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Title: Total Baseball: The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball (Total Baseball, 6th Ed) by John Thorn, Pete Palmer, Michael Gershman, David Pietrusza, Matthew Silverman, Sean Lahman ISBN: 1-892129-03-5 Publisher: Total Sports Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.26 (27 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Exhaustive and authoritative
Comment: This reference has more or less picked up the torch from the late lamented "Baseball Encyclopedia," and is indispensible for serious fans (and probably casual ones as well).
Included in the hefty (nearly 2,000 pages) volume is everything you'd expect (player stats, franchise histories, postseason results) and a number of things you might not (Curt Smith's wonderful roster of radio/TV announcers, for instance). It's perfect for whiling away the hours on rainy Sunday afternoons, and invaluable for settling arguments or answering trivia questions.
It would be nice if the next edition included a few more historical essays such as those found in its NFL counterpart, "Total Football II." That's a minor quibble, however, and perhaps impractical considering the voluminous size of the current book. All in all, this is a must-buy for baseball lovers.
Rating: 5
Summary: Total Baseball is the ultimate baseball reference book.
Comment: Without a doubt, Total Baseball is the premier reference book on baseball. It is so far superior to The Baseball Encyclopedia that I cannot imagine any serious baseball fan, writer, or researcher not using it (Total Baseball). As a person noted for his "penchant for completeness", I can truly appreciate the comprehensive nature of this tome: not just the numbers (including the so-called "modern" statistics) in the game, but the stories behind the game, as well. And as far as the alterations to certain records and facts are concerned, it is MUCH better to have data based on accuracy than tradition! Kudos to you, John Thorn and gang, and congratulations on receiving the endorsement from Major League Baseball that you truly deserve!
Rating: 5
Summary: Good for Baseball Nuts and Normal People
Comment: I am doing my own study on baseball's greatest players, this book has been invaluable in this regard. The narratives are generally well-written and the statistics layout is superb. The explanation of the statistics is complete. The stats include the important common stats + Total Baseball's own stats to measure hitting, pitching, and fielding effectiveness relative to other players, both for each season and the player's career.
I do wish, though, that they had retained the pitching statistic called "Wins above team." Over a pitchers career it shows clearly how much a pitcher tended to help or not help his team. Oh well, the book is not perfect. I hope they come out with an Edition 7 soon which wraps up the last century.
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Title: The 2004 Bill James Handbook (2003 statistics) by Bill James ISBN: 0879462582 Publisher: ACTA Publications Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract by Bill James ISBN: 0743227220 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Total Football II : The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League by Bob Carroll, Total Sports ISBN: 0062701746 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
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Title: Baseball Desk Reference by Lawrence T. Lorimer ISBN: 0789483920 Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishing Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Total Basketball: The Ultimate Basketball Encyclopedia by Kenneth A. Shouler, Bob Ryan, Sam Smith, Leonard Koppett, Bob Bellotti, Ken Shouler ISBN: 1894963016 Publisher: SportClassic Pub. Date: January, 2004 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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