The Baseball Uncyclopedia: A Highly Opinionated, Myth-Busting Guide to the Great American Game - Softcover

Kun, Michael; Bloom, Howard

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9781578602339: The Baseball Uncyclopedia: A Highly Opinionated, Myth-Busting Guide to the Great American Game

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ISBN 10: 1578602335 ISBN 13: 9781578602339

Publisher: Clerisy Press, Emmis Books, 2006

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Michael Kun Pulitzer Prize-nominated author and Howard Bloom former newspaper reporter and columnist explain that, contrary to popular belief, a walk is not always as good as a hit. They argue that it’s not always wrong to root against the home team. They contend that the Houston Astros’ jerseys were not the ugliest jerseys ever worn in the major leagues. They rail against the common misconception that Tinkers-to-Evers-to-Chance was a great double play combination. They insist that Shoeless Joe Jackson did not bat right-handed, he did not go barefoot, and he did not refuse to accept money to throw the World Series. They heap scorn upon those who believe Joe DiMaggio was ever The Greatest Living Baseball Player.” And they offer a sound rebuke to anyone who thinks a baseball book can’t be smart, funny and informative all at the same time.

The Baseball Uncyclopedia is a witty and irreverent guide that debunks some of the mythology, opinions and widely held beliefs about baseball that fans have clung to for generations.

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Packed with surprising baseball facts as well as the unique musings of two baseball fanatics, crammed almost to bursting with argument starters, bet settlers, and absurd pop-culture references, THE BASEBALL UNCYCLOPEDIA offers a sound rebuke to anyone who thinks a baseball book cant be smart, funny and informative all at the same time. Also, this is the only sports book we know of that contains a drawing of aardvarks.

About the Author:

Michael Kun is the Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of the novels You Poor Monster, The Locklear Letters, My Wife and My Dead Wife and A Thousand Benjamins. He is an attorney, practicing in Los Angeles, California.

Howard Bloom is a former newspaper reporter and columnist for New England Business Magazine. He has written for a variety of other newspapers and publications. He is an attorney, practicing in Boston, Massachusetts.

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