Understanding Baseball
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Understanding Baseball
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Author : Trey Strecker,
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-02-10
Understanding Baseball written by Trey Strecker, and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-10 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The study of baseball history and culture shows the national pastime to be a forum of debate where issues of sport, labor, race, character and the ethics of work and play are decided. An understanding of baseball calls for consideration of different perspectives. This very readable textbook offers insights into baseball history as a subject worthy of scholarly attention. Each chapter introduces a specific disciplinary approach--history, economics, media, law and fiction--and poses representative questions scholars from these fields would consider. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
The New Ballgame
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Author : Glenn Guzzo
language : en
Publisher: ACTA Publications
Release Date : 2007
The New Ballgame written by Glenn Guzzo and has been published by ACTA Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Sports & Recreation categories.
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.
Understanding Sabermetrics
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Author : Gabriel B. Costa
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2019-06-05
Understanding Sabermetrics written by Gabriel B. Costa and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-05 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Interest in Sabermetrics has increased dramatically in recent years as the need to better compare baseball players has intensified among managers, agents and fans, and even other players. The authors explain how traditional measures--such as Earned Run Average, Slugging Percentage, and Fielding Percentage--along with new statistics--Wins Above Average, Fielding Independent Pitching, Wins Above Replacement, the Equivalence Coefficient and others--define the value of players. Actual player statistics are used in developing models, while examples and exercises are provided in each chapter. This book serves as a guide for both beginners and those who wish to be successful in fantasy leagues.
Understanding Baseball
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Author : David Faris
language : en
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Release Date : 2008
Understanding Baseball written by David Faris and has been published by Outskirts Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Understand the National Pastime-Baseball The elements of the game of baseball are taken for granted by today's fans. Actually they have evolved through a historical process. This book reviews and summarizes how that has occurred, and provides an overview of the teams and economics of the game today. A review of the 2007 season shows the typical events and situations that develop during the baseball season. A simulated game provides a detailed analysis of the actions of baseball players in a variety of game situations.
It Takes More Than Balls
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Author : Diedre Silva
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2008-04-01
It Takes More Than Balls written by Diedre Silva and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
For years, Deidre Silva and Jackie Koney figured that men simply knew more about baseball than they did. They tried to reconcile their love of baseball with their second-class fan status, but they finally realized that not getting in a tizzy over the 1952 World Series didn't mean that they weren't "real" fans. As loyal—but not insane or stat-obsessed—spectators, they simply had a different perspective. In It Takes More Than Balls they share their brand of baseball passion with lifelong fans and the "baseball curious" of either gender. Offering anecdotes and gossip from the ballpark, the book also explains the nuances of today's game that will help readers enjoy their next (or first) baseball outing.
A Fan S Guide To Baseball Analytics
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Author : Anthony Castrovince
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2020-05-12
A Fan S Guide To Baseball Analytics written by Anthony Castrovince and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-12 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Broken up into sections (pitching, fielding, hitting), this authoritative yet fun and easy guide will help readers young and old fully understand and comprehend the statistics that are the present and future of our national pastime. We all know what a .300 hitter looks like. The same with a 20-game winner. Those numbers are ingrained in our brains. But do they mean as much as we think? Do we feel the same way when we hear a batter has a .390 wOBA? How about a pitcher with a 1.2 WHIP? These statistics are the future of modern baseball, and no fan should be in the dark about how these metrics apply to the game. In the last twenty years, an avalanche of analytics has taken over the way the game is played, managed, and assessed, but the statistics that drive the sport (metrics like wRC+, FIP, and WAR, just to name a few) read like alphabet soup to a large number of fans who still think batting average, RBIs, and wins are the best barometers for baseball players. In A Fan’s Guide to Baseball Analytics, MLB.com reporter and columnist Anthony