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Pro Basketball Forecast: 2004-05 Edition (Pro Basketball Prospectus)

2 reviews
John Hollinger

Potomac Books, 2004

New Concept in Predicting the Pros
This is a detailed analysis of virtually every player (I can't think of any he missed, but there could have been one or two). Each team has a couple of pages describing where they are, what happened last year and what it expected next year. Then it gets really interesting. Mr. Hollinger has developed a fairly sophisticated set of statistical standards that he then applies to each player on ...

Baseball Prospectus 2002 (Baseball Prospectus)

10 reviews
Clay Davenport, Joseph Sheehan, ...

Potomac Books, 2002

TOP NOTCH BASEBALL WRITING
I hope you have alot of time on your hands because you will not be able to put this great book down. Provides totally honest and intelligent team reviews, explaining why transactions were made and what were the good/bad ramifications. Excellent and witty player insight, brutally honest at points. Found myself laughing out load many times. You won't believe what you've been missing.

Baseball Prospectus '97 (Baseball Prospectus)

3 reviews
Joe Sheehan, Clay Davenport, ...

Ravenlock Media, 1997

An absolutely delightful companion for the fan
These authors are gifted and insightful in ways that the average baseball writer can not even begin to comprehend. They get inside the numbers and situations of players. Their forecasts are intriguing and provoking -- and often right. The intellectual horsepower of the editorial staff is amazing; these are the same guys who have been sharing their wisdom on rec.sport.baseball for years to ...

Baseball Prospectus: 1998 (Baseball Prospectus)

9 reviews
Gary Huckabay, Steven Rubio, ...

Potomac Books, 1998

Outstanding book
The one reviewer made the comment that any such book should use "real" stats, instead of adjusted. That defies all principles of statistical analysis! Such an approach would render the book useless, and the reviewer's comments should be struck from this collection of reviews because that reviewer is obviously unqualified. I found the book incredibly useful, because the author made every ...

Baseball Prospectus 2008: The Essential Guide to the 2008 Baseball Season (Baseball Prospectus)

17 reviews

Plume, 2008

The Baseball Bible for real fans
I thought bitting humor and brutal honesty were gone once "The Scouting Report" wimped out and eventually died several years ago, but upon purchasing this book I am delighted to see the return of analysis - in written format - of MLB players and prospects. Zipperheads can get pure numbers anywhere but objective opinions about defense, arm strength and other subjective areas of the game are a ...

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 Prospectus 2007: The Essential Guide to the 2007 Baseball Season (Baseball Prospectus)

29 reviews

Plume, 2007

Great Book
Everything you want to know and more for a pre-season review of all the players.

Baseball Prospectus 2003 (Baseball Prospectus)

11 reviews
The BP Team of Experts on Baseball Talent

Potomac Books, 2003

Still the wittiest and most incisive commentary on baseball
Baseball Prospectus was already the best annual publication on baseball for thinking baseball fans, and in 2003 it got better in several ways. First, in the past it only contained Clay Davenport's translated stats, but this year it includes both actual (or untranslated) stats and translated stats (batting avg, OBP, SLG, ERA). That's useful because you can compare the actual to translated stats to ...

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 2000 (Baseball Prospectus)

8 reviews
Chris Kahrl, Keith Law, ...

Potomac Books Inc., 2000

It'll Make You Smarter
BP debunks myths, explodes fallacies, and takes sabermetrics to a new height. It has an excellent method for evaluating and projecting performance, but many other credible methods can found elsewhere. BP's riches are found in the essays and player commentaries. Its insights will reshape the baseball debate in the coming years. Roster management, pitcher abuse, big markets v. small markets, ...

Baseball Prospectus: 2001 Edition (Baseball Prospectus)

7 reviews
Jeff Bower

Potomac Books, 2001

Stellar, as usual
BP remains the standard for baseball annuals, with zillions of player comments both informative and entertaining, and team comments which are generally excellent. They know more about more players than anyone else. Minor quibble: Every year the back cover exhalts BP's predictive prowess and gives examples, yet for some reason the 2001 edition fails to speak of, for instance, the success of the ...

Baseball Prospectus, 1999 (Baseball Prospectus)

7 reviews
Chris Kahrl, Rany Jazayerli

Potomac Books, 1999

Top shelf analysis....as comprehensive as you find anywhere.
I won my roto title last season with information from Prospectus '98. I will be defending my title with Prospectus '99.

Baseball Between the Numbers

21 reviews
Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts

Perseus Books Group, 2006

Nerdy and dense but worth the effort
Not the casual read that I expected for intermittent reading over the summer, but a balanced, thoughtful group of essays.

THE BOOK - Playing The Percentages In Baseball

8 reviews

TMA PRESS, 2006

The best book of its kind - by far!
Other sabermetric books have been written in the last few years, The Book is the best one by far. It is chock full of information, results from research and answers a lot of interesting baseball questions. The three authors, Tom Tango, Mitchel Lichtman and Andrew Dolphin have academic backgrounds and work for major league teams as employees or consultants. They use statistical methods to ...

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!

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

Workman Publishing, 2007

It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over: The Baseball Prospectus Pennant Race Book

7 reviews
The Baseball Prospectus T, Jonah Keri

Basic Books, 2008

another Baseball Prospectus homerun
Baseball Prospectus is a premium web-site that engages in both quantitative and qualitative analysis. The authors come from a variety of different backgrounds, including (but not limited to): a meteorologist, a Chicago economics grad, a MBA, a German Romantic scholar, and a dermatologist. This is the third non-annual BP book (Mind Game (2005) & Baseball Between the Numbers (2006)). The 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 ...

2006 American League Red Book

Major League Baseball, 2006

The official 2006 American League Red Book published by Major League Baseball. Contains complete 2006 American League Schedule, very detailed American League team statistics, records, complete team rosters including administration. Also included are American League Pitchers 2005 Won-Lost-Saved records vs. rival clubs, home runs by park, individual team records including pitching and batting statistics, pennant race information. Useful for ...

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