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English Summary/英文概要： Watching a game of baseball today means witnessing phenomena that would have been novel, if not completely unheard of, not so long ago.
Starting pitchers sling 100 mile-per-hour heat for just four or five innings before departing; third basemen often station themselves much closer to second (to say nothing of the shortstop’s whereabouts); home runs and strikeouts dominate at-bats; all while the length of contest tips toward the four-hour mark.
There’s no getting around it: the game looks different now. And as Major League Baseball scrambles with rule changes, equipment modifications, labor negotiations, and more, fans are left grasping for the true essence of this beloved pastime among the moving pieces.
In The New Ballgame, Russell Carleton (The Shift) deftly identifies and examines the many levers and inflection points that have shaped the game into what we see on the field today. Through a singular blend of statistical analysis, history, and cognitive science, readers will trace the rapid evolution of the modern game while contemplating the sport in an entirely new way.
Blending incisive research with affable storytelling, Russell Carleton delivers a kaleidoscopic view on modern baseball in this welcome, revelatory work.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 今天观看的棒球比赛意味着目睹不久前不完全闻所未闻的新奇现象。
先发投手在出发前只投了四五局，每小时投出100英里；三垒手的位置往往更接近二垒手（更不用说游击手的位置了）；全垒打和三振在击球中占主导地位；与此同时，比赛时间已接近4小时。
无法回避了，比赛现在看起来不一样了。随着美国职业棒球大联盟忙于规则的改变、设备的修改、劳资谈判等，球迷们只能在运动中抓住这项备受喜爱的消遣的真正本质。
在《新棒球运动》中，罗塞尔•卡里顿巧妙地识别并审视了许多杠杆和拐点，这些杠杆和拐点将比赛塑造成了我们今天在球场上看到的样子。通过统计分析、历史和认知科学的独特融合，读者将追踪现代比赛的快速演变，同时以一种全新的方式思考这项运动。罗塞尔•卡里顿将精辟的研究与有趣的故事相结合，在这部受欢迎的、具有启示性的作品中，他对现代棒球提出了万花筒般的看法。(ZY)
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