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The Language of Baseball: A Complete Dictionary of Slang Terms, Cliches, and Expressions From The Grand Ole Game | 
 enlarge | Author: Ryan Gray
Publisher: Coaches Choice Books
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 610165
Media: Paperback
Edition: DVD Video
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 108
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.2
ISBN: 1585186287
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9781585186280
ASIN: 1585186287
Publication Date: January 2002
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Product Description
The Language of Baseball is a lexicon of slang terms, cliches, and expressions surrounding the grate game of baseball. Defined are over 2,001 quick hitting, concise, and descriptive terms. The descriptions of baseballs vocabulary are simple enough for a child to understand, yet sophisticated enough to avoid insulting the intelligence of the most ardent fan. From the sandlots to the big leagues, this book will be an enjoyable resource for the rookie fan to the most passionate aficionado of the "Grand Ole Game". Included you will find humors cartoons portraying some maxims within the baseball sub-culture. From the oldest jargon to the most current terminology surrounding baseball, The Language of Baseball has all of the bases covered!
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 Gray hit a Grand Slam with Language of Baseball December 7, 2004
My ten-year old son and I absolutely love this book. This is an educational and fun piece of work. I concur with what the author wrote in the preface of his book, "I sincerely want my own and all children to grow up with a love for the game of baseball. I hope that this book will spark an interest in the casual observer and increase the interest of the avid fan." He succeeded. As the summary implies, the slang terms and cliches are concise, to the point, and very kid-friendly. Gray did not claim to have written a book with the origins and backgrounds of each slang term or expression. That huge book has already been written ("The New Dickson Baseball Dictionary"). My son can fold this book and stick it in his back pocket. As a parent, I love the fact that the content is indeed "simple enough for a child to understand, yet sophisticated enough to avoid insulting the intelligence of the most ardent fan". My son and I love the funny cartoons depicting a slang term, cliche, or expression from the book. Take it from a baseball man; Ryan Gray has definitely hit a grand slam with "The Language of Baseball"!
 Dissapointment October 3, 2004
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
While this book covers the terms & slang of baseball, the definitions are brief, dull, and give zero background. A good example is "Ueker Seats" defined as the highest seats in the park, but doesn't even mention Bob Ueker, or the origin of the expression! The whole book is like that. I thought this would be fun to go through with my son, but I am already looking for a new baseball dictionary.
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