Baseball Analysts (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
What a pleasant surprise it was to receive a review copy of The Bill James Handbook 2010 on Halloween Day before the third game of the 2009 World Series. The Handbook is not only the first baseball stats annual to hit the market each year but the most comprehensive as well. The book, featuring Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria on the cover, combines many of the...
The Detroit Tiger Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
One of the few positives of the end of the baseball season is the Annual Bill James Handbook (aff link) arriving on my doorstep. At one time it was the only place to easily find a number of uncommon stats. Sites like Fangraphs and Baseball Reference and the rise of Pitch F/X data make some of these stats easier to come by, but the Handbook is still a trove of baseball stats....
Halos Heaven (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
More photos » by Julie Jacobson - AP Browse more photos » A couple of days ago I received "The Bill James Handbook" in the mail (from ACTA Sports ). For those of you who are unfamiliar with the handbook, it's 95% stats with a little commentary thrown in. Earlier, I posted what the handbook had projected for the 2010 Angels, but here are a few...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
David Wright hit .307 with just 10 home runs, 72 RBI and a .390 OBP in 144 games for the Mets in 2009. In the most recent edition of the Bill James Handbook 2010, using an intricate system of statistical analysis, Bill James projects Wright will hit 22 home runs next season, while batting .302, with [...]
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
More photos » by Evan Vucci - AP Browse more photos » • Gold Glove (clapclap)!! Gold Glove (clapclap)!! The Bill James "Fielding Bible Award" ... ESPN.com's Baseball Tonight's "Web Gem Champion" ...A finalist for This Year in Baseball's Defensive Player of the Year ...but the one we want in DC is the GOLD GLOVE!! David Wright 's two-year reign will...
True Blue LA (Free subscription) | yesterday
... been obvious forever that not much thought goes into the vote. One of the welcome sights of the Bill James Handbook are the John Dewan 2010 Fielding Bible awards. Unlike MLB, Dewan does not distinguish between the leagues. How the winners are decided are detailed in the book. Every baseball fan of statistics should buy the book. Everyone. Pos Player 1st Pujols 2nd Aaron Hill...
Camden Chat (Free subscription) | yesterday
... is an exciting young player and I couldn't be happier to have him on my team. According to the Bill James Handbook and Fielding Bible, he had the highest range factor of any center fielder and led in home run saving catches and outfield arm saved runs. Adam Jones is a very good defensive baseball player and I believe he'll only improve. Here are some of his great plays from...
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... Hardy because they didn't have what he was looking for in return. At The Detroit Tigers Weblog , Bill Ferris takes a look through The Bill James Handbook and lets us know how the Tigers stacked up in a variety of categories and stats. More from Lowe: Did we know Kirk Gibson interviewed for the Cleveland Indians ' manager job? I don't recall reading that anywhere else,...
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
by Gene J. Puskar - AP 5 months ago: Houston Astros manager Cecil Cooper walks in the dugout during a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh Saturday, May 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) View full size photo » A one-hour plane ride and two torn out pages of the Bill James Handbook, that’s all I have. Perhaps it’s because I’m a grizzled...
Let's Go Tribe (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
More photos » by Nam Y Huh - AP Could Sowers finally be the number-four starter of our dreams? Browse more photos » ACTA Sports has begun taking orders for The Bill James Handbook 2010 , which customarily will include James' projections for every major league player. (Full disclosure: ACTA occasionally sends me a review copy of one of their books, and I am totally...
Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelfh (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
This week in baseball books, featuring the best-sellers according to Amazon.com on Friday, November 6. Title Rank General Game Six: Cincinnati, Boston, and the 1975 World Series: The Triumph of America’s Pastime, by Mark Frost 1 The Bill James Handbook 2010 2 The Machine: A Hot Team, a Legendary Season, and a Heart-stopping World Series: The Story [...]
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... night at 8:15 p.m. ET. (via MLive.com ) On his blog, Jason Beck shared some projections from the Bill James Handbook. And they look pretty kindly on Ryan Raburn next season. ( Curtis Granderson and Magglio Ordonez are also viewed favorably, which would make a huge difference for next year's lineup.) More minors: At Fangraphs , Marc Hulet looks at five Tigers minor leaguers...
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
by Bob Levey - AP The second most efficient team in MLB baseball, ladies and gentlemen. View full size photo » What would your response be if I told you that in 2009, there was only one team that was more efficient in MLB than the Astros ? Since that was rhetorical, I'll answer what I assume: WTF?! But it's true. Kind of. More like, sort of—actually. According to the Bill James...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Tigers manager Jim Leyland called 21 fewer intentional walks in 2009 after leading all managers with 63 in 2008, according to John Dewan, owner of Baseball Info Solutions, which publishes "The Bill James Handbook" on statistics. The 2010 version is now available.
