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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Baseball Myths: Debating, Debunking and Disproving Tales from the DiamondBy Dan CThis is well written book that all true baseball fans need to read! Bill provides great clarity on many of baseballs urban legends.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great BookBy Michael P RybickiVery interesting book. Good Read and good for any fan of the history of baseball. I recommend this 100 percent.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. I hope you can handle the truth about baseballBy GSBill Deane has spent more than two decades digging into baseball history, and this fascinating book is the end result. Tackling nearly 100 myths from the origin of the game, to the development of umpires' signals, to the integration of the major leagues, to the role of the modern bullpen closer, he takes nothing for granted and accepts nothing that cannot be documented. There's something for everyone here--from the casual fan who wonders whether really did "call his shot" before his famous 1932 home , to the aficionado who wonders whether it really is more dangerous to slide head-first. Some of Deane's answers are statistical, others anecdotal, some simply a matter of letting us know just because a hundred announcers have told us that a certain event happened, it may not necessarily be true. You will be surprised, entertained, and most of all enlightened about the real history of our favorite sport.

Baseball followers have been perpetuating, debating, and debunking myths for nearly two centuries, producing a treasury of baseball stories and ldquo;facts.rdquo; Yet never before have these elements of baseball history been carefully scrutinized and compiled into one comprehensive workmdash;until now. In Baseball Myths: Debating, Debunking, and Disproving Tales from the Diamond, award-winning researcher Bill Deane examines baseball legendsmdash;old and new.This book covers such legendary players as Shoeless Joe Jackson, , Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Pete Rose, and Derek Jeter, while also looking at lesser-known figures like Dummy Hoy, Grover Land, Wally Pipp, and Babe Hermanmdash;not to mention people who found fame in other fields, such as Civil War General Abner Doubleday, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Deanersquo;s original research and logic will educate, amuse, and often surprise readers, revealing the truth behind such legends as the inventor of baseball, the first black player in the major leagues, and even the origin of the hot dog.With photographs, stats, and more than 80 myths examined, this book is sure to fascinate everyone, from the casual baseball fan to lifelong devotees of the sport.

An honored member of the society for American Baseball Research, former senior research associate at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and author of six books and numerous articles and book chapters about baseball, Bill Deane has outstanding credentials....Readers unfamiliar with baseball myths will find this book a useful starting point. (American Reference Books Annual)ldquo;Bill Deane, who lives in Cooperstown and spent eight years working at the Hall of Fame, has written a book called ldquo;Baseball Myths: Debating, Debunking, and Disproving Tales from the Diamond.rdquo; It clears up a lot of misconceptions about our national pastimerdquo;ldquo;Deane deserves a lot of credit because to disprove many of the myths of baseball requires detailed analysis of baseball statistics, box scores and historical records of the game. The author clearly is a statistical junkie. He belongs to an organization called Society of American Baseball Research, which includes people like himself who have an extraordinary love for the game, its statistics and its history.rdquo;For anyone who loves baseball this is an enlightening read. It covers so much ground that you are bound to learn something you didnrsquo;t know before. Like Babe Ruthrsquo;s ldquo;called shotrdquo; baseball provides a lot of intrigue. Deane just brings it out. (The Cooperstown Crier)Baseball Myths is . . . interesting, sensible, and readable . . . primarily because the method used by Deane is historical, rather than statistical, analysis. The more than 85 myths shattered by Deane are arranged by era, with those related to Babe Ruth making up a chapter by them-selves. If you still believe that the rarity of the most valuable baseball card is due to Honus Wagnerrsquo;s objection to tobacco, that lsquo;A Headache Cost Wally Pipp His Careerrsquo; that lsquo; Was the Youngest Man to Hit 100 Homersrsquo; or that lsquo;Billy Martian Died While Driving Drunk;rsquo; then reading this book will elevate your baseball reality quotient. (Spitball: The Literary Baseball Magazine)I have known Bill Deane ever since his days at the HOF, and no one is better qualified to separate baseball fact from fiction. Here, he uncovers its nearly two centuries of growth with confidence, accuracy, and superb writing. For the baseball purist, this book is like mining gold. (Wes Parker, Dodger , 6-time Gold Glove Award winner, and 1965 World Series champion)Bill Deane is a master sleuth and myth-buster. He knows more about the game, from beginning to end, than anyone, and all baseball experts stand in his debt. Now he has written the most deliciously provocative baseball book ever. (John Thorn, Official Historian of )About the AuthorBill Deane was Senior Research Associate at the National Baseball Hall of Fame from 1986 through 1994. He has authored six books on baseball and was managing editor of Total Baseball. Deane won the SABR-Macmillan Baseball Research Award for his book, Award Voting, and in 2003 he won the Utica-Cooperstown SABR chapterrsquo;s ldquo;Cliff Kachline Award.rdquo;

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