Is This a Great Game, or What?: From A-Rod's Heart to Zim's Head---My 25 Years in Baseball | 
 enlarge | Author: Tim Kurkjian
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
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Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0312362242
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780312362249
ASIN: 0312362242
Publication Date: May 27, 2008
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ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian has spent more than twenty-five years covering almost three thousand major league baseball games and interviewing about that many players, coaches, managers, and executives. In Is This a Great Game, or What?, Kurkjian combines his years of experience, uncanny knowledge, and deep love of the game, to create a book filled with some of the most fascinating insight into Major League Baseball this side of Jim Bouton’s bestseller, Ball Four. Whether he’s explaining what goes through a ballplayer’s mind when he faces a fastball in the chapter “My Face Was Crushed by a Bowling Ball Going 90 MPH,” detailing bizarre rituals and superstitions performed by baseball’s greatest players, or taking us into the locker room to see what transpires in the clubhouse of a major league team, Kurkjian’s tales are at times hilarious, other times horrifying, yet always entertaining.
Kurkjian has spoken to some of the greatest ballplayers ever over the years, and they have revealed details about themselves and the game they love with a candor that readers won’t find anywhere else. Filled with anecdotes and fascinating insights, this is an essential book for baseball fans or anyone curious about America’s pastime.
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 Yes, it's a great game --and a terrific book-- August 9, 2008
This book was extremely enjoyable and I highly recommend it to any baseball fan. Kurkjian writes with passion and love for the game of baseball. His stories are delightful: from the player (I think Jay Bell)who never heard of Mickey Mantle to the kid who gets an autograph from "some guy Stan Musiel or something" to Cal Ripken's extreme competitiveness, you will laugh out loud. He also has a scary, but interesting chapter on hitters and pitchers who get hit by the baseball and how they react. I cannot recommend this too highly.
Baseball made fun March 22, 2008
This is a great book. For those fans of Tim Kurkijan, you can't go wrong on this read. Bought it for my husband, not only did he enjoy it, but I did too. great wit and a real fun book.
A great reminder of why you love baseball November 18, 2007
Long-time baseball writer and commentator Tim Kurkjian shares a great collection of off-beat and insightful baseball stories in his book. Kurkjian's love for the game and what he does comes through loud and clear.
Kurkjian covers a wide range of topics, including scouts, coaches, managers, spring training, being hit by the pitch, humorous incidents and much more. His stories are fresh, tightly written and entertaining.
This book focuses on all the reasons why you love baseball and why you know it's the best sport.
One of BEST Baseball Books November 4, 2007
Tim K. found the essence of the game of baseball. His passion and love of the game come thru in this book. If you are any kind of a fan of baseball you will really enjoy "Is This a Great Game or What."
A funny and insightful look at baseball! October 23, 2007
I am a baseball enthusiast and have read a lot of books on the subject. But this book had to be one of the best. Tim Kurkjian gives us a behind the scenes look not just at the sport of baseball, but the characters behind the scenes that make it the great sport it is.
There are a lot of funny stories not just about the players, but also the managers, agents, GM's, owners and scouts. You name it, and there is a story about it.
What makes baseball to me such a great sport are the athletes that are involved. And baseball players have to be the goofiest and funniest there are out there. And Tim Kurkjian captured that perfectly in this book.
Writing about baseball and being around the game his whole life, I can't wait for the next book to come out and I will be the first in line to buy it.
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