The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract
by Bill James
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Author: Bill JamesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-05-06
ISBN: 0743227220
Number of pages: 1008
Publisher: Free Press
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Summary: 5 Stars
If you appreciate the quality baseball writing around today (such as baseball prospectus) then you simply must own this book. I've recently started finding some of Bill James' older work (the Baseball Abstract series from the '80's) and this book picks up his legacy and then takes it further. James offers insights into each decade of baseball, breaking it down with interesting notes and stories that aren't just your typical "and then so and so won the world series", but actually bringing the era's to life. It is written engagingly, humourously, and it really is a joy to read. You can tell that James' still loves to dispel common (mis)conceptions about the game of baseball, and does it in thought provoking fashion. The second half of the book sees James rank the top 100 (!) players at EACH position. An impressive task, and one he carries off as you would expect.This is the book of the year for the inquisitve baseball fan. Do not miss it.
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