Baseball for the Utterly Confused
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.

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Baseball for the Utterly Confused
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.

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Baseball for the Utterly Confused

Baseball for the Utterly Confused

by Ed Randall
Baseball for the Utterly Confused

Baseball for the Utterly Confused

by Ed Randall

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Overview

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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780071635240
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 03/05/2010
Series: Utterly Confused Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 240
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Ed Randall is the host of “Talking Baseball” each Sunday morning on WFAN and is the author of More Tales From the Yankee Dugout.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Introduction: For the Love of the Game 1

Chapter 1 Rules of the Game 13

Chapter 2 Momentous Moments-from the Beginning Through World War II (1823-1945) 27

Chapter 3 Batter Up-the Art of Hitting 39

Chapter 4 Momentous Moments-the Golden Age of Baseball (1946-1957) 53

Chapter 5 The Art of Pitching-a Comprehensive Lesson (So, Heads Up) 65

Chapter 6 Momentous Moments-Expansion (1958-1967) 83

Chapter 7 Managerial Strategies 97

Chapter 8 Momentous Moments-Divisional Play (1968-1975) 117

Chapter 9 Stats-Keeping Score, Sabermetrics, and Fantasy Baseball 131

Chapter 10 Momentous Moments-the Dawn and Rise of Free Agency (1976-1993) 151

Chapter 11 Defining and Climbing the Standings 185

Chapter 12 Momentous Moments-the Wild-Card Era (1994-Present) 193

Index 225

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