Boston Red Sox: An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports
ISBN: 9780982675984 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The team that won the first World Series in baseball's modern era is now officially a part of the Sports by the Numbers franchise THE TEAM: The Boston Red Sox dominated the early 20th century, winning five World Series titles before the Evil Empire tasted postseason success for the first time. With the 86-year nightmare that followed now firmly in the past, Boston is dominant once again, having become the first team to win multiple World Series titles in the 21st century. The Sports by the Numbers team will take you back to the very beginning, to Huntington Avenue Grounds and names like Cy...
The team that won the first World Series in baseball's modern era is now officially a part of the Sports by the Numbers franchise THE TEAM: The Bosto...
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The Book of Baseball Literacy: 3rd Edition: Nearly 700 People, Places, Events, Teams, Stats, and Stories-Everything You Need to Know in One Massive B
ISBN: 9780615516912 / Angielski / Miękka / 394 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. UPDATED FOR THE 2015 SEASON Lose yourself in all the marvelous memories and hallowed history of America's national pastime. From the gloveless pioneers of the 1840s to the strife-ridden headlines of the 2000s, this comprehensive reference offers nearly 700 important baseball yarns, stats, and stories in a style as lively as the game itself. Written by SABR member and former baseball broadcaster David H. Martinez and praised by critics as "thoroughly enjoyable" (Booklist) and "instructive and fun" (USA Today) and even selected as required reading for a college course on baseball history, "The...
UPDATED FOR THE 2015 SEASON Lose yourself in all the marvelous memories and hallowed history of America's national pastime. From the gloveless pionee...
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Texas Rangers: An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports
ISBN: 9780983792208 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Texas Rangers may not always win, but they're usually really exciting. Now you can read about them in the completely original Sports by the Numbers series. The Rangers have managed four playoff appearances heading into 2011, and became the A.L. champs in 2010. In all, the club has finished over .500 just 18 times. But it's more than made up for any lack of success in the win column with great players, amazing moments, crazy characters, tremendous plays, and wild games. Kenny Rogers had quite a night in July 1994. And how excited were we on October 1, 1996, thanks to John Burkett? Nolan...
The Texas Rangers may not always win, but they're usually really exciting. Now you can read about them in the completely original Sports by the Number...
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Cincinnati Reds IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom (History & Trivia)
ISBN: 9780983792246 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1968, Johnny Bench was a 20-year-old rookie embarking on his first full Major League season with the Cincinnati Reds. He was also the Reds starting catcher, an All-Star, and the National League Rookie of the Year. And he was one other thing as well: the foundation for one of the greatest teams ever assembled in Major League history-the Big Red Machine. Bench's Major League journey lasted 17 seasons-all in Cincinnati-and earned him a place in the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of the game's greatest legends. But when talking about the legendary Reds teams of the 1970s, it was Bench who said,...
In 1968, Johnny Bench was a 20-year-old rookie embarking on his first full Major League season with the Cincinnati Reds. He was also the Reds starting...
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The Hall of Fame Index
ISBN: 9781450272179 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Was Willie Mays better than Ty Cobb? Is Babe Ruth the best player all-time? For devoted baseball fans, the Baseball Hall of Fame is a sacred institution, as well as the subject of much debate. Who will and who won't get in? Who should be there, and who shouldn't? Every player who has been inducted into the Hall of Fame has been a lightning rod for fan debate. "The Hall of Fame Index" offers a revolutionary compendium of statistics that rates a player's fitness for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Of course, baseball beat-writers will continue to vote for their guys and the... Was Willie Mays better than Ty Cobb? Is Babe Ruth the best player all-time? For devoted baseball fans, the Baseball Hall of Fame is a sacred insti... |
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Baseball + Numbers = Fun & Games: Math & Ratings for Young Fans
ISBN: 9781609700126 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This "Teach to Fish" book introduces concepts of math & baseball to share interesting baseball lore & history, teach math - and develop ratings of all-time great teams & batters. The authors devise games, including a baseball simulation game in the style of Strat-O-Matic & APBA Baseball - complete in this book. The book's foreword, by William Keat, PhD, professor at Union College on Carlton Chin: "The predictive power of mathematics ... along with his joy of competition, underpins his unique professional journey from predicting material behavior as an engineering student at MIT, predicting...
