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Title: The 2004 Bill James Handbook (2003 statistics) by Bill James, John Dewan ISBN: 0-87946-258-2 Publisher: ACTA Publications Pub. Date: November, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: A disappointment
Comment: This came as a total letdown, since I was expecting it to be like Bill James' Handbooks of the past.
Instead, it's basically a listing of active players with statistics, almost zero commentary, and offers little over what you can get over the internet.
Stick with Baseball Prospectus: stats are just as good, but the commentary is plentiful, enlightening, and often very funny.
Rating: 5
Summary: Can't Wait for next year's edition!!!!
Comment: The Bill James 2003 Handbook goes above and beyond previous publications which were devised in conjunction with baseball guru Bill James. This book provides readers not only with normal baseball statistics, but much much more as well. Just a few of these extra sections include: 1) rating scales and statistics of all Major League Baseball stadiums, 2) statistics of every Major League hitter broken down into at bats against left-handed and right-handed pitchers, 3) statistics of every Major League pitcher against left-handed and right-handed batters, 4) enough leader boards to cover just about every possible pitching and hitting statistic (for example: best batting average against fastballs; # of pitches seen per plate appearance; best % of throwing out baserunners by catchers; batting average with bases loaded, best average in 1st and 2nd half of season, FOR PITCHERS: highest # of batters faced, run support per 9 IP, homeruns allowed, % of pitches in the strike zone, 'quality starts', K/BB ratio, # of double plays induced, fastest average fastball speed in MPH, etc.) The leader boards go on and on. In all, there are 18 pages of all kinds of statistical leaders like these. One of my favorite sections of the book is the page dedicated to career assessments. This section gives a % rate of the chances certain players will reach different milestones at some point in their careers. Did you know there is a 24% chance that Barry Bonds will hit 800 homeruns in his career? These are a few of the many extensive parts of this book. Bill James and the staff at Baseball Info Solutions (the company that provided all of the statisical data) have certainly outdone themselves this time. I look forward to reading this book for many years to come.
Rating: 5
Summary: wow!
Comment: As a fantasy sports aficionado, I have found this book to be a MUST HAVE for anyone considering entering a competitive league. The insightful analysis of players' chances of breaking career marks (by Ryan Galla) is thought provoking, and takes into account many factors that I would probably have never thought of otherwise. Galla is clearly the heart and soul of the company that put together this wonderful book, and has a very bright future in the field of baseball analysis. A must have for any baseball fan. Bravo!
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Title: Baseball Prospectus 2004: Statistics, Analysis and Insight for the Information Age by The Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts ISBN: 0761134026 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Pub. Date: February, 2004 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract by Bill James ISBN: 0743227220 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 13 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Baseball Forecaster 2004 by Ron Shandler ISBN: 1891566040 Publisher: Shandler Enterprises, LLC Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Major League Scouting Notebook, 2004 Edition by Sporting News, STATS INC, The Sporting News, Inc. Stats ISBN: 0892047291 Publisher: Sporting News Pub. Date: February, 2004 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Lineups : A Complete Guide to the Best, Worst, and Most Memorable Players to Ever Grace the Major Leagues by Rob Neyer ISBN: 0743241746 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 02 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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