USSM redhot book giveaway!
Hey, I’ve got a paperback copy of “Baseball Between the Numbers: Why Everything You Know About the Game Is Wrong
One rule: you must have registered before today. I will check. If I pick you and you registered today, I’ll pick again.
You may wonder “Derek, it seems like if I could somehow show that I purchased or gave a nice review of your book, the excellent Cheaters Guide to Baseball, that my chances of winning this seemingly unrelated giveaway would dramatically increase.”
And I would say “With that kind of mindset, I know just the book for you: a Cheaters Guide to Baseball. But you’re welcome to try to influence the outcome that way.”
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Pick me. M’s are going to win the West in ‘07.
Bigred
No, they aren’t, barring a miracle; but I’d love to have the book anyway.
I’d love a copy of the book. As for “Cheater’s Guide,” what’s this?
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Shipped via USPS (estimated arrival date: 28-March-2007).
I bought 39 copies of the Cheater’s guide but only have a reciept for 1 of them….
Also, while i’ve already got BBBTN, i’d love to have another copy…
Also, I was in a car wreck on the way home from work this evening… looks like my car is totaled…. everyone walked away without a scratch… my luck is too powerful….I doubt it’s worth anyone else’s effort to try and buck my power by also throwing their hat in the ring…
Just saying, that’s all.
Lou is being interviewed on WGN… apparently he’s not a card player…. but he loves crab.
A free book? I’m game.
I have a hard time believing that everything I know about baseball is wrong, but I would love to be, uh, wrong about that.
Doesn’t hurt to try.
I have cheated to win this giveaway……
The small independant bookstore in Langley, WA left me meaage book is in as I ordered from them rather tan Amazon to give more exposure. You must know that it is already in stores. I was surprised so quickly. They are ordering more copies.
Not a game thread, but the M’s are not looking good so far. Thrown out at first, flied out, flied out first. Misplay at 1st to start the 2nd (Go, Sexson!).
A free book – particularly a good one – is definitely better than that. And help me maintain my studious bookworm image.
Pick me, because I’d probably buy it anyway, but now I can spend it on beer. And I could spend it on beer for YOU!
Not much baseball reading here in the South Pacific, so I’ll even come to Federal Way next week to pick it up if you want (actually, I am coming anyways, whatever).
I think this blog generally underestimates the value of Richie Sexson. Aren’t 200 runs/rbi’s still count for 200 runs/rbi’s??? I’ve read people bringing up the replacement value argument, but he gives the M’s an advantage over 2 division teams in Oakland and LA. He is good for over 100 runs created a year. How many AL 1B’s do that? This is one of the reasons I want to find out why everything I know about baseball is wrong.
Pick me! I purchased a copy for myself, my father (for father’s day), my mother (for mother’s day), my brother (for his birthday), AND my sister’s husband (for his birthday). I’ll prove this to you next time I see you with 5 copies of the book.
I have a non-shot representing the lurkers
I’m interested!
Thanks
Free book? Yes, that would be enjoyable.
Interest indicated here.
WOW. . .what am I going to do when I get that book. . .
Everything I know about baseball can’t be wrong, because
I’m too old to learn anything new!
I need that book sittin’ here in the rocking chair of retirement.
JR
I suppose if one was already the recipient of a free book ….
Scuffs the comma to turn it into a period.
I’ll throw my name into a hat for a free book. Especially if it’s a good one…
Pick me.
I quit blogging, which probably caused the traffic at USSM to increase by maybe one unique visitor per day. So I’m not to blame for server overload crashes. I also bought Cheaters Guide. Ergo, I deserve “Baseball Between the Numbers” to complement my library. (Also note the correct grammatical use of “complement”, which hews to USSM posting principles, and thereby further demonstrates how I am uniquely deserving of this choice offer.)
Picking me could lead to world peace…….
I would absolutely love this book. And winning it would free up some budget space for another book I’ve heard a few things about…
I’d like the book, please.
name -> hat
I wonder if there’s more than one criterium that leads to the decision of who to give the book to?
Note the proper use of the um/a on neuter verbs, as footnoted in Cheaters Guide to Baseball.
that would be neuter *nouns. Nouns, of the second-declension variety.
This is hilarious.
I would never cheat, or try to influence the outcome in any way. That would be wrong. That said, I have been walking around town sporting my “Cheaters Guide” prominently, enjoying it publicly in the neighborhood, making sure the author’s name is visible (and the author’s photograph is concealed). Ought to be worth SOMETHING, huh?
Well, if you consider the VORP of the player in question, then I’m sure you’ll see…ah, you got me; I’m just in it for the book.
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I would very much appreciate this offered book.
I registered today in a feeble attempt at cheating the giveaway. I’m not very good at cheating.
On the upside, I know very little about baseball. Thus, I’m wrong about much, much less than the rest of you.
