Nine Sides of the Diamond: Baseballs Greatest Glove Men on Fine Art of Defense - Softcover

Falkner, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671734415 ISBN 13: 9780671734411

Publisher: Fireside, 1992

Synopsis

Features great players' insights into defensive play, and looks at techniques, training, anecdotes, and some of baseball's most dramatic moments

About this title

From Library Journal:

Falkner is a noted sportswriter who has coauthored a well-known account of the Japanese Babe Ruth, Sadaharu Oh ( LJ 6/1/84). In this new, vastly entertaining, and insightful book, Falkner turns his attention to the art of baseball defense. Through interviews and anecdotes he shows how defense, though underestimated and overlooked by many fans, is an essential ingredient for success. A great defensive player does not have to be an all-star hitter to make a contribution--witness, for instance, ex-Baltimore Oriole shortstop Mark Belanger, a weak hitter who played great shortstop for 18 years. The art of defense requires skill and imagination--qualities that Falkner exhibits in his fine writing. Recommended for most sports collections.
- Paul Kaplan, Highland Park P.L., Ill.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fireside
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0671734415
• ISBN 13: 9780671734411
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384