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Extra Innings: More Baseball Between the Numbers from the Team at Baseball Prospectus Hardcover – Illustrated, April 3, 2012

by The Baseball Prospectus (Author), Steven Goldman (Editor)
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In 1996, a brassy young team of fansproduced a guide to baseball statistics.Printed on a photocopier, its distribution,which was in the low hundreds, was limited tofriends, family, and die-hard stat heads. Sixteenyears later, the Baseball Prospectus annualregularly hits best-seller lists and has becomean indispensable guide for the serious fan.

In Extra Innings, the team at Baseball Prospectusintegrates statistics, interviews, and analysis todeliver twenty arguments about today's game.In the tradition of their seminal book, BaseballBetween the Numbers, they take on everything fromsteroids to the amateur draft. They probe theimpact of managers on the game. They explainthe critical art of building a bullpen. In an erawhen statistics matter more than ever, Extra Inningsis an essential volume for every baseball fan.
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    English
  3. Publisher
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    April 3, 2012
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    11 and up
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    13 years and up
  7. Dimensions
    6.5 x 1.38 x 9.5 inches
  8. ISBN-10
    0465024033
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0465024032
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“These are people who love baseball; their purpose is not to destroy our enjoyment of it but to provide better understanding. And if you're impatient, you won't have to wait long — it's in an introductory chapter — for the group's answer to the burning question: Who's the better player, Barry Bonds or Babe Ruth? We won't give it away; you'll have to beg, borrow, buy or steal the book. It's worth it.”

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“Time and again while reading this book I was dazzled by the intense depth to which these researchers are willing to go.... The depth of their knowledge is not merely formidable or impressive. It is downright frightening.”

New York Times
“Freakonomics for statheads.... The Baseball Prospectus team can make just about anything interesting.”

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“Go to a certain kind of bar, and chances are you will be told that everything you know about baseball is wrong. But, the wise guys at Baseball Prospectus will make you believe it — and enjoy discovering why.”

New York Daily News
“One book that will surely fuel the vicious barroom arguments that make the national pastime so much fun is Baseball Between the Numbers by the stat-heads at Baseball Prospectus, a book that brings a meat cleaver to some of the game's most sacred cows.”

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“Baseball Prospectus takes an inspired approach to the game, blending science and math to bust myths.”

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“A provocative book that looks at the game in ways not previously imagined.... These are the people making a huge impact on progressive front offices throughout the game.”

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“For fans in the moderate-to-diehard category, the queries asked and answered within these pages make for surprisingly absorbing, even suspenseful, reading.”

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Basic Books; 1st edition (April 3, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0465024033
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0465024032
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 years and up
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 11 and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.55 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.38 x 9.5 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Baseball Prospectus does it again
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2012
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I love baseball. While I was at a game with a friend a few years ago, he suggested I check out Baseball Prospectus, and I can't thank him enough for that recommendation. Their books are a must-read for anybody who loves the game. Insightful, entertaining, and well-written.

The newest addition on my bookshelf is Extra Innings. If you are already familiar with Baseball Prospectus, you'll probably buy this book no matter what I have to say about it. But if you've never read one of their previous books, then you should know that you can pick this one up and enjoy it from start to finish. If you're still hesitating, then I suggest you check out the excerpt from Extra Innings that has been published on their free website [...]

I would strongly recommend Baseball Prospectus and Extra Innings for every baseball fan. You can buy it for yourself, of course, but I especially recommend it if you're buying it as a gift for someone else who loves the game.
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Christopher W. Kash
3.0 out of 5 stars More of a Stand-Up Double than a Home Run
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2013
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I've been reading BP for years now and this is a nice little addendum to the annuals. For a person well-versed in sabremetrics a lot of material in this book is already common knowledge to me, but there were several sections that added to my knowledge and enjoyment of the game.
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2.0 out of 5 stars A little dry for most
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2017
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The geniuses of Baseball Prospectus are back with another book and the g-word is not to be thrown around lightly.

The staff of that "organization" -- a group of writers that produces an annual must-read book and a popular website -- has been doing good work in the area of baseball research and analysis for quite a while now. They also did a book several years ago, "Baseball Between the Numbers," that was less topical but contained plenty of interesting issues examined in some new and interesting ways.

"Extra Innings" is the sequel, in a sense. And as sequels go, well, this isn't The Godfather Part II.

