STATS Diamond Chronicles 1999

STATS Diamond Chronicles 1999

Author: STATS Inc

Publisher: STATS Publishing

Published: 2000-03

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9781884064661

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Diamond Chronicles acts as the perfect compliment to the STATS baseball library. Featuring essays, debates and discussions from the 1998 baseball season and offseason, from some of the most popular and outspoken baseball minds in the business. Sometimes heated, often irreverent and always entertaining, Diamond Chronicles makes for compelling reading to novice fans and baseball junkies alike.


Player Profiles 1999

Player Profiles 1999

Author: STATS Inc

Publisher: STATS Publishing

Published: 1998-11

Total Pages: 612

ISBN-13: 9781884064586

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This up-close look at baseball players and their records shows what hitters did against right-handed and left-handed pitchers; flyball/groundball breakdowns; home/away splits; batter vs. pitcher matchups; and more.


STATS Hockey Handbook, 1998-99

STATS Hockey Handbook, 1998-99

Author: STATS Inc

Publisher: STATS Publishing

Published: 1998-07

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 9781884064555

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Continuing the STATS tradition of revolutionizing sports information, this book provides the most comprehensive coverage of hockey available.


Major League Baseball in the 1970s

Major League Baseball in the 1970s

Author: Joseph G. Preston

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-05-23

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 0786484055

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Many of the most powerful trends in baseball today have their roots in the 1970s. Baseball entered that decade seriously behind the times in race relations, attitudes toward conformity versus individuality, and the manager-player relationship. In a sense, much of the wrenching change that American society as a whole experienced in the 1960s was played out in baseball in the following decade. Additionally, the game itself was rapidly evolving, with the inauguration of the designated hitter rule in the American League, the evolution of the closer, the development of the five-man starting rotation, the acceptance of strikeout lions like Dave Kingman and Bobby Bonds and the proliferation of stolen bases. This book opens with a discussion of the challenges that faced baseball's movers and shakers when they gathered in Bal Harbour, Florida, for the annual winter meetings on December 2, 1969. Their worst nightmares would be realized in the coming years. For many and often contradictory reasons the 1970s game evolved into a war of competing ideologies--escalating salaries, an acrimonious strike, Sesame Street-style team mascots, and the breaking of the time-honored tradition that all players, including the pitcher, must play on offense as well as defense--that would ultimately spell doom for the majority of attendees.


STATS Diamond Chronicles, 1998

STATS Diamond Chronicles, 1998

Author: John Sickels

Publisher: STATS Publishing

Published: 1998-02

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9781884064494

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"STATS Diamond Chronicles" presents essays, debates, and discussion from the 1997 baseball season, as authored by some of the most popular baseball minds in the business. Focusing on hot topics from this past season, the guide also presents information and insight from the 1997-98 off-season, getting baseball fans totally prepared for Major League Baseball 1998.


STATS Pro Football Handbook 2000

STATS Pro Football Handbook 2000

Author: STATS Inc

Publisher: STATS Publishing

Published: 2000-04

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13: 9781884064791

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STATS Pro Football Handbook tackles the NFL. With career stats for every player who played a down in 1999, as well as in-depth profiles identifying players strengths and weaknesses there is no question why this book is the official statistical resource of the NFL players. We cover every snap, pass, run, fumble, interception, kick, score and tackle. If it happened on the field, it's in this book. STATS Pro Football Handbook 2000 is a must have for anyone who is a fantasy team owner, professional within the game, member of the media covering the game or just a fan of football.


From Abba-Dabba to Zorro

From Abba-Dabba to Zorro

Author: Stats Publishing

Publisher: STATS Publishing

Published: 1999-04

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 9781884064692

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No sport has a richer history of nicknames than baseball. STATS reveals the unusual and funny stories behind these monikers with anecdotes about such players as Skoonj, Big Six and the Tabasco Kid. From the all-time greats to the obscure substitutes, or at least the obscure substitutes with colorful nicknames, From Abba-Dabba to Zorro: The World of Baseball Nicknames provides a wealth of intriguing and insightful information that both baseball fanatics and casual fans will appreciate and enjoy. Features: * A rousing look at baseball's most intriguing names * Nickname All-Star teams, The All-Body Parts team, The All-Animal team * Players with the most unusual nicknames * Baseball celebrities pick their favorite nicknames


The President's Czars

The President's Czars

Author: Mitchel A. Sollenberger

Publisher: University Press of Kansas

Published: 2012-04-27

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 0700618368

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Faced with crises that would challenge any president, Barack Obama authorized "pay czar" Kenneth Feinberg to oversee the $20 billion fund for victims of the BP oil spill and to establish—and enforce—executive pay guidelines for companies that received $700 billion in federal bailout money. Feinberg's office comes with vastly expansive policy powers along with seemingly deep pockets; yet his position does not formally fit anywhere within our government's constitutional framework. The very word "czar" seems inappropriate in a constitutional republic, but it has come to describe any executive branch official who has significant authority over a policy area, works independently of agency or Department heads, and is not confirmed by the Senate-or subject to congressional oversight. Mitchel Sollenberger and Mark Rozell provide the first comprehensive overview of presidential czars, tracing the history of the position from its origins through its initial expansion under FDR and its dramatic growth during the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The President's Czars shows how, under pressure to act on the policy front, modern presidents have increasingly turned to these appointed officials, even though by doing so they violate the Appointments Clause and can also run into conflict with the nondelegation doctrine and the principle that a president cannot unilaterally establish offices without legislative support. Further, Sollenberger and Rozell contend that czars not only are ill-conceived but also disrupt a governing system based on democratic accountability. A sobering overview solidly grounded in public law analysis, this study serves as a counter-argument to those who would embrace an excessively powerful presidency, one with relatively limited constraints. Among other things, it proposes the restoration of accountability—starting with significant changes to Title 3 of the U.S. Code, which authorizes the president to appoint White House employees "without regard to any other provision of law." Ultimately, the authors argue that czars have generally not done a good job of making the executive branch bureaucracy more effective and efficient. Whatever utility presidents may see in appointing czars, Sollenberger and Rozell make a strong case that the overall damage to our constitutional system is great-and that this runaway practice has to stop.