The latest and greatest in ESPN.com baseball guru Rob Neyer's Big Book series, Legends is a highly entertaining guide to baseball fables that have been handed down through generations.The well-told baseball story has long been a staple for baseball fans. In Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Legends, Neyer breathes new life into both classic and obscure stories throughout twentieth-century baseball—stories that, while engaging on their own, also tell us fascinating things about...

BLOOPER: BALL SQUIRTS THROUGH BILLY BUCKNER'S LEGS. BLUNDER: BILLY BUCKNER'S MANAGER LEFT HIM IN THE GAME. Baseball bloopers are fun; they're funny, even. A pitcher slips on the mound and his pitch sails over the backstop. An infielder camps under a pop-up . . . and the ball lands ten feet away. An outfielder tosses a souvenir to a fan . . . but that was just the second out, and runners are circling the bases (and laughing). Without these moments, the highlight reels wouldn't be nearly as entertaining....

You love to argue about the game and its players, delving into baseball history and lore in search of support for your points of view. You'll find plenty of food for thought - and argument! - in Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Lineups. All-time Red Sox starting pitcher - Pedro or the Rocket? Gold Glovers - who looked like one, who was one, and who ought to have been one? Lopsided trades that'll sting forever, and phenoms who seemed so real Classic nicknames - from "Charlie Hustle" to "Big Hurt"...