"Delicious . . . Entertaining . . . "The Baseball Codes" reads like a lab report by a psychologist who has been observing hostile toddlers whack one another with plastic shovels in a sandbox."
Bruce Weber, "The New York Times Book Review
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A frankly incredible book a history and analysis of baseball s insular culture of unwritten rules, protocols and superstitions, assembled over the course of ten years . . . I can say without hesitation that this is one of the all-time greats a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
Glenn McDonald, NPR
If baseball players adhere to a series of informal doctrines, then consider Turbow the ultimate code breaker . . . Turbow pulls back the curtain and breaks through the game s shroud of secrecy to deliver a grand slam of a book.
Mike Householder, Associated Press
A remarkably well researched book, filled with intricate details of plays from the past 100 years.
Larry Getlen, "New York Post"
Turbow and Duca have filled a void with this entertaining, revealing survey of the varied, sometimes inscrutable unwritten rules that govern the way baseball is played by the pros.
"Booklist"
A highly entertaining read . . . A comprehensive, sometimes hilarious guide to perhaps a misunderstood aspect of our national pastime.
"Publishers Weekly""
"Delicious . . . Entertaining . . .
The Baseball Codes reads like a lab report by a psychologist who has been observing hostile toddlers whack one another with plastic shovels in a sandbox."
--Bruce Weber,
The New York Times Book Review
"A frankly incredible book--a history and analysis of baseball's insular culture of unwritten rules, protocols and superstitions, assembled over the course of ten years . . . I can say without hesitation that this is one of the all-time greats--a first-ballot Hall of Famer."
--Glenn McDonald, NPR
"If baseball players adhere to a series of informal doctrines, then consider Turbow the ultimate code breaker . . . Turbow pulls back the curtain and breaks through the game's shroud of secrecy to deliver a grand slam of a book."
--Mike Householder, Associated Press
"A remarkably well researched book, filled with intricate details of plays from the past 100 years."
--Larry Getlen,
New York Post "Turbow and Duca have filled a void with this entertaining, revealing survey of the varied, sometimes inscrutable unwritten rules that govern the way baseball is played by the pros."
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Booklist "A highly entertaining read . . . A comprehensive, sometimes hilarious guide to perhaps a misunderstood aspect of our national pastime."
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Publishers Weekly