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001			on1134531314
003			OCoLC
005			20200305132532.0
008			191209t20202020nyua 001 0 eng d
040			_aTOH _beng _erda _cTOH _dBDX _dGK8 _dZQP _dABJ _dOCLCF _dNFG
020			_a9781635766592 _q(hardcover)
020			_a1635766591 _q(hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)1134531314
092			_a796.357 _bR588
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aRipken, Bill, _eauthor. _970700
245	1	0	_aState of play : _bthe old school guide to new school baseball / _cBill Ripken.
250			_aFirst Diversion Books edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bDiversion Books, _c2020.
264		4	_c©2020
300			_axxix, 209 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"Advanced statistics and new terminology have taken hold of baseball today, but do they accurately reflect the reality of the game? A baseball lifer states his case. America's favorite pastime is enduring an assault of new thoughts and ideas. In recent years, the sabermetrics and analytics craze has infiltrated Major League Baseball -- from its front offices to dugouts to clubhouses to media covering both, inciting a baseball culture war. New phrases like 'launch angle,' 'spin rate,' and 'pitch framing' have entered the vocabulary, often with little real meaning when it comes to how the game is actually played on the field. No more. In State of Play, twelve-year Major League veteran, Emmy Award-winning MLB Network analyst, and bestselling author Bill Ripken breaks down these modern statistical methods to explain which ones make sense in the game's historical context, bringing them together with proven old-school strategies. He simplifies those sabermetric terms hastily added to the baseball lexicon without being fully realized, taking new-school confusion out of old-school baseball's tried-and-true common sense. In the end, he unites the teachings of each school to show fans of both how to listen to and understand the game as it's played today and how it should be played moving forward. From a true baseball lifer and member of baseball's first family, State of Play offers a fascinating insider's look at how to reconcile years of historical tradition with the rules and trends of the new millennium. As Ripken sees it: the game inside the game cannot be measured by a spreadsheet -- but it can be measured by a qualified, crusty baseball man. Play ball." -- _cFrom publisher's description.
500			_aIncludes index.
650		0	_aBaseball. _933581
650		0	_aBaseball _xStatistical methods. _9247943
650		0	_aBaseball _xMathematical models. _9247942
994			_aC0 _bNFG
999			_c306800 _d306800