Baseball Economist The Real Game Exposed

Name: Baseball Economist The Real Game Exposed
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ISBN: 9780452289024

ISBN-10: 0452289025

ISBN-13: 9780452289024

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Authors: J. C. Bradbury

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Freakonomicsmeets Moneyballin this provocative expos of baseballs most fiercely debated controversies and some of its oldest, most dearly held myths Providing far more than a mere collection of numbers, economics professor and popular blogger J.C. Bradbury, shines the light of his economic thinking on baseball, exposing the power of tradeoffs, competition, and incentives. Utilizing his own sabernomic approach, Bradbury dissects baseball topics such as: Did steroids have nothingto do with the recent homerun records? Incredibly, Bradburys research reveals steroids probably had little impact. Which players are ridiculously overvalued? Bradbury lists all players by team with their revenue…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/26/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.45" long x 0.76" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English

J. C. Bradburyis an associate professor of economics at Kennesaw State. His research has been featured in the New York Timesand the Los Angeles Times. His op-ed pieces have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, and he writes about baseball, economics, and the Atlanta Braves on his blog at www.Sabernomics.com.



Preface



On the Field



Accidents Happen ... but More So in the American League



The Legendary Power of the On-Deck Hitter



The Extinct Left-Handed Catcher



Lobbying for Balls and Strikes



Almost Off the Field



How Good Is Leo Mazzone?



The Big City vs. Small City Problem



The Marlins and Indians? C'mon



The Evolution of Baseball Talent



The Steroids Game



Way Off the Field



Innovating to Win



Scouts vs. Stat-Heads



How to Judge a Hitter or a Pitcher



What Is a Ballplayer Worth?



What Field?



Is Major League Baseball a Monopoly?



Bud the Benevolent



Expansion and the Invisible Hand


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Appendices



A Simple Guide to Multiple Regression Analysis



Baseball Statistics Glossary



Useful Websites



Player Values


Endnotes


Bibliography


Index