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Follow on Google News | When was baseball at its best?New book tracks baseball performance, decade by decade, from 1920s to 2000s
By: Carroll Conklin Baseball’s Best Decade brings an entirely new perspective on the way baseball has been played since the 1920s, how the game has changed, and which decade was truly baseball’s “golden age.” “This isn’t based on sabermetrics, but good, old-fashioned baseball stats,” the author explains. “It’s not baseball analysis for math majors, but for lovers of the game who would like to know how performances evolved on a decade-by-decade basis.” Why measure performance by decade? Conklin explains that “This approach identifies those players who demonstrated consistent excellence over an extended period of time, and generally eliminates players with one or two outstanding seasons only.” The reader will see at a glance how hitters and pitchers stack up against each other from one decade to the next, and how performances reflect the most dramatic changes in the game over the past 90 years – from Babe Ruth’s fence-busting bat to the integration of the major leagues to the rise of the relief specialist to the designated hitter. According to Conklin, “Measuring baseball accomplishments by the decade leaves no room for one-shot wonders. It makes time an essential element of greatness in a sport where time means nothing. Where doing the right thing, over and over and over, creates pennant winners and Hall of Famers.” And baseball’s best decade? Conklin states unequivocally that “Great pitchers and great hitters … no other decade brought that combination together the way the 1960s did.” But now the numbers are available. Conklin says, “Let the readers make their own decisions.” Pricing and Availability Title: Baseball’s Best Decade Subtitle: A Decade-By-Decade Comparison: 1920s-2000s Author: Carroll Conklin Publisher: Bright Stone Press ISBN-13: 978-1494939199 Baseball’s Best Decade is available from Amazon.com now for only $14.99 US (softcover edition). A Kindle version is available for $9.99 US. End
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