Baseball between the numbers: why everything you know about the game is wrong

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"For baseball fans young, old, and in between, the ultimate guide to the new statistical thinking that's revolutionizing the game"--Amazon.;Pay no attention to the glowing, orange-eyed Satan-dog behind the closet door -- Batting practice : is Barry Bonds better than Babe Ruth? / Nate Silver -- 1-1. What's the matter with RBI? ... and other traditional statistics / Jonah Keri -- 1-2. Is David Ortiz a clutch hitter? / Nate Silver -- 1-3. Was Billy Martin crazy? / James Click -- 2-1. Why are pitchers so unpredictable? / Keith Woolner, Dayn Perry -- 2-2. Are teams letting their closers go to waste? / Keith Woolner -- 2-3. Five starters or four? : on pitching and stamina / Keith Woolner -- 3-1. When does a pitcher earn an earned run? / Dayn Perry -- 3-2. Did Derek Jeter deserve the gold glove? / James Click -- 3-3. Is Mike Matheny a catching genius? / Keith Woolner -- 4-1. What if Rickey Henderson had Pete Incaviglia's legs? / James Click -- 4-2. When is one run worth more than two? / James Click -- 4-3. Is Joe Torre a Hall of Fame manager? / James Click -- 5-1. Why is Mario Mendoza so important / Keith Woolner -- 5-2. Is Alex Rodriguez overpaid? / Nate Silver -- 5-3. Do players perform better in contract years? / Dayn Perry -- 6-1. Do high salaries lead to high ticket prices? / Neil deMause -- 6-2. Are new stadiums a good deal? / Neil deMause -- 6-3. Does baseball need a salary cap? / Neil deMause -- 7-1. What happened to Todd Van Poppel? / Dayn Perry -- 7-2. Is there such a thing as a quadruple-a player? / Clay Davenport -- 7-3. Why was Kevin Maas a bust? / Nate Silver -- 8-1. Can a team have too much pitching? / Steven Goldman -- 8-2. How much does Coors Field really matter? / Keith Woolner -- 8-3. Is Wayne Huizenga a genius? / Jonah Keri -- 9-1. What do statistics tell us about steroids? / Nate Silver -- 9-2. What does Mike Redmond know about Tom Glavine? / James Click -- 9-3. Why doesn't Billy Beane's shit work in the playoffs? / Nate Silver and Dayn Perry -- Extra innings : can stats and scouts get along? / Dayn Perry. Pay no attention to the glowing, orange-eyed Satan-dog behind the closet door -- Batting practice : is Barry Bonds better than Babe Ruth? / Nate Silver -- 1-1. What's the matter with RBI? ... and other traditional statistics / Jonah Keri -- 1-2. Is David Ortiz a clutch hitter? / Nate Silver -- 1-3. Was Billy Martin crazy? / James Click -- 2-1. Why are pitchers so unpredictable? / Keith Woolner, Dayn Perry -- 2-2. Are teams letting their closers go to waste? / Keith Woolner -- 2-3. Five starters or four? : on pitching and stamina / Keith Woolner -- 3-1. When does a pitcher earn an earned run? / Dayn Perry -- 3-2. Did Derek Jeter deserve the gold glove? / James Click -- 3-3. Is Mike Matheny a catching genius? / Keith Woolner -- 4-1. What if Rickey Henderson had Pete Incaviglia's legs? / James Click -- 4-2. When is one run worth more than two? / James Click -- 4-3. Is Joe Torre a Hall of Fame manager? / James Click -- 5-1. Why is Mario Mendoza so important / Keith Woolner -- 5-2. Is Alex Rodriguez overpaid? / Nate Silver -- 5-3. Do players perform better in contract years? / Dayn Perry -- 6-1. Do high salaries lead to high ticket prices? / Neil deMause -- 6-2. Are new stadiums a good deal? / Neil deMause -- 6-3. Does baseball need a salary cap? / Neil deMause -- 7-1. What happened to Todd Van Poppel? / Dayn Perry -- 7-2. Is there such a thing as a quadruple-a player? / Clay Davenport -- 7-3. Why was Kevin Maas a bust? / Nate Silver -- 8-1. Can a team have too much pitching? / Steven Goldman -- 8-2. How much does Coors Field really matter? / Keith Woolner -- 8-3. Is Wayne Huizenga a genius? / Jonah Keri -- 9-1. What do statistics tell us about steroids? / Nate Silver -- 9-2. What does Mike Redmond know about Tom Glavine? / James Click -- 9-3. Why doesn't Billy Beane's shit work in the playoffs? / Nate Silver and Dayn Perry -- Extra innings : can stats and scouts get along? / Dayn Perry.