Brushbacks and knockdowns
Subtitle: the greatest baseball debates of two centuries
By: Allen Barra.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press/T. Dunne Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
Subjects: Baseball -- United States -- History.
Description: "Allen Barra is back with Brushbacks and Knockdowns, his newest retrospective of baseball history and folklore. Barra, whose weekly sports column, "By the Numbers," earned him millions of readers in The Wall Street Journal, offers solid answers based on research and analysis.

But Barra risks inciting barroom riots with essays covering such topics as "Who was a better hitter, Babe Ruth or Barry Bonds?" "Is Barry Bonds the best player over 35 in baseball history?" "Who is the best player not in the Hall of Fame?" "Who was the most valuable team player in baseball history?" (Hint: His name rhymes with "Yogi.") "Is baseball's talent pool shrinking?" He also casts his eye at the current state of Major League Baseball in his essay "The Myth of Competitive Balance, or How Bud Selig Almost Suckered You into Ruining the Baseball Season.""--Jacket.