ABOUT THE AUTHOR
RON SHANDLER has been publishing his unique brand of statistical information since 1986. A fantasy leaguer since 1985 and a simulation gamer since 1971, Ron was the first author to develop sabermetric applications for fantasy league play. His Baseball Forecaster is now in its 21st year of publication. Ron is also the publisher of the industry trail-blazing web site, BaseballHQ.com, and runs "First Pitch Forum" conference events all across the country.
In addition to the above sources, Ron's work has appeared in numerous publications and web sites, most recently ESPN Magazine. He has been quoted and cited by many sources, including ESPN, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Business Week and Money magazine.
In 2004, Ron was asked to help create and participate in an advisory board for the St. Louis Cardinals. Many other Major League ballclubs are regular buyers of his books as well.
Ron is the founder of Tout Wars, the national experts competition featured in the 2006 book, Fantasyland. In national experts leagues all told, he has finished in the top three 11 times, including five titles. His 1998 victories in both the AL and NL Tout Wars leagues represent the only dual championships ever achieved in the history of experts competitions.
Ron has been a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) since 1985 and has been published in their Baseball Research Journal. He is also a corporate member of the Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA). BaseballHQ.com has won FSTA's "Best Fantasy Baseball Online Content" award in 2000, 2003 and 2004, and Shandler Enterprises was named FSTA's "Small Business of the Year" in 2002. Ron was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the FSTA in 2005.
Ron has an MBA from Hofstra University, is a professional direct marketer and forecasting analyst by trade, and held senior management positions with several international publishers prior to starting Shandler Enterprises. A native New Yorker and die-hard Mets fan, he currently lives in Roanoke, Virginia with his wife and two daughters.
