Grand Slams! : The Ultimate Collection of Baseball's Best Quips, Quotes, and Cutting Remarks [Hardcover]

Glenn Liebman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 8, 2001

Packed with more than 1,000 of baseball's funniest put-downs and cutting comments, this book offers hours of entertainment for fans of the game. Lighthearted, humorous barbs feature the most loved and loathed cast of characters in America's favorite pastime. Inside, you'll find gut busters from a range of stars, both on and off the fieldfrom Rogers Hornsby to Pedro Martinez and from Jay Leno to Garth Brooks. No matter who you root for, you'll find something to cheer about with Grand Slams!

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About the Author

Glenn Liebman is the author of the bestselling Sports Shorts series, which includes Golf Shorts, Golf Shorts Par 2, Political Shorts, Basketball Shorts, and Women's Sports Shorts.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (February 8, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809297310
• ISBN-13: 978-0809297313
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,201,151 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Thank you for viewing my page. I am the author of thirteen books on the funniest sports quotations (I also wrote one book about political quotes). The books are part of the Shorts Series (i.e.--Football Shorts, Basketball Shorts, Golf Shorts, etc.). These books have sold over 3000,000 copies worldwide.

I have very much enjoyed working on the books but I have taken a hiatus for the last several years to concentrate on other things (including coaching a basketball team for several years with a combined record of 5-30--the ironic part was that some of the kids were terrific players but unfortunately their coach was not exactly a Coach K clone). In recent months, I have started writing again and have some articles coming up in The Elks Magazine and Referee Magazine. Of course, the focus of the articles are on quotes. I have also created a blog. The site of the blog is http://sportsquotation.blogspot.com/

I have always loved how quotes can both inspire and make people laugh. My blog is dedicated to look at sports quotes from a different angle (ie.---Greatest Sports Quotes about Cats, Greatest Sports Quotes about Cookies, Greatest Bruce Willis Sports Quotes, etc.). It also provides me with an opportunity to vent which is important for us pseudo Type A (I'm more like a B-Plus) personalities.

Feel free to contact me any time and I hope you have an opportunity to read some of the books. The feedback I have gotten over the years is overwhelmingly positive. Of course, even though they are not my words, I do take fulll credit.
Thank you, Glenn

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars hilarious -- great for the baseball fan, April 23, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Grand Slams! : The Ultimate Collection of Baseball's Best Quips, Quotes, and Cutting Remarks (Hardcover)

let's face it, this is a great gift for guys who love baseball. it's got quotes from the older players that are part of history (like yogi berra, babe ruth, joe torre), stuff that makes you think about the game and quotes that will just make your hair stand up on end (i.e. john rocker)... I'm buying 2 copies as gifts for father's day.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grand Slams is the Funniest Baseball Book Ever, December 11, 2001

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glenn liebman (Albany, N.Y.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grand Slams! : The Ultimate Collection of Baseball's Best Quips, Quotes, and Cutting Remarks (Hardcover)

Hi, I am Glenn Liebman and I am the author so I am hardly unbiased. I loved putting Grand Slams together. Over one thousands of baseball's greatest and meanest quotes. Some of my favorites include Casey Stengel talking about star pitcher and party animal Don Larsen who wrapped his car around a telephone poll at 5 am. during spring training. Casey said, "He was either out pretty late or up pretty early." Pitcher Dennis Lamp once said of outfielder Luis Polonia's defensive abilities--"If you hit Polonia 100 fly balls, you could make a movie out of it--Catch 22. Got to love the work ethic of hall of famer Hack Wilson who said about playing drunk--"I have never played drunk. Hungover, yes, but never drunk."

If you like these quotes than there are 998 more waiting for you. Makes for a great gift idea for any baseball fan. (...) Thank you and enjoy the book.