The Dickson Baseball Dictionary by Paul Dickson
January 2nd, 2009Title: The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, 3rd Edition
Author: Paul Dickson
Publisher: W.W. Norton (2009)
Do you know what “bees in the hands” means in baseball terms? It is an expression for the stinging sensation a batter’s hands feel with the pitch strikes the the handle or the end of the bad, usually on a cold day.
The Billy Martin Rule? The practice by which umpires go out of their way to make calls against a certain individual.
As you can imagine, this title of this book is pretty self explanatory. The copy I got is only the letter “B”, but the real book comes with all 26 letters!
As a big baseball fan AND nerd, this kind of book is cool to read. It’s not the type of book that you read cover to cover, but is good to have as a coffee table book to glance through. Unfortunately, this book does not explain what Tim McCarver is talking about.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
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January 4th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Perhaps that is because Tim McCarver isn’t talking about anything.
January 6th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
no one knows what Tim McCarver is talking about… but it looks like a cool book, perfect for another month or so and spring training!
Great blog!
January 11th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Everyone agrees!! Tim McCarver does not speak English!