Statistics and Baseball Love

In 1991, Nashua resident Scott Olivieri had a job that any red-blooded Sox fan would love. As a representative of the software system, The Batter's Edge, Scott got to work personally with players on improving their pitching and hitting. The program recorded each at-bat and allowed players to retrieve and analyze their performances in an instant. His new book, The Batter's Edge: A Year With the Boston Red Sox, talks about learning the repertoire of every pitcher in the majors, why Roger Clemens gave him a check for $52,000, and how this work spoiled his opinion of some sports writers.