Baseball Bafflers : Quizzes, Trivia, and Other Ballpark Challenges

by Fastball Makov (Editor)

It's the ultimate collection for armchair umpires and baseball Fun and perplexing facts, trivia, games, quotes and zany moments from our nation's favorite pastime. The only thing a true baseball fan enjoys as much as cheering on his or her team is swapping stats, facts, trivia and golden moments from the Great American Sport. This thoroughly enjoyable compilation of all-things-baseball includes such fan-talizing topics as Little-known Rules, Trick Plays, Quotes of the Game and Funny Moments. And, perhaps most fun of all, readers can play coach, making such tough calls as - Can a runner ever steal first base? - What happens when a catcher fields a ball with his mask? - Can a game continue with eight players on the field? With information and anecdotes, this big little book is sure to hit a homerun with fans of every stripe.

Genres: Baseball, Sports

192 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2001

Reviews

[Peter Sprigg · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book does not quite live up to its title, because the first half consists of odd or funny baseball stories. Not until the second half of the book do you get to any "quizzes" or "trivia." It was also somewhat poorly produced, with a number of typos. Still, it was a fun read for a baseball fan--perfect bathroom reading, I would say.

[Read1000books · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun little book, full of humorous stories, quotations, stats, etc. and was very entertaining. Just one example: when Babe Ruth was told that his annual salary was more than President Hoover's, he replied "Well, I had a better year than he did".

[Reed Johnson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not great and I am a big baseball fan.

[Phil Priest · Rating 2 out of 5]

Amusing but too many spellings mistakes and factual errors. Did anyone proofread this book??

[Robert · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is one of those little books that give snippets of trivia about baseball through the ages. Some of the blurbs are interesting enough but the bulk of the book is about trite stuff I am not interested in despite it being baseball.

[Bob Ro · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book needed an editor, a proofreader, and a better researcher. Some of the text appears to be missing or out of order. Other anecdotes made no sense. I got it as a stocking stuffer, but it was barely worth the $1 it cost. There's a reason it was in the bargain bin.

[Barry · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another one of those baseball trivia books. How many of these have I read? I can't count. It was a gift, so I read it.

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun, little book of baseball trivia, facts, and quizzes. Just right for the baseball fanatic (in all of us).