The Underground Baseball Encyclopedia: Baseball Stuff You Never Needed to Know and Can Certainly Live Without Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm a baseball junkie who's not content just knowing the mundane statistical trivia associated with our National Pastime - such as Cobb's .367 lifetime batting average, Henry Aaron's 755 career home runs & Bob Gibson's 17 strikeouts in Game 1 of the '68 World Series - I want to know the weird stuff too; why Wade Boggs just had to eat chicken every day (for good luck), and why the Baby Ruth candy bar is still popular today, while the Reggie Bar never quite made the big time.
For anyone fascinated with every possible aspect of the game; especially the ludicrous and zany antics from all sections of baseball's inner sanctum; this book is for you. I loved it.
I also loved the reverse psychology Robert Schakenberg uses to convince readers they really need to have this book; the title explains that strategy. The truth of the matter is, the baseball junkie may be able to live without this particular piece of irreverent folklore, but life's more interesting knowing all this ridiculous stuff. So get a copy for yourself; you won't regret it.

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Baseball history is full of unforgettable athletic achievements, heroic performers, and exhilarating moments that remind fans of everything they love about sports and honest competition. The Underground Baseball Encyclopedia is not about any of those things. Instead, prepare yourself for a decidedly snarky trip through the game s rich history of buffoonery, thuggery, fashion missteps, ballpark promotions gone awry, batboys with metal claws for hands, Afros, mustaches, mistresses, overzealous mascots, existence-of-dinosaurs deniers, inedible baseball-themed candy bars, and hundreds of other unbelievable-but-true aspects of America s national pastime. And did we mention the wife swapping? For the casual fan, hard-core stat geek, pop culture junkie, or lover of trivia and miscellany, The Underground Baseball Encyclopedia provides a welcome kick to baseball history s baggy flannel pants.

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