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Derek Zumsteg: The Cheater's Guide to Baseball (2007, Houghton Mifflin)

Review of "The Cheater's Guide to Baseball" on 'Goodreads'

Mariner fan Derek Zumsteg writes about how baseball and cheating evolved together, covering the quasi-legal to downright dirty. His last chapter makes some solid points about how various cheats (trick pitches, corked bats and spitters) led us to where we are today, and I agree. The earlier chapters are hit-or-miss, but usually quite humorous. A solid 3.5 stars, and a worthy read for baseball fans.