Bill James Best Players - Page 2

rudel.dietrich · 01-02-2005, 09:33 PM

You don't have the book?

Here I was thinking you were cool...

You really should own the book.
I just ordered the 8th edition of Total Baseball from Amazon.

Most recent I own is 2nd edition. I figured it was time to upgrade.

Joshv02 · 01-02-2005, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyclone792

Not really sure which books you're referring to, but the 2005 version that was referenced earlier in the thread is most likely The 2005 Bill James Handbook which only includes ACTIVE players. The New Bill James Historical Abstract, published circa 2001, is exactly what the name says, a historical abstract, not just active players. Now if you're referring to the historical abstract James published prior to the one in 2001, good luck finding that. James' last abstracts were published during the 1980s and all out of print as far as I know.

Ebay.

For example:

1986 BJHA
1980s Abstracts

Cyclone792 · 01-02-2005, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshv02

Ebay.

For example:

1986 BJHA
1980s Abstracts

Doh! Good call. Of course, since I've never used EBay, I hadn't thought of that. I might have to try to dig out exactly kind of essays he published in various abstracts to see if any of the older ones would be worth picking up. Thanks for the heads up, Josh.

Joshv02 · 01-02-2005, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyclone792

Doh! Good call. Of course, since I've never used EBay, I hadn't thought of that. I might have to try to dig out exactly kind of essays he published in various abstracts to see if any of the older ones would be worth picking up. Thanks for the heads up, Josh.

Anytime.

There are some good buys everyonce and a while, but the sellers that bundle shipping will probably make it more worthwhile.

UngratefulDead · 01-09-2005, 04:08 AM

Bump. Just got this in the mail the other day. Great stuff, has really tought me a lot about baseball history.

lynchjm24 · 01-09-2005, 11:38 AM

I think I bought the book on Amazon for like $3.

01-02-2005, 09:33 PM	#21
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	You don't have the book? Here I was thinking you were cool... You really should own the book. I just ordered the 8th edition of Total Baseball from Amazon. Most recent I own is 2nd edition. I figured it was time to upgrade.

01-09-2005, 04:08 AM	#25
UngratefulDead Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 3,415	Bump. Just got this in the mail the other day. Great stuff, has really tought me a lot about baseball history.

01-09-2005, 11:38 AM	#26
lynchjm24 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hartford Posts: 978 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	I think I bought the book on Amazon for like $3.