- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: TRIUMPH BOOKS,INC. (Mar 1 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1572434201
- ISBN-13: 978-1572434202
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 21.2 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 658 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #755,106 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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How is it that Larry King remembers every detail about his first baseball glove, but Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith can't recall a thing about his? Such is the mystery of the baseball glove, a simple piece of sporting equipment that is both functional and, for reasons that are hard to pin down, often unforgettable. This handsome and smartly illustrated history of fielder's gloves is rich with information about and appreciation for the game. Lieberman explains how ballplayers were once thought unmanly if they used gloves to field thrown and batted balls and how big-leaguers vary in their approach to picking out and maintaining fielder's gloves; New York Yankee Derek Jeter opts for a new glove at the start of every season, but former Baltimore Oriole Brooks Robinson, probably the greatest defensive third baseman ever, would use his "until it was ragged." Lieberman's book does not require any intellectual heavy lifting, but with plenty of archival photos and a bundle of funny anecdotes, it gives readers an amiable way to welcome the new season. Kevin Canfield
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Book Description
In addition to chronicling the amazing history of the glove, Glove Affairs has detailed chapters featuring experts' tips on buying, breaking in, and fixing a glove; Major Leaguers' glove secrets and superstitions; insights into glove endorsements and glove collecting; and page after page of hysterical, eye-opening stories from players, coaches, and industry insiders. With detailed historical records, hilarious anecdotes from Major Leaguers and little-known personalities in the glove industry, and countless pointers on what to do and not do to your glove, Glove Affairs features everything a player or fan would want from a baseball book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Glovely CASEY Award Finalist,
By mike shannon (Cincinnati, Ohio) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Glove Affairs (Hardcover)
This book received many nominations for the 2003 CASEY Award. Amazingly, it is the first book on its subject. Nominators obviously thought it is a very fun book to read and have. What will the CASEY judges think?
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Brilliant!,
By John Kissane (Athens, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Glove Affairs (Hardcover)
This is a wonderful book. It's well written, has a good variety of information and is very attractive in it's presentation, plus it's "accessible" to all types of baseball fans. If you're a glove aficionado (which I am not) perhaps you'll not find all you would hope for here, but that sort of book wouldn't be anywhere near as useful. Oh, and I grew up across the street from Noah Liberman and we played lots of sandlot ball together, although I've not seen him in two decades. Reading his book makes me miss those good old days. I still have the glove I used back then but I have to admit it's got some mildew, and I know that's at least one strike against me.
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Plays The Field,
By Joe Phillips (dallas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Glove Affairs (Hardcover)
A well researched, written and needed book on one of baseball's fascinating subjects: the baseball glove. Liberman has touched all the bases and ... fingers on thisequipment topic. My favorites and I'm sure many readers will find highly interesting, are the interviews with former and current major leaguers, the men who trusted and trust their living with this tool. It's a fine catch for any baseball fan.
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