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“the baseball prospectus”

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  • Extra Innings

    More Baseball Between the Numbers from the Team at Baseball Prospectus

    by The Baseball Prospectus ...
    In 1996, a brassy young team of fansproduced a guide to baseball statistics.Printed on a photocopier, its distribution,which was in the low hundreds, was limited tofriends, family, and die-hard stat heads. Sixteenyears later, the Baseball Prospectus annualregularly hits best-seller lists and has becomean indispensable guide for the serious fan.In Extra Innings, the team at Baseball ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • Watching Baseball Smarter

    A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks

    by Zack Hample ...
    Zack Hample's bestselling, smart, and funny fan’s guide to baseball explains the ins and outs of pitching, hitting, running, and fielding, while offering insider trivia and anecdotes that will appeal to anyone—whether you're a major league couch potato, life-long season ticket-holder, or a beginner.• What is the difference between a slider and a curveball?• At which stadium did “The Wave” first ... Read more

    Was $14.99 USD Now $11.99 USD

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  • The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract

    by Bill James ...
    When Bill James published his original Historical Baseball Abstract in 1985, he produced an immediate classic, hailed by the Chicago Tribune as the “holy book of baseball.” Now, baseball's beloved “Sultan of Stats” (The Boston Globe) is back with a fully revised and updated edition for the new millennium.Like the original, The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract is really several books in ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

    The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

    by Michael Lewis ...
    "One of the best baseball—and management—books out....Deserves a place in the Baseball Hall of Fame."—ForbesMoneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. Following the low-budget Oakland Athletics, their larger-than-life general manger, Billy Beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts, Michael Lewis has written not only "the single most influential baseball ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

  • Ahead of the Curve

    Inside the Baseball Revolution

    by Brian Kenny ...
    “A delight for baseball lovers” (Kirkus Reviews) and “one of the most significant baseball books of the year” (Bob Costas) Ahead of the Curve uses stories from baseball’s present and past to examine why we sometimes choose ignorance over information, and how tradition can trump logic.Forget batting average. Kill the “Win.” Say goodbye to starting pitchers. And please, please stop bunting. MLB ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • Wizardry

    Baseball's All-Time Greatest Fielders Revealed

    by Michael Humphreys ...
    The systematic analysis of baseball statistics, often called "sabermetrics," has evolved in recent years to resemble something of a science, attracting fans from diverse professional and educational backgrounds, all fascinated by the analysis itself and its insights into the game. But one problem has defied solution: estimating runs saved by fielders throughout history. Traditional statistics ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Baseball's Best 1,000

    Rankings of the Greatest Players of All Time

    by Derek Gentile ...
    Using various (and completely subjective) criteria including lifetime statistics, personal and professional contributions to the game at large, sportsmanship, character, popularity with the fans, and more, sports writer Derek Gentile ranks the best players of all time.Along with a ranking, information on each player is presented, including the teams on which he has played throughout his career, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • What's The Score: Baseball Scorekeeping in 10 Easy Chapters

    by S L Schell ...
    This book will teach you how to keep score at baseball games, whether you're a fan at the ball park, a player in a league, or a family member of a young ball player.With clear instructions and over 45 diagrams, the goal is to provide you with skills you can practice immediately, even after your first lesson. Three sections (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced) enhance and build upon those skills.Lots ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • The Hidden Game of Baseball

    by John Thorn, Pete Palmer ...
    The acclaimed classic on the statistical analysis of baseball records in order to evaluate players and win more games.Long before Moneyball became a sensation or Nate Silver turned the knowledge he'd honed on baseball into electoral gold, John Thorn and Pete Palmer were using statistics to shake the foundations of the game. First published in 1984, The Hidden Game of Baseball ushered in the ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Baseball for the Utterly Confused

    by Ed Randall ...
    Play Ball!Everything baseball—from the popular Utterly Confused SeriesWhat's a foul ball?Or a swinging third strike?New fans, parents, and first-time coaches need no longer be Utterly Confused about baseball, as the popular series introduces the basics of the sport in a fun and easy-to-follow guide.Peppered with big league interviews and examples, Baseball for the Utterly Confused cuts through the ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • A Treasury of Bedtime Stories

    More than 40 Classic Tales for Sweet Dreams!

    by Althea L. Clinton, Eleanor Madsen ...
    Illustrated by Fern Bisel Peat ...
    Series series Children's Classic Collections
    Racehorse Publishing’s Quintessential Children’s Classics series is a collection of timeless children’s literature. Handsomely packaged and affordable, this new series aims to revitalize these enchanting works, and continue the tradition of sharing them with the next generation of readers.The perfect ending to a perfect day is a story. This book provides unforgettable classics for parents to tuck ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The 20th Century Phillies by the Numbers: You Can't Tell the Players Without a Scorecard

    by Ted Taylor ...
    Four years of labor-intensive research produced Ted's 8th book. This 300+ page tome pays homage to Philadelphia's oft-maligned, but always loved – Phillies. In 1915 the Phils won their first NL pennant (and they didn't win many more). This book commemorates the 100th anniversary of that magnificent fete. In here you'll find stuff you never suspected about guys who never knew even wore a Phillies ... Read more

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