Iconoclastic analyst Bill James has written a new book of essays that document his latest thinking on a variety of issues, mostly about baseball, but some out in "left field." Articles include: Dividing Baseball History into Eras, Going Out on Top, Hot Hand Question, Jumping the Fictional Shark, Mindless Education, The Analogy of th Fisherman, The Liberal Coach and the Conservative Athlete, The Standards of Hall of Fame Mangers, The 300-Win Pool, The Zanesville Animal Massacre, Tough Stretches and Soft Patches, Yaz and Billy, plus a major article on Big Game Pitchers and a couple of old baseball stories the author discovered.
