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Baseball Prospectus 2005: Statistics, Analysis, and Insight for the Information Age (Baseball Prospectus)

18 reviews
Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts

Workman Publishing Company, 2005

The Future Of Baseball
This refrence book is part of what's known as the sabrmetrics, or statistical analysis, movement in baseball today, particularily the pro game. The main thesis that this book is based around is the factual idea that baseball players (and, by association, baseball decisions) can be analyzed using stats. Many successful MLB teams, including the A's, Red Sox, Indians, Cardinals, and Dodgers use ...

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
great read. It shines some light into generally accepted baseball numbers. If you loved Moneyball, you'll love this book.

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
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 Series in 2004. As might be expected, statheads that they are, this team of writers adores another ...

Baseball Prospectus 2004: Statistics, Analysis and Insight for the Information Age

12 reviews
The Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts

Workman Publishing Company, 2004

Excellent Statistical Guide
I bought the Baseball Prospectus 2004 thinking that it would be a beefed up version of a fantasy magazine. I was pleasantly surprised that it was much more. I can see why baseball GMs read it. It offers excellent statistical analysis of the past performances of players and gives educated PECOTA projections for the future. I would bet the first thought of first-time readers when they open this ...

Baseball Prospectus 2007 (Baseball Prospectus)
Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts

Workman Publishing, 2007

Baseball Prospectus 2006: The BP Team of Experts on Baseball Talent

16 reviews
Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts

Workman Publishing Company, 2006

Calling all fantasy team owners.....
This is the one book you need before draft day! Oh, and if you're just a major league baseball fan, especially one that knows that there is a lot more to find in the statistics than meets the eye, this book is for you. If your eyes glaze over when you try to decipher statistics, this book makes it easy to understand all you really need to know....oh, and love the snark!