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It’s The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2006!by Dave StudemanDecember 10, 2005 It's now official. The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2006 has been printed and shipped, which means that you no longer have an excuse for not purchasing it. Please support the site and order it from us directly. We don't mean to be greedy, but we publish the Annual in order to support this little baseball habit of ours, and we make very little money from sales on other sites. We're positive you'll find it's worth every penny. The Annual is a review of the past season, just like last year's, only this time we're reviewing the 2005 season. This year's book is also 42 pages longer, with more stats and no reprinted articles from our website. That's right. Every word is fresh and new, with contributions from THT's writers as well as a number of well-known guest contributors. Here's a look at each section ... The 2005 Season
Aaron and I did something unique in the postseason article. We reviewed the postseason by using Win Probability Added to describe the key points of the Championship Series and every game of the World Series. We think you'll find it very interesting. 2005 CommentaryOur 2005 Commentary section includes a number of interesting angles on the game, such as Rob Neyer's review of the biggest management mistakes of the year, Brian Gunn on St. Louis GM Walt Jocketty and Jon Weisman on the brief DePo era in Los Angeles, Matt Welch on what makes the Angels successful, and Alex Belth's reflections on life as a Yankee fan. Also, David Cameron talks about players who made the biggest leaps in the minor leagues in 2005, Craig Burley covers Japanese baseball, and Brian Borawski and Maury Brown cover the business side of the game, including Maury's overview of the issues leading up to the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Finally, John Brattain checks in with a perspective piece on the steroids scandal, and Craig Burley and Thomas Ayers give an overview of the upcoming World Baseball Classic, country by country. Here's the specific list of articles: 
HistoryCan't have a baseball book with a look back at its rich history. We've got four great articles in this section:
AnalysisWe've packed a lot into our analysis section. There are five research articles in the middle that focus on batted ball data, as I described last week. Those articles are sandwiched at both ends by two articles that analyze other hot baseball issues.
John Dewan, the founder of Stats Inc. and Baseball Info Solutions has a look at pitch counts and Dan Fox follows with a review of a fairly common topic this past season: luck. At the end of the section, Fox has another article in which he quantifies the baserunning prowess of each major league player (as described here) and I've got an article that analyzes the monetary definition of valuable, as we discussed two weeks ago. The analysis section is really just a big lead-in to the second half of our book... StatisticsAfter the five-page intro and glossary, you'll find 148 straight pages of wall-to-wall graphs and stats. Here's a list of what I consider to be the highlights:
That's our Annual, the best of what we've got. I seriously doubt you'll find anything else quite like it. Here's the link to order the book. Dave was called a "national treasure" by Rob Neyer. Seriously. Comments about this article can be sent to him through the miracle of e-mail. Commenting is not available in this weblog entry. Do you have a general question or comment for one of THT's writers? Send it in to our weekly mailbag We also welcome unsolicited op-ed pieces of approximately 500 words for consideration. We reserve the right to edit for length, clarity and consistency of style. Please include your whole name and location to be considered. If you have a comment about this specific article, please email the writer. Next Article: Around the Majors: Dodgers sign Alomar>> <<Previous Article: Take a Walk on the Patient Side | ||||
