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Baseball for the Utterly Confused

ISBN10: 0071634746 | ISBN13: 9780071634748

Baseball for the Utterly Confused
ISBN10: 0071634746
ISBN13: 9780071634748
By Ed Randall

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Play Ball! Everything baseball—from the popular Utterly Confused Series What's a foul ball? Or a swinging third strike? New fans, parents, and first-time coaches need no longer be Utterly Confused about baseball, as the popular series introduces the basics of the sport in a fun and easy-to-follow guide. Peppered with big league interviews and examples, Baseball for the Utterly Confused cuts through the jargon and history to deliver a complete guide to everything baseball. From little league to the majors, this informative guide brings the most casual fan up to speed on what's going on on the field and off of it. Provides a foundation for understanding the game through strategy, rules and scoring, statistics, major league players and more Includes easy-to-reference icons throughout the book that walk you through the basics and highlight key situations Features interviews with major league notables and a special chapter on baseball history: The Golden Age, Divisional Baseball, The Dead Ball Era and more From the intricacies of the game, its rules, rivalries, strategies, and standings, those new to the game won't feel like they're in over their heads. This book will break it all down.

Introduction: For the Love of the Game
1. Rules of the Game from Little League to the Majors
2. Baseball History from the Beginning through WWII (1823-1941)3. The Art of Hitting4. The Golden Age of Baseball (1946-1957)5. The Art of Pitching6. Expansion (1958-1968)7. Managerial Strategies8. Divisional Play (1868-1975)9. Stats: Keeping Score, Sabremetrics, and Fantasy Baseball10. Free Agency (1975-1993)11. Defining and Climbing the Standings12. Wild CardAppendices: Superlative Lists Throughout (Greatest Hitters, Pitchers, etc.)

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