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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 796.357021 EAN: 9780465005475 ISBN: 0465005470 Label: Basic Books Manufacturer: Basic Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 528 Publication Date: March 01, 2007 Publisher: Basic Books Studio: Basic Books Editorial Review: Product Description: Since the baseball statistics revolution began in the 1970s, no one had written the book that reveals, across every area of strategy and management, how the best practitioners of statistical analysis in baseball think about numbers and the game. Until now. Baseball Between the Numbers covers every aspect of the national pastime, examining the subtle, hidden aspects of baseball, bringing them out into the open, and showing us how our favorite teams could win more games. This is a book that every fan, every follower of sports radio, every fantasy player, every coach, and every competitor at any level can enjoy and learn from. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Solid for thinking FansThis important effort examines key questions about baseball strategy, player value, and finances. The authors are from Baseball Prospectus, and they devote a chapter each to 27 important questions. The authors examine whether teams should use a four-man or five-man rotation (they favor four, limiting pitch counts), why closers should be more effectively used in key middle innings (quite persuasive), and why RBI's are over-rated - which explains why Juan Gonzalez was twice named MVP over a far superior ... Read More Rating:  - Whew--Complicated!Excellent stuff to really make you think about baseball and commonly held misconceptions. I'm not a math/stat guy and this made my hair hurt it was so complicated. Rating: - Great bookgreat read. It shines some light into generally accepted baseball numbers. If you loved Moneyball, you'll love this book. Rating: - Nerdy and dense but worth the effortNot the casual read that I expected for intermittent reading over the summer, but a balanced, thoughtful group of essays. Rating: - loved itI do not subscribe to the Prospectus, so I found this book to be incredibly fascinating. So much so I have passed it around to several friends who have also found it fascinating. Although one can say a great many things with stats, (you know, there are lies, damn lies, and statistics) this book presents some surprisingly sound arguments against many commonly held beliefs, such as the biggest 'jump' in performance isn't during the steroid era, it was the amphetamine era. Or how stolen bases and their ... Read More |
