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How to Speak Baseball: An Illustrated Guide to Ballpark Banter

How to Speak Baseball: An Illustrated Guide to Ballpark Banter

Author James Charlton
Publisher Chronicle Books
Publication Date 2014-02-25
Section Sports
Type New
Format Hardcover
ISBN 9781452126456

This handsome guide to the language of baseball decodes the amusing, clever phrases that pepper commentary about the sport. Packed with witty explanations of everything from "duster" and "rubber arm" to "up the elevator," this ballpark lexicon plays on a nostalgic love for the national pastime while covering ground from baseball's beginnings to today. This humorous mix of definitions and anecdotes is the perfect gift for both lifelong baseball fans and rookies working up the ranks.

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