In 1996 a brassy young team of fansproduced a guide to baseball statistics.Printed on a photocopier its distributionwhich was in the low hundreds was limited tofriends family and die-hard stat heads. Sixteenyears later the Baseball Prospectus annualregularly hits best-seller lists and has becomean indispensable guide for the serious fan.
In Extra Innings the team at Baseball Prospectusintegrates statistics interviews and analysis todeliver twenty arguments about today's game.In the tradition of their seminal book BaseballBetween the Numbers they take on everything fromsteroids to the amateur draft. They probe theimpact of managers on the game. They explainthe critical art of building a bullpen. In an erawhen statistics matter more than ever Extra Inningsis an essential volume for every baseball fan.>
Classification : Sports & Leisure
Pub Date : APR 3, 2012
Imprint : Basic Books
Page Extent : 464
Binding : HB
ISBN : 9780465024032
Price : INR 2,130
Steven Goldman
Baseball Prospectus is the top statistical website in baseball and is extensively cited in print and on air by a wide range of broadcasters, magazines, and daily newspapers.