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The Bill James Handbook 2009

Bill James et al.
The Bill James Handbook 2009

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Simply put, The Bill James Handbook 2008 is the best and most complete annual baseball reference guide available today.

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The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2009

The Hardball Times Writers
The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2009

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The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2009 is indispensable for serious baseball fans. It is the best place to find innovative stats, accurate and piercing analytical and historical writing.

 
Loyal Sons

Jim Lefebvre
Loyal Sons
The Story of the Four Horsemen
and Notre Dame Football's 1924 Champions

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Finally—a book that tells the story of The Four Horsemen and their 1924 Notre Dame team.

 
Graphical Player 2009

John Burnson et al.
Graphical Player 2009

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A visually intuitive approach to understanding baseball players.
 
Ron Shandler's Baseball Forecaster 2009

Ron Shandler
Ron Shandler's Baseball Forecaster 2009

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The industry standard in fantasy baseball, this book is prized by champion fantasy leaguers.

 
The Bill James Gold Mine 2009

Bill James
The Bill James Gold Mine 2009

Available February 2009!

Bill James is back with a new collection of essays and innovative stats.
 
Baseball Prospectus 2009

BP Team of Writers
Baseball Prospectus 2009

Available February 2009!

Baseball Prospectus 2009 provides complete analyses of the top players in each organization, and does so with objective, intelligent commentary and irreverent humor.

 
The Hardball Times Season Preview 2009

The Hardball Times Writers
The Hardball Times Season Preview 2009

Available February 2009

The Hardball Times writers are back with another Season Preview, guaranteed to change the way you approach fantasy baseball.

 
The Fielding Bible—Volume II

John Dewan
The Fielding Bible—Volume II

Available February 2009

The groundbreaking guide to the most underappreciated part of the game.

 
Walkoffs, Last Licks, and Final Outs

Bill Chuck et al.
Walkoffs, Last Licks, and Final Outs
Baseball's Grand (and not-so-grand) Finales

This book is the definitive collection of baseball’s grand—and not-so grand—final acts.

 
The Book of Sports Virtues

Fritz Knapp
The Book of Sports Virtues
Portraits from the Field of Play

In The Book of Sports Virtues: Portraits from the Field of Play, first-time author Fritz Knapp brings to life the amazing and inspirational stories of some of the greatest athletes ever to grace the baseball diamond, the football gridiron, the tennis court, or the hockey rink.

 
The New Ballgame

Glenn Guzzo
The New Ballgame
Understanding Baseball Statistics for the Casual Fan

As the use of statistics becomes ever more popular, and essential, in baseball, The New Ballgame provides a user-friendly explanation of the increasingly complex statistics used in the game.

 
How Bill James Changed Our View of Baseball

Gregory F. Augustine Pierce
How Bill James Changed Our View of Baseball
By Colleagues, Critics, Competitors and Just Plain Fans

In this book, twelve writers discuss how Bill James has influenced them, where they disagree with James, and how they see the future of statistical analysis.

 
Behind-the-Scenes Baseball

Doug Decatur
Behind-the-Scenes Baseball
Real-Life Applications of Statistical Analysis Actually Used by Major League Teams...and Other Stories

For the baseball fan wondering why, when and how analytical managers and GMs make key decisions in a game and over a season, this insider's book explains the practical uses of statistics in a baseball.

 
The Life of Lou Gehrig

Sara Kaden Brunsvold
The Life of Lou Gehrig
Told by a Fan

In this unique biography, author Sara Kaden Brunsvold looks at Gehrig from the point of view of a fan, revealing what he and his legacy have meant to her and countless other baseball fans.

 
The Ballgame of Life

David Allen Smith et al.
The Ballgame of Life
Lessons for Parents and Coaches of Young Baseball Players

A new book on coaching young baseball players to help parents and coaches prepare themselves adequately to coach while also providing helpful drills and exercises to teach kids the life skills inherent in baseball.

 
The Mind of Bill James

Scott Gray
The Mind of Bill James
How a Complete Outsider Changed Baseball

This is the first book to chronicle the life and ideas of “the serious baseball fan’s high priest” (New York Times), the impact of his brilliant and entertaining writings, and how he changed the way baseball is interpreted, analyzed, and even played.

 
Fantasyland

Sam Walker
Fantasyland
A Season on Baseball's Lunatic Fringe

A Wall Street Journal writer spends a season in a fantasy baseball league to explore the inner workings and contagious passions of one of the country's most popular pursuits.

 
Strat-O-Matic Fanatics

Glenn Guzzo
Strat-O-Matic Fanatics
The Unlikely Success Story of a Game That Became an American Passion

This is the true story behind the creation—and re-creation—of America’s most popular sports board game ever—Strat-O-Matic.

 
John Dewan's Stat of the Week Baseball Scorebook™

John Dewan
John Dewan's Stat of the Week Baseball Scorebook™

This practical scorebook will quickly become your preferred way to score a baseball game. It includes twelve Stats of the Week from baseball statistician John Dewan, owner of Baseball Info Solutions.

 


 

John Dewan's Stat of the Week
Fielding Bible Awards
Bill James Online
 
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