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It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over
Baseball Prospectus
Steven Goldman
其他書名
The Baseball Prospectus Pennant Race Book
出版
Basic Books
, 2007-08-01
主題
Sports & Recreation / Baseball / General
ISBN
0465008402
9780465008407
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=JWgQTrEX3DIC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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Pennant races are arguably the most important aspect of baseball. Players, teams, and franchises are all after one goal: to win the pennant and get into the post-season. But what really determines who wins? Statistical analyses of baseball abound: different ways of breaking down everyone's individual performance, from hitters and pitchers to managers and even owners. But surprisingly, team success-what makes some teams winners over an entire season-has never been looked at with the same statistical rigor. In
It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over
, The Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts introduce the Davenport Method of deciding which races were the most dramatic-the closest, the most volatile-and determine the ten greatest races of modern baseball history. They use these key races (and a few others) to answer the main question: What determines who wins? How important are such things as mid-season trades, how much a manager overworks his pitchers, and why teams have winning and losing streaks? Can one player carry a team? Can one bad player ruin a team? Can one bad play ruin a team's chances? This fascinating and illuminating book will change your perception of the game.