Reviews
"There is no one whose insights I value more, come Hall of Fame season, than Jay Jaffe. And there is no one whose invention (JAWS) has made my life easier as a voter than Jay Jaffe. He's Bill James and Thomas Edison rolled into one!" --Jayson Stark, baseball writing legend "With The Cooperstown Casebook , Jay Jaffe has given us the definitive guide to the greatest players in baseball history, and the Hall of Fame. Smart and a lot of fun, this book reads like some of Bill James's finest work, which is the highest compliment a seamhead who grew up on Bill James can offer." --Jonah Keri, bestselling author of The Extra 2% and Up, Up, & Away "Jay Jaffe has revolutionized how we think about not just the Hall of Fame, but about baseball itself. This book taught me much about the Hall of Fame, but it taught me even more about baseball. I am smarter for having read it, and, even better, it's a blast to read." --Will Leitch, author of Are We Winning? and God Save the Fan , senior writer for Sports On Earth, and founder of Deadspin "Jaffe pulls no punches here, yet he shares enough pure information to make this nearly indispensable for informed debate." -- Booklist (starred review) "For those who like to wade into the statistical weeds of baseball - to analyze player performance using today's advanced metrics - The Cooperstown Casebook delivers." --The Christian Science Monitor, "There is no one whose insights I value more, come Hall of Fame season, than Jay Jaffe. And there is no one whose invention (JAWS) has made my life easier as a voter than Jay Jaffe. He's Bill James and Thomas Edison rolled into one!" --Jayson Stark, baseball writing legend "With The Cooperstown Casebook , Jay Jaffe has given us the definitive guide to the greatest players in baseball history, and the Hall of Fame. Smart and a lot of fun, this book reads like some of Bill James's finest work, which is the highest compliment a seamhead who grew up on Bill James can offer." --Jonah Keri, bestselling author of The Extra 2% and Up, Up, & Away "Jay Jaffe has revolutionized how we think about not just the Hall of Fame, but about baseball itself. This book taught me much about the Hall of Fame, but it taught me even more about baseball. I am smarter for having read it, and, even better, it's a blast to read." --Will Leitch, author of Are We Winning? and God Save the Fan , senior writer for Sports On Earth, and founder of Deadspin, "There is no one whose insights I value more, come Hall of Fame season, than Jay Jaffe. And there is no one whose invention (JAWS) has made my life easier as a voter than Jay Jaffe. He's Bill James and Thomas Edison rolled into one!" --Jayson Stark, baseball writing legend "With The Cooperstown Casebook , Jay Jaffe has given us the definitive guide to the greatest players in baseball history, and the Hall of Fame. Smart and a lot of fun, this book reads like some of Bill James's finest work, which is the highest compliment a seamhead who grew up on Bill James can offer." --Jonah Keri, bestselling author of The Extra 2% and Up, Up, & Away "Jay Jaffe has revolutionized how we think about not just the Hall of Fame, but about baseball itself. This book taught me much about the Hall of Fame, but it taught me even more about baseball. I am smarter for having read it, and, even better, it's a blast to read." --Will Leitch, author of Are We Winning? and God Save the Fan , senior writer for Sports On Earth, and founder of Deadspin "Jaffe pulls no punches here, yet he shares enough pure information to make this nearly indispensable for informed debate." -- Booklist (starred review) "For those who like to wade into the statistical weeds of baseball - to analyze player performance using today's advanced metrics - The Cooperstown Casebook delivers." --The Christian Science Monitor "Jay Jaffe's The Cooperstown Casebook reminds me so much of vintage Bill James writing, like the New Bill James Historical Abstract, in the best possible way." --Keith Law, ESPN.com senior baseball writer, "There is no one whose insights I value more, come Hall of Fame season, than Jay Jaffe. And there is no one whose invention (JAWS) has made my life easier as a voter than Jay Jaffe. He's Bill James and Thomas Edison rolled into one!" --Jayson Stark, baseball writing legend "With The Cooperstown Casebook , Jay Jaffe has given us the definitive guide to the greatest players in baseball history, and the Hall of Fame. Smart and a lot of fun, this book reads like some of Bill James's finest work, which is the highest compliment a seamhead who grew up on Bill James can offer." --Jonah Keri, bestselling author of The Extra 2% and Up, Up, & Away "Jay Jaffe has revolutionized how we think about not just the Hall of Fame, but about baseball itself. This book taught me much about the Hall of Fame, but it taught me even more about baseball. I am smarter for having read it, and, even better, it's a blast to read." --Will Leitch, author of Are We Winning? and God Save the Fan , senior writer for Sports On Earth, and founder of Deadspin "Jaffe pulls no punches here, yet he shares enough pure information to make this nearly indispensable for informed debate." -- Booklist (starred review)
