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The team essays ring in at exactly two pages, and all of them actually discuss the team, the manager's approach to play and personnel, and other issues which are relevant to that specific team's situation. I particularly liked the essays on the Pirates (James correctly predicted they'd mature into a formidable squad), the Reds (mostly an exploration of Rose's strengths as a manager), and the Angels (a smart, veteran, ballclub, examined in fine detail). Not all James' predictions and analyses pan out, of course; in the Cubs essay he explicitly wrote off Greg Maddux, for the book's greatest error. But such are the risks of such a writing project.
Interspersed in the team essays, but separate from them, are a bunch of short studies. The best is an essay, called Rushing 'Em, about the length of time players have spent in the minors over the years; he concludes that there've been few changes. There's also a nice piece about Clemens' MVP year, directly comparing the pitcher's season with Don Mattingly's. Some of the others are weak.
The player profiles vary, as usual. John Kruk's is great; Bill captured him perfectly years before John became the character we all recall from his Phillies seasons. Pitching, as usual, gets short shrift, though Bill's clearly making an effort to improve this portion of the book.
Gary Skoog contributed a back-of-the-book essay about ways to use play-by-play data to improve Runs Created formulas; an interesting early effort. The book ends with a bunch of situational breakdowns.
All in all, a strong effort.
This review was also published on a dabbler's journal. ( )