Why do we sometimes refer to a lefthanded pitcher as a ampampampldquosouthpawampampamprdquo Why are major league pitchers normally limited to 100 pitches per game Why was Jack Roosevelt Robinson the first AfricanAmerican ever to play as part of an official lineup for a team in Major League Baseball Why is a baseball field sometimes referred to as a diamondThis book provides over 100 questions and detailed answers concerning the traditions rules and history of the national pastime. Organized by the sportampampamprsquos five erasampampampmdashDead Ball Live Ball Golden Age Expansion and Steroid Eraampampampmdashit answers questions about hitting pitching fielding base running managing scouting and ownership that vex even the most ardent fans of the game. Moreover this book is an appreciation of how baseballampampamprsquos traditions began.