THE BOOK: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, by Tango, Lichtman, and Dolphin. A numbers-based analysis of batter and pitcher streaks, matchups, clutch hitting, optimal batting order, platooning, starting and relief pitchers, bunts, intentional walks, baserunning, and game theory.
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