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Baseball's Greatest Quotations Rev. Ed.: An Illustrated Treasury of Baseball Quotations and Historical Lore Paperback – February 19, 2008

by Paul Dickson (Author)
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Baseball has always had its share of colorful characters, and over the years they have expressed themselves in eminently quotable ways. In this treasury of more than 5,000 quotations, noted baseball writer and observer Paul Dickson has captured the flavor of the game, in the words of its most important participants and onlookers.

They are all here—from Aaron (Estella, Hank's mother) to Zoldack ("Sad Sack" Sam), and everyone in between. From the players, sportswriters, and politicians, to noted personalities in other fields (a very diverse group), everyone has his or her say on our nation's pastime. Dickson skillfully selects and annotates each remark, presenting the good, the bad, and the ugly of baseball lore. Included are extended lessons in Stengelese, Reggiespeak, Earl Weaverisms, and famous announcers' home run calls (who can forget Mel Allen's classic "Going, going, gone!"?).

These and thousands of other cheerful, pithy, and memorable voices from the past through the present day are all captured in Baseball's Greatest Quotations.

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    672 pages
  2. Language
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  3. Publisher
    Collins Reference
  4. Publication date
    February 19, 2008
  5. Dimensions
    7.38 x 1.68 x 9.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0061260606
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0061260605
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Paul Dickson has written eight bat and ball books (one on softball, seven on baseball) and is working on the third edition of his Dickson Baseball Dictionary, as well as a new work, The Unwritten Rules of Baseball. He also writes narrative 20th century American history and compiles word books. He lives in Garrett Park, Maryland, with his wife, Nancy.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Collins Reference; Revised ed. edition (February 19, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 672 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0061260606
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0061260605
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.42 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.38 x 1.68 x 9.25 inches
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Paul Dickson is the author of more than 65 nonfiction books and hundreds of magazine articles. Although he has written on a variety of subjects from ice cream to kite flying to electronic warfare, he now concentrates on writing about the American language, baseball and 20th century history. His most recent narrative is The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941: The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor published in 2020. To learn more about Paul please visit his webpage at Pauldicksonbooks.com.

A Few Blurbs for Paul Dickson

“A national treasure who deserves a wide audience.” —Library Journal

“A one-man book factory” The Washington Post.

“He is a good, serious, funny man. And he marches to the music of typewriter with as as much joy as anyone in Washington.—The Washingtonian magazine.

“Paul Dickson is a free spirited freelance writer collects facts and words with what he calls the seal the borders on the compulsive.”—Writing magazine.

“Paul Dickson’s books are a feast.”—The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

“Paul Dickson could be called the Energizer bunny of authors …One of the amazing attributes of this prolific writer is that he can’t be pigeonholed: his subject matter is always changing.”—Public Libraries magazine.

“Mr. Dickson is a connoisseur of offbeat and humorous outpourings of the verbal variety. Toasts, jokes, rules, recipes, fables, half-truths feed his insatiable appetite for mind tickling trivia.”—The Kansas City Star

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Steven William Lambson
5.0 out of 5 stars It is just what it holds itself out to be and more
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2013
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It is just what it holds itself out to be...a collection of some of the greatest quotations by and about baseball players and their sport by those who played it, and those who announced or merely observed it. Some are familiar, most are not, but all are interesting and many are laugh-out-loud funny. I can also see using these in speeches, classes, or just around the water cooler. For now, I am keeping mine on my bedside stand.

Quotes are arranged by topics, authors, etc.
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W. Rikkelman
5.0 out of 5 stars Must have book
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2011
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This is one of those books by the great Paul Dickson that make you get lost in the world of baseball.
And when you're ready with this one you'll buy more of the kind.(I did)
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William C. Bartlett
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Good book and well packaged. Thanks much.
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Shell
1.0 out of 5 stars Book does not look new
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2019
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The book was yellowed and the binding or spine of the book is worn. Doesn’t look like a brand new paperback
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Krista
4.0 out of 5 stars The book was a great gift
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2013
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The shipping was fast, the book was exactly what I expected and it turned out to be a great gift to my boyfriend.
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Ohioan
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, Insightful, Provocative
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2011
I have the earlier version of this book, copyright 1991, but am donating it to a library and buying the 2008 updated version. This is a wonderful book, especially for baseball fans, but also for people who know something about baseball but aren't students of the game. You can just flip open to any page at random and learn things about people and the game, by the quotes. You can laugh, cry, think, or dream. A wonderful book, and I'm glad it has been revised and updated.
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fred breitner
3.0 out of 5 stars It arrived seriously bent & I pressed it between two ...
Reviewed in Canada on December 19, 2017
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It arrived seriously bent & I pressed it between two heavy flay objects to try to straighten out the broad wrinkle. It still doesn't sit flat but is passable.
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