Batter up! Here are all of the fun and perplexing facts, trivia, games, quotes, and zany moments from our nation's favorite pastime. Step up to the plate and swing at blazing fastballs like these:
- Is there any height limit to a hurler's pitch?
- Can a runner ever steal first base?
- Can a game continue with eight players on the field?
- Who was the club owner who pushed a baseball down the foul line with his nose?
The stats, facts, myths, and magic are all here - in a big little book that is sure to hit a home run with baseball fans of every stripe.
It's the ultimate collection for armchair umpires and baseball fanatics:
Fun and perplexing facts, trivia, games, quotes and zany moments from our nation's favorite pastime.
The only thing a true baseball fan enjoys as much as cheering on his or her team is swapping stats, facts, trivia and golden moments from the Great American Sport. This thoroughly enjoyable compilation of all-things-baseball includes such fan-talizing topics as Little-known Rules, Trick Plays, Quotes of the Game and Funny Moments. And, perhaps most fun of all, readers can play coach, making such tough calls as these:
- Can a runner ever steal first base?
- What happens when a catcher fields a ball with his mask?
- Can a game continue with eight players on the field?
With information and anecdotes, this big little book is sure to hit a homerun with fans of every stripe.
