The Book on the Book: An Inquiry Into Which Strategies in the Modern Game Actually Work (Paperback)

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"Picking up where Michael Lewis left off in "Moneyball, " he addresses the central questions of risk, reward, and value---on the field and off---and reveals what it takes to win."
---John Thorn, editor of "Total Baseball" Die-hard fanatics will enjoy this comprehensive collection of groundbreaking baseball strategies, analyses, statistics, and studies
This unique approach to understanding the "tried and true" methodologies of the game of baseball examines conventional elements like the steal, hit and run, and line-up construction. The Book on The Book offers an exciting critique of baseball by placing an actual dollar value on player performance and rating managers based on their on-field moves to determine who are the smartest tacticians.
No corner of the ballpark is left unturned as author Bill Felber explores the various methods of team-building, on-field values of players, the role and influence of the general manager in team success, and the importance of park effects. In the vein of the late Leonard Koppett and Bill James, Felber uses mathematical and statistical principles to evaluate the wisdom of standard baseball strategies. Illustrations and a refreshingly engaging style make The Book on The Book the new textbook of baseball analysis. "Full-blown fanatics will probably read the book straight through, but casual fans will find plenty of reward simply browsingthrough selected chapters, such as 'The Decline and Fall of the Starting Pitcher, ' 'Highly Paid Irrelevance, ' and 'Rating the General Managers.' "
---"BookPage"
"Well thought out and soundly based, this book could be used as a text for most current teams, who should be trying to keep up with those few enlightened ones that are using logic rather than guesswork and hope."
---Pete Palmer, coeditor of "The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia" and coauthor of "The Hidden Game of Baseball"
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"Baseball's 'Book'---the ever-expanding cloud of common wisdom about how the game should be played---has resisted challenge in part because it is unwritten. Ever since baseball began, experts have not been reading from the same page, let alone the same book. But now Bill Felber comes along to poke holes in the clouds and let some sunshine in."
---John Thorn, editor of "Total Baseball"
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About the Author :

Bill Felber has contributed to The Book on the Book: An Inquiry Into Which Strategies in the Modern Game Actually Work as an author. BILL FELBER is executive editor of "The Manhattan (Kan.) Mercury," A native of Chicago's south side, he graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in journalism and has worked in that field for more than three decades. He is a member of the board of directors and treasurer of Associated Press Managing Editors. A baseball historian and researcher for 20 years, he has authored studies for "Total Baseball" and other publications on numerous on-field and off-field aspects of the game.

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