Baseball Prospectus' "Mind Game" book

So has anyone seen this in stores this week?

I got it! It's got tables and photos too. Coliseum Books on 42nd St. Speaking of:

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/events/

Boston
Barnes and Noble in Burlington, Massachusetts
7 pm EST on Tuesday October 4, 2005
Steven Goldman and Ben Murphy

Come join editor Steven Goldman in Burlington Massachusetts for a book signing of the recently released Mind Game: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart and Finally Won a World Series and talk baseball with Steven and Ben.

Store Address
Barnes and Noble
98 Middlesex Pkwy
Burlington, MA 01803
781-273-3871

New York City
On October 8th at 6:00 PM, join editor Steven Goldman, Ben Murphy, and other Baseball Prospectus staff at Coliseum Books in New York City for a discussion and book signing of the recently released Mind Game: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart and Finally Won a World Series. Steven will also be signing copies of his book about Casey Stengel, Forging Genius.

Crucial Info:
Coliseum Books in New York City on Saturday, October 8 at 6:00 PM.

Coliseum Books
11 West 42nd Street
NY, NY

The first chapter very efficiently rips Tom Yawkey's corpse a new (racist) asshole.

i'm gonna pick this up tongiht. psyched!

i love it so far

There are choice Golmanisms!

"The Blue Jays were in a perpetual rebuilding program that had all the hallmarks of one of those graft-ridden rural highway projects that are never completed."

"Contreras approached each start as if he were being compelled to undergo sexual reassignment surgery."

how did christina karl feel about that last one?

Haha, I think she's pre-op! (and hers would be voluntary)

Nice chapter title on Ortiz too.

i've changed my mind -- i think this book is bad

why?

i'm still formulating that; i haven't finished the book yet. i guess what bothers me is that the book follows the conventional wisdom storyline -- the spring training game, varitek brawl, jeter catch -- and simply sabr's it a little bit. aka they'll talk about some key at bat -- not a clutch ab, mind you -- and then discuss the trends that situation was defying/defining. but the meat and potatoes of it is hardly that different from whatever bullshit sox/yankees book is coming out this week. with a few exceptions of course. but in the end, the last thing i need to read about is the a-rod non-trade/trade or the saga of nomah.

Jeez, how do you write about Boston 2004 without those topics??

Jams desires more analogies to the NBA, or cinema landmarks like "Batman Begins."

>follows the conventional wisdom storyline...simply sabr's it a little bit.<

I can't even begin to legitimize that verb. Tho I understand it, having read Jams' springtime Felliniesque caricature of what he considers to be the SABR public. (it's like SportsCenter's without the 'wacky nerd' musical accompaniment) And besides, "the conventional wisdom storyline" remains THEY BEAT THE CURSE, the antithesis of Goldman and co.

I'm just givin' you tough love, Jams!

i really liked that piece!