Play Ball!: Quotes on America's Favorite Pastime

by Oriental Institute (Editor)

Quote-a-Page Books contain quotes, poems, prose excerpts, and anecdotes, all carefully selected to present a compelling book that readers will pick up and browse through for inspiration, a contemplative moment, or a good laugh. Trivia books contain hundreds of questions and answers and factoids that trivia and sports buffs can't resist.

Genres: Baseball

373 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1995

Reviews

[Kenneth · Rating 4 out of 5]

The format of this little 5" x 5" book is kind of like a "Thought for a Day" layout, although it is not in a calendar form.
There are many familiar, classic quotes that have entered the American culture that many do not even realize that they originate from baseball.
"You can't win them all" is a quote from one of my all time favorite managers- Connie Mack. I never knew that before.
My wife just used one of these the other day in a conversation.
There are many clever, cute quips, malapropisms and then there is much old country boy logic.
I really enjoyed it. It brought back a lot of memories.

[Emilioet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining.