Glove Affairs: The Romance, History & Tradition of the Baseball Glove

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Our Price: $20.00

Year: 2003
Pages: 150
Binding Hardcover
ISBN 1572434201

Product Code: 756787866

Description

Noah Liberman (au); Yogi Berra (fr). Helps you recall your first baseball glove as it shares similar memories from the game’s greats. Providing a comprehensive history of this icon of our national pastime, it covers the origin of the glove, how it evolved in size & form over the years, how it became big business, & how it came to shape not only the game of baseball but American culture itself. This book also serves as a practical guide to purchasing, breaking in, maintaining, & repairing a glove. Dozens of current & former major leaguers offer their battle-tested advice about getting the most out of a glove. They also share countless stories, from the passionate to the hilarious, about the glove & their relationships to it, including their superstitions & rituals, some of which are downright bizarre. Illus.

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