Paul Dickson - Dickson Baseball Dictionary

October 25, 2009 - 1:00pm
October 25, 2009 - 2:00pm

Now in its third edition, Dickson’s compendium is the authoritative guide to the language of our national pastime.  What’s the difference between a “cut fastball” and a “four-seam fastball”?  Where did “fungo” come from?  Dickson traces sources, first usages, and etymologies of familiar (and not so familiar) baseball terms, with many insights into the game’s history along the way. Including more than 10,000 definitions and 250 photographs, the current volume has doubled in size from the original.

The Dickson Baseball Dictionary (Hardcover)

By Paul Dickson, Skip McAfee
$49.95
ISBN-13: 9780393066814
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: W. W. Norton & Company, 02/01/2009
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