This "Teach to Fish" book introduces concepts of math & baseball to share interesting baseball lore & history, teach math - and develop ratings of all...
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56,92 zł |
Fixing Baseball
ISBN: 9781470146504 / Angielski / Miękka / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Fixing Baseball" provides an in-depth look at the basic statistics found within the game and goes on to use these numbers to establish a more accurate Hall of Fame and reissues season ending awards to better qualified candidates. Using the most commonly followed baseball statistics, a new mathematical formula is introduced that rates every player since the end of the Dead Ball Era. The formula boldly identifies exactly who belongs in Cooperstown and who should be removed, awards the Cy Young to a new list of winners, reformats the All-Star Game, and exposes numerous corruptions outside of...
"Fixing Baseball" provides an in-depth look at the basic statistics found within the game and goes on to use these numbers to establish a more accurat...
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81,91 zł |
Great Hitting Pitchers: Records Compiled by the Society for American Baseball Research
ISBN: 9781933599304 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1979, GREAT HITTING PITCHERS was one of SABR's early publications. Including the contributions of several members of the Society and edited by SABR's founder, Bob Davids, the book compiled together records and anecdotes about pitchers excelling in the batters box. Now updated for 2012, "Great Hitting Pitchers" has been updated so that all tables include 1979-2012 data, and previous stats have been corrected to reflect the most recent updates in the record books. Joining the original chapters on pitchers hitting grand slams, pitchers' hitting performances in World Series...
First published in 1979, GREAT HITTING PITCHERS was one of SABR's early publications. Including the contributions of several members of the Society an...
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45,31 zł |
Atlanta Braves: An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports (Sports by the Numbers / History & Trivia)
ISBN: 9780615631127 / Angielski / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE TEAM: The Braves are the oldest continuously operated franchise in National League history and are one of just six Major League clubs with more than 10,000 victories-that's more than the Boston Red Sox or the New York Yankees and nearly 1,000 more than the Philadelphia Phillies (though the Phils have lost 10,000-plus games). In baseball's modern era the Braves franchise has won three World Series titles, 17 Pennants, and made 21 playoff appearances ... not to mention an unprecedented run of 14 consecutive Division Titles and the team of the 1990s under the leadership of Bobby Cox. A...
THE TEAM: The Braves are the oldest continuously operated franchise in National League history and are one of just six Major League clubs with more th...
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The National League Sucks: .....and some others too.
ISBN: 9781475042979 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One highlight of the book, Moneyball, was that it showed how a low payroll team can consistently outperform other teams through the use of sabermetrics. As sabermetirics has become more widely used, one team has used "the numbers" to win two of the last six World Series while others have continued to ignore them with disappointing results. In this book, Jim Frank examines the statistical differences between the American and National Leagues and shows which teams have used the information to their advantage.
One highlight of the book, Moneyball, was that it showed how a low payroll team can consistently outperform other teams through the use of sabermetric...
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Baseball: In Lay
ISBN: 9781482061635 / Angielski / Miękka / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kyle Bowman has written his own adaptation regarding baseball and the Sabermetrics connections. Largely inspired by Moneyball, Billy Beane and Bill James; Kyle has assessed his own interpretations to the meaning, beliefs regarding baseball and Sabermetrics. This book goes in a different direction, not with in depth analysis and mathematical formulas. But rather, it is a extensive written explanation of how Sabermetric systems are applied, and Bowman defines what each terms are, and the like. This.. is Baseball In Lay
Kyle Bowman has written his own adaptation regarding baseball and the Sabermetrics connections. Largely inspired by Moneyball, Billy Beane and Bill Ja...
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44,98 zł |
A Sports-Oriented Approach to Introductory Statistics
ISBN: 9781621316404 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. No one can deny the obvious link between statistics and sports, and many a sports fan can reel off a lengthy list of statistics about a favorite team or player. The anthology A Sports-Oriented Approach to Introductory Statistics cleverly combines the study of statistics with the high interest area of sports to create a text that delivers an engaging and effective introduction to statistical principles.
The first several chapters of the book are the statistical and mathematical offensive linemen, often overlooked and under-appreciated, but necessary for gaining a firm understanding... No one can deny the obvious link between statistics and sports, and many a sports fan can reel off a lengthy list of statistics about a favorite team ...
