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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ballparks,
baseball analysis,
Cal Ripken Jr.,
Chicago Cubs,
David Cone,
Houston Astros,
New York Yankees,
Pete Rose,
Philadelphia Phillies,
Rob Neyere,
sabermetrics,
Ted Williams
Headnote: The Amazon rankings are updated every hour, so these lists might not longer be 100 percent accurate by the time you read them. But it’ll be close enough for government work. In addition, sometimes the powers-that-be over there try to pull a fast one by including a book in a category to which it […]
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analytics,
Art Shamsky,
Babe Ruth,
baseball rookies,
Fantasy baseball,
Jane Leavy,
Michael Lewis,
Moneyball,
New York Mets,
New York Yankees,
Oakland As,
sabermetrics
NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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baseball statistics,
Chicago Cubs,
Chipper Jones,
David Ortiz,
David Ross,
Jackie Robinson,
Keith Law,
Rick Ankiel,
sabermetrics,
Theo Epstein,
World Series
NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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baseball statistics,
Chicago Cubs,
Chipper Jones,
David Ross,
Jackie Robinson,
Michael Lewis,
Oakland As,
Rick Ankiel,
sabermetrics,
Scott Simon,
Theo Epstein,
World Series
NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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baseball statistics,
Chicago Cubs,
Chipper Jones,
David Ross,
Michael Lewis,
Oakland As,
Rick Ankiel,
sabermetrics,
Scott Simon,
Ted Williams,
Theo Epstein,
World Series
NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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baseball statistics,
Casey Stengel,
Chicago Cubs,
Chipper Jones,
David Ross,
Marty Appel,
Michael Lewis,
Oakland As,
sabermetrics,
Ted Williams,
Theo Epstein,
Ty Cobb,
World Series
NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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baseball statistics,
Casey Stengel,
Chicago Cubs,
Chipper Jones,
David Ross,
Leo Durocher,
Marty Appel,
Michael Lewis,
Oakland As,
Rick Ankiel,
sabermetrics,
Theo Epstein,
World Series
NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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Chicago Cubs,
Chipper Jones,
David Ross,
Jimmy Breslin,
Leo Durocher,
Michael Lewis,
New York Mets,
Oakland As,
Rick Ankiel,
sabermetrics,
Theo Epstein,
World Series
Feats or famine. Either there is never a question about baseball on the popular game show, or you have this situation. That day after Mark Blankenship got his baseball movie answer correct we witnessed this in the Double Jeopardy round: In the category “Honest ‘ABE’”(the answer contained those three letters; covered words: “a research society.”) […]
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Jeopardy,
Minneapolis Millers,
minor leagues,
sabermetrics
Since I posted the first of these on a Thursday, which is known on social media as a time of reflection, I thought to make it a regular thing under this rubric. These are kind of fun; it’s like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re gonna get. (Actually, I never understood […]
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Babe Ruth,
Bill James,
Calico Joe,
Chicago Cubs,
Federal League,
Ichiro Suzuki,
John Grisham,
John Thorn,
Robert Creamer,
sabermetrics
Since I posted the first of these on a Thursday, which is known on social media as a time of reflection, I thought to make it a regular thing under this rubric. These are kind of fun; it’s like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re gonna get. (Actually, I never understood […]
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A League of Their Own,
baseball fiction,
Baseball Prospectus,
Bookreporter.com,
Charley Rosen,
Hardball Times,
Irish baseball,
Raiders of the Lost Ark,
sabermetrics,
women in baseball
Another in a series of feeble attempts to catch up on older items. You will forgive the possible occasional duplication from previous entries. First off, well, this is kind of insulting to baseball and books. * Ed Lucas received a lot of attention for his recent memoir, and rightly so. I had a great conversation […]
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baseball fiction,
Bergino Baseball Clubhouse,
Bill Pennington,
Billy Martin,
Charlie O'Brien,
Doug Wedge,
Gary Cieradkowski,
Jack Zanger,
Mike Matheny,
minor leagues,
National Public Radio,
New York Yankees,
sabermetrics,
Sandy Alderson,
Steve Kettmann,
W. P. Kinsella,
Wins Above Replacement
Sorry, couldn’t come up with an appropriate theme. Last week I linked to the first week in Tom Hoffarth’s annual 30-books-in-30-days feature. Catching up: Day 8: Bats, Balls, and Hollywood Stars: Hollywood’s Love Affair with Baseball, by Joe Siegman Day 9: A Game of Their Own: Voices of Contemporary Women in Baseball,by Jennifer Ring Day […]
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baseball biography,
baseball fiction,
baseball statistics,
Gil Hodges,
Jackie Robinson,
Joe Black,
knuckleballs,
Pitching,
sabermetrics,
World War Two
If you can remember the old Saturday Night Live skit — a take-off on 60 Minutes‘ “Point/Counterpoint” segment between conservative James J. Kilptarick and Shana Shana Alexander representing the liberal POV — you might be old enough to get where Boston Globe sports columnist Bob Ryan is coming from when he asks “Do baseball fans […]
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baseball statistics,
Bob Ryan,
FranGraphics,
sabermetrics,
Saturday Night Live
I’m getting ready for this. It will be interesting to see how complex/simple the on-line course is. Too simple can turn off those who already have a good background in the game and its myriad statistical components. Too difficult, and you turn off everyone. See you in class.
