num_pages: 352
description: The latest and greatest in ESPN.com baseball guru Rob Neyer'sBig Book series Legends is a highly entertaining guide to baseball fables thathave been handed down through generations.The well-told baseball story has long been a staple for baseball fans. In Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Legends  Neyer breathes new life into both classic and obscure stories throughout twentieth-century baseball -- stories that while engaging on their own also tell us fascinating things about their main characters and about the sport's incredibly rich history. With his signature style Rob gets to the heart of every anecdote working through the particulars with careful research drawn from a variety of primary sources. For each story he Did this really happen? Did it happen sort of? Or was the story simply the wild invention of someone's imagination? Among the scores of legends Neyer questions and investigates...Rob checks each story separates the truths from the myths and places their fascinating characters into the larger historical context. Filled with insider lore and Neyer's sharp wit and insights this is an exciting addition to a superb series and an essential read for true fans of our national pastime.
language: English
title: Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Legends: The Truth, the Lies, and Everything Else
publisher: Touchstone