- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Globe Pequot; First edition (April 1 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0762730757
- ISBN-13: 978-0762730759
- Product Dimensions: 17.9 x 12.8 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 404 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,092,078 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From the Back Cover
Join Jerry Remy, beloved Red Sox broadcaster and former second baseman, as he explains America's favorite sport. Written for both the rainy day fan and the avid addict, Watching Baseball covers the game pitch by pitch and play by play, all in the Rem Dawg's characteristic style: clear, concise, and opinionated.
In Watching Baseball, Jerry guides you around the diamond, pointing out: The positioning of the infielders; what's really going on during batting practice; how catchers and pitchers call a game; what a base stealer is thinking when a pitcher goes into his stretch; the difference between high cheese and a knuckler, and all the pitches in between; and so much more, including anecdotes on individual players.
Go inside the minds of the players and the coaches with Jerry as he opens your eyes to the game within the game. Whether you are a casual viewer or an armchair manager, Watching Baseball is your ticket to America's national pastime.
In Watching Baseball, Jerry guides you around the diamond, pointing out: The positioning of the infielders; what's really going on during batting practice; how catchers and pitchers call a game; what a base stealer is thinking when a pitcher goes into his stretch; the difference between high cheese and a knuckler, and all the pitches in between; and so much more, including anecdotes on individual players.
Go inside the minds of the players and the coaches with Jerry as he opens your eyes to the game within the game. Whether you are a casual viewer or an armchair manager, Watching Baseball is your ticket to America's national pastime.
About the Author
Jerry Remy is an extraordinary broadcaster, with an intimate knowledge of the game within the game of baseball that comes from more than a decade as a major league player and more than 2,000 games as the voice of the Boston Red Sox. He promotes his website, www.theremyreport.com, during his broadcasts, and the Jerry Remy chat room on Yahoo is one of the most popular baseball sites. He is well loved by the huge Red Sox Nation.
Corey Sandler is author of more than 125 books on entertainment, travel, and business topics. A lifelong baseball fan, he maintains the arcane art of scoring a baseball game from the stands or the press box.
Corey Sandler is author of more than 125 books on entertainment, travel, and business topics. A lifelong baseball fan, he maintains the arcane art of scoring a baseball game from the stands or the press box.
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This review is from: Watching Baseball: Discovering the Game within the Game (Paperback)
Baseball is such a simple game. Someone throws the ball, someone else tries to hit it, if he does he runs around .... Well you know.But what's really going on. In this quite large (367 page) book, Jerry Remy, a former second baseman explains the game as the players see it. There are hundreds of little tips: playing in the rain is to the advantage of the hitter, should the cutoff man jump if necessary to catch a ball, what about contract negotiations. And of course there's the discussions about people. As a player and then a baseball broadcaster, and a chat room moderator he knows all the principals in the business/game. If baseball is your thing....
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Almost as good as a day at the park,
By joyce gordon (US) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Watching Baseball: Discovering the Game within the Game (Paperback)
I know what my Father's Day gifts will be. This book is like getting personalized instructions from the man himself, Jerry Remy. It has so much inside information abut the art of baseball. Not just for Red Sox fans but fans of the game anywhere.
5.0 out of 5 stars
I loved it!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Watching Baseball: Discovering the Game within the Game (Paperback)
Remy is the best. His analysis of the game and insights into why players do what they do are second to none--and he's always entertaining, too. I loved this book.
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