The Bill James Handbook

Author : Bill James
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 1026 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781439106938

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The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract by Bill James Pdf

When Bill James published his original Historical Baseball Abstract in 1985, he produced an immediate classic, hailed by the Chicago Tribune as the “holy book of baseball.” Now, baseball's beloved “Sultan of Stats” (The Boston Globe) is back with a fully revised and updated edition for the new millennium. Like the original, The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract is really several books in one. The Game provides a century's worth of American baseball history, told one decade at a time, with energetic facts and figures about How, Where, and by Whom the game was played. In The Players, you'll find listings of the top 100 players at each position in the major leagues, along with James's signature stats-based ratings method called “Win Shares,” a way of quantifying individual performance and calculating the offensive and defensive contributions of catchers, pitchers, infielders, and outfielders. And there's more: the Reference section covers Win Shares for each season and each player, and even offers a Win Share team comparison. A must-have for baseball fans and historians alike, The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract is as essential, entertaining, and enlightening as the sport itself.

Author : Bill James,Sports Info Solution
Publisher : ACTA Publications
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0879467002

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Bill James Handbook 2022 by Bill James,Sports Info Solution Pdf

Author : Bill James,Baseball Info Solutions
Publisher : ACTA Publications
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780879460259

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The Bill James Handbook 2019 by Bill James,Baseball Info Solutions Pdf

Bill James and Baseball Info Solutions team of analysts continue to pack in new content, including a fresh look at the continues rise and effectiveness of The Shift and a new breakdown of home runs and long flyouts. And, as always, the book forecasts fresh hitter and pitcher projections for those looking to get an early jump on the next season.

Author : Bill James
Publisher : ACTA Publications
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780879466084

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Solid Fool's Gold by Bill James Pdf

Since he first began publishing his Baseball Abstracts in the 1980s, Bill James has constantly challenged conventional wisdom by asking simple questions like, "Is that really true?" or "What if we looked at the question this way?" He has sparked a virtual revolution in the way the game of baseball is understood and played, from how players are evaluated or positioned to whether or not they should attempt to bunt or steal a base. In Solid Fool s Gold James continues his lifelong work with new analyses of: Hot pitchers, clutch pitching, and "late career" players The predictability of RBI A better way to organize the minor leagues The 33 best starting rotations and the worst teams of all time The best pitching matchups of the 1980s (and 2010) How the "Expansion Time Bomb" will affect the Hall of Fame But it is not just baseball that draws James inquisitive eye. He discusses the growing expectation for tips and decreasing effectiveness of advertising; his new method for measuring rainfall; the counterproductive use of physical stop lights and red-light cameras; and the statistical inefficiencies of the federal Transportion Security Administration. James wonders how Buck O Neil would have related to his ancestor s cousin (Supreme Court Justice James Clark McReynolds), proposes whimsical rules for Olympic NASCAR Racing, and poeticizes about Ricky Weeks and WikiLeaks. He compares the chances of a particular-size town producing a Justin Verlander or a William Shakespeare, imagines Roger Maris apologizing in heaven for having beaten Babe Ruth s single-season home run record, and explains how to "battle expertise with the power of ignorance." As a bonus, he includes one of his seminal articles from The Bill James Baseball Abstract 1983 titled "The Law of Competitive Advantage" and looks at how it has held up over the intervening years.

Author : Bill James
Publisher : Diversion Books
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781626812635

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The Bill James Guide to Baseball Managers by Bill James Pdf

The man Newsweek once called “the guru of baseball” offers profiles of top managers, sidebars, statistics, and snapshots of each decade. Widely considered to be one of the greatest minds in the history of the game, Bill James has changed the way we think about the sport of baseball. In this chronicle of field generals, strategists, and occasional cannon fodder, James writes with piercing insight about the men who hold what may be the most important spot in the dugout. For nearly forty years, James has led the vanguard of how we measure the game. From sabermetrics to his Baseball Abstracts, James has influenced even the casual fan all the way up to the top brass. Somewhere in the middle of that spectrum, however, is the manager, and Bill James has penned a guide on some of the most innovative and renowned men to ever hold that position. Some of the game’s greatest managers have been Hall of Fame players who put down a bat and picked up a lineup card: Frank Robinson, Mel Ott, Joe Cronin, Tris Speaker, and Rogers Hornsby. Others have achieved greatness from their ability to assemble legendary teams: Billy Martin, Tommy Lasorda, Connie Mack, Joseph McCarthy, Dick Williams, and Leo Durocher. Here, Bill James explores the history of the manager, and its evolution from 1870–1990, in a decade-by-decade chronicle, examining the successes, the failures, and what baseball fans can learn from both. The Bill James Guide to Baseball Managers is a thought-provoking, entertaining, and seminal guide to a vital part of the national pastime, written by one of its most groundbreaking iconoclasts. “A delightful collection that will satisfy baseball fans of all ages.” —Library Journal

