Book Description
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.


From the Back Cover
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.

FROM OUR EDITORS

Test your baseball knowledge with Baseball Bafflers, an entertaining compilation of anecdotes, trivia, and obscure facts. Pit your skills against the umpires in realistic game situations, and see how you stack up. Packed with quizzes, stats, and hilarious true stories, this book is the ultimate brain teaser for baseball fans.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This ultimate compilation of all-things-baseball includes such fan-talizing topics as Little Known Rules, Trick Plays, Quotes of the Game, and Funny Moments. Test your baseball IQ with real-life game situations and official scoring dilemmas, then read how umpires, managers, and other baseball authorities called the play. Experience the game's zaniest moments, its most intriguing anecdotes, its most colorful players, and all of the action behind the scenes as well as on the field. It's all here: the questions and answers, the stories and stats - everything but "The Star-Spangled Banner" - making Baseball Bafflers and entertaining and engaging celebration of the Great American Sport.

A wide range of experts compiled these golden moments, from sports journalists to retired players, to trivia experts and devoted fans, making it a must-have for armchair umpires everywhere.

In sections such as Baseball's Strangest Moments and You're the Umpire:

Find out how players from the Chicago Cubs fooled a San Francisco Giants rookie when his baseball disappeared.

Read about the manager who was so bored with the game that he left it for a hot dog!

Experience some of Yogi Berra's great lines: "I want to thank all of you fans for making this night necessary" or "It's déjà vu all over again."

Find out which baseball player signed a football before his eager fan was dragged away.

Read about such strange baseball superstitions as using colored bats or creating special nicknames.

Discover the pitcher who came up with a ho-hitter during his very first start!