{"product_id":"9780684800882","title":"Whatever Happened to the Hall of Fame","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWhatever Happened to the Hall of Fame\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Bill James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArguing about the merits of players is the baseball fan's second favorite pastime and every year the Hall of Fame elections spark heated controversy. In a book that's sure to thrill—and infuriate—countless fans, Bill James takes a hard look at the Hall, probing its history, its politics and, most of all, its decisions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArguing about the merits of players is the baseball fan's second favorite pastime and every year the Hall of Fame elections spark heated controversy. In a book that's sure to thrill—and infuriate—countless fans, Bill James takes a hard look at the Hall, probing its history, its politics and, most of all, its decisions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003eGeorge F. Will Bill James has a genius for igniting fascinating baseball arguments, and an enviable talent for winning a lot of them. This book demonstrates why, were there a Cooperstown for baseball conversationalists, James would already be enshrined there.\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Okrent Once again, typical James: informative, insightful, amusing, and utterly persuasive. It will, I should add, be absolutely infuriating to the remaining baseball Luddites who don't realize what a genius Bill James is.\u003cbr\u003eRichard Corliss \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e For 452 sizzling pages, the game's premier stats solon and most passionate fan stir-fries the old debate about who does and doesn't deserve to be [in the Hall of Fame].\u003cbr\u003eDan Gutman \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e Let's just let Bill James decide who belongs in the Hall of Fame. He's proven that he knows more about baseball than anybody in the whole world....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780684800882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40989545922766,"sku":"9780684800882","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_638654fc-649d-4b55-bbd7-128a6e5a4cfa.jpg?v=1646866877","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780684800882","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}