num_pages: 176
description: Wise, sarcastic, hilarious and memorable words from a favorite sport. Home Plate Don't Move is a celebration of the wit and wisdom of baseball. Some selections are as timely as today's headlines while many others are timeless -- there's something for everyone, from insights to insults to inanities. What is it about baseball that lends itself to clever quotes? W.P. Kinsella, author of Field of Dreams , writes that baseball is "a game of anticipation, a game for the thinking fan, a game where little gems of wisdom or whimsy can be created in the dugout, the bullpen or the press box during long, hot afternoons and evenings of baseball." Some of the more than 400 quotes 
language: English
title: Home Plate Don't Move: Baseball's Best Quotes and Quips
titlecomplete: Home Plate Don't Move: Baseball's Best Quotes and Quips
genres: Baseball, Sports
ratings_count: 16
publisher: Firefly Books