Baseball Talk: What Do They Really Mean by That, Anyway [Paperback]

Malcolm Wells (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1997

I was a latecomer to baseball, explains humorist and famed "underground architect" Malcolm Wells. "When I heard the ridiculous baseball jargon of the broadcasters, I knew I had to do this book. I mean, how in the world are you supposed to translate something like this: 'He has excellent breaking stuff,' or 'He paints the outside corner with a white rope'? If you're as puzzled as I was, step inside and see if these cartoons will help."

Product Details

• Paperback: 218 pages
• Publisher: Willow Creek Pr; Revised edition (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572230827
• ISBN-13: 978-1572230828
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,511,069 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #68 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Entertainment > Humor > Sports
  • #96 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Sports > Baseball > General

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Humorous but not real intersting., February 13, 2000

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Michael J Woznicki "Michael J Woznicki" (Holland, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Baseball Talk: What Do They Really Mean by That, Anyway (Paperback)

America's pastime has been and always will be baseball. Baseball has a language all its own. Baseball experts talk about the "full count", "bases loaded", "can of corn", "cup of coffee" and so many other sayings, that anyone unfamiliar to the game can easily be confused.

Malcolm Wells has put together 190 pages of cartoons, that's right cartoons, which illustrate that what you hear, may not be the picture that comes to mind. The pictures are literal translations and they are funny, but the books stops there.

There are no stories, no articles, and no interviews, just cartoons and after the 20 minutes of fanning through the pages you are left wanting more. While there is an unlimited potential for more books of this type, this book could be better with some stories.

A good gift for the die-hard baseball or sports fan and a price that makes it affordable as well. Overall a easy, funny read but left hungry and a little empty.