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Now Batting, Number...: The Mystique, Superstition, and Lore of Baseball's Uniform Numbers by Jack Looney Publisher Comments Unlike other baseball statistics books that reveal only information about the numbers players put on the board, this unique take on America's favorite pastime reveals the little-known facts and nuances behind the numbers players wear on their backs. In... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover 
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Mind Game: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart, Won a World Series, and Created a New Blueprint for Winning by Steve Goldman Publisher Comments Think You Know Baseball? Think Again. The Red Sox finally won a World Series, in a triumph of unconventional wisdom. They rethought the batting order and committed to Johnny Damon as lead-off. Saw the talent in David Ortiz that other teams overlooked.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Baseball Bafflers: Quizzes, Trivia, and Other Ballpark Challenges for the Hardball Know-It-All by Fastball Makov Publisher Comments This ultimate compilation of all-things-baseball includes such fan-talizing topics as Little Known Rules, Trick Plays, Quotes of the Game, and Funny Moments. Test your baseball IQ with real-life game situations and official scoring dilemmas, then read... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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Bert Sugar's Baseball Hall of Fame: A Living History of America's Greatest Game by Bert Randolph Sugar Publisher Comments This definitive volume takes readers deep into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum as never before. Since opening its doors in 1939, the Museum has welcomed more than 14 million wide-eyed baseball fans through its hallowed halls to experience... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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Cooperstown Confidential: Heroes, Rogues, and the Inside Story of the Baseball Hall of Fame by Zev Chafets Publisher Comments The first book to draw back the veil on the Hall of Fame, combining an insider's history of the Hall and its players with a consideration of baseball's place in culture. The National Baseball H all of Fame is the holiest institution in American sports... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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Baseball Hacks by Joseph Adler Publisher Comments Baseball Hacks isn't your typical baseball book--it's a book about how to watch, research, and understand baseball. It's an instruction manual for the free baseball databases. It's a cookbook for baseball research. Every part of this book is designed to... (read more) Your price: $24.99 New - Trade Paper
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Sayonara Home Run by Chronicle Books Publisher Comments With talented young Japanese players signing to the American Majors, interest in Japanese baseball is at an all-time high. Sayonara Home Run! introduces curious fans to Japan's national pastime through the lens of the country's playfully beautiful... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-Experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks (Vintage) by Zack Hample Publisher Comments Whether you’re a major league couch potato, life-long season ticket-holder, or teaching game to a beginner, Watching Baseball Smarter leaves no territory uncovered. In this smart and funny fan’s guide Hample explains the ins and outs of... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Baseball Prospectus: The Essential Guide to the 2007 Baseball Season (Baseball Prospectus) by Steven Goldman Publisher Comments The 2007 edition of the most authoritative guide to professional baseball America's favorite pastime has never been more popular and, for over a decade, Baseball Prospectus has been the ultimate guide to the game for fantasy players, professionals, and... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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This Day in Baseball: A Day-By-Day Record of the Events That Shaped the Game by David Nemec Synopsis Find out what happened in baseball on your birthday, or any day, with this book, written by the authors of Great Baseball Feats, Facts, and Firsts. The book contains a full year's calendar of important, intriguing, and fascinating events transpiring... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Encyclopedia of Baseball Quizzes by Idea Logical Publisher Comments Die-hard baseball fans--take the challenge! Turn your baseball cap into a thinking cap, and test your knowledge of the game with over 600 brain-twisting questions about the big hits and amazing feats that occurred between the lime lines over the last 100... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game (Modern Library Chronicles) by George Vecsey Publisher Comments “Football is force and fanatics, basketball is beauty and bounce. Baseball is everything: action, grace, the seasons of our lives. George Vecsey’s book proves it, without wasting a word.” –Lee Eisenberg, author of The Number In... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Yankee Encyclopedia: Includes 1996 World Championship Season by Mark Gallagher Synopsis Who was the first manager of the Yankees? What year did the Yankees win their first World Series? Who pitched the shutout in Game 5 of the 1996 World Series? Who had the key hit in Game 4 of the 1996 Word Series? These questions, along with hundreds more,... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $9.20 Used - Hardcover
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Curve Ball: Baseball, Statistics, and the Role of Chance in the Game by Jim Albert Publisher Comments The intent of this book is to look at baseball data from a statistical modeling perspective. There is a fascination among baseball fans and the media to collect data on every imaginable event during a baseball game and to use this data to try to... (read more) List Price $35.75 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Opening Pitch: Professional Baseball's Inaugural Season by Warren Wilbert Book News Annotation Wilbert (adult learning emeritus, Concordia U., Michigan) traces the events leading to the first season of professional ball. He describes how amateur leagues caught the attention of city leaders, who even built stadiums during the Civil War, the... (read more) List Price $36.75 Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Rotisserie Baseball Annual (2003) by John Benson Synopsis With a vast section on strategies, the "Rotisserie Baseball Annual" is the best and largest book for serious competitors, with in-depth analysis of every position on every team. Includes 2001 forecast stats and values for all players.... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Mass Market
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Baseball for Everybody: Tom Glavine's Guide to America's Game by Tom Glavine Publisher Comments On the heels of one of the strongest baseball seasons ever, Atlanta Braves World Series MVP and Cy Young award winning pitcher Tom Glavine delivers an insiders' view of baseball's enduring magic and mystique.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.20 Used - Trade Paper
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Baseball Between the Numbers: Why Everything You Know about the Game Is Wrong by Jonah Keri Publisher Comments Since the baseball statistics revolution began in the 1970s, no one had written the book that reveals, across every area of strategy and management, how the best practitioners of statistical analysis in baseball think about numbers and the game. Until... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Still Standing After All These Years: Twelve of Baseball's Longest Standing Records by Vic Debs Synopsis Through interviews with many of the players, their teammates and others and extensive original research, twelve of the game's longest standing records are covered in great detail. Also thoroughly examined is why the marks have stood for so long.... (read more) List Price $38.50 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Minor League Baseball Analyst by Deric Mckamey Publisher Comments Deric McKamey's 2009 Minor League Baseball Analyst is the first book to fully integrate sabermetrics and scouting. A long-term Bill James disciple and graduate of Major League Baseball's scout school, Deric provides his unique brand of analysis for over... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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