Download or read book The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2008 written by Bryan Tsao and published by ACTA Publications. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive analysis of the entire 2007 baseball season from the first pitch to the last out, including a breakdown of the post season and the World Series. Key features include: ? Reviews of how 2005 played out in each of baseball's six divisions ? An in-depth look at the minor leagues ? Detailed team stats and graphs ? Team-by-team individual hitting and fielding numbers ? A postseason and World Series round up
Download or read book The Bill James Handbook 2007 written by Bill James and published by ACTA Publications. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This annual baseball reference guide includes pitcher projections, base running analysis, hitter projections, team efficiency summaries, player win-shares, manager's records, and more.
Download or read book Evaluating Baseball s Managers written by Chris Jaffe and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-03-08 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ambitious study of major league managers since the formation of the National League applies a sabermetric approach to gauging their performance and tendencies. Rather than focusing solely on in-game tactical decisions, it also analyzes broader, off-the-field management issues such as handling players, fans, and media, enforcing team rules, working with the front office, and balancing pressure versus performance.
Download or read book Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual written by Geoff Young and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Ducksnorts 2009 Baseball Annual provides the most comprehensive analysis of and commentary on the San Diego Padres available anywhere. Highlights include: Foreword by Padres Executive Vice President Paul DePodesta -- Commentary on and graphical analysis of key players -- Survey of farm system, including reports on more than 80 prospects -- Detailed review of team's inaugural 1969 campaign -- Essay on relationship between fans, management, and media -- Assorted original mini-studies"--Publisher's webpage ducksnorts.com.
Download or read book Wizardry written by Michael Humphreys and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-30 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The systematic analysis of baseball statistics, often called "sabermetrics," has evolved in recent years to resemble something of a science, attracting fans from diverse professional and educational backgrounds, all fascinated by the analysis itself and its insights into the game. But one problem has defied solution: estimating runs saved by fielders throughout history. Traditional statistics include errors and plays made, but not hits that could or should have been prevented. The latter can now be estimated using records of the location of every batted ball, but the underlying data exists only for recent seasons and has generally been withheld from the public. Now, in Wizardry, comes the long-awaited breakthrough. Drawing solely on freely available baseball statistics, Michael A. Humphreys shows how to apply classic statistical methods to estimate runs saved by fielders going back to 1893. Humphreys tests his results against other fielding measures, including published ratings based on proprietary batted ball location data, and explains their respective strengths and limitations. He also introduces a method for adjusting historical player ratings for increased competition due to population growth, integration, and international recruitment. Position by position, Humphreys identifies and profiles the greatest fielders of all time with anecdote-rich essays. Sabermetrics changed baseball and introduced a generation to the art of statistical inference. Wizardry makes the case for the most significant changes in historical player valuation in decades, while opening up new approaches for further exploration.
Download or read book The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2006 written by ACTA Publications and published by . This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2006 is a comprehensive analysis of the entire 2005 MLB season from the first pitch to the last out, including a breakdown of the playoffs and World Series.
Download or read book Team Chemistry written by Nathan Michael Corzine and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2016-01-30 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2007, the Mitchell Report shocked traditionalists who were appalled that drugs had corrupted the "pure" game of baseball. Nathan Corzine rescues the story of baseball's relationship with drugs from the sepia-toned tyranny of such myths. In Team Chemistry , he reveals a game splashed with spilled whiskey and tobacco stains from the day the first pitch was thrown. Indeed, throughout the game's history, stars and scrubs alike partook of a pharmacopeia that helped them stay on the field and cope off of it: In 1889, Pud Galvin tried a testosterone-derived "elixir" to help him pile up some of his 646 complete games. Sandy Koufax needed Codeine and an anti-inflammatory used on horses to pitch through his late-career elbow woes. Players returning from World War II mainstreamed the use of the amphetamines they had used as servicemen. Vida Blue invited teammates to cocaine parties, Tim Raines used it to stay awake on the bench, and Will McEnaney snorted it between innings. Corzine also ventures outside the lines to show how authorities handled--or failed to handle--drug and alcohol problems, and how those problems both shaped and scarred the game. The result is an eye-opening look at what baseball's relationship with substances legal and otherwise tells us about culture, society, and masculinity in America.
Download or read book 100 Things Dodgers Fans Should Know Do Before They Die written by Triumph Books and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential, trusted guide to the Los Angeles Dodgers, including the 2020 World Series! With traditions, records, and team lore, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Dodgers fan should know. This guide to all things Dodgers covers the team's history in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, the incredible legacy of Jackie Robinson, memories from Ebbets Field, Dodger Adult Baseball Camp, and why fans think the Dodgers invented the high-five. This World Series Edition also features new entries on the team's unforgettable 2020 championship season, including stars like Clayton Kershaw, Mookie Betts, and Corey Seager.Lifelong Dodgers fan and author Jon Weisman has collected every essential piece of Dodgers knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist for fans of all ages.
