| Description |
xlii, 454 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-411) and index. |
| Contents |
Pay no attention to the glowing, orange-eyed satan-dog behind the closet door -- Batting practice: Is Barry Bonds better than Babe Ruth? / Nate Silver -- What's the matter with RBI?...and other traditional statistics / Jonah Keri -- Is David Ortiz a clutch hitter? / Nate Silver -- Was Billy Martin crazy? / James Click -- Why are pitchers so unpredictable? / Keith Woolner and Dayn Perry -- Are teams letting their closers go to waste? / Keith Woolner -- Five starters or four? On pitching and stamina / Keith Woolner -- When does a pitcher earn an earned run? / Dayn Perry -- Did Derek Jeter deserve the gold glove? / James Click -- Is Mike Matheny a catching genius? / Keith Woolner -- What if Rickey Henderson had Pete Incaviglia's legs? / James Click -- When is one run worth more than two? / James Click -- Is Joe Torre a Hall of Fame manager? / James Click -- Why is Mario Mendoza so important / Keith Woolner -- Is Alex Rodriguez overpaid? / Nate Silver -- Do players perform better in contract years? / Dayn Perry -- Do high salaries lead to high ticket prices? / Neil deMause -- Are new stadiums a good deal? / Neil deMause -- Does baseball need a salary cap? / Neil deMause -- What happened to Todd Van Poppel? / Dayn Perry -- Is there such a thing as a quadruple-a player? / Clay Davenport -- Why was Kevin Maas a bust? / Nate Silver -- Can a team have too much pitching? / Steven Goldman -- How much does Coors Field really matter? / Keith Woolner -- Is Wayne Huizenga g genius? / Jonah Keri -- What do statistics tell us about steroids? / Nate Silver -- What does Mike Redmond know about Tom Glavine? / James Click -- Why doesn't Billy Beane's shit work in the playoffs? / Nate Silver and Dayn Perry -- Extra innings: can stats and scouts get along? / Dayn Perry. |
| Subject |
Baseball -- Statistics.
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Baseball -- Statistics. |
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Baseball. |
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Baseball players -- Statistics.
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Baseball players. |
| Genre/Form |
Statistics.
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Statistics.
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| Added Author |
Click, James.
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Keri, Jonah.
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| Added Title |
Baseball prospectus.
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| ISBN |
0465005969 |
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9780465005963 |
| Standard No. |
9780465005963 |
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