State of Play: The Old School Guide to New School Baseball

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State of Play: The Old School Guide to New School Baseball

Advanced statistics and new terminology have taken hold of baseball today, but do they accurately reflect the reality of the game? A baseball lifer states his case.

Americaâ€™s favorite pastime is undergoing an operations-to-field transformation. In recent years, the sabermetrics and analytics craze has infiltrated Major League Baseballâ€”from its front offices to dugouts to clubhouses to media covering both, inciting a baseball culture war. New phrases like â€œlaunch angle,â€ â€œspin rate,â€ and â€œpitch framingâ€ have entered the vocabulary, often with little real meaning when it comes to how the game is actually played on the field. No more.

In State of Play, twelve-year Major League veteran, Emmy Awardâ€“winning MLB Network analyst, and bestselling author Bill Ripken breaks down these modern statistical methods to explain which ones make sense in the gameâ€™s historical context, bringing them together with proven old-school strategies. He simplifies those sabermetric terms hastily added to the baseball lexicon without being fully realized, taking new-school confusion out of old-school baseballâ€™s tried-and-true common sense. In the end, he unites the teachings of each school to show fans of both how to listen to and understand the game as itâ€™s played today and how it should be played moving forward.

From a true baseball lifer and member of baseballâ€™s first family, State of Play offers a fascinating insiderâ€™s look at how to reconcile years of historical tradition with the rules and trends of the new millennium. As Ripken sees it: the game inside the game cannot be measured by a spreadsheetâ€”but it can be measured by a qualified, crusty baseball man. Play ball.
Country USA
Brand Diversion Books
Manufacturer Diversion Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781635766592
ReleaseDate 2020-02-11
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781635766592

Country	USA
Brand	Diversion Books
Manufacturer	Diversion Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781635766592
ReleaseDate	2020-02-11
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781635766592

State of Play: The Old School Guide to New School Baseball

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