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Whatever Happened to the Hall of Fame by Bill James (1995, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFree Press
ISBN-100684800888
ISBN-139780684800882
eBay Product ID (ePID)369056
Product Key Features
Book TitleWhatever Happened to the Hall of Fame
Number of Pages464 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1995
TopicBaseball / History, Baseball / Essays & Writings, Baseball / General, General
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation
AuthorBill James
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight20.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN94-044926
ReviewsDan Gutman Newsday Let's just let Bill James decide who belongs in the Hall of Fame. He's proven that he knows more about baseball than anybody in the whole world...., George F. Will Bill James has a genius for igniting fascinating baseball arguments, and an enviable talent for winning a lot of them. This book demonstrates why, were there a Cooperstown for baseball conversationalists, James would already be enshrined there., Dan GutmanNewsdayLet's just let Bill James decide who belongs in the Hall of Fame. He's proven that he knows more about baseball than anybody in the whole world...., Richard Corliss Time For 452 sizzling pages, the game's premier stats solon and most passionate fan stir-fries the old debate about who does and doesn't deserve to be [in the Hall of Fame]., George F. WillBill James has a genius for igniting fascinating baseball arguments, and an enviable talent for winning a lot of them. This book demonstrates why, were there a Cooperstown for baseball conversationalists, James would already be enshrined there., Daniel Okrent Once again, typical James: informative, insightful, amusing, and utterly persuasive. It will, I should add, be absolutely infuriating to the remaining baseball Luddites who don't realize what a genius Bill James is., Richard CorlissTimeFor 452 sizzling pages, the game's premier stats solon and most passionate fan stir-fries the old debate about who does and doesn't deserve to be [in the Hall of Fame]., Daniel OkrentOnce again, typical James: informative, insightful, amusing, and utterly persuasive. It will, I should add, be absolutely infuriating to the remaining baseball Luddites who don't realize what a genius Bill James is.
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal796.357/0973
Table Of ContentCONTENTS Acknowledgments 1. Hundreds of Visitors a Year 2. 76 Trombones 3. Cacophony and Confusion 4. So, Whadda We Do Now? 5. Institutional History -- the Hall of Fame in the 1940s and 1950s 6. Scooter 7. Methods -- Introduction and Justification 8. Drysdale and Pappas 9. Similarity Scores 10. Myer and Herman 11. Arguments 12. Gordon and Doerr 13. Institutional History -- the Hall of Fame in the 1960s and 1970s 14. Hall of Fame Standards 15. The Negro Leaguers 16. Tinker and Davis 17. Priddy and Rizzuto 18. The Time Line 19. Overview 20. Catfish and Luis 21. Fibonacci Win Points 22. The Keltner List 23. What Is the Hall of Fame? 24. Institutional History -- the Hall of Fame since 1980 25. Stephens and Rizzuto 26. Round-Up 27. Charlie Hustle and Shoeless Joe 28. Active Players 29. In a Better World 30. Reese and Rizzuto 31. Don Drysdale 32. Election Day Index
SynopsisArguing about the merits of players is the baseball fan's second favorite pastime and every year the Hall of Fame elections spark heated controversy. In a book that's sure to thrill--and infuriate--countless fans, Bill James takes a hard look at the Hall, probing its history, its politics and, most of all, its decisions. Arguing about the merits of players is the baseball fan's second favorite pastime and every year the Hall of Fame elections spark heated controversy. In a book that's sure to thrill--and infuriate--countless fans, Bill James takes a hard look at the Hall, probing its history, its politics and, most of all, its decisions.
LC Classification NumberGV863.A1J375 1995
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