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Most people who resist reasonable thought in baseball preach "traditions" and "respecting the game". But a lot of baseball's traditions get back to the 19th century, when the pitcher's job was to supply the batter with a ball he could struck and fielders played out without gloves. Instead of fearing change, Brian Kenny needs fans to think critically, reject outmoded groupthink, and accept the changes that contain come with the "sabermetric period". In his entertaining and enlightening e book, Kenny discusses why the pitching win-loss record, the Triple Crown, fielding errors, and so-called battling game titles should be overlooked. Kenny also points out how fossilized sportswriters have been electing the incorrect MVPs and disregarding legitimate applicants for the Hall of Popularity; why managers are hired predicated on their looks; and exactly how the most important position in baseball may just be "director of decision sciences". Ahead of the Curve debunks the old way of studying baseball and ushers in a new era of logical logic. Illustrated with unique anecdotes from those people who have reshaped the game, it's a must-listen for lovers, players, managers, and fantasy fans.
