The San Diego Padres Encyclopedia [Hardcover]

Joe Naiman (Author), David Porter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 4, 2002

The San Diego Padres Encyclopedia is the first comprehensive history of one of Major League Baseball's most fascinating franchises. From its roots as a National League expansion team in 1969 through the 2000 season, this new book covers the team's entire season-by-season history on the field, including its World Series appearances in 1984 and 1998. The team's greatest stars, Tony Gwynn, Dave Winfield, Trevor Hoffman, Randy Jones, Nate Colbert, Steve Garvey, Ken Caminiti, and nearly a hundred others, are fully chronicled, as are Padre celebrities such as Ray Krock, Dick Williams and Jerry Coleman. Much of the authors' biographical information was collected through personal interviews. The San Diego Padres Encyclopedia delineates the team's greatest milestones in its "This Date in Padre History" section, lists the franchise's all-time transactions, and chooses the Padres' all-time "dream team". The appendix of the book includes an all-time Padres roster and the most comprehensive statistical history of the Padres ever published.

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About the Author

David Porter is the author of Winning Weight Training for Girls and Fixed: How Goodfellas Bought Boston College Basketball. He is a reporter for the Associated Press.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC (November 4, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582610584
• ISBN-13: 978-1582610580
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 9.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,847,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but full of errors, February 5, 2003

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"defska17" (San Diego, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The San Diego Padres Encyclopedia (Hardcover)

This is an amazingly comprehensive book. Looking past the near 200 page history of the Padres that this book includes, there is just simply a lot of information in this book. Overviews of exectuives, managers, and important players...50 pages of stats...list of trades the Padres have made over the years...and more. The only thing missing, in my opinion, is a section dedicated to Tony Gwynn.

The biggest problem with this book, however, is the errors. There are spelling errors (including in the table of contents) and a lack of fluidity in format. But more importantly are the numerous factual errors: wrong birthdates, incorrect statistics, wrong information. My favorite example is on page 433, Best Road Record: 46-35, Fewest Road Losses: 37. And that is just an obvious one.

A good book, but difficult to trust.

5.0 out of 5 stars San Diego Padres Encyclopedia, August 4, 2010

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This review is from: The San Diego Padres Encyclopedia (Hardcover)

It is a great book through 2002. Can't beat the price ($4.00) for a large hardback and is a conversation piece on the table. Was sent in excellent conditon and on time. I bought 2 of these...have a very big Padre fan friend that has had season tickets for about 17 years.