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"I started McCarver's book because I was sure he would teach me something. I finished it as Casey Stengel."--The Cincinnati Enquirer
Tim McCarver, baseball's preeminent analyst, has set down all that he knows about how the game should be played and watched. With his trademark wit and style, McCarver explains the fundamentals and proper mechanics at the level necessary for success in the major leagues.
Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans is a gold mine for all fans, brain surgeons or otherwise, and anyone learning how to play or coach the game. (Even major leaguers will pick up some pointers.) After the wonderful 1998 season, America's pastime has never been more popular, and with the deeper knowledge and understanding of baseball that Brain Surgeons provides, any fan will be able to watch it like a pro.
Tim McCarver, baseball's preeminent analyst, has set down all that he knows about how the game should be played and watched. With his trademark wit and style, McCarver explains the fundamentals and proper mechanics at the level necessary for success in the major leagues.
Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans is a gold mine for all fans, brain surgeons or otherwise, and anyone learning how to play or coach the game. (Even major leaguers will pick up some pointers.) After the wonderful 1998 season, America's pastime has never been more popular, and with the deeper knowledge and understanding of baseball that Brain Surgeons provides, any fan will be able to watch it like a pro.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Lots of baseball fans think they know everything there is to know about the game. Not me. While I've been a fan for 30 years, the game's intricate strategies and nuances sometimes go unnoticed until an astute announcer clues me in. McCarver does a great job of explaining everything there is to know about the strategies and the subtleties alike. However, if you are a casual fan, this book may drive you insane. Sometimes we don't need to know everything. The material here is nice to know, not need to know. Make sure you really want to know every aspect of the game before you pick up a copy.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book gives the reader an insight into baseball from the perspective of not only a catcher, but also from every other position on (and off) the field. It covers pitching, hitting, baserunning and defense exhaustively. The downsides? It could have used a few diagrams to save a few paragraphs, McCarver is self-aggrandising at times, and you have to read a lot of the book twice over to absorb it. It's also about 9 years out of date, so not everything still applies to the same extent, and the players he uses as examples occasionally had me asking "Who?" (I started watching baseball in 2001).
I personally read this book quite quickly, in about a week, but that's not something I would recommend to anyone. It is very heavy at times, covering every possible pitch selection, batting stance, defensive shift (etc...) and requires patience. I should have paced myself but I wanted to finish in time for Opening Day. It's more like a reference book, and will remain on my bookshelf for a long time for this very purpose.
The book said it would make me watch the game like a pro. As long as I absorb it all, it will have succeeded.
I personally read this book quite quickly, in about a week, but that's not something I would recommend to anyone. It is very heavy at times, covering every possible pitch selection, batting stance, defensive shift (etc...) and requires patience. I should have paced myself but I wanted to finish in time for Opening Day. It's more like a reference book, and will remain on my bookshelf for a long time for this very purpose.
The book said it would make me watch the game like a pro. As long as I absorb it all, it will have succeeded.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm a huge baseball fan and I've read my share of baseball books. However, I've never read one that was this insightful and informative.
McCarver does an excellent job analyzing baseball strategy. I didn't agree with everything he said, but he made me think more about baseball strategy than I ever have.
As an aspiring broadcaster, I also appreciated his discussion on broadcasting. I was at a Mets game recently and I found myself keying in on the cameras and guessing which camera was in use at a given moment.
This book isn't for the newcomer trying to pick up the game. It is for the hardcore baseball fan, the fan that already thinks about the game on a higher level.
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This book is the epitamy of baseball literature.
I bought this book because I thought that I would learn some of the tricks announcers use to make the game sound interesting. Read more
Published on 4 April 1999
An immense amount of baseball
McCarver pretty much covers all the bases in this book. He talks about everything, pitching, hitting, fielding, managing, running, broadcasting, etc. Read more
Published on 30 Nov 1998
This book needed a good editor before it was published.
I bought this book based on the other, glowing reviews posted here at amazon.com, and a quick look at the book in a real bookstore. Read more
Published on 24 Sep 1998
I Love Watching Baseball on TV Now!
I always thought I was a baseball "FAN" .[ I followed the Mets since I was a kid in little league. Read more
Published on 22 Jun 1998
Does Tim know enough to write this book?
Anyone who has listened to his broadcasts, or read Durwood Merril's book realizes that Brain Surgery is way out of Tim's league. Read more
Published on 25 May 1998
A baseball book that is very different...
This is a unique and wonderful look at baseball at the end of the century. The book is funny, on the mark and the most educational sports book I've ever read. Read more
Published on 7 April 1998
A baseball book that is very different...
This is a unique and wonderfull look at baseball at the end of the century. It's funny, on the mark and the most educational sports book I've ever read. Read more
Published on 5 April 1998
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