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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great historical view of pitching. A must for any baseball fan that loves the art of pitching.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An historical look at the development of different types of pitches. 3/4 is a list of hundreds of pitchers and what they threw. The information on the pitches themselves and how they're actually used (say, what pitches are thrown more often to left-handed batters vs. right-handers; whether there are...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26916369">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm a big fan of Bill James and Rob Neyer, and with this book I was expecting something more along the lines of the Historical Abstract.  There is some good essays here, but the bulk of the book is for reference purposes only and you simply can't sit down and read this cover-to-cover (like you can t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34768876">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p> Pitchers, the pitches they throw, and how they throw them -- these days it's the stuff of constant scrutiny, but there's never been anything like a <em>comprehensive source</em> for such information. That's what preeminent baseball analyst Bill James and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://ESPN.com">ESPN.com</a> baseball columnist Rob Neyer realized over lunch more than a dozen years ago. Since then, they've been compiling the centerpiece of this book, the &quot;Pitcher Census,&quot; which lists specific information for nearly two thousand pitchers, ranging throughout the history of professional baseball. The <em>Guide</em> also offers: <p> &lt;UL TYPE=DISC&gt; &lt;LI&gt;A &quot;dictionary&quot; describing virtually every known pitch &lt;LI&gt;The origins and development of baseball's most important pitches &lt;LI&gt;Top ten lists: best fastballs, best spitballs, and everything in between &lt;LI&gt;Biographies of some of the great pitchers who have been overlooked &lt;LI&gt;More knuckleballers and submariners than you ever thought existed &lt;LI&gt;An open debate concerning pitcher abuse and durability &lt;LI&gt;A formula for predicting the Cy Young Award winner &lt;LI&gt;Something fresh and new: Bill James' &quot;Pitcher Codes&quot;  <p> The <em>Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers</em> is about understanding pitchers, and baseball's action always starts with the pitchers. It's also about entertaining debates and having a great deal of fun with the history of a game that obsesses so many.</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent overview of pitchers and pitching throughout major-league history. Could have used more James, less Neyer, as the former is much the superior writer.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very good reference regarding types of pitches thrown by hundreds of pitchers (including references.) But a disappointing read given the authors. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p> Pitchers, the pitches they throw, and how they throw them -- these days it's the stuff of constant scrutiny, but there's never been anything like a <em>comprehensive source</em> for such information. That's what preeminent baseball analyst Bill James and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://ESPN.com">ESPN.com</a> baseball columnist Rob Neyer realized over lunch more than a dozen years ago. Since then, they've been compiling the centerpiece of this book, the &quot;Pitcher Census,&quot; which lists specific information for nearly two thousand pitchers, ranging throughout the history of professional baseball. The <em>Guide</em> also offers: <p> &lt;UL TYPE=DISC&gt; &lt;LI&gt;A &quot;dictionary&quot; describing virtually every known pitch &lt;LI&gt;The origins and development of baseball's most important pitches &lt;LI&gt;Top ten lists: best fastballs, best spitballs, and everything in between &lt;LI&gt;Biographies of some of the great pitchers who have been overlooked &lt;LI&gt;More knuckleballers and submariners than you ever thought existed &lt;LI&gt;An open debate concerning pitcher abuse and durability &lt;LI&gt;A formula for predicting the Cy Young Award winner &lt;LI&gt;Something fresh and new: Bill James' &quot;Pitcher Codes&quot;  <p> The <em>Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers</em> is about understanding pitchers, and baseball's action always starts with the pitchers. It's also about entertaining debates and having a great deal of fun with the history of a game that obsesses so many.</p></p></p>]]>
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