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4.5
I have read two previous editions of Total Baseball and this 8th edition is the very best. For all TB readers out there the 8th edition still has complete statisical player guide with the standard statistics baseball historian tend to expect. The newest stat added is the Win Shares for each season and carrier. Anyone would has read Bill James' Historical Baseball abstract is familiar with this stat. What makes the 8th ed of TB a better book than all that have come before are the essays on both the historical progession of the game and on hot botton issues. Essays take on hot button subjects as the greatest team of all time (not the '27 Yanks) and whether Bonds is the greatest ever. Also included are essays from contemorary SPORT magizines on player profiles. In short this book is simply the greatest as far as historical reference and as always is the greatest stat guide ever produced. 5 stars +This was a gift for my husband. He loved it and also keeps up with the revised editions.Had good information and facts on many of the past ball players.Good read for all baseball enthusiasts!Just what I was looking for. I had bought one years ago and wanted my info brought up to date.Would like to find a newer edition if you have one./A good amount of early history and a huge amount of statsLove this book. I read it most every day. Here are some things in past editions I would like to see come back:1. Playoff stats under the player's regular season stats verses a seperate section in the cack.2. Pinch hit at-bats and hits return3. Blown saves added back to the pitchers stats4. Family connections. Used to have at least an "F" for family. Past additions also had "Brother of, Father of etc". Always found that interesting.Little stuff but that is what makes the book fun. All the little things you can uncover in every read!This is the best statistical resource I have seen. It is comprehensive; you will find just about anything you're looking for in here. All of the traditional statistics plus many of the analytical stats developed by the Society of American Baseball Research to determine more accurate measures of a players actual impact on winning games. It also includes a number of interesting articles on the evolution of the game, which anyone with an interest in baseball history will find invaluable. This reference tool is well worth the price.very good book and shipping in timeTotal Baseballの第８版。かつてはBaseball Encyclopediaと並ぶ記録集であったが、Encyclopediaが1996年以来版を絶やしているため、実質的には現在最高峰の野球百科事典だ。第８版の最大の特徴は、図版の挿入だ。各シーズンの回顧の欄では、その年の名場面や代表選手の写真を掲載し、また、名選手や貴重な場面の写真、絵画を約100点集めた「ベースボール・ギャラリー」が載せられている。これらは、視覚面で読者に訴えようとする試みといえよう。一方、読み物は、新たに「野球の歴史に残る100人」という欄が設けられ、日本からもイチロー選手と王貞治氏が選ばれ、その功績が述べられている。分量は第７版より約２割増しているが、The Ultimate Baseball Encyclopedia という副題に恥じない、意欲的な内容となっている。愛球家の手元には欠かせない一冊だ。
