Spitters, Beanballs, and the Incredible Shrinking Strike Zone: The Stories Behind the Rules of Baseball
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    [synopsis] => For everyone who has ever wondered about spitballs, pine tar, the size of the diamondall of the fascinating stories behind the rules of Americas pastimethis book provides all of the answers. The authors take readers on a unique trip around the bases, explaining the development of the existing rules and drawing on a vast amount of fascinating history, lore, and trivia. Anecdotes feature legendary figures and events such as Yogi Berra, who threw himself out at first while playing in the minors in order to win a bet for a steak dinner, Fred Bonehead Merkle, who famously cost the New York Giants the pennant when he failed to tag a base, Albert Belle and the corked bat controversy, and Mets manager Bobby Valentine, who appeared in disguise after having been ejected by umpires. Every rule is dissected in this appealing look at baseball history that supplements its stories with archival photographs from the Hall of Fame as well as photos of current heroes.
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