High and inside: An A-to-Z Guide to the Language of Baseball by Joseph McBride
From fungo to pebble pickers and Grapefruit Leagues to forkballs, High and Inside is a must-have collection of baseball terminology for every sports fan and sports trivia buff. The book includes slang expressions, nicknames, baseball terminology, and familiar quotations from baseball's past and present. Entries are organized alphabetically and include background and origin information. Famous baseball quotations are woven throughout the text, adding even more humor to an already delightful book.