Glove Affairs: The Romance, History, and Tradition of the Baseball Glove - Hardcover

Noah Liberman; Yogi Berra

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1572434201 ISBN 13: 9781572434202

Publisher: Triumph Books, 2003

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Noah Liberman is a staff writer for Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal. His sports writing has appeared in such national periodicals as and the Chicago Tribune, ESPN the Magazine, Men's Health, the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and the Sporting News. He lives in Chicago

From Booklist:

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
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About this edition

• Publisher: Triumph Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1572434201
• ISBN 13: 9781572434202
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160