The mind of Bill James : how a complete outsider changed baseball /

The mind of Bill James : how a complete outsider changed baseball /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Gray, Scott.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	New York : Doubleday, ©2006.
Description:	xix, 229 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	James, Bill, -- 1949- James, Bill, -- 1949- Sportswriters -- United States -- Biography. Baseball -- United States -- History. Baseball. Sportswriters. United States. Biographies. History. Biographies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11970202

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ISBN:	0385514646 9780385514644 0385512660
Summary:	Bill James has been called "baseball's shrewdest analyst" (Slate) and "part of baseball legend" (The New Yorker), and his Baseball Abstract has been acclaimed as the "holy book of baseball" (Chicago Tribune). Thirty years ago, James introduced a new approach to evaluating players and strategies, and now his theories have become indispensable tools for agents, statistics analysts, maverick general managers, and anyone who is serious about understanding the game. This book tells the story of how a gifted outsider inspired a new understanding of baseball. It delves deeply into James's essential wisdom--including his surprising beliefs about pitch counts and the importance of batting-order, thoughts on professionalism and psychology, and why teams tend to develop the characteristics that are least favored by their home parks. It also brings together his best writing, much of it long out of print, as well as insights from new interviews.--From publisher description.
Other form:	Online version: Gray, Scott. Mind of Bill James. 1st ed. New York : Doubleday, ©2006
Standard no.:	9780385514644 (hardcover) 52395

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Summary:	Gray presents the first book to chronicle the life and ideas of the serious baseball fan's high priest (New York Times), the impact of his brilliant and hilarious writings--and how someone who never pitched a ball, held a bat, or managed a team fundamentally changed the way baseball is interpreted, analyzed, and even played.
Physical Description:	xix, 229 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:	0385514646 9780385514644 0385512660