Baseball's Funnymen


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From Nick Altrock to Casey Stengel, Dizzy Dean to Satchel Paige, Bill Veeck to Bob Uecker, baseball has always admired the clever. This book tells the stories of some of the players, coaches, managers and broadcasters who had the most fun in the Major Leagues and made fans laugh out loud (or shake their heads in disbelief). The author recounts tales both famous and little known that capture the character of unusual and offbeat players, unique and engaging personalities and the succession of eccentrics who were officially dubbed "Clown Prince of Baseball."




61 Humorous & Inspiring Lessons I Learned From Baseball


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In 61 Humorous & Inspiring Lessons I Learned From Baseball, Howard Kellman takes you on the playing fields and in the clubhouses of professional baseball. Howard has broadcast Triple-A Baseball in Indianapolis for 34 years and brings an insider's perspective. Roger Maris belted a record setting 61 home runs in 1961. Howard wrote 61 Lessons to honor Roger's accomplishment. The Lessons are about Hall of Famers, All-Stars, Minor League players, coaches, managers and umpires. Some Lessons involve tongue-in-cheek humor; many are there to inspire. There are examples of managers and coaches helping players achieve greatness. One Lesson features a Hall of Fame player in a confrontation with a very famous gangster. Another Lesson tells the story of how a dog helped a World Series MVP settle a salary dispute with his team's owner. All of the Lessons involve games that Howard has seen, people he has known and stories he has been told in his years as a baseball broadcaster.




Funnyball


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Jimmy spent the 2004 Red Sox season as the hilarious fan-in-the-stands/sports travel consultant for the New England Sports Network (NESN) pre-game show. He took on towns like Toronto, San Francisco, and New York and let Red Sox Nation know how to travel in style on the road to a championship. A quick read full of cartoons and short, humorous writings.




Baseball Is a Funny Game


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A former major-league catcher provides a view of the lighter side of baseball as he relates his professional experience




Humor Among the Minors


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Baseball Humor


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The best of Baseball Humor from America's funniest sporting cartoonist.Cartoonist, Robert Tiritilli understands "the balls and strikes" of the baseball world. This former Italian Mafia pinch-hitter has teamed with Charles Hellman, an ex-Little Leaguer, to find more ways to blend these one-panel jokes and cartoons with clever captions. They bring out the "FUNNY" in sports. The wit and satire of these cartoons and their absurdities come to life from Tiritilli's pen. His outrageous graphics poke fun at baseball players, fans and owners with equal gusto. Tiritilli has freelanced and lampooned for more years than he cares to admit. After sailing around the world four times in his tiny ten-foot raft; he now spends his retirement years spraying graffiti on stadium bathroom walls when no one is looking. Baseball Humor Cartoons will be a "home run" with anyone who plays or enjoys baseball, no matter, if they are athletic or just a couch potato. 44 black & white cartoons




The Funniest Baseball Book Ever


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An impulse book for Father’s Day, aimed at summer’s most popular sport. That old baseball saying is right: It is a funny game. No other sport can compare to the national pastime's vast catalog of silly quips and quotations, unforgettable characters, memorable nicknames, and inventive pranks. The Funniest Baseball Book Ever captures it all between two covers. It's simply the most complete, contemporary resource for baseball humor. This compendium expertly draws on a century of history and several hundred sources to lend the game a new, hilarious perspective. With over 90 percent of its material never before collected in a single volume, The Funniest Baseball Book Ever will entertain and surprise everyone from casual fans to diehards, and from newcomers to veterans. The Funniest Baseball Book Ever is the perfect antidote for those who'd prefer to laugh along with the fun and games--it's one book that lives up to its title's promise.




Baseball Oddities


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Laugh over baseball's oddest plays and weirdest happenings. Find out about a team that gave up 26 earned runs in a game, 16 in one inning. Or, a player who got the ball stuck in his glove, and threw both to first to beat the runner. Over 100 reasons why baseball is the zaniest sport.




Boys' Life


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Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.




Wits, Flakes, and Clowns


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This book features many of the funniest, flakiest, and most clever men ever associated with baseball. From the hilarious Casey Candaele and the witty Andy Van Slyke to All-Stars Jimmy Piersall and Bryce Harper, this book includes unique, never-before-heard stories, many told directly from author interviews with players and teammates.