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Errors and Fouls is a good book. Handrinos is a very smart man, having went to Yale University, University of Cambridge, and University of Virginia School of Law. He treats each myth like he would a case he would be dealing with in his law practice. He backs his opinion with facts and evidence from many different places.
The book is split up by topic into different sections. For example, the section "The Drug Problem" has all the myths that involve steroids. The myths are different from one chapter to the next. Some of my favorite chapters involve baseball's popularity, the toughness of the sport, and competitive balance.
The myths covered are not the ones that are always in books involving baseball myths. Abner Doubleday or Babe Ruth do not have their own myth. Most of the myths involve the business side of baseball. That might be the best part of this book. All other baseball books would mention Babe Ruth's called shot. Errors and Fouls does not, and that what makes it unique.
In conclusion, Errors and Fouls is not a book for every fan. It is a book that does not always "solve" the myth, but the author gives his opinion on the why the myth is wrong. He takes on the myths with a laywer-like-approach, making each one interesting to read. At certain points, the book gets a little stale, but most of the time, I was fully engaged . Handrinos clearly spent a lot of time working on the book, and it shows in the quality of his work.
