Baseball Judgments

Chapters		Contents
Baseball History Baseball Studies Baseball Culture Baseball Statistics Articles Myths		Baseball History Early baseball Early baseball Cartwright's baseball Baseball's leagues Rough play Baseball: Progression to the turn of the century The A.L. and the first World Series Moving forward: The early 1900s Cementing baseball as the national pastime: the 1910-1920 The Roaring '20s and beyond   Histories Home plate Baseball affiliated organizations American presidents and baseball Playing it safe Base balls Baseball under the lights The curse of the goat   Early ballpark history The beginning of ballparks 1800s ballpark fires Ballpark history - 11 trends of innovation The problem of crafty fans   Baseball trivia page 1 Baseball trivia page 2 Baseball studies General studies The Most Forgettable Teams of All Time Recalculating a tainted record The best baseball teams of all time The worst baseball teams of all time Good statistics The progression of standings during the season Record changes from year to year Team money and wins 2006 readjusted MLB standings The minor league adjustment Era adjustments Closers, wins and saves ERA vs. wins Variation in play over the course of a season   Ballpark studies Renewed ballpark factors What affects ballpark factors The most expensive ballparks ever Back to the future: Retro vs. other trends The change in the field of MLB ballparks Baseball culture General culture Baseball movies Baseball music Broadcasters A history of food at the ballpark Unique baseball food Three baseball promotions - gone now   At the ballpark Ballparks ranked by the fans Subjective statistical ballpark rankings My top five ballparks Critics' critical ballpark elements Skyrocketing ballpark prices Unique ballpark features The 21 worst seats in Major League Baseball Non-ballpark baseball shrines Statistics General statistics Correlation of hitting statistics Correlation of pitching statistics Stolen base effects and run expectancies Runs per game per minor league Baseball cities in the 2004 election   Ballpark statistics Ballpark averages Ballpark elevation above sea level Ballpark factors since 1998 Ballpark statistics: Rows in the largest deck Ballpark statistics: Park distance from downtown Ballpark statistics: Attendance and its meanings Ballpark statistics: Outfield walls and scoreboards Ballpark statistics: Outfield dimensions Articles Columns and features 2001*: A steroid odyssey The fall in the Bronx Ballpark identity loss Small ball 'Field of Dreams' doesn't match 'Shoeless Joe' Why the Wall Street Journal's BOP is flawed Blue skies, green field, white house Debunking baseball myths Statistical commentary on general myths 162 games aren't enough to separate the best from the worst Triple crown stats not the best way to grade a player Players not "doing their job" trading outs for bases One run innings not the key to glory Pitching not the most important part of the game High scoring teams usually beat low scoring teams? Not always RISP leaves much unanswered Baseball not 'a game of coming back' Great plays aren't always such good defense Starting pitchers and position players: Who's more valuable? You can't tell a player's worth by watching a game Teams not the sum of their parts 'Runs created' not the only good offensive statistic Career peaks come earlier than thought Wins not such an important pitching stat Stats like 'range factor' biased by lurking variables? Perhaps not   Historical myths Historical myth #1: The White Sox won the 2005 world championship through 'small ball' Historical myth #2: Pete Rose was a great hitter Historical myth #3: The 1919 White Sox were one of baseball's best teams ever Historical myth #4: The 'Black Sox' threw the 1919 World Series   Ending confusion Steroids not a unique bias The confusion about stolen bases Warning track power and statistical principles The obsession with lineups