A book on the science of baseball is probably a daunting proposition to the casual fan. For you, dear reader, and I, the idea of exploring the physics of a batted ball or the way the gulf stream could affect a game might sound fascinating, but I don’t know if all or even most baseball fans feel the same.
Despite the name, The Science of Baseball: The Math, Technology, and Data Behind the Great American Pastime, what author Will Carroll has created is no fearsome tome. Carroll gives the reader everything promised in the title, but in a package that is both informative and easy to understand.