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Synopsis
Starting in the 1970s, a night watchman wfrom Kansas forever changed the way that many people view baseball analysis and ultimately the game itself. Now Bill James is doing it again with The Bill James Gold Mine--a groundbreaking collection of original essays, statistical profiles, and hidden "nuggets" of information worth their weight in gold.
Always known for his piercing wit and cutting analysis, Bill James wrote 17 new essays for The Bill James Gold Mine, including:
- Clutching Hitter of the Year
- Measuring Consistency
- Closer Fatigue
- Strength Up the Middle
- Bullpens and Crunches
- Hall of Famers Among Us
Of course, it wouldn't be from Bill James if it didn't come with innovative and intriguing profiles and nuggets of statistical information on players from all 30 teams, including:
- Impacting by Position in Inning
- Pitching Type Analysis
- Pitcher's Record of Opposing Batters
- Games Played by Opening Day Starters
- Pitching/Batting Records Against Quality of Opposition
- Team Record by Home Runs
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From the Publisher
Bill James has always been on the cutting edge of baseball analysis. In this all-new book of profiles of some of the most interesting players in Major League Baseball, he breaks new ground again. The Bill James Gold Mine is not just statistics; there are essays, comments and "nuggets" in the Jamesian tradition throughout the book. "We have a book," the author says, "that has some original writing, surrounded by charts showing you things you didn't know. I hope you'll give it a try."
About the Author
Bill James has been writing about baseball and compiling reference books about baseball since 1975. He is currently the Senior Baseball Operations Advisor for the Boston Red Sox.
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- PublisherACTA Sports
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0879464119
- ISBN 13 9780879464110
- BindingPerfect Paperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages341
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