Your search:Books»Tim McCarver's Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans: Understanding and Interpreting the Game So You Can Watch It Like a Pro(132 available copies)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Villard Books
Date Published: 03/1998
ISBN-13:9780375500855ISBN:0375500855
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 344 p. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Villard
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780375753404ISBN:0375753400
Description: Good. 127-W This CopyStates Copyright 1998 Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Description: Good. Dust Cover Missing. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. 0375500855 Copy has been read but remains in nice & clean condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or high-lighting. Spine is tight; a clean read. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Villard
Date Published: 1998-03-24
ISBN-13:9780375500855ISBN:0375500855
Description: Good. A former library book in protective mylar cover with the usual library markings. (Even though we list all former library books as only good, most are Good+ or VG condition! ) No writing or highlighting noted inside. Most books have only expected handling, reading, shelving wear. read more
"Tim McCarver writing style is much like his like he announcing style: intelligent, well-informed and almost incomprehensible. Reading this book, I could almost smell the flopsweat from Danny Peary, who must have labored mightily to hammer McCarver's mindgrape squeezings into a halfway comprehensible publications. And, frankly, it was only halfway comprehensible. I had to read this book twice in a row, back to back, to get any information out of it. I did gain a lot of insight into baseball, but I worked for it.
The book jacket says that this book would appeal to expert or beginning fans of the game. Do not be fooled. A beginner would find this book an exercise in frustration. As for the rest of us, read a little before bed every night, and you'll fall asleep in no time (although, you may find yourself having Bob Gibson nightmares--completely normal)."
"Changed the way I, a life long baseball fan, watch a game. A great guide for any person attempting to understand America's Game. It also demonstartes on why catchers make great big league managers."
"First off, most of us can agree that Tim McCarver is a big doofus on TV. Surprisingly, Baseball for Brain Surgeons is well organized, interesting, and insightful-- all in all a terrific book. Apparently Danny Peary was able to translate McCarver's verbal diarrhea into a cohesive look at inside baseball."
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