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ISBN
9781982554132
Publication Year
2018
Format
Compact Disc
Language
English
Book Title
Power Ball : Anatomy of a Modern Baseball Game
Author
Rob Neyer
Publisher
HarperCollins CA, The Limited
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Topic
Baseball / History, Baseball / Essays & Writings, Baseball / General, General

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The former ESPN columnist and analytics pioneer dramatically recreates an action-packed 2017 game between the Oakland A's and eventual World Series Champion Houston Astros to reveal the myriad ways in which Major League Baseball has changed over the last few decades. On September 8, 2017, the Oakland A's faced off against the Houston Astros in a game that would signal the passing of the Moneyball mantle. Though this was only one regular season game, the match-up of these two teams demonstrated how Major League Baseball has changed since the early days of Athletics general manager Billy Beane and the publication of Michael Lewis' classic book. Over the past twenty years, power and analytics have taken over the game, driving carefully calibrated teams like the Astros to victory. Seemingly every pitcher now throws mid-90s heat and studiously compares their mechanics against the ideal. Every batter in the lineup can crack homers and knows their launch angles. Teams are relying on unorthodox strategies, including using power-losing--purposely tanking a few seasons to get the best players in the draft. As he chronicles each inning and the unfolding drama as these two teams continually trade the lead--culminating in a 9-8 Oakland victory in the bottom of the ninth--Neyer considers the players and managers, the front office machinations, the role of sabermetrics, and the current thinking about what it takes to build a great team, to answer the most pressing questions fans have about the sport today.

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Publisher
HarperCollins CA, The Limited
ISBN-10
1982554134
ISBN-13
9781982554132
eBay Product ID (ePID)
28038516370

Product Key Features

Publication Year
2018
Topic
Baseball / History, Baseball / Essays & Writings, Baseball / General, General
Book Title
Power Ball : Anatomy of a Modern Baseball Game
Language
English
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Author
Rob Neyer
Format
Compact Disc

Dimensions

Item Length
5.7in.
Item Width
5.2in.

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Reviews
Neyer's deep knowledge and punchy prose-'The guy on the mound might be throwing aspirin pills, almost too fast to see'-make the book a treat for dedicated fans.
Edition Description
Unabridged Edition
Copyright Date
2018

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