{"product_id":"9781439103777","title":"The Neyer\/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches","description":"Pitchers, the pitches they throw, and how they throw them -- these days it's the stuff of constant scrutiny, but there's never been anything like a \u003ci\u003ecomprehensive source\u003c\/i\u003e for such information. That's what preeminent baseball analyst Bill James and ESPN.com baseball columnist Rob Neyer realized over lunch more than a dozen years ago. Since then, they've been compiling the centerpiece of this book, the \"Pitcher Census,\" which lists specific information for nearly two thousand pitchers, ranging throughout the history of professional baseball. The \u003ci\u003eGuide\u003c\/i\u003e also offers:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA \"dictionary\" describing virtually every known pitch\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe origins and development of baseball's most important pitches\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTop ten lists: best fastballs, best spitballs, and everything in between\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of some of the great pitchers who have been overlooked\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore knuckleballers and submariners than you ever thought existed\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn open debate concerning pitcher abuse and durability\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA formula for predicting the Cy Young Award winner\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomething fresh and new: Bill James' \"Pitcher Codes\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNeyer\/James Guide to Pitchers\u003c\/i\u003e is about understanding pitchers, and baseball's action always starts with the pitchers. It's also about entertaining debates and having a great deal of fun with the history of a game that obsesses so many.","brand":"Touchstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171851911408,"sku":"9781439103777","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781439103777_p0.jpg?v=1763787004","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781439103777","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}