I’ll go out and buy both books myself. I might be stupid, but I’m not cheap.
What Ho! Mybook arrived here in Alaska today from Amazon!
Just in time to read it during the boring cubs/mariners game.
I almost forgot I ordered it months ago.
Nice….
Pick me, pick me… my paltry college income has to count for something… doesn’t it?
Count me in on the free book derby!
I would love a free book to advance my education on baseball. Since i will call baseball games next year for my university i would love to more about the game
What about shipping the book to Eastern Europe? Please count me in
Good luck me
Once again I’ll throw my name into the hat. On another note I loved the author bio for the cheater’s guide, DMZ. It’s the next book in my queue after I finish Ball Four.
As I am the unique visitor Mr. Nelson alluded to above (Steve, you need to write more. Just sayin…), I forthwith drop my hat into the ring. I also promise not to ding Derek about javascript “exceptions” anymore. Heh…
I like free books.
If you give me this book, I promise to buy yours.
Please.
Never met a book I didn’t like. Well, that’s almost true.
If this contest is still open then I’m game.
Based on everything I know about this thread, the numbers say I likely won’t get the book. Prove me wrong.
I’d love a copy of the book.
I’d love a free copy…If I don’t win, I’ll probably wait a couple of weeks and order it when I receive some much needed birthday cash/gifts that can be returned…
Free copies sound great to college students.
I need “Baseball Between the Numbers”. I’ve been a baseball fan since Yaz was a rookie. I use stats at work to analyze the stuff that I make but I don’t get why you guys rely on baseball stats so much. Honest. Sometimes I think you guys are missing all the fun.
Send a copy to this poor college student and mariners fan struggling to make it in division three baseball while in exile in minnesota.
hi
Send it to me for 5 reasons:
1) I already ordered your book.
2) I emailed the local #1 morning show about your book and how they should do an on air interview with you (Hampton Roads area has well over a million souls). (FM99.com)
3) I heard my sister believes in having a very good time and I have her phone number.
4) I donated $20 to the USSM Server fund.
5) I may have incriminating pictures of Willie and Hargrove at a North Bend gas station.
Thanks for the consideration
Mmm… Free…
I’d love a copy.
By the way, Powell’s emailed me yesterday to let me know my Cheater’s Guide is ready for in-store pickup.
Free is good. Count me in.
Amazon is slow in shipping my “Cheater’s Guide…”, so I would be cheater if I had posted a review already. Which I’m not. Mostly.
Not sure if it’s too late, but I’d love a copy.
I’m in. Also, got my Cheater’s Guide yesterday. I get to curl up with it all day today.
If the contest is still open, I’m in. I once won the prize for travelling the furthest to a pizza feed.
I’m in, unless it’s over, then I’m out.
I’m in too! Just got my copy of Cheater’s Guide yesterday, awesome book!
Count me in. I’ll have my son explain the equations to me.
me please
I hope I win.
I was thinking about something at three this morning. Bloomquist might be the next Dick Schofield.
Ich moechte das Buch!
Wow, if that’s not a persuasive pitch, I don’t know what is.
I actually e-mailed something like this to Rob Neyer, back when he was new at ESPN (when he was still really pretty good) and he explained how he used the equations to simply evualate a player. That the current measurements (metrics) were misleading. Ever since then, I’ve paid much more attention to the other metrics out there, and didn’t mind the statistical analysis. As a matter of fact, I actually prefer them to stand-alone scouting methods (shocker of shockers). Stick with it, you will too!
Well, interestingly enough, I just tried to post this under your thread about your NY Times review, but for some reason you pulle dthat post down.
Anyway, I should get the book because I literally just got done reading your book. I flew from Seattle to San Jose for a Rotis baseball draft and I couldn’t put it down. Made the flight go very quick. Aside from a few editing issues, Which you can expect in any book, it was fabulous. I even got *most* the humor.
Whoops, sorry – yeah, that post went live when I was still editing it for a couple minutes, and then I polished it off and put it back in public.
Hey, if you liked it that much, you could do me a good turn and punch in a review at Amazon — it’d be a big help.
Another reason I should get the book is, I could probably get you an interview on KRKO 1380 with “the Fish”.
Bribery = good
DMZ, Review = Done!
Is that sarcasm? That’s sarcasm, huh? I couldn’t see what you’re facial expressions were doing or hear the tone.
I use facial expressions and auditory ques to be able to communicate at work but I don’t get why some guys would rely on those things for baseball blogs. Honest. Sometimes I think you guys are missing all the fun.
If it’s free, I’m all in!
I’d love to have something new to read whilst sitting in that Idaho traffic that just might come up during one or two game threads this season. (Mod queue here I come…)
Me me me.
I’m in..
It feels so lonely sometimes being a baseball fan here in Italy,that a good bbok might keep me company..
(cue the sweeping violins..)