Download or read book Analyzing Baseball Data with R written by and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-01-17 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its flexible capabilities and open-source platform, R has become a major tool for analyzing detailed, high-quality baseball data. Analyzing Baseball Data with R provides an introduction to R for sabermetricians, baseball enthusiasts, and students interested in exploring the rich sources of baseball data. It equips readers with the necessary skills and software tools to perform all of the analysis steps, from gathering the datasets and entering them in a convenient format to visualizing the data via graphs to performing a statistical analysis. The authors first present an overview of publicly available baseball datasets and a gentle introduction to the type of data structures and exploratory and data management capabilities of R. They also cover the traditional graphics functions in the base package and introduce more sophisticated graphical displays available through the lattice and ggplot2 packages. Much of the book illustrates the use of R through popular sabermetrics topics, including the Pythagorean formula, runs expectancy, career trajectories, simulation of games and seasons, patterns of streaky behavior of players, and fielding measures. Each chapter contains exercises that encourage readers to perform their own analyses using R. All of the datasets and R code used in the text are available online. This book helps readers answer questions about baseball teams, players, and strategy using large, publically available datasets. It offers detailed instructions on downloading the datasets and putting them into formats that simplify data exploration and analysis. Through the book’s various examples, readers will learn about modern sabermetrics and be able to conduct their own baseball analyses.
Download or read book Long Shot written by Mike Piazza and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twelve-time All-Star catcher describes the inspiration he gleaned from his self-made father, his early career with the Dodgers, his memorable 2000 World Series with the Mets, and the controversies that have marked his career.
Download or read book Player Won Lost Records in Baseball written by Tom Thress and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-08-23 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball analysts often criticize pitcher win-loss records as a poor measure of pitcher performance, as wins are the product of team performance. Fans criticize WAR (Wins Above Replacement) because it takes in theoretical rather than actual wins. Player won-lost records bridge the gap between these two schools of thought, giving credit to all players for what they do--without credit or blame for teammates' performance--and measuring contributions to actual team wins and losses. The result is a statistic of player value that quantifies all aspects of individual performance, allowing for robust comparisons between players across different positions and different seasons. Using play-by-play data, this book examines players' won-lost records in Major League Baseball from 1930 through 2015.
Download or read book Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual written by Geoff Young and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1997, Ducksnorts (ducksnorts.com) has been the home of Geoff Young's insights and analysis of the San Diego Padres. Now his first book examines the organization in detail, featuring a recap of the 2006 season; an in-depth look at the Padres' game of the year against Colorado on September 4, 2006; a retrospective of the Padres' 1998 World Series appearance and Tony Gwynn's 3000th hit; analysis of Kevin Towers' trades as Padres' GM; a look at the best by position through Padres' history; a deconstruction of pitching prospects; tips on how to succeed despite having limited resources, including the art of building a bullpen for cheap; and more.--Publisher's description
Download or read book Great Athletes written by Salem Press and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the great players of America's pastime, from past legends to the heroes of today. Also includes great Softball players.
Download or read book The New Ballgame written by Glenn Guzzo and published by ACTA Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a user-friendly explanation of the increasingly complex statistics used in baseball, this guide includes a historical breakdown of statistics, definitions of all the stats currently used in baseball, practical uses of stats, and a discussion of the future of statistics in baseball.
Download or read book The Bill James Handbook written by Bill James and published by ACTA Publications. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most complete annual baseball references available, this updated guidebook includes informative introductions to its different sections and an extensive glossary that features explanations and a multitude of statistics.
Download or read book Beyond Batting Average written by Lee Panas and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past few decades, a multitude of advanced hitting, pitching, fielding and base running measures have been introduced to the baseball world. This comprehensive sabermetrics primer will introduce you to these new statistics with easy to understand explanations and examples. It will illustrate the evolution of statistics from simple traditional measures to the more complex metrics of today. You will learn how all the statistics are connected to winning and losing games, how to interpret them, and how to apply them to performance on the field. By the end of this book, you will be able to evaluate players and teams through statistics more thoroughly and accurately than you could before.
Download or read book Intellectual Property and Sports written by Martin Senftleben and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 695 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned intellectual property law expert Bernt Hugenholtz once warned, chiding the voracity of copyright, that reducing the subject matter test to mere originality and personal stamp might lead to ‘infinite expansion of the concept of the work of authorship. Anything touched by human hand, including for instance sports performances, would be deemed a work’. Indeed, the applicability of copyright law on sports events and players’ moves is one of the many topics discussed in this volume, which spans issues from those related to players and their performances and achievements, via those relevant to sports event organisers and clubs, to questions concerning event reporting and data and the growing role of AI technologies in sports. Well-known authorities in intellectual property law speculate on the nexus of sports and intellectual property in its widest sense, elucidating such aspects as the following: neighbouring rights for organisers of sports events; ethnic and cultural references in team and league branding; legality of reselling event tickets; use of artificial intelligence in refereeing; related rights protection of images; e-sports and fantasy leagues; and sports celebrities and character merchandising. There are also several intriguing comparative chapters on intellectual property aspects in such parallel domains as body art, movement, carnivals, choreography, and chess. Both profound and entertaining, this unique volume will be appreciated by practitioners, jurists, and academics interested in intellectual property rights as well as in sports law.