Author : Bill James,Baseball Info Solutions
Publisher : ACTA Publications
Page : 1130 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780879460266

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The Bill James Handbook 2020 by Bill James,Baseball Info Solutions Pdf

The first-to-market, most comprehensive, insightful, and groundbreaking annual baseball book on the market. A must-have book or gift for every true fan, with lifetime statistics and leader boards for every player in the major leagues and projections for how they might do in the future.

Author : Bill James
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1995-04-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781439108376

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Whatever Happened to the Hall of Fame by Bill James Pdf

Arguing about the merits of players is the baseball fan's second favorite pastime and every year the Hall of Fame elections spark heated controversy. In a book that's sure to thrill--and infuriate--countless fans, Bill James takes a hard look at the Hall, probing its history, its politics and, most of all, its decisions.

Author : Bill James
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1987-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0345341805

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The Bill James Baseball Abstract 1987 by Bill James Pdf

Author : Bill James,Baseball Info Solutions
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11
Category : Baseball
ISBN : 0879463678

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The Bill James Handbook 2009 by Bill James,Baseball Info Solutions Pdf

Complete annual baseball reference guide available today.

Author : Bill James
Publisher : ACTA Publications
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0879463201

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The Bill James Gold Mine 2008 by Bill James Pdf

"New essays, statistical profiles, and hidden "nuggets" from the man who revolutionized baseball analysis"--Cover

Author : Bill,Bill James,Sports Info Solutions
Publisher : ACTA Publications
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 087946691X

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Bill James Handbook 2021 by Bill,Bill James,Sports Info Solutions Pdf

The first and best annual baseball annual each year, containing top-flight analysis and the complete up-to-date statistics on every major league player, team, and manager in the major leagues through last season.

Author : Bill James
Publisher : ACTA Publications
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780879466398

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Bill James Handbook 2016 by Bill James Pdf

Here is the first-to-market, most comprehensive, and most fun annual reference guide to the complete lifetime stats on every player in the majors in 2015. New sections include “On the Black” analysis of how often specific pitchers hit the corners of the plate and “Times to First Base” on how fast specific batters get to first on balls in play. And, of course, there will be first projections on what players can be expected to do next season in every facet of the game.

Author : Bill James,Jim Henzler
Publisher : STATS Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Baseball
ISBN : 1931584036

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Win Shares by Bill James,Jim Henzler Pdf

Author : Bill James
Publisher : ACTA Publications
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007-11
Category : Baseball
ISBN : 0879463406

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The Bill James Handbook by Bill James Pdf

One of the most complete annual baseball references available, this updated guidebook includes informative introductions to its different sections and an extensive glossary that features explanations and a multitude of statistics.

Author : James Carville
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2003-12-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780743261777

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Had Enough? by James Carville Pdf

Have you had enough of George W. Bush and the Republican right? Are you sick and tired of the tax-cutting, environment-desecrating, secret-keeping, influence-peddling, war-mongering, free speech-hating hypocrites who occupy America's halls of power? If so, you have company -- James Carville. Like James Carville, America has been bruised and battered by the Republicans who are running our country and running it into the ground. The Bush administration has squandered a five-trillion-dollar surplus and created a five-trillion-dollar projected deficit. Their tax cut for the rich was supposed to create jobs -- but instead America has lost more than three million of them. This administration was supposed to bring honor and dignity to the White House but instead brought lies, leaks, secrecy, and fear. They promised to make the country stronger and safer but instead they've left us overstretched, isolated, and insecure. And Carville has had enough. In Had Enough? the legendary political adviser comes out of his corner swinging, taking on the Bush White House and the Republican leaders in Congress on every front -- from the economy to education to foreign affairs. But he doesn't just attack; he lays out constructive "had enough" solutions for healing the damage done by the Republicans and helping disheartened Democrats get back on their feet. In addition, he offers "Ten Rules for Progressives to Live By" and a new War Room mantra for a new era. Had Enough? is a rousing handbook for taking back the country, for fighting back the right wing, and for returning the power to the people.