title: The Book on The Book: A Landmark Inquiry into Which Strategies in the Modern Game Actually Work
author:  Bill Felber 
description: Among the myriad accomplishments of the 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox was the elevation of the "stat geek" to near-deity ranking, the Sox having shrewdly hired Zen-master statistician Bill James following the 2002 season. James' higher profile should generate that much more fan interest in volumes like this one<i>,</i> a hard-core, up-to-date statistical analysis of many of baseball's essential elements. Felber, executive editor of the <i>Manhattan </i>(KS) <i>Mercury</i> and a baseball historian for 20 years, number-crunches player value per dollar spent, the (dubious) effectiveness of switch-hitting, the win-loss impact of a general manager (huge) versus a manager (not so huge), pitch counts, when to steal, and much more. Some of his conclusions are self-evident, such as: "It's better to succeed at the hit-and-run than to fail." Yet he reveals some surprises, too, such as the investment value of starting pitching, the self-fulfilling nature of the penny-pinching franchise, and who the true MVPs of a team really are. A good pickup for strong sports collections. <i>Alan Moores</i><br /><i>Copyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved</i>
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  # The Gamester
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Edward Moore
  
  
  This page formatted 2005 Munsey's.
  
  
  http://www.munseys.com
  
  INTRODUCTION
  
  
  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
  
  
  PREFACE.
  
  
  PROLOGUE.
  
  
  ACT I. SCENE I.
  
  
  ACT II.
  
  
  ACT III.
  
  
  ACT IV.
  
  
  ACT V.
  
  
  EPILOGUE.
  
  
  
  
  
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      The Gamester (1753)
  
  
  
  
      
  
  Produced by David Starner, Louise Hope and the Online
  
  
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  Series Five:
  
  
  _Drama_
  
  
  
  
  
  No. 1
  
  
  Edward Moore, _The Gamester_ (1753)
  
  
  
  
  
  With an Introduction by
  
  
  Charles H. Peake
  
  
  and
  
  
  a Bibliographical Note by
  
  
  Philip R. Wikelund
  
  
  
  
  
  The Augustan Reprint Society
  
  
  July, 1948
  
  
  _Price: 75 cents_
  
  
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  _GENERAL EDITORS_
  
  
  RICHARD C. BOYS, _University of Michigan_
  
  
  EDWARD NILES HOOKER, _University of California, Los Angeles_
  
  
  H. T. SWEDENBERG, JR., _University of California, Los Angeles_
  
  
  
  
  
  _ASSISTANT EDITOR_
  
  
  W. EARL BRITTON, _University of Michigan_
  
  
  
  
  
  _ADVISORY EDITORS_
  
  
  