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The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2010
I received my copy of The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2010 (THTBA) more than a month ago, but a variety of circumstances have conspired to postpone its review until now. One obvious reason for its delay is the depth and breadth of written coverage within the annual itself, which as you might...
The Bill James Handbook 2010
Each season, just as the World Series draws to a close the baseball annual season gets cranking, and each November 1st we get the new Bill James Handbook, an offseason tradition that stretches back for the better part of a decade now. This year, with the World Baseball Classic pushing back the...
Maple Street Press Mets Annual 2009
In the spirit of the excellent Bill James Handbook and Hardball Times Baseball Annual comes the Maple Street Press Mets Annual. This 128-page publication, edited by Matthew Silverman and Greg Spira, is devoted entirely to the Mets and features stories, stats, and photographs. Here is a quick...
The Hardball Times Season Preview 2009
The Hardball Times Season Preview is the forward-looking companion to their Baseball Annual, a retrospective of the prior season. After a brief intro and projected standings for 2009 (Mets in first -- Yay!) the book rolls right into the thick: a chapter apiece on each big league team, penned by...
A Cubs Annual By Any Other Name...
The Cubs annual I edited last year has returned... only it's not called "Wrigley Season Ticket" this year. The publisher, Maple Street Press, has decided to "brand" it with their name. No matter the name on the cover, this year's version will have the same types of articles that last...
It's Coming: The Hardball Times Season Preview 2009
The Hardball Times Season Preview 2009 is on its way. Scheduled for release on February 25, the THT preview is the companion volume to The Annual, and features previews, player comments and player projections for all 30 big league teams from some of the best team-specific baseball writers around....
The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2009
When the baseball season ends, the baseball annual season begins. From October through February we are showered with post- and pre-mortum coverage of the season that was and the season that's to be, respectively. Most of the annuals are crammed full of numbers, which we love, but what always...
The Bill James Handbook 2009
Kim: Looks like you got another !@#$ing book in the mail. Me: The new Bill James Handbook is here! The new Bill James Handbook is here! Kim: [not quite under her breath] Loser. Me: ::grinning like a goon:: That conversation may not have actually taken place, but it might as well have. I've...
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