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A Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations That Shaped Baseball: The Game Behind the Scenes (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Peter Morris

Editorial

Ivan R. Dee Publisher

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

384

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

24.2x16.5x3.6 cm

Peso

0.79 kg.

ISBN

1566637058

ISBN13

9781566637053

Categorías

Historia del deporte
Béisbol

A Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations That Shaped Baseball: The Game Behind the Scenes (en Inglés)

Peter Morris (Autor) · Ivan R. Dee Publisher · Tapa Dura

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The Game Behind the Scenes continues and concludes Peter Morris's superb encyclopedia of the national pastime. The initial volume, The Game on the Field, was called by Library Journal "charming, densely packed, yet entirely accessible.... This is heaven for fans of the game and a required addition to all baseball collections." Endlessly fascinating, impeccably researched, and engagingly written, this treasure trove will surprise, delight, and educate even the most knowledgeable fan by dispelling cherished myths and revealing the source of many of baseball's features that we now take for granted. Together, both volumes of A Game of Inches contain nearly a thousand entries that illuminate the origins of items ranging from catchers' masks to hook slides to intentional walks to cork-center baseballs to the reserve clause of baseball's Basic Agreement. The volume on The Game Behind the Scenes concentrates on ballparks, fans, marketing, statistics, the building of teams, and other related aspects of the game--but this is much more than just a reference guide. Award-winning author Peter Morris explains the context that led each new item to emerge when it did, and chronicles the often surprising responses to these innovations. Of few books can it genuinely be said that once you start reading, it's hard to put it down, but A Game of Inches is one of them. It belongs in the pantheon of great baseball books, and will give any reader a deeper appreciation of why baseball matters so much to Americans. Praise for Peter Morris's Volume One: The Game on the Field