Joy In Mudville: The Big Book of Baseball Humor (Paperback)

~ Dick Schaap (Editor), Mort Gerberg (Editor) "The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine that day;..." (more)
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From Publishers Weekly

TV sports correspondent Schaap, author of 27 books, and Gerberg, PW cartoonist, have assembled a top-flight collection of some 150 pieces, including virtually every classic bit of humor in baseball history. The book opens with Ernest Lawrence Thayer's poem "Casey at the Bat" and includes the Abbott and Costello "Who's on First" routine, Casey Stengel's remarks on antitrust legislation before a Senate committee, quotations from Yogi Berraconfusing, since Berra's teammate Whitey Ford was nicknamed 'Chairman of the Board,' right?/if you say so.gs , James Thurber's story "You Could Look It Up," excerpts from Ring Lardner's classic novel You Know Me, Al , and analysis from the best columnists (e.g., Red Smith and Jim Murray). Adding to the riches, this cornucopia of laughs also offers 15 photos and dozens of cartoons from the likes of Gerberg, Peter Arno, Charles Addams, Jules Feiffer--the best of the century. An absolute must for baseball fans, and certainly the definitive work of its type.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description

Assembled by commentator/author Schaap and cartoonist/author Gerberg, this treasury of baseball humor contains stories, essays, cartoons, songs, and photographs. "An absolute must for baseball fans, and certainly the definitive work of its type."--Publishers Weekly. 100 drawings; 10 photos.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Main Street Books (February 17, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385469535
• ISBN-13: 978-0385469531
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,068,976 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, March 11, 2001

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Joy in Mudville is an excellent book that takes humorous articles from varioius authors and joins them to create one book. The selections are hilarious(especially one using Abbot and Costello's classic Who's on First routine with real names and players) and include comic strips, poems, magazine articles and excerpts from books all joined together by comments from editor Dick Schaap. The book is an easy read that can be enjoyed by sports fans of all ages, it should be in any sports fans collection.