The Baseball Prospectus crew always has relied on a number of formulas and statistics to make its case, but usually it has added sharp, funny writing to help the reader move forward. For the most part here, though, this is pretty dry stuff.

It's particularly true in the front portion of the book. After a good introduction by Goldman on some statistics that should be on a back of a baseball card, we jump right into the steroid era. There's an essay on the steroid era which is slow going, a story on how the drug-enhanced boys should do in Hall of Fame consideration that's a little long, and an essay on what is called the next stage of athlete enhancement that is really dry. At that point, it's page130 and there hasn't been much fun to be had at all.

It's somewhat hit or miss from there Rany Jazayerli does a good job at looking at the effect of age on the amateur draft, Jay Jaffe takes a nice look at whether Jack Morris is a Hall of Famer, Derek Carty examines when a team's hot start is more than a hot start, and Christina Kahrl shows what the increase in strikeouts means when it comes to how the game is played. There are other chapters in which while the conclusions are of interest, the methods used to get there might tend to glaze the reader's eyes over.

The end result, then, is something that reads a bit like a collection of academic papers on the broader subject of baseball. The information that comes out of it certainly is worth having, but the full story of how that information is derived might not be of great interest to most fans.

In other words, "Extra Innings" probably will have trouble finding a mass audience. Those that like this sort of analysis certainly will much to study here. For the rest of us, this is a tough book to love.
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Darin
4.0 out of 5 stars There's something for everyone
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2012
I've been a fan of Baseball Prospectus since the very first annual and there's something for everyone in Extra Innings whether you've been a diehard follower from the early days or just have recently discovered them. Extra Innings covers a wide variety of topics, from the Steroid Era and its impact on the Hall of Fame to the scouting/development aspect of the game to bullpen management (as a Rangers fan, this cuts deep. Thanks Wash..) and many more topics. The Jazayerli piece on age and the amateur draft is fascinating and could, if it hasn't already, impact the games for years. There's enough here for just about anyone interested in any aspect of the game and the wide variety of authors and styles should keep you entertained for hours.
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JohnnnySmallls
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Baseball Book
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2012
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This book is a must-have for those interested in all aspects of baseball. The essay format worked really well for me as it allows for analysis and commentary on a wide-range of issues from steroids to Jack Morris (who I'm now convinced doesn't belong in the Hall of Fame). Some chapters are better than others -- the Baseball 101 chapter may be the best while chapter on evaluating managers may be the worst -- but this is an excellent resource overall.
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BookAce
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow-- I can read this over and over and over again
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2012
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I LOOVE detail -- I LOVE taking things apart and learning about their innermost workings -- and i LOOOVE BASEBALL!! This wonderful book is an example of the innermost workings of baseball statistics and why someone with a lousy batting or fielding average JUST MAY BE the one who keeps a team alive and in the standings. Relief pitchers - are they worth their salary? Home Run Hitters -- do they perform for the maximum benefit of their team? Promising recruits -- how are they groomed in the Minors, to become the stars they show the promise of becoming? And WHAT truly makes a GOOD manager!!???

All this (by various authors) and more -- with some wonderful trivia thrown in as well -- I looove this book!!!

Scuze me -- I must sit down with a hot dog a pretzel and a beer and read this book again. Catch me later-- at the 7th Inning Stretch.

Cheers!!
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Kyle Boddy
2.0 out of 5 stars Short on actual research
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2013
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Baseball Prospectus generally puts out a decent product, but Extra Innings was lacking on actual mathematic/economic/statistical research to back up many of the claims made in the book - especially the chapter on pitcher health and durability.

Not a terrible book, but nothing genuinely interesting, either.
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Gabe ortiz
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read,great insight
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2014
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Great insight and awesome prespective on baseballs most debated topics.. Well worded, do not have to be a sabr guru to grasp the concepts. Topped their 1st installment " between the numbers" which was a classic in itself.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sabermetrics, both easy and interesting.
Reviewed in Canada on November 24, 2015
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Extra Innings is more than just a pleasant surprise, It's a terrific and easy read on the new study of metrics in baseball. From an introduction on the history of sabermetrics with a forthright explanation of all of the essential terms that make this comprehension of metrics understandable, the authors delve into the issues of how steroid use affected the game,how to build a pitching staff and evaluate managers,and how strikeouts have revolutionized the game of baseball. These and other topics, warrant Extra Innings receiving five stars. A must read!
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