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sabermetrics
This it the time of year when the baseball media offer their considered opinions on their favorite prospects. Sometimes they’re spot on, other times, not so much. So I thought, why not apply this to the upcoming “rookie crop” of baseball books? That is, titles that are making their debuts in 2014 — no reprints/reissues […]
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Al Clark,
Alex Rodriguez,
Andrew Zimbalist,
Atlanta Braves,
Babe Ruth,
Ben Zobrist,
Boston Red Sox,
Branch Rickey,
Brooklyn Dodgers,
Chicago Cubs,
Continental League,
Dirk Hayhurst,
Doug Harvey,
Fantasy baseball,
George F. Will,
House of David,
Jackie Robinson,
Joe DiMaggio,
John Roseboro,
Juan Marichal John Rosengren,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
Marilyn Monroe,
Minnesota Twins,
minor leagues,
Montreal Expos,
Mookie Wilson,
Nap Lajoie,
Negro Leagues,
New York Mets,
Nolan Ryan,
PED,
Pete Rose,
Roger Kahn,
Roy Campanella,
sabermetrics,
steroids,
Ted Williams,
Ty Cobb,
umpires,
Walter O'Malley,
Willie Mays,
Wrigley Field
The baseball economist will discuss his new book, The Sabermetric Revolution: Assessing the Growth of Analytics in Baseball, co-authored with Benjamin Baumer, at the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, 67 East 11th Street in Manhattan, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. For more information about the clubhouse, see here. You can read more about the book […]
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Andrew Zimbalist,
baseball business,
sabermetrics
Bill King of Baseball Reflections posted this piece about some new ideas coming out of the SABR Analytics Conference in Mesa, AZ, March 15-17. John Thorn, MLB’s official historian, will also be there. In 1985, Thorn, along with Pete Palmer, published one of the earlier books on the game’s new generation of metrics in The […]
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John Thorn,
Major League Baseball,
Pete Palmer,
sabermetrics,
Society for American Baseball Research
Before he began working with an actual publisher, James used to type out The Baseball Analyst on a bi-monthly basis and make copies as needed for distribution. How times have changed. Like SABR’s annual publications, The National Pastime and Baseball Research Journal, the Analysts were contributor-driven. The first issue contains articles such as “Ballpark Effects […]
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Bill James,
sabermetrics,
Society for American Baseball Research
Robert Lipsyte (Accidental Sportswriter, An: A Memoir) , Robert Wientraub, (The House That Ruth Built: A New Stadium, the First Yankees Championship, and the Redemption of 1923), and Alan Hirsch, (co-author with Sheldon Hirsch, The Beauty of Short Hops: How Chance and Circumstance Confound the Moneyball Approach to Baseball) will discuss their new books as […]
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Alan Hirsch,
Babe Ruth,
Robert Lipsyte,
Robert Weintraub,
sabermetrics,
Sportswriting
Throwback Thursday (aka, links dump)
August 13, 2015
Since I posted the first of these on a Thursday, which is known on social media as a time of reflection, I thought to make it a regular thing under this rubric. These are kind of fun; it’s like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re gonna get. (Actually, I never understood […]
Tagged as: A League of Their Own, baseball fiction, Baseball Prospectus, Bookreporter.com, Charley Rosen, Hardball Times, Irish baseball, Raiders of the Lost Ark, sabermetrics, women in baseball
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