Books on Baseball?

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Books on Baseball?

I want a book on baseball that teaches rules ,terms and a just stuff about modern day baseball.I love baseball and i know a lot about it , but it would be nice to have an official book that i could go to when i have questions or when i dont understand something.I know it might be best to put this in the baseball category section .but its about a book ,so oh well.Thanks!!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Much like you, I love baseball and wanted to learn more about the finer points of the game. The two books I found most useful and interesting were:

1) The New Dickson Baseball Dictionary by Paul Dickson
This book includes definitions not only for "standard" baseball terms, i.e., designated hitter, ground ball, and unassisted triple play, but also for baseball-related events and happenings, i.e., Black Sox, Cactus League, and Lou Gehrig's disease. The author identifies which terms are archaic, uses cross-references, and outlines first use, extended use in the language of everyday life, and relevant quotations. The book also includes a brief thesaurus, a list of baseball abbreviations, and a partially annotated bibliography of works on baseball terminology.

2) The Baseball Fan's Companion: How to Master the Subtleties of the World's Most Complex Team Sport and Learn to Watch the Game Like an Expert by Nick Bakalar
This book covers rules, game strategies, umpiring techniques, differences between the 2 leagues, how teams are put together, the hows/whys of player trades, etc.

Also, the MLB publishes the game's "official" rule book each year (even if the rules don't change).