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Baseball Bits: The Best Stories, Facts, and Trivia from the Dugout to the Outfield Paperback - 2008 - 1st Edition

by Dan Schlossberg; Foreword by Howie Rose

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Ah, baseball. The Great American Pastime, the reason that so many people of all ages sit glued to their televisions or brave the traffic every weekend—because they love the game. If you're one of the many who sit captivated by the game year after year, season after season, then Baseball Bits: Diamonds from the Diamond is for you. Written and compiled by baseball expert Dan Schlossberg, this book is chock-full of the best trivia, information, and fun facts about the game. Featuring interviews with players, managers, and other baseball professionals, as well as never-before-told baseball stories, Baseball Bits: Diamonds from the Diamond is sure to be a "hit" with just about anyone who's interested in the game. Yet even the most casual baseball fan needs to know more. The stories and trivia are fun and interesting, but what about the most recent information that affects this season? What are the latest trades, and how will they affect your favorite teams? What are the best players' current stats, and will anyone be breaking any major records soon? That's where the other component of the book comes in. You'll find all the essential information and more on Dan Schlossberg's special website, offered just for readers of Baseball Bits. Inside each book is a password that lets readers log onto the site for up-to-the-minute information you can only find there. The site is guaranteed to be updated at least once a month—more frequently during the season—to provide you with everything you need to know about the current season.

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A book that covers all the bases!
Everything fans want to know about the Great American Pastime Written and compiled by baseball expert Dan Schlossberg, this book is chock-full of the best trivia, information, and fun facts about the game. Featuring interviews with players, managers, and other baseball professionals, as well as never-before-told stories, Baseball Bits is sure to hit a home run with just about anyone who's interested in the game.
But that's not all, because beyond the stories and trivia, the die-hard fan also wants the most recent information that affects this season. Inside each book is a password that lets readers log onto a website for up-to-the-minute information only available there. The site is guaranteed to be updated at least once a monthmore frequently during the seasonto provide readers with everything they need to know about the current season, including:
The latest trades, and how they'll affect particular Teams
The best players' current stats
Who is about to break major records"

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  • Title Baseball Bits: The Best Stories, Facts, and Trivia from the Dugout to the Outfield
  • Author Dan Schlossberg; Foreword by Howie Rose
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 253
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Alpha Books, New York
  • Publication date 2008-05-06
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781592577750 / 159257775X
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.06 x 0.6 in (22.86 x 15.39 x 1.52 cm)
  • Category Sports & Recreation
  • Library of Congress subjects Baseball
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007941485
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.357

About the author

Dan Schlossberg is a former AP sportswriter and author of 33 baseball books, including "Baseball Gold: Mining Nuggets from Our National Pastime" and the 2006 autobiographies of Ron Blomberg and Milo Hamilton; as well as more than 25,000 articles about baseball. His 38-year journalism career runs the gamut from broadcast analyst and commentator to writer, author, and entrepreneur. He is managing editor of BallTalk, a syndicated weekly radio baseball show, and is the originator of the baseball theme cruise, coordinating and hosting more than 20 such cruises featuring major league stars.

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