Baseball Miscellany
Why does a curveball curve? What is a acan of corna? Why was Joe DiMaggio called the aYankee Clippera? aWho wrote aTake Me Out to the Ballgamea? How many times did Ty Cobb steal home? In Baseball Miscellany, the fascinating history and lore of our national pastime is finally revealed! For example, the reason a curveball curves is that its spin drags a layer of air across one surface of the ball faster than it does across the opposite surface. A acan of corna is slang for an easy-to-catch fly ball, the term originating from a general store clerk reaching up and dropping a can from a high shelf. Sportswriters dubbed Joe DiMaggio the aYankee Clippera because he glided about the outfield with beauty and grace, like a clipper ship on the ocean. The lyrics to aTake Me Out to the Ballgamea were written in 1908 by vaudeville star Jack Norworth, who, while riding the subway, was inspired by a sign that said aBaseball TodayaPolo Grounds.a And the great Ty Cobb stole home a whopping fifty-four timesafifty more than the career leader in total stolen bases, Rickey Henderson. Packed with all manner of delightful surprises, beautiful illustrations and photographs, and delicious nuggets of information, Baseball Miscellany demystifies the origins and customs of Americaas most celebrated game. From spring training through the World Series, youall be entertained with fun, little-known facts. Why do baseball players wear stirrup socks? Who invented the catcheras mask? What Major League team passed up on signing eighteen-year-old Willie Mays in 1949? Settle into your favorite armchair, grab some peanuts or Cracker Jacks, and find out!The upstartAmerican Football League stitched names on the backsof their uniformsthat fall. (The National Football League didna#39;t get with itfor another decade.) In baseball, asthe 1960s ... respective California clubs. Dick Allena#39;s back readanbsp;...
| Title | : | Baseball Miscellany |
| Author | : | Matthew Silverman |
| Publisher | : | Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. - 2013-12-13 |
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