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MLB Network and Baseball Books

Good Evening and Happy New Years Eve to everybody.  I just wanted to remind anybody who might have forgotten that the MLB Network launches tomorrow, January 1st when they will televise Don Larsen's perfect game from the 1956 World Series.  I have been waiting for this for months and I am extremely excited that there will be an alternative to Baseball Tonight on the Red Sox/Yankees channel (also known as ESPN).  I am especially stoked to watch "30 Clubs in 30 Days," in which the MLB Network will travel to every Spring Training site and produce a one-hour special on each team.  Now I have something to watch from the end of October until Spring Training, HOORAY!!!

I was also hoping that some of you Stat Heads could help me out.  Sometimes I feel lost and sort of ignorant when reading some posts on this site, so are there any books that you all would recommend as an introduction to sabermetrics.  I know there is The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, Baseball Prospectus, and The Bill James Handbook, as well as numerous websites dedicated to this 'new' way of looking at baseball.  However, what book/website/etc would work best as an introduction.  I mean I already watch a great deal of baseball and I feel like I understand the game quite well through playing for many years.  I just would like to learn a little bit more about the game and these new statistics.  Any suggestions??  Thanks for your help!!!


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