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Thursday, June 09, 2005
Book talk
Steve Lombardi, the man behind the NetShrine baseball community, has jumped out of the virtual world and onto the written page with a new book: Baseball Same Game: Finding Comparable Players From The National Pastime.
Here, author Steve Lombardi uses several methods of statistical analysis to find the most compelling - and several of the strangest - comparables in baseball history. Then using these pairings as a point of departure, Lombardi takes us on a romp through baseball history. From Willie Mays and Honus Wagner to Bobby Bonds and Jimmy Wynn (trust me - it works), Lombardi connects the numbers and the dots.
Lombardi’s love for the game flows off the page, and offers the reader a unique perspective on some of the greatest players to ever live. But Same Game is as much about the events as it is about the players – which makes it a worthy read for historians and statheads alike.
Fans of Lombardi's past web-published work (I count myself as one) will find it inviting and engrossing. Highly recommended.
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