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The
newest book in the Stat Geek Baseball universe. Published
Nov. 2014.
Fields
of Gold, Baseball's Best Glove Work
It's what the Best Ever Book was for hitting and pitching, but now a
detailed look at the Best Fielders in Baseball History, including best
position players for every team, and best overall for every position.
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5 STARS - Carol D
This
is a book that chronicles some of the most important fielders in
baseball history, and the level of statistics detail is amazing. Really
glad I could find this, it is a really great addition for every
baseball fan. I loved the different rankings of players and there is
quite a lot of different metrics and graphs that are really interesting
to study and think about. Highly recommended.
5
STARS - J. Linson
I'm
not a stat geek by any means, but I was bought this book because I
liked its approach and thought I'd get something out of it even as a
casual baseball fan. One of the things I like about the book is that it
really eases you into the more complex information, covering the
history, basic stats, etc. I learned a lot about the evolution of the
glove. There's also some fun trivia facts throw in e.g. the cost of a
baseball in in 1896. There's an interesting section on the fielding
awards that I really enjoyed. There are a lot of charts, graphs, and
images that are laid out nicely, so it doesn't get too confusing once
you get into the heavy numbers. Overall, a good read for any baseball
fan.
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Fields of Gold, Baseball's Best
Glove Work
Now Available in Paperback and Ebook
Published November 14, 2014
Paperback 248 pages, List Price $20.95
Just in time for spring training, get the new baseball book, Fields
of Gold, Baseball's Best Glove Work, that traces the best fielders in
the
history of professional baseball from the beginning of the game in 1871
through today. Presented by Stat Geek Baseball and
baseballevaluation.com, the book ranks each position player who played
500 games and describes the Top Ten players who patrolled the diamond
at each position in baseball history. Also included is a ranking of all
Hall of Fame
players by Field Value, the Stat Geek Baseball metric for fielding,
plus a ranking list for the Top Fielders for every current team, plus a
whole lot more. If you've got a baseball fan in your family or are one
yourself, or are a sabermetric guru always looking for that next stat
idea, then this study of baseball's best fielders through the
history of the game may just be right for you. Press Release
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What's Inside |
| Introduction |
An
introduction into how fielding has been altered since the days of
barehanded play, the advent of the glove, and more plus charts and
graphs about how Fielding Percentage, Range Factor, Caught
Stealing stats have changed each decade and what that means to grading
position players over different eras. |
| Hall of
Fame Players |
A
detailed look at Hall of Fame Players and how they were valued for
their fielding alongside the PEVA stats for hitting and pitching.
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Glove Work –
Baseball's Career Best by Position |
Rankings
and information about the best fielders at each position through the
history of baseball, including ranks for every player with 500 games
played at each position or 1,000 inning pitched for pitchers. |
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Team Gold:
All-Time Best Fielders by Current Franchises |
For
every current franchise in baseball, get a graphic of the Best Fielding
Team plus stats and rankings of the Top Ten at each position, plus a
few more team players of interest. Probably the chapter we
like
best. Example below. |
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Fields of
Gold –
Gold Gloves and Silver Mitts |
A list of the Gold
Glove Winners since 1957 plus our metric of who we thought should
have won during that time. Also includes the Top Silver Mitt
player, the top fielder at each position from 1871-1956. |
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Chapter
Index
Chapter
1 - Introduction
Chapter 2
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Hall of Fame Players
Chapter 3
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Glove Work: Baseball's Career Best by Position
Chapter 4
- Team Gold: All-Time Best Fielders by Current Franchises
Chapter 5 -
Fields of
Gold – Gold Gloves and Silver Mitts
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Ruffing |
Pete Rose |
Leo
Durocher |
Lefty
Grove |
Ryan Howard |
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Fields
of Gold, Baseball's Best Glove Work Includes Lists of the Best Fielders
for all positions for
all current franchises, including their former incarnations:
Los
Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves,
Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Chicago
Cubs, Cincinnati
Reds, Cleveland
Indians, Colorado
Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins,
Kansas City
Royals, Minnesota
Twins, Milwaukee
Brewers, New
York Yankees, New York Mets, Oakland
Athletics, Philadelphia
Phillies, Pittsburgh
Pirates, San
Diego
Padres, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, St.
Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays,
Washington
Nationals.
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