Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks

Whether you?re a major league couch potato, life-long season ticket-holder, or teaching game to a beginner, Watching Baseball Smarter leaves no territory uncovered. In this smart and funny fan?s guide Hample explains the ins and outs of pitching, hitting, running, and fielding, while offering insider trivia and anecdotes that will surprise even the most informed viewers of our national pastime.

What is the difference between a slider and a curveball?
At which stadium did ?The Wave? first make an appearance?
How do some hitters use iPods to improve their skills?
Which positions are never played by lefties?
Why do some players urinate on their hands?

Combining the narrative voice and attitude of Michael Lewis with the compulsive brilliance of Schott?s Miscellany, Watching Baseball Smarter will increase your understanding and enjoyment of the sport?no matter what your level of expertise.

Zack Hample is an obsessed fan and a regular writer for minorleaguebaseball.com. He's collected nearly 3,000 baseballs from major league games and has appeared on dozens of TV and radio shows. His first book, How to Snag Major League Baseballs, was published in 1999. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-04-2009; Great for the baseball geek's significant other; I'm a deeply professed baseball geek, sabremetrics aficianado, and obsessive baseball watcher. I bought this for a quick read through and a help for my darling girlfriend, who struggles to understand what I'm talking about when I...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-04-2009; Kindle Edition FAIL; This review is of the Kindle Edition.In the statistics section, there are numerous arithmetic formulae. For some reason, the author or typographer chose to use the ? symbol rather than the now-more-prevalent /. Unfortunately, in the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-20-2009; I thought I already knew the game, but I didn't!; As the topic of baseball, I have been fixated as far as the history of the game. However, I never played the game at the high school level. I learned to be a student of the game. Hample writes examples such as the following: hat the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-14-2009; Not a home run, but it is a stand-up triple; I had to buy it because I was so surprised at the disparity between some commentators. I figured the book was either a really good or really bad so I took a chance.My opinion: this is a really good book. I think that the person who will...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-04-2009; Great for the baseball geek's significant other; I'm a deeply professed baseball geek, sabremetrics aficianado, and obsessive baseball watcher. I bought this for a quick read through and a help for my darling girlfriend, who struggles to understand what I'm talking about when I...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-04-2009; Kindle Edition FAIL; This review is of the Kindle Edition.In the statistics section, there are numerous arithmetic formulae. For some reason, the author or typographer chose to use the ? symbol rather than the now-more-prevalent /. Unfortunately, in the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-10-2009; For Beginners Only; I read this at the suggestion of a friend. I'm a lifelong baseball fan who works in professional sports. I attend 5-12 games a year, and watch about 3 times that number on television and the internet. I read this book in a single...; read full review | report as inappropriate