Semi-regular SSS reading recommendation roundup is back with a book about the Pirates' revival
When responding to people complaining about the White Sox, I often stress the importance of paying attention to other teams. For one, if you watch enough baseball, you realize that no team's problems are unique. Besides that, understanding how other teams succeed help make criticism of the Sox a little more precise and forward-thinking.
Along these lines, I practiced what I preached by reading "Big Data Baseball" by Travis Sawchik, the Pirates beat writer for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.