And so we begin again. Hope everyone had as happy and healthy a New Year as is possible under these circumstances. Looking forward to a new season full of interesting topics handled by talented writers. A reminder: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the […]
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
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Baseball Cards,
David Wright,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
Ted Williams,
Tom Seaver
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. aIn addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
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Bernard Malamud,
David Wright,
New York Mets,
Ted Williams,
Yogi Berra
Has it really been three weeks since the last one of these? My, my… Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying […]
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Baseball Cards,
Boston Red Sox,
David Wright,
Lou Gehrig,
New York Mets,
New York Yankees,
Ted Williams,
Willie Mays
Has it really been three weeks since the last one of these? My, my… Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying […]
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Baseball Cards,
David Wright,
Hank Greenberg,
New York Mets,
Willie Mays,
Yogi Berra
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
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Art Shamsky,
Jackie Robinson,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
New York Mets,
Pat Jordan,
Ted Williams,
Tom Seaver
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
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baseball fiction,
Bernard Malamud,
Boston Red Sox,
Jackie Robinson,
Jim Bouton,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
Seattle Pilots,
St. Louis Cardinals,
Ted Williams,
W.P. Kinsella,
Willie Mays
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
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Baseball Cards,
Bernard Malamud,
Doc Gooden,
Jim Bouton,
Joe DiMaggio,
Lou Gehrig,
Moneyball,
New York Yankees,
Ted Williams,
Willie Mays,
Yogi Berra
Ever since Moneyball came out in 2003, most books analyzing the national pastime dealt with cold hard numbers. Putting a team together, it seems, is a lesson in math. But according to veteran journalist and author Joan Ryan, it’s a science. Chemistry, to be precise. (Full disclosure: I was never very good in that particular […]
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Barry Bonds,
Joan Ryan,
Jonny Gomes,
San Francisco Giants
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
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Baseball Cards,
Jay Horwitz,
Jim Bouton,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
Lou Gehrig,
Milwaukee Brewers,
Moneyball,
Rod Carew,
Roy Halladay,
Willie Mays,
Yogi Berra
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
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Bartolo Colon,
Cleveland Indians,
Lou Gehrig,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
Rod Carew,
Ted Williams,
Washington Nationals,
Yogi Berra
I think these things are coming along nicely, don’t you? Every time, I learn how do so something new. Fun. Most recently, I got to continue this experiment with Keith Law, author of The Inside Game: Bad Calls, Strange Moves, and What Baseball Behavior Teaches Us About Ourselves. One of the things I appreciate about […]
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baseball analysis,
baseball philosophy,
Keith Law
Note: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them (or even by the time I finish writing one). But close enough for government work, as the saying goes. In addition, occasionally the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one […]
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Baseball Cards,
Keith Law,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
Washington Nationals,
Yogi Berra