How to speak baseball
Subtitle: an illustrated guide to ballpark banter
By: James Charlton ; Sally Cook ; illustrations by Ross MacDonald
Contributors: Cook, Sally (Writer on family topics); MacDonald, Ross, 1957-
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9781452126456
Subjects: Baseball; Baseball players; Dictionaries; Language
Description: "This handsome guide to the language of baseball decodes the hilarious, 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"--