The Dickson Baseball Dictionary: (Third Edition) (Hardcover)
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Dickson’s dictionary does far more than define the terms and phrases of the game; many of his 5000 definitions provide etymological descriptions and contending theories, context notes, external uses of the term, and its “earliest” appearance. Patrick Ercolano’s Fungoes, Floaters, and Forkballs (Prentice Hall, 1987), an effective glossary, provides 1500 basic terms, but doesn’t approach Dickson’s detailed descriptions and depth of coverage: team histories, field names, archaic and obsolete language, fan jargon, and dugout slang. A wide-ranging bibliography (240 books and articles) on baseball terminology , and baseball and language in general , guides users to more in-depth exploration. Although as current a (more…)
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10,000 Entries 18,000 Definitions More Than 400 Contributors
This hefty 4.2 lb. dictionary is superb. It contains excellent concise understandable explanations of just about any word, phrase or terminolgy related to baseball from…
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Perfect book
Great for my knowledge even if it was the 1989 edition and not really “like new”. But it was still ok!
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The Dickson Baseball Dictionary Third Edition
This book was a gift for my husband. He really enjoyed all of the information given in the book. He also found the information in the book to be very helpful.
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For Any Baseball Fan – Casual or Serious
This is an incredible compendium of terms and phrases used in baseball, and even if you know the game very well or an avid fan, I can pretty much guarantee there will be something…
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Baseball Dictionary
The book is fascinating. It spans all of baseball history. Good play by play makes baseball fun. This has all the best.
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Great gift for ball fans!
My two baseball-loving sons have been flipping through this book since I brought it home a few weeks ago, and loving it!
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Dickson Booms One Out
DICKSON BOOMS ONE OUT. Paul Dickson’s formidable tome of baseball terms and definitions demonstrates that baseball is more than a sport and pastime – it is a perpetual…
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A Walk Off Four-Bagger
You can spot the bullpen at the ballpark. You know pitchers warm up there before being beckoned to the mound. But do you know what else goes on in the bullpen?
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The Samuel Johnson of Baseball
This is the third edition of a quest Dickson began in 1989 when his first dictionary produced 5,000 entires of baseball lore, rules, and jargon.
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I am a Dickson “bug.”
I have been following baseball passionately since 1947. I thought I had a comprehensive knowledge of the game until I started to thumb through The Dickson Baseball Dictionary…