Overview
""I can remember a reporter asking me for a quote, and I didn't know what a quote was. I thought it was some kind of soft drink.""--Joe DiMaggio, Hall of Fame outfielder. Back again, for a third edition, this compendium of the greatest baseball quotes of all time offers both the wisdom of the world and the bull of the bullpen. From the absurd and profound ""Yogi-isms"" of Yogi Berra (""If you come to a fork in the road, take it"") to some of the best put-downs ever (""He's good, but I don't think there's anyone in the world who's as good as he thinks he is""), this work (organized by theme) will remind every reader that there is plenty of time for conversation while the game goes on.
Full Product Details
Author: David H. Nathan
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Edition: 3rd ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.608kg
ISBN: 9780786447909
ISBN 10: 0786447907
Pages: 350
Publication Date: 22 February 2011
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
recommended --<i>Booklist</i>; <b>Reviews of previous editions: </b> highly amusing and entertaining reading...this work has certainly earned its place on sports reference shelves...exhaustively researched --<i>Reference Reviews</i>; brings together some of the best lines from the whole field of baseball --<i>Public Library Quarterly</i>; a useful addition --<i>Choice</i>; include[s] the most famous quotes about the game and the most colorful characters in it --<i>ARBA</i>; a wealth of information...a detailed name index...valuable...easy-to-navigate...so much merit that it deserves a prominent spot on the baseball bookshelf --<i>Legends</i>; the best quips and observations on the grand old game in the past hundred years --<i>USA Today Sports Weekly</i>; twice the number of quotations from his earlier edition --<i>The SABR Bulletin</i>; detailed ascriptions for each quote provide context and elaboration --<i>Sports Collectors Digest.</i>
recommended --Booklist; Reviews of previous editions: highly amusing and entertaining reading...this work has certainly earned its place on sports reference shelves...exhaustively researched --Reference Reviews; brings together some of the best lines from the whole field of baseball --Public Library Quarterly; a useful addition --Choice; include[s] the most famous quotes about the game and the most colorful characters in it --ARBA; a wealth of information...a detailed name index...valuable...easy-to-navigate...so much merit that it deserves a prominent spot on the baseball bookshelf --Legends; the best quips and observations on the grand old game in the past hundred years --USA Today Sports Weekly; twice the number of quotations from his earlier edition --The SABR Bulletin; detailed ascriptions for each quote provide context and elaboration --Sports Collectors Digest.
Author Information
David H. Nathan has written for several newspapers and publications including USA Today Baseball Weekly and Sports Collectors Digest, and was regular contributor to Elysian Fields Quarterly. He has written plays, short stories, and even won haiku competitions. Since 1995, he has taught English in Houston. He lives in Houston, Texas.
