Diamonds in the Rough

“Altogether wonderful . . . . I challenge any fan to read Diamonds in the Rough and not come away with a hundred gems he did not own before. Erudite, properly skeptical, and unfailingly lively—in short, a hit. I rise to my feet in admiration and gnash my teeth that I did not write it."—John Thorn, author of Total Baseball: The Ultimate Baseball Encyclopedia

“The range [of topics] is mind-boggling, and even for those who like to think they know the game, there is much that is new in this eclectic collection of anecdotes, folk tales, and basic history. . . . As baseball history and Americana, Diamonds in the Rough offers something for everyone.”—Orlando Sentinel

“The most up-to-date study of baseball’s early history.”—Fox Butterfield, New York Times

“One of the greatest baseball books of all time.”—Allen Barra, New York Observer