The Bill James Gold Mine
by Bill James
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Book Reviews of The Bill James Gold Mine
Book Review: More than weird stats
Summary: 4 Stars
Bill James is well known for revolutionizing baseball statistics. Many fans, however, are satisfied with traditional baseball statistics and may avoid his books. If so, they are missing a hanging curveball. James is also the most talented writer among the current crop of baseball authors. While I find his analysis very insightful, I would not pay for a book of numbers and poorly written text. This man will one day be inducted into the Writers' Wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame. He is the Babe Ruth of baseball writers, in my estimation.Book Review: Not at his top form
Summary: 3 Stars
It's good to have Bill James back, but this is not his best work. I'm not sure how much of his heart was really in this book. There's none of the passion and fascinating stuff that all of us Bill James fans remember him for from the Baseball Abstracts. Like several of the reviewers say, his main emphasis here seems to be repeated advertisements for his online website. I might sign up for that because I am a huge Bill James fan. And I am glad I bought this book, because any Bill James is better than no Bill James. But I'm still disappointed.Book Review: The master at work
Summary: 5 Stars
I have reading Bill James for over 20 years and he's still a great baseball writer. Very few baseball people understand the game the way he does. I liked the essays on each team, but my favorite part of this excellent book is the section on evaluating Hall of Fame chances for today's stars. I highly recommend this book to any baseball fan.Book Review: Interesting, but disappointing
Summary: 4 Stars
This is another Bill James baseball book...but not really. It is more of an ad for Bill's new website than it is a book of baseball analysis. It is intersting; he has tidbits of items on each team. I was hoping for more analysis, and more of Bill's excellent writing. This is not another Baseball Abstract.