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Too Much Time on His Hands: The Unauthorized Ultimate Statistical Guide of the World Champion Boston Red Sox | 
 enlarge | Author: Scott Russell
Publisher: Dirty Water Publishing
Category: Book
Buy New: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 82478
Media: Perfect Paperback
Pages: 147
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.5
ISBN: 0979672236
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780979672231
ASIN: 0979672236
Publication Date: April 23, 2008
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Product Description
Too Much Time on his Hands is a mind-blowing statistical journey written by a crazed wing-nut of a Red Sox fan with clearly too much time on his hands.
A handy guide for all diehard Red Sox fans, it s a great tool for those casual Red Sox fans that want to think like the front office thinks. Do you sit Dustin Pedroia tonight against Scott Kazmir? Just turn to the Pedroia alphabetical index for your answer. Josh Beckett is pitching against Jorge Posada? Easy, just turn to the Beckett alphabetical index. Mike Lowell is up with runners at first and second and two out? Just turn to Lowell s situational hitting section. Jonathan Papelbon is called on to protect a one-run lead? Just flip to Pap s situational pitching. It s so easy that even a Yankee fan can do it (providing, of course, you can find one that can read).
You re at Fenway Park and some loud-mouthed yahoo (you know the type) yells obscenities at Terry Francona for allowing Julio Lugo to bat against Roy Halladay in the late innings of a tight game. Simply turn to the offending blowhard and say, Lugo batted .500 versus Halladay last season, you foul-mouthed imbecile, and then proceed to shove popcorn up his or her nose (NOTE: do not attempt on large, muscular people).
Each one of these stats has been compiled with care by a man that s watched every pitch of every game of the 2007 championship season.
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Too Much Time on His Hands June 14, 2008
"Too Much Time on His Hands" ia a masterful piece of work by Scott Russell, a statistical genius, who knows how to mix seriousness with amusing anecdotes to prove a point. Baseball fans will find this book a most enjoyable read. Don't miss out on it!!
Critical Stats and laughs May 17, 2008
This book reads like a conversation, giving much-needed stats for any backyard or barroom argument. I found myself torn between laughing and head shaking with Scott's quick jokes or strange stories. This is a great quick read and reference guide to prove a point.
Gonzo Stats May 16, 2008
Scott Russell is the Dr. Hunter S. Thompson of baseball stats. I am referring, of course, to Gonzo Journalism in which the observer simply in the act of observing fundamentally changes the observed. Russell's phenomenological point of view is refreshingly Daedalian and in this reviewer's opinion, the game will never be the same. He could be considered baseball's first "Outsider Statistician" a not-so-veiled reference to the "Outsider Art" phenom. Hooray for Russell or perhaps we should now call him "Skott Rustle."
A MUST READ FOR ALL RED SOX FANS May 10, 2008
ALTHOUGH OBVIOUSLY DERANGED, MR. RUSSELL IS MICROSCOPIC IN HIS STATS.HIS NON-STATISTICAL WRITING IS HILARIOUS AND INFORMATIVE
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