Baseball Field Guide, Fourth Edition by Dan Formosa - ISBN: 9781615199549
Paperback
Unlock baseball’s mysteries: Plain English rules for every play, every call.

Baseball Field Guide, Fourth Edition

An In-Depth Illustrated Guide to the Complete Rules of Baseball

$44.43

  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    25 April 2023

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Summary

Admit it: Even if you’re a die-hard fan of our national pastime, sometimes an umpire’s call can be baffling. And for newer fans, Major League Baseball’s nuanced rules—developed and revised over many decades—can be downright perplexing.

Now updated throughout with the latest changes, including specifications about the universal designated hitter and limits on defensive shifts, the Baseball Field Guide lays out every rule in plain English. You’ll learn to answe…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781615199549
ISBN-10:1615199543
Author:Dan Formosa, Paul Hamburger
Publisher:The Experiment LLC
Imprint:The Experiment LLC
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Edition:4th
Release Date:25 April 2023
Weight:400g
Dimensions:18mm x 127mm x 229mm
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Baseball Field Guide, Fourth Edition by Dan Formosa - ISBN: 9781615199549
127 × 229 mm
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A4
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

“A clear and concise book that explains every rule, using real-life examples and simple but effective illustrations… . This book will teach everyone something new.” – Booklist
“Splendidly clear and concise.” – Boston Globe
“A useful and entertaining resource.” – Choice
“Unlike the official rulebook, which has codes as dense as the Dewey Decimal System, this illustrated reference is easy to read and covers everything.” – San Diego Union-Tribune
“This fourth edition is a handy, dandy guide book to the game that you think you know until you don’t, and fits nicely in your back pocket… . It rules.” – Farther Off the Wall

About The Author

Dan Formosa

Dan Formosa, PhD, is an award-winning consultant based in Piermont, New York, and New York City. He grew up playing stoopball and is a die-hard Yankees fan.

Paul Hamburger, originally from Brooklyn, is a creative director and recent transplant to Los Angeles. As a Mets fan, he is resentful toward the success of other local baseball organizations.

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