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The Groundbreakers! (There Is a First Time for Everything: 1,804 Answers to First Time Happenings in Major League Baseball That You Were Curious to Kn
ISBN: 9780988959538 / Angielski / Miękka / 638 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Within these pages you will discover not only the answers to 1,804 questions as to who was the first player, manager, umpire or executive to have accomplished a particular feat in the long history of Major League Baseball, but we will take you back to not just the name, but to the story behind the name, to the moment of its happening, and its result, bringing the historical event clearly into focus. So sit back, enjoy, and let us tell you about that first time in major league history.
Within these pages you will discover not only the answers to 1,804 questions as to who was the first player, manager, umpire or executive to have acco...
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106,61 zł |
A Fantasy Spin on the Grand Old Game: Volume I: Pitching
ISBN: 9781533050205 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Relating baseball statistics to a fantasy scoring system.
Relating baseball statistics to a fantasy scoring system.
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Down Memory Basepaths: Fifteen of the most entrancing, entertaining and ground-breaking World Series ever played
ISBN: 9781516994137 / Angielski / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fifteen of the most entrancing, entertaining and groundbreaking World Series ever played. Plus, a look back at my early love for baseball and essays steeped in baseball lore.
Fifteen of the most entrancing, entertaining and groundbreaking World Series ever played. Plus, a look back at my early love for baseball and essays s...
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36,20 zł |
The all-in-one baseball stat 'Effectiveness of Advanced Bases' (EAB)
ISBN: 9781494418090 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This title means exactly what it said, no bluff, if you were looking around trying to find out if there is something else beside the known baseball stats, then, don't search anymore... you found it. This is a serious and professional work, made on strict compliance with statistic precepts, with the utmost respect and honesty for those that baseball game is conceived. Dear fans, my supreme wish is that you embrace this paper as yours and enjoy it.
This title means exactly what it said, no bluff, if you were looking around trying to find out if there is something else beside the known baseball st...
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45,49 zł |
Diamond Dollars: The Economics of Winning in Baseball
ISBN: 9781494371845 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Diamond Dollars is a fresh, provocative, insightful, and analytical look at the business of baseball by author Vince Gennaro, a consultant to MLB teams. Gennaro addresses some key questions that affect how teams make decisions, how they assemble their roster, and ultimately, their bottom line: * How does winning affect revenues for each team? * How much value does a berth in the postseason generate for the Red Sox and Yankees? * What is the Yankees' marginal revenue vs. marginal cost of winning? * What is the economic value of a highly productive Twins' farm system? * Why is a player's value...
Diamond Dollars is a fresh, provocative, insightful, and analytical look at the business of baseball by author Vince Gennaro, a consultant to MLB team...
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90,84 zł |
The Love of the Game: The Numbers Behind Our National Pastime
ISBN: 9780982915677 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Love of the Game is a fascinating look at the numbers that make up the history of baseball in America. With style and a passion for the details of this great sport, the authors present the statistics of such great players as Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio as well as new stars like Derek Jeter, Joe Mauer, Buster Posey, Manny Ramirez, Jose Reyes, Mark Teixiera, Frank Thomas, and Tom Glavine . A must read for anyone interested in the numbers behind American baseball
The Love of the Game is a fascinating look at the numbers that make up the history of baseball in America. With style and a passion for the details of...
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Chicago Cubs' Minor League Report 2013
ISBN: 9781489554710 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A detailed overview of the Chicago Cubs 2013 minor league system. Included are player stats and projection for every Chicago Cubs' affiliate heading into the 2013 season.
A detailed overview of the Chicago Cubs 2013 minor league system. Included are player stats and projection for every Chicago Cubs' affiliate heading i...
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The 50 Greatest Players in New York Giants Football History
ISBN: 9781442236318 / Angielski / Twarda / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The New York Giants joined the National Football League back in 1925, and have since been one of the league's flagship franchises. The Giants have appeared in nineteen NFL championship games--more than any other team--and have won eight league championships. Iconic figures such as Eli Manning, Phil Simms, Harry Carson, Michael Strahan, and Frank Gifford have all played for the Giants. Twenty-five players who spent at least one full season with the Giants have been inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame, and fifteen of those men spent the majority of their careers playing for the team. This book...
The New York Giants joined the National Football League back in 1925, and have since been one of the league's flagship franchises. The Giants have app...
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283,92 zł |