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9 reviews for:
The Joy of Keeping Score: How Scoring the Game Has Influenced and Enhanced the History of Baseball
Paul Dickson
3.93 AVERAGE
9 reviews for:
The Joy of Keeping Score: How Scoring the Game Has Influenced and Enhanced the History of Baseball
Paul Dickson
3.93 AVERAGE
funny
informative
relaxing
medium-paced
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
Fun, quick, and informative read on the history, context, and stylistic choices involved with scoring baseball on your own. Looking forward to taking this to the scorecard.
I am a baseball scorekeeping geek, so I enjoyed the book. It was brief and highlighted different scorekeeping systems and their origins.I don't recommend the ebook format because the illustrations don't render well and are very hard to read.
This helped me enormously in evolving my own scorecard-keeping technique. I later designed my own, based on what I learned from this book. A must for baseball nerds intent on reviving this dying language!
A very charming introduction to the art of baseball scorekeeping.
Great read! Very historical and enjoyable. Lightly educational, not too overwhelming.
It's nice to read a book in which the author really likes what he's writing about! At first I thought it was going to be just okay, but Dickson had me pleasantly suprised!
I’m not sure that this works well for someone entirely new to keeping a scorebook. But for the initiate, there are a few interesting sections on history, different scoring systems, and different options that can flesh out your own system.
I also read the first edition, so some of the emphasis is a bit outdated. I’d advise getting the newer edition if possible. Overall, a short and pleasant read, but probably not well suited to the uninitiated.
I also read the first edition, so some of the emphasis is a bit outdated. I’d advise getting the newer edition if possible. Overall, a short and pleasant read, but probably not well suited to the uninitiated.