Ted Williams Hit List

Ted Williams and Jim Prime

ISBN 10: 1570280789 / ISBN 13: 9781570280788

Published by Masters Pr, 1996

About this Item

Wonderful book written by Williams about other hitters. Signed by Williams. The condition of both book and dust jacket fine. Seller Inventory # B-0010

Bibliographic Details

Title: Ted Williams Hit List

Publisher: Masters Pr

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

The "Splendid Splinter" uses statistical information and personal expertise to present portraits of the twenty-five greatest hitters in baseball history

Review:

When the master speaks, the prudent listen. Arguably the greatest hitter since Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, never one to couch opinions, creates a system for ranking the best hitters of all time in this gregarious volume that is ripe with personal anecdote, observation, and bias. Not only is the list itself enticing and convincingly argued--Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmy Foxx, and Joe DiMaggio form the heart of his order--so are most of the shots he takes at some pretty big names. Given Williams's position on defense, a few of his convictions may seem out of left field, but if the gospel according to Ted deems Carl Yastrzemski, George Brett, Pete Rose, and Reggie Jackson underachievers, so be it. And his analyses of current artists with a bat such as Frank Thomas, Ken Griffey Jr., Tony Gwynn, and Mike Piazza are as solid as line drives up the middle.