A Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations That Shaped Baseball: The Game Behind the Scenes - Hardcover

Peter Morris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1566637058 ISBN 13: 9781566637053

Publisher: Ivan R. Dee (UK), 2006

Synopsis

The Game Behind the Scenes continues and concludes Peter Morriss superb encyclopedia of the national pastime. The initial volume, The Game on the Field, was called by Library Journal charming, densely packed, yet entirely accessible.... This is heaven for fans of the game and a required addition to all baseball collections. Endlessly fascinating, impeccably researched, and engagingly written, this treasure trove will surprise, delight, and educate even the most knowledgeable fan by dispelling cherished myths and revealing the source of many of baseballs features that we now take for granted. Together, both volumes of A Game of Inches contain nearly a thousand entries that illuminate the origins of items ranging from catchers masks to hook slides to intentional walks to cork-center baseballs to the reserve clause of baseballs Basic Agreement. The volume on The Game Behind the Scenes concentrates on ballparks, fans, marketing, statistics, the building of teams, and other related aspects of the game—but this is much more than just a reference guide. Award-winning author Peter Morris explains the context that led each new item to emerge when it did, and chronicles the often surprising responses to these innovations. Of few books can it genuinely be said that once you start reading, its hard to put it down, but A Game of Inches is one of them. It belongs in the pantheon of great baseball books, and will give any reader a deeper appreciation of why baseball matters so much to Americans.

Praise for Peter Morriss Volume One: The Game on the Field

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About the Author

Peter Morris won the coveted Seymour Medal of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) for his book Baseball Fever, about early baseball in Michigan. He has also been honored by USA Today Sports Weekly. A graduate of the University of Toronto and Michigan State University, he is now a researcher at the Michigan Public Health Institute and lives in Haslett, Michigan. Visit the author's website (www.petermorrisbooks.com) for more information.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee (UK)
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566637058
• ISBN 13: 9781566637053
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416