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Tocher, Timothy

Odd Ball: Hilarious, Unusual, & Bizarre Baseball Moments

64 pp. | Cavendish | February, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7614-5813-5 $15.99

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Stacy Curtis. This light-reading volume will be snapped up by those wishing to spice up their baseball small-talk with amusing, strange, or downright gross trivia. The stories of twelve-fingered pitchers, amputated ears, and arachnophobic shortstops are treated only briefly, but there's enough information to entertain teammates on the away-game bus--or bench-sitters. Pen-and-ink cartoons contribute to the zaniness.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin