Have you guys read this book? I am half way through it and it is pretty fascinating. The book is made up of chapters where they prove or disprove a popular belief through stats and research in their typical BP mehod. Some of their conclusion is pretty amazing; for instance, BP concludes that Rickey Henderson added only 1.6 runs in 1982 with his 130 steals in 172 attempts! And just when I thought I knew every possible way that Coors field help hitters, BP introduced me to another. Some of the other chapters explain...
Why a team should use its closer in the 6th inning...
Why a catcher's ability to handle a pitching staff is not important...
Why a four man pitching rotation is better than five...
Why batting order doesn't matter...
Why some players age faster than others...
Why your city shouldn't have built that new ballpark...
They also have a chapter comparing Ruth to Bonds, and another chapter where they attempt to solve the steroids mystery through statistics.
If you like baseball stats, this should be a very interesting read.
Why a team should use its closer in the 6th inning...
Why a catcher's ability to handle a pitching staff is not important...
Why a four man pitching rotation is better than five...
Why batting order doesn't matter...
Why some players age faster than others...
Why your city shouldn't have built that new ballpark...
They also have a chapter comparing Ruth to Bonds, and another chapter where they attempt to solve the steroids mystery through statistics.
If you like baseball stats, this should be a very interesting read.
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