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 The best baseball book of its kind July 4, 2010
WC (Florida)
If you like updated baseball stats of every player who ever played the game, then this is the book for you!
Very Pleased! September 8, 2010
Linda P. (Burlington, MA, USA)
Arrived earlier than I thought it would. Brand new and in perfect condition. When I ordered, it was "last one." Three days later, the friend I was giving it to ordered one also from Amazon, also the "last one." So much for my surprise! However, all is well.....he kept mine and gave his away.
The Best Standard Year-By-Year Stats Book Around March 9, 2010
Matt from Brooklyn (brooklyn, ny United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Now that The Sporting News no longer publishes The Baseball Register, "Who's Who" is back to being the only baseball book around that has the traditional year-by-year career and minor league stats of almost all current major league baseball players.
The only things it's missing are batters walks and strikeouts.
I wouldn't call them missing, but it is also not encumbered with WHIP, OPS, ERA+, etc., so if you're looking for that, this book is not for you.
2010 Who's Who in Baseball March 15, 2010
Michael B. Jarboe (Denver, Colorado)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
My wife and I have been buying the "Who's Who in Baseball" for the last six years and have found it to be the easiest reference to use for individual player stats. We keep it right on the end table where we watch the games all season for quick reference. It is a very convenient and practical size and I've not seen anything else in print that is any easier to use. I would highly recommend this publication to anyone who considers themselves a Major League Baseball fan.
Wait until next year April 4, 2010
Larry VanDeSande (Mason, Michigan United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
That cry, normally reserved for fans of the Chicago Cubs, is what all baseball fans start saying in mid-February when spring training is imminent. Then, with the annual appearance of Who's Who In Baseball, next year arrives. With the tenuous relationship between bookstores, mass retailers and the public that exists in the post-2008 market meltdown and the subsequent decline in the overall economy, not to mention the impact the Internet has had on bookstores and marketing, it is now reasonable to search for Who's Who In Baseball on the Internet in places like Amazon.
Having collected this handy guide every year since 1971, I admit 2010 is the first year I have turned to the Internet and Amazon to satisfy my desire to acquire this handy guide. If you've never read this book, where have you been? Who's Who In Baseball has been published forever; it includes a narrow statistical view of every veteran player in Major League Baseball for their years in the majors. It also includes some rookies although only the biggest name players. You probably won't find all your team's rookies in this book but this shouldn't be your only guide to the baseball season. You should have at least one of the preview magazines on your stand next to this for the duration of the season, perhaps the one published by The Sporting News or Lindy's. This will give you enough to get through the season and be able to identify 95 percent of the players you see.
As someone who's read Who's Who In Baseball for 40 seasons, I can attest that the product has changed remarkably little over the years. The covers today, just like 40 seasons ago, feature major award winners with the defending World Series champs on the back page. The inside pages are dedicated to statistical bios of veteran players from all the teams, divided first into position players and, about two-thirds of the way through the book, pitchers. It tells you most of what you want to know about the strange veterans that came to your club over the off-season and what they did in their previous stints with other clubs.
No baseball fan should be without Who's Who In Baseball.
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