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Deadball Stars of the American League: The Society for American Baseball Research 3 reviews
Potomac Books Inc., 2006
Excellent Book On The First Two Decades of A.L. Baseball
+ Great Book!
+ SABR Deadball Releases
The Society for American Baseball Research has outdone itself again, with a companion book to "Deadball Stars of the National League;" appropriately enough called "Deadball Stars of the American League." Following the same manner as the N.L. book, it has short biographies of the major stars for ...
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Mind Game: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart, Won a World Series, and Created a New Blueprint for Winning 13 reviews
Steve Goldman, Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts
Workman Publishing Company, 2005
Enjoyable Analysis of How the Red Sox Took the 2004 World Series
+ If They Were Smart in 2004...What Happened in 2006?
+ Some good analysis, but it's no "Moneyball."
The best thing about reading anything by the team that writes for the Baseball Prospectus is the wit and humor with which they analyze the game on the field. They do this well in "Mind Game" and offer a valuable perspective on how the Theo Epstein led Boston Red Sox was able to capture the World ...
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Baseball Between the Numbers: Why Everything You Know About the Game Is Wrong 20 reviews
The Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts
Basic Books, 2007
Great book
+ Nerdy and dense but worth the effort
+ loved it
+ A new way to look at old strategies
+ Five Stars for Content
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The Physics of Baseball (3rd Edition)32 reviews
Robert K. Adair
Harper Paperbacks, 2002
A Great Read For The Average Baseball Fan
+ You need to know a significant amount of math and physics to understand it
+ Science of baseball
The Physics of Baseball is a great book that should be read by any baseball fan who wants to understand the reasons behind why certain things in the game happen as they do. Robert Adair, a professor at Yale, informatively discusses nearly every aspect of the game through a scientific view. Adair ...
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Deadball Stars of the National League: The Society for American Baseball Research (Photographic Histories)5 reviews
Tom Simon, SABR
Potomac Books Inc., 2004
The Best That SABR Has to Offer
+ Baseball History in a nutshell
+ Excellent Book On The First Two Decades of N.L. Baseball
+ A great look back to baseball's past heroes!
+ Panning the Deadball Stars
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The Glory of Their Times : The Story of Baseball Told By the Men Who Played It71 reviews
Lawrence S. Ritter
Harper Paperbacks, 1992
Baseball's Old Testament
+ The Holy Grail of all Baseball Books
+ Historical treasure
+ Greatest Sports Book Ever Written!!!
+ glory of their times
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The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract 88 reviews
Bill James
Free Press, 2003
the man and the work that put sabermetrics on the map
+ The essential baseball book
+ An awesome book to have on your shelf
+ Very good book
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The Numbers Game: Baseball's Lifelong Fascination with Statistics28 reviews
Alan Schwarz
St. Martin's Griffin, 2005
5+ Stars - A Must For Your Baseball Library
+ I saw myself in this book
+ a must have book
+ And the people who play it...
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The Glory of Their Times : The Story of Baseball Told By the Men Who Played It71 reviews
Lawrence S. Ritter
Harper Paperbacks, 1992
Baseball's Old Testament
+ The Holy Grail of all Baseball Books
+ Historical treasure
+ Greatest Sports Book Ever Written!!!
+ glory of their times
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Baseball Between the Numbers: Why Everything You Know About the Game Is Wrong20 reviews
The Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts
Basic Books, 2007
Great book
+ Nerdy and dense but worth the effort
+ loved it
+ A new way to look at old strategies
+ Five Stars for Content
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Deadball Stars of the American League: The Society for American Baseball Research3 reviews
Potomac Books Inc., 2006
Excellent Book On The First Two Decades of A.L. Baseball
+ Great Book!
+ SABR Deadball Releases
The Society for American Baseball Research has outdone itself again, with a companion book to "Deadball Stars of the National League;" appropriately enough called "Deadball Stars of the American League." Following the same manner as the N.L. book, it has short biographies of the major stars for ...
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Mind Game: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart, Won a World Series, and Created a New Blueprint for Winning13 reviews
Steve Goldman, Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts
Workman Publishing Company, 2005
Enjoyable Analysis of How the Red Sox Took the 2004 World Series
+ If They Were Smart in 2004...What Happened in 2006?
+ Some good analysis, but it's no "Moneyball."
The best thing about reading anything by the team that writes for the Baseball Prospectus is the wit and humor with which they analyze the game on the field. They do this well in "Mind Game" and offer a valuable perspective on how the Theo Epstein led Boston Red Sox was able to capture the World ...
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Deadball Stars of the National League: The Society for American Baseball Research (Photographic Histories)5 reviews
Tom Simon, SABR
Potomac Books Inc., 2004
The Best That SABR Has to Offer
+ Baseball History in a nutshell
+ Excellent Book On The First Two Decades of N.L. Baseball
+ A great look back to baseball's past heroes!
+ Panning the Deadball Stars
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The Physics of Baseball (3rd Edition)32 reviews
Robert K. Adair
Harper Paperbacks, 2002
A Great Read For The Average Baseball Fan
+ You need to know a significant amount of math and physics to understand it
+ Science of baseball
The Physics of Baseball is a great book that should be read by any baseball fan who wants to understand the reasons behind why certain things in the game happen as they do. Robert Adair, a professor at Yale, informatively discusses nearly every aspect of the game through a scientific view. Adair ...
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The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract88 reviews
Bill James
Free Press, 2003
the man and the work that put sabermetrics on the map
+ The essential baseball book
+ An awesome book to have on your shelf
+ Very good book
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The Numbers Game: Baseball's Lifelong Fascination with Statistics28 reviews
Alan Schwarz
St. Martin's Griffin, 2005
5+ Stars - A Must For Your Baseball Library
+ I saw myself in this book
+ a must have book
+ And the people who play it...
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