USA Today Baseball Weekly 2000 InsiderTrue to its name, the USA Today Baseball Weekly 2000 Insider offers the inside scoop on the last baseball season of the century, with a winning combination of unbeatable analysis, detailed stats, and sharp discussion from Gary Gillette and Stuart Shea, two of the top writers on the sport. Armchair analysts and statistics buffs will find much to cheer in this wide-ranging guide, which offers thoughtful insights on the trends and tendencies that shape major league baseball, plus detailed lineup and rotation projections, scouting reports for top prospects, and savvy team essays on what to expect in the 2000 season. |
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