Entries from December 2007

December 30, 2007

The Bill James Handbook 2008

Reviewing a book such as The Bill James Handbook 2008 is a tough job – mainly because so much of it is statistics that aren’t really grounds for review. There are only a few pages of articles and opinion — so that’s what I’ll focus on.
By far the most interesting and progressive part of the [...]

December 1, 2007

Get In the Game – by Cal Ripken, Jr.

Imagine if so many people asked you the same question that it compelled you to write a book about it?
Welcome to the world of Cal Ripken, Jr.
The question – as you may have guessed – is “how did you do it?” in reference to his streak of playing in 2,632 consecutive Major League ballgames. And [...]