{"product_id":"clearing-the-bases-the-greatest-baseball-debates-of-the-last-century-paperback","title":"Clearing the Bases: The Greatest Baseball Debates of the Last Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllen Barra\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBob Costas\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSports expert Allen Barra's \u003ci\u003eClearing the Bases\u003c\/i\u003e takes you to the heart of baseball's ultimate question in this, the ultimate baseball debate book, one guaranteed to spark thousands of heated arguments and supply the fuel for thousands more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho was better, Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays? Who was the best right-hander of the '60s, Bob Gibson or Juan Marichal? Who is the greatest starting pitcher of all time? At his peak, who was more valuable, Joe DiMaggio or Ted Williams? If Lefty Grove, Sandy Koufax, and Roger Clemens had pitched at the same time against the same hitters, who would have won the most games? If Jackie Robinson had been white, would he be deserving of the Hall of Fame? Is Pete Rose overrated? Has Tim Raines been underrated? Who is the best hitter of the game today-- Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey, Jr.? Is today's pitching really that bad? Why can't modern pitchers go nine innings? Which are more valuable--good starters or good relievers? How important is the stolen base? What are the myths that still surround Babe Ruth? What was the most talented baseball team of the twentieth century? Which twentieth-century championship team has been most slighted by baseball historians? What has been the real impact of black and Latin talent on Major League Baseball? Is baseball more competitive now than it was one hundred years ago? Or fifty? Or twenty-five? Who was the greatest all-around player of the last century? Find the answers here. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eClearing the Bases \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book to tackle these and many other of baseball's most intriguing questions, plus it offers hard, sensible answers--answers based on exhaustive research and analysis. Sports journalist Allen Barra, whose weekly sports column, By the Numbers, has earned him millions of readers in \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and whose outspoken opinions on Salon.com are discussed regularly on National Public Radio, takes on baseball's toughest arguments. Using stats and methods he developed during his ongoing tenure at \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Barra takes you to the heart of baseball's ultimate question, Who's the Best?, in this, the ultimate baseball debate book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRegardless of what stand you take in these debates, you'll never think about baseball's greatest stars in the same way again.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllen Barra\u003c\/b\u003e writes a column for the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSalon.com\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a frequent contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and is also heard regularly on Major League Baseball Radio. He lives in South Orange, New Jersey. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eClearing the Bases: The Greatest Baseball Debates of the Last Century, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other books.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.26 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762485264672,"sku":"9780312302535","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1964f4bccccc19fedf8168ba6b30f859.webp?v=1780222088","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/clearing-the-bases-the-greatest-baseball-debates-of-the-last-century-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}