Image...	161	(6)
26 Personalities: Assorted Ballplayers...	167	(106)
Those Quoted	273	(22)
Sources	295	(14)
Index	309