false 275040 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 275040 1 266704 4 2000 Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time total:38|5:1|4:1|3:0|2:0|1:0| 38 153 43 2 160290 3.80 315 26 7239271 455049 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 4 0 false Wed Oct 03 21:18:03 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 15:54:26 -0700 2007 more...]]> 12114250 662639 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 3 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Wed Jan 09 19:14:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 19:14:46 -0800 2008 77459175 1248108 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 5 0 false Wed Nov 11 12:23:52 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 18 06:18:22 -0800 2009 74532969 2437749 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 4 0 false Wed Oct 14 13:10:49 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 13:10:49 -0700 2009 73717054 2702707 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 5 0 false Wed Oct 07 03:30:39 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 03:30:39 -0700 2009 73569752 30913 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 0 0 false Mon Oct 05 18:15:34 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 18:15:34 -0700 2009 70116272 1351594 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 5 0 false Fri Sep 04 21:11:20 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 21:11:20 -0700 2009 66351322 2591862 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 0 0 false Wed Aug 05 16:43:40 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 16:43:45 -0700 2009 65664183 2581582 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 3 0 false Fri Jul 31 10:22:47 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 10:22:47 -0700 2009 65485152 2365567 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 5 0 false Wed Jul 29 19:59:20 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 19:59:20 -0700 2009 57755260 2365753 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 5 0 false Fri May 29 11:03:46 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 11:03:46 -0700 2009 40735717 1825572 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 3 0 false Mon Dec 22 22:56:46 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 22:56:46 -0800 2008 40568762 1815556 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 0 0 false Sat Dec 20 21:23:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 21:23:02 -0800 2008 39356517 89282 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 5 0 false Fri Dec 05 05:24:12 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 05:24:12 -0800 2008 39206717 605551 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 4 0 false Wed Dec 03 11:16:38 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 11:16:38 -0800 2008 33614121 1557263 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 5 0 false Tue Sep 23 10:02:55 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 10:02:55 -0700 2008 32880717 1528676 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 5 0 false Sun Sep 14 17:59:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 17:59:00 -0700 2008 32693289 729139 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 4 0 false Fri Sep 12 09:15:36 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 09:15:36 -0700 2008 31685559 1465228 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 4 0 false Sun Aug 31 17:00:49 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 17:00:49 -0700 2008 31681900 1032370 275040 0393320081 9780393320084 2 <![CDATA[Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814m/275040.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173331814s/275040.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275040.Baseball_Dynasties_The_Greatest_Teams_of_All_Time 4.03 38 It's a fascinating performance, as insightful as it is argumentative. (Neyer, a columnist for ESPN.com, and Epstein, a former baseball exec, don't always see eye to eye, and some of their disagreements are posted as dialogues.) Along the way, they debunk some myths (Mantle's 565-foot home run) and create new stats to test relative performance (one makes Johnny Bench the best catcher of all time--no problem there--with Mickey Cochrane second). Poignantly, they also project some "what-ifs," as in what if Lou Gehrig had stayed healthy for the '39 Yankees.

After parsing and reparsing team after team, Neyer and Epstein arrive at their conclusion, and while they pretty much disagree on places 2 through 15, they manage to present a unified front for No. 1. It's a team in pinstripes, but probably not the first--or second--to come to mind. Given the precision with which way they lay out their case, you'll have to work awfully hard to overturn their verdict. --Jeff Silverman

]]> 2000 4 0 false Sun Aug 31 15:51:30 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 15:51:30 -0700 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=275040