Obsessed with...Baseball: Test Your Knowledge of America's Pastime [Hardcover]

The Baseball Guys (Author)

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Product Description

Obsessed with BASEBALL explores little known facts, fascinating anecdotes, and great trivia of America's national pastime. This comprehensive yet compact book offers more than 2,500 questions to engage and challenge even the greatest baseball buff. In addition, each spread features a lengthier question that goes deep into the subject. What makes this package truly different from any other trivia book is the computerized module embedded in a corner of the book's cover, which allows readers to test themselves or compete against a friend. Play ball!

About the Author

The Baseball Guys include the following experts: James Buckley Jr., author of more than 20 books on baseball, including The Visual Dictionary of Baseball; David Fischer, author of Sports of the Times and The 50 Coolest Jobs in Sports; and Jim Gigliotti veteran sports writer and editor, and coauthor of Baseball: A Celebration!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (October 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932855734
• ISBN-13: 978-1932855739
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #443,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Obsessed with Baseball - Challenging Baseball Trivia through 2006 season, March 26, 2008

By	Mark "Technology, Music and Movies" (East Coast) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (VINE VOICE)    (2008 HOLIDAY TEAM)

This review is from: Obsessed with...Baseball: Test Your Knowledge of America's Pastime (Hardcover)

Obsessed with...Baseball: Test Your Knowledge of America's Pastime (Obsessed With...)

I have nothing but good things to report about this Baseball trivia book so far. I got this book after first getting and loving the one about Movie Trivia. Obssessed With... Hollywood: Test Your Knowledge of the Silver Screen (Obsessed With) (Obsessed With...) So far I have no complaints with either. I would only point out that the Baseball book has a lot tougher questions than the Hollywood book so it's a little harder to get into a groove with it. Also the stats here are only through the 2006 season or so, so just be aware they are not completely up to date for newer stats and players.

This book is packed with very challenging baseball trivia questions, with a nice emphasis on the classic and modern eras. The electronic answer box worked just fine for me. The lower right corner houses the answer box that randomly gives you question numbers to flip to. You also use this box to answer multiple choice questions. It gives you instant feedback on correct and incorrect answers and tracks your accuracy.

The book, while solid, could have been constructed better. This is pretty much the same impression I got from the Hollywood book. The electronic answer box can break away from the hardcover if you're not careful, and I spied a few in the bookstore with that issue. In addition, after playing for a while I've come to think the binding is too tight. A spiral binding would have made flipping through the questions easier.

Regardless, the content is very good and this thing is surprisingly addictive. There is somewhat of a learning curve with this one, but if you love Baseball it's well worth the time.

I would definitely look into this series for other topics. This may not be as cool for home use as some of the newer multimedia DVD trivia games, like the various "Scene It" games Scene It? Movie Travel DVD Game. Still, this book is very portable and well designed with great content. At the price of around $16-$17, it's not a bad value.

Definitely give this one a try.

Enjoy!!!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Future of Quiz Books. Way Cool!, November 28, 2007

By	Bob Fitzsimmons (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Obsessed with...Baseball: Test Your Knowledge of America's Pastime (Hardcover)

This is easily the coolest quiz book ever published. The electronic module built into the book (w/ replaceable battery included) means no more flipping to the back of the book or the end of chapters to find the answers. It also makes it possible to play a two player game. And with 2,500 questions, it'll take a reader quite a long time before he can complete the quiz. Outstanding, and a bargain at $24.95. An ideal Christmas/Hanukkah gift for the baseball lover in your life.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great trivia book! I love it!, July 26, 2008

By	TheHappyHermit (Medina, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Obsessed with...Baseball: Test Your Knowledge of America's Pastime (Hardcover)

It hate it when people give something bad reviews due to price or availability like most of the early reviews did. That has nothing to do with the quality of the product people!!!!

I love baseball trivia, and this seems like the perfect book. The little computer makes it more fun than having to page to the back many trivia books. With 2500 questions I hope it stays fresh for quite a while. It is great to use while on road trips as long as someone other than the driver is controlling the computer :-)