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Baseball Register 2007: Complete Guide to Major League Players & Prospects (Baseball Register & Fantasy Handbook)

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This is still an okay book on baseball, but it is not the great book it once was. Where before it had mostly accurate information, it is now chock full of errors provided by the error prone Stats organization. The pictures are also gone and so is the information on the coaching staffs and managers. A better book is Baseball America's Super Register. (I have Baseball Registers going all the back to the the 1940's, so I can see exactly how far this great book has fallen.)

For years the Sporting News has produced a Baseball Register, but in later years, TSN has collaborated with Stats Inc. and has turned to Fantasy fans with more info. The ratings from last year are gone this year, however. And it's still the only book of its kind. In the distant past, photos of each player, a list of hobbies, marital status and facsimile autographs were included. Those are long gone, to the detriment of the publication. A couple of years ago some idiot decided to drop info about family ties to the game. Fortunately they came back 2 years ago. This year's effort, however, contains numerous errors and omissions that I don't recall seeing before. I tried to call the publisher to ask what happened, but got no response. For many players, the positions they played in the minors are missing for some years. For others, a year out of their career is simply omitted. It's not just one or two mistakes, either. I don't know if this is the result of a fight over who keeps minor league stats or what, but it's badly in need of fixing.

For Baseball fans love who Baseball stats this is the book for you. 575 pages of stats for all Players, who spent some time in MLB during the 2006 season and for 2007 managers too. I first purchased " The Baseball Register " in 1962, and it is still great, even though " The Sporting News ", the publisher of " The Baseball Register ", its weekly product is not as good as it was in the 1960's and 1970's. I would say that " The Baseball Register 2007 " is a must for all fans. One thing that the 1962 editon had that the current one doesn't, is pictures of the players, and the managers. Back then it also included the playing records of all Major League coaches. Rating - Five *****

A totally complete review of Major League Baseball players and an excellent reference document.

Missed not having the scouting reviews from 2006 Fantasy Baseball Register. Otherwise stats were good has always.