Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Ned Hanlon, Opportunist: The 1899 Brooklyn Superbas; 2 A Great Off-Season: The 1915 Philadelphia Phillies; 3 Turmoil and Determination: The 1917 Chicago White Sox; 4 Clark Griffith-Patience: The 1924 Washington Senators; 5 Rags to Riches: A History of the Relief Pitcher; 6 The Height of Folly: The 1930s Boston Red Sox; 7 Following the Recipe: The 1948 Boston Braves; 8 What Happened? The Vagaries of History: The Postwar Boston Red Sox; 9 An Unexpected Drop-off: The 1960s Minnesota Twins
10 Player Growth and Decline: Patterns in Aging11 Plans Gone Awry: The 1971 California Angels; 12 Brilliance and Bombast: The 1970s Oakland Athletics; 13 The New Specialist: The Fireman vs. the Closer; 14 Unfulfilled Promise: The Early 1980s Montreal Expos; 15 A Change of Plans: The 1997 Florida Marlins; 16 Translating Minor League Ability: An Outside View; 17 Unheralded Dynasty: The 1990s Atlanta Braves; Conclusion; Appendix 1 Player Valuation Methodology; Appendix 2 Measuring Park Effects; Appendix 3 Defensive Efficiency Record; Appendix 4 S-Curve Methodology
Appendix 5 Win Probability AddedAppendix 6 Offensive Winning Percentage; Appendix 7 Minor League Translation Methodology; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Authors
Summary
Essays on diamond success from the nineteenth century to the present
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-389) and index
