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March 1, 1998
Hits, runs, and steals, bobbles, errors, and blunders--read about both the humorous and poignant sides of baseball in this illustrated book that has all the wonderful quotations and interesting accounts any die-hard baseball fan needs to know about our country's all-time favorite game.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Consumer Guide (March 1, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0451194268
  • ISBN-13: 978-0451194268
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.8 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,398,971 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Saul Wisnia is a former sports and news correspondent at The Washington Post and feature writer at The Boston Herald who is now a senior publications editor at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He has authored, co-authored, or otherwise contributed to numerous books on Boston and general baseball history, and his articles and essays have appeared in Sports Illustrated, Red Sox Magazine, Boston Magazine, and The Boston Globe. His interests run beyond the diamond, however, as has also co-written an acclaimed book on spinal cord injury rehabilitation and worked with best-selling business authors such as Tom Peters in the preparation of their manuscripts. Wisnia lives 5.94 miles from Fenway Park in Newton, Massachusetts with his wife, two kids, and Wally (the cat, not the Green Monster). Check out Wisnia's latest Fenway Park Reflections or share your own at http://saulwisnia.blogspot.com/






 

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Nothing New Here, January 27, 2000
This review is from: Wit and Wisdom of Baseball (Paperback)
If you have a spare hour, you may want to go through this book of baseball quotes. There is nothing really new in this book that can't be found in other such baseball books. If you haven't read a book on baseball quotes before, you may want to look at it; otherwise you can give this one an intentional pass. Here are my two favorites from the book: Taken from a newspaper article from the 1920's, "Allen Sutton Sothoron pitched his initials off today." Also, "It was a cross between a screwball and a changeup. It was a screw-up."--Cubs reliever, Bob Patterson after giving up a game winning home run in 1996.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great gift for a baseball fan, December 25, 2001
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I gave this book to a baseball buff friend of mine for Christmas this year. I loved this book. It gives some laughs and has interesting stories amongst the many quotes. My friend enjoyed the book, and I did too.
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ONE OF BASEBALL'S best-preserved traditions is that of the president throwing out the first ball of the season-a gesture that has come to symbolize everything patriotic about the game and has endured despite the departure of the Washington Senators for Texas. Read the first page
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World Series, New York, Hall of Fame, National League, American League, Lou Gehrig, Branch Rickey, White Sox, All-Star Game, Louis Browns, World War, Chicago Cubs, Nolan Ryan, Fenway Park, Hank Greenberg, Johnny Evers, Cincinnati Reds, Henry Aaron, Jimmie Foxx, Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Polo Grounds, Washington's Griffith Stadium
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