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The New Dickson Baseball Dictionary: A Cyclopedic Reference to More Than Y,000 Words, Names, Phrases, and Slang Expressions That Define the Game, Its Heritage, Culture, and Variations

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In baseball, what is a crackerjack? A cradle? A drawing Card? Feel the apple means what? What happens when you go to the pump? Who made up Murderers' Row? Open the New Dickson Baseball Dictionary and you'll find out.

This A to Z complete listing of baseball term is about the best book on the subject there is. Paul Dickson has put together over 570 pages of facts, terms, definitions and trivia that are sure to please every baseball fan.

Filled with over 100 photos and illustrations you are sure to find just about every baseball word you can think of. Also included are a thesaurus, a section of abbreviations and a fully annotated bibliography.

The baseball purest is sure to love this book as a gift, and it is priced to meet most budgets. Overall this book is great reading and makes the perfect handy reference book!

This is a book that you'll love. There's a lot of things to learn in it and some terms you probably can't listen anymore. A perfect book for a really baseball fan !

Mr. Dickson has once again given every true baseball fan a "must have" book for his or her library. This marvelous compendium of baseball lore is a compelling read, filled with marvelous information of every kind. Whether you are the casual fan or the knowledgeable afficiando, Dickson has compiled a book which will satisfy you for hours as you follow one cross reference to another.

This is an encyclopedic book. It covers everything. Fans will appreciate its breadth and depth and it can turn the curious spectator into a true fan. Great to have on hand during a game to follow the announcers' comments.

This book is a must-have for anyone from the casual to the hardcore fan

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This baseball dictionary is clear, concise and helpful, particularly for people like me. I love baseball, but when I was growing up, girls weren't raised on sports, so I became a fan with sketchy knowledge of the rules and nuances of the game. Since I bought this book, I've learned a lot about pitching maneuvers, stats, history of the sport, slang terms and dozens of other things that make baseball more and more interesting to watch. I'm very glad I own it.

One more thing: interesting and fun even for the non-fan, the book gives fascinating etymologies of baseball terms now standard in American English.

The "New Dickson Baseball Dictionary" is more than just "new". Its 7,000 entries (compared with 5,000 in the original Dickson dictionary published 10 years ago) include all that Dickson overlooked, forgot, missed, muffed and fumbled his first time at bat. It also includes a lot of words that came in play in recent years. If you know a foreigner who is studying American English, this book is a great gift, for it is truly a key to the American language. As Dickson makes so clear, nothing has given so much color, flavor and uniqueness to the American language as baseball.

Mr. Dickson has done a truly remarkable job. The book is an invaluable reference for scholars, coaches, players and anyone else interested in baseball. It is a scholarly study, yet easy to read. He has done a particulary good job of cross-referencing. When you look up one term, you can find yourself following references for a wonderfully enjoyable hour.