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Mar 16, 1999 | ISBN 9780375753404 Buy
May 22, 2013 | ISBN 9780307831774 Buy
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Mar 16, 1999 | ISBN 9780375753404
May 22, 2013 | ISBN 9780307831774
"I started McCarver’s book because I was sure he would teach me something. I finished it as Casey Stengel."–The Cincinnati EnquirerTim McCarver, baseball’s preeminent analyst, has set down all that he knows about how the game should be played and watched. With his trademark wit and style, McCarver explains the fundamentals and proper mechanics at the level necessary for success in the major leagues. Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans is a gold mine for all fans, brain surgeons or otherwise, and anyone learning how to play or coach the game. (Even major leaguers will pick up some pointers.) After the wonderful 1998 season, America’s pastime has never been more popular, and with the deeper knowledge and understanding of baseball that Brain Surgeons provides, any fan will be able to watch it like a pro.
Tim McCarver, major league baseball’s premier analyst, has been surprising and delighting viewers for years with his remarkable insight. Fans who once were content to merely watch baseball were stimulated into wanting to think baseball as well. McCarver brings to the booth a combination of twenty-one years of major league service and nearly twenty more in broadcasting. There is nobody better at explaining the game than McCarver, and it is a rare game in which the viewer does not learn something new and unusual. Now he is putting down on paper all he knows about the sport, producing this unique perspective on how America’s pastime should be played and watched.With his unmistakable wit and storytelling verve, McCarver succinctly explains the fundamentals and proper mechanics of baseball at the level necessary for success in the major leagues. Once the skills have been learned, the viewer can devise smart strategies, getting into the heads of the players, coaches, and managers: When should a player or manager be conservative or aggressive; what factors change as the count goes deeper; how do you set up an effective running game, and how can a defense try to sabotage it? This book is a gold mine for all fans, from brain surgeons and rocket scientists to beginners who want to start with the basics. (Even major leaguers will be able to pick up some pointers.) With a deeper knowledge and understanding of baseball, any fan will be able to watch it like a pro.
About the AuthorsTim McCarver is major league baseball’s premier analyst, having provided his trademark blend of provocative and witty commentary… More about Tim McCarver
"The most intelligent book ever written about our secular national religion."–Pete Hamill"Read any chapter and you’ll never watch baseball again in quite the same way."–The Arizona Republic"McCarver and Peary answer virtually every strategic question about how the sport is played." –Baseball Weekly"One of the most significant baseball books in years."–Publishers Weekly
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