BP88
05-14-2006, 04:40 AM
I don't know what I'm going to be doing this summer. Probably not much so I'm going to hopefully buy a bunch of books and finish them before I start classes again. I thought I'd share the list of books I'm getting, maybe you can recommend some, give some feedback on some you might have read, or end up getting one of the books yourself.
In no particular order:
1. Baseball Hacks : Tips & Tools for Analyzing and Winning with Statistics (Hacks) (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0596009429/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-9482656-3023119?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Joseph Adler
2. The Best of "by the Numbers" (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0910137900/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-9482656-3023119?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Phil Birnbaum
3. Baseball Between the Numbers (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0465005969/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-9482656-3023119?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts
4. The Numbers Game : Baseball's Lifelong Fascination with Statistics (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312322224/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-9482656-3023119?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Alan Schwarz
5. The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0452260302/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-9482656-3023119?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Robert Coover
6. Three Nights in August : Strategy, Heartbreak, and Joy Inside the Mind of a Manager (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0618710531/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-9482656-3023119?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Buzz Bissinger
7. The Fielding Bible (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0879462973/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-2402945-1323128?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - John Dewan
8. Management by Baseball : The Official Rules for Winning Management in Any Field (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0061119075/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-2402945-1323128?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Jeff Angus
9. Behind-The-Scenes Baseball: Real-Life Applications of Statistical Analysis Actually Used by Major League Teams...and Other Stories (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0879463007/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-2402945-1323128?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Doug Decatur
10. Baseball Scorekeeping: A Practical Guide to the Rules (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0786414480/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-2402945-1323128?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Andres Wirkmaa
11. Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's Box (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0812695569/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-2402945-1323128?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Eric Bronson
12. Baseball Strategies: American Baseball Coaches Association (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0736042180/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-2402945-1323128?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - American Baseball Coaches Association
13. THE BOOK - Playing The Percentages In Baseball (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EW872M/sr=8-1/qid=1147601417/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-5034888-8287158?%5Fencoding=UTF8) - Tom M. Tango, Mitchel G. Lichtman, Andrew E. Dolphin, and Pete Palmer
14. Mind Game: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart and Finally Won a World Series (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761140182/baseballprospect/ref%3Dnosim/102-1881167-9270549) - Steve Goldman, Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts
I actually had another book I was thinking of buying but then I opted not to get it because of bad reviews I read. That book was Scout's Honor: The Bravest Way To Build A Winning Team (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976637219/sr=8-1/qid=1147601483/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-5034888-8287158?%5Fencoding=UTF8) - Bill Shanks.
I spent a long time looking at reviews for each book. Some I already knew about, others I just found on the way as I kept clicking on similar readings.
Any ideas out there?
In no particular order:
1. Baseball Hacks : Tips & Tools for Analyzing and Winning with Statistics (Hacks) (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0596009429/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-9482656-3023119?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Joseph Adler
2. The Best of "by the Numbers" (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0910137900/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-9482656-3023119?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Phil Birnbaum
3. Baseball Between the Numbers (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0465005969/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-9482656-3023119?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts
4. The Numbers Game : Baseball's Lifelong Fascination with Statistics (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312322224/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-9482656-3023119?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Alan Schwarz
5. The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0452260302/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-9482656-3023119?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Robert Coover
6. Three Nights in August : Strategy, Heartbreak, and Joy Inside the Mind of a Manager (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0618710531/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-9482656-3023119?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Buzz Bissinger
7. The Fielding Bible (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0879462973/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-2402945-1323128?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - John Dewan
8. Management by Baseball : The Official Rules for Winning Management in Any Field (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0061119075/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-2402945-1323128?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Jeff Angus
9. Behind-The-Scenes Baseball: Real-Life Applications of Statistical Analysis Actually Used by Major League Teams...and Other Stories (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0879463007/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-2402945-1323128?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Doug Decatur
10. Baseball Scorekeeping: A Practical Guide to the Rules (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0786414480/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-2402945-1323128?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Andres Wirkmaa
11. Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's Box (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0812695569/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-2402945-1323128?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - Eric Bronson
12. Baseball Strategies: American Baseball Coaches Association (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0736042180/ref=ord_cart_shr/104-2402945-1323128?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance) - American Baseball Coaches Association
13. THE BOOK - Playing The Percentages In Baseball (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EW872M/sr=8-1/qid=1147601417/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-5034888-8287158?%5Fencoding=UTF8) - Tom M. Tango, Mitchel G. Lichtman, Andrew E. Dolphin, and Pete Palmer
14. Mind Game: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart and Finally Won a World Series (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761140182/baseballprospect/ref%3Dnosim/102-1881167-9270549) - Steve Goldman, Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts
I actually had another book I was thinking of buying but then I opted not to get it because of bad reviews I read. That book was Scout's Honor: The Bravest Way To Build A Winning Team (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0976637219/sr=8-1/qid=1147601483/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-5034888-8287158?%5Fencoding=UTF8) - Bill Shanks.
I spent a long time looking at reviews for each book. Some I already knew about, others I just found on the way as I kept clicking on similar readings.
Any ideas out there?