The Baseball Thesaurus, from broadcaster and author Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, is a finalist in the Recreation/Sports category of the 25th Anniversary Midwest Book Awards. The Baseball Thesaurus was published in 2014 by Lineup Books, an imprint of August Publications. (more…)
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Now Available: The Baseball Thesaurus
Sluggers deposit a Ballantine Blast in the nosebleeds. The top of the lineup sets the table for the heart of the order. Corner infielders guard the line. A lumberjack with a bad wheel staggers down the line while a glovesman flashes leather. Where did these phrases come from? Baseball is a sport with its own […]