| Baseball's Most Wanted II: The Top 10 Book of More Bad Hops, Screwball Players and Other Oddities Contributor(s): Conner, Floyd (Author) |
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ISBN: 1574883623 ISBN-13: 9781574883626 Publisher: Potomac Books OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2003 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Baseball has so many stars and scrubs, quotables and notables - so many that one book just isn???t enough to cover them all. Enter "Baseball's Most Wanted??? II," Starting where "Baseball's Most Wanted???" left off, version 2.0 introduces even more colorful characters, inept fielders and hitters, and forgotten stars as well as all the teams, fans, managers, and even announcers who are a vibrant part of baseball??'s past, present, and future. You???ll read top-ten lists of the best and worst hitters and pitchers, the most unique memorabilia, and the most obsessed fans.Learn which president vowed to never play the game again after he got shelled in a semipro game. Find out if Tony Suck lived up to his name or rose above it. Discover the secret lure of the no-hitter and how even usually inept pitchers can catch lightning in a bottle and reach Nirvana. You???ll read about these as well as hundreds of other people, places, and events. With more than sixty lists of trivia to amuse and amaze, "Baseball's Most Wanted??? II" is a wonderful celebration of America??'s love of baseball, warts and all. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - General - Humor | Topic - Sports |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002156002 |
| Series: Most Wanted (Potomac) |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 4.98" W x 8.16" (0.52 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Baseball has so many stars and scrubs, quotables and notables - so many that one book just isn't enough to cover them all. Enter Baseball's Most Wanted(TM) II. Starting where Baseball's Most Wanted(TM) left off, version 2.0 introduces even more colorful characters, inept fielders and hitters, and forgotten stars as well as all the teams, fans, managers, and even announcers who are a vibrant part of baseball's past, present, and future. You'll read top-ten lists of the best and worst hitters and pitchers, the most unique memorabilia, and the most obsessed fans.Learn which president vowed to never play the game again after he got shelled in a semipro game. Find out if Tony Suck lived up to his name or rose above it. Discover the secret lure of the no-hitter and how even usually inept pitchers can catch lightning in a bottle and reach Nirvana. You'll read about these as well as hundreds of other people, places, and events. With more than sixty lists of trivia to amuse and amaze, Baseball's Most Wanted(TM) II is a wonderful celebration of America's love of baseball, warts and all. |
Contributor Bio(s): Conner, Floyd: - Floyd Conner is the author of numerous popular sports books, including Baseball's Most Wanted(TM), Football's Most Wanted(TM), and Golf!, which sold more than 150,000 copies. He has been interviewed many times for radio, newspaper, and television and lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. |