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A spirited exploration of statistics sure to start arguments among devoted baseball fans...Law offers a smooth combination of erudition and his obvious love of the sport. -- Kirkus Reviews A must-read for everyone who brings a curious head as well as an impassioned heart to the ballpark. -- Booklist Law's background as an analyst gives him the knowledge and experience to put these different statistics in perspective and explain why they are more or less valuable. If you're unsure of the way the new statistics operate, or wonder why the old approaches are being disparaged, this book is for you. -- Library Journal ESPN senior baseball writer Law brilliantly dismantles some of the game's most sacred and most misleading statistics...with a style in which smart trumps snarky. -- Publishers Weekly Mike Chamberlain narrates with a clear, resonant voice that is appropriately reminiscent of sports broadcasting...Law is prickly towards baseball writers and executives who adhere to the old ways, and Chamberlain captures his snark precisely. Smart Baseball is informative and enjoyable listening for the contemporary baseball fan. -- AudioFile

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Keith Law is a senior baseball writer for ESPN Insider and an analyst for ESPN's Baseball Tonight, focusing on all types of baseball analysis. Prior to joining ESPN, Law spent four and a half years working as a special assistant to the general manager for the Toronto Blue Jays, handling all statistical analysis, and was also a writer for Baseball Prospectus. Law lives in Delaware. Mike Chamberlain is an actor and voice-over performer in Los Angeles whose audiobook narration has won five AudioFile Earphones Awards. His voice credits range from radio commercials and television narration to animation and video game characters. Stage trained at Boston College, he has performed works from Shakespeare and the classics to contemporary drama and comedy.

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