Wit Wisdom Of Baseball

The perfect gift for baseball fans of all ages, all generations, all over the world. A lively mix of trivia, anecdotes, observations, and quotations from and about baseball's most colorful characters. Shaped in the form of a baseball, this book also features original illustrations that help bring the stories to life.

A baseball fan's companion to the wittiest sayings on the game offers the most memorable quotes on America's favorite pastime.

Collects quotations about baseball from players, coaches, sportswriters, and fans including Yogi Berra, Casey Stengel, Red Smith, and Reggie Jackson

A guide to more than 50 collectible Barbies.

A collection of quotes, anecdotes, and malaprops from one of baseball’s wisest and wittiest personalities. New York Times–bestselling author Phil Pepe takes readers along on Yogi Berra’s journey from St. Louis to New York’s Yankee Stadium, including all the stops along the way—from his days as a tack-puller in a women’s shoe factory, to a pre-game tribute in St. Louis, when he coined the phrase, “I want to thank all those that made this night necessary,” to his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Pepe explores Yogi Berra as a boy, player, hero, coach, manager, husband, father, and jokester, including all of the “Yogi-isms,” in an absorbing treatment that is simultaneously comical, thoughtful, and biographical. Famous Yogi-isms: - About a popular restaurant: “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” - On Little League Baseball: “I think it’s wonderful. It keeps the kids out of the house.” - On why the Yankees lost the 1960 World Series: “We made too many wrong mistakes.”

A collection of inspirational and meaningful quotes perfect for every fan of the great game of baseball. "Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical" said Yogi Berra and in celebration of this sport, spirit and American pastime we bring you The Baseball Fan's Treasury of Quotations. Collecting over 200 sayings, wisdom and wit from the legends of baseball, this book promises to be a cherished collectable for every fan.

Casey Stengel was one of baseball's most beloved and comical characters, known for his myriad of witticisms comprising a languese all his own.

Reissued to tie-in with spring training and the beginning of baseball season. Three-time MVP, Hall of Famer, and pennant-winning manager in both leagues, Yogi Berra is one of the all-time greats of the game--and one of the funniest! Includes a glossary of hilarious "Berraisms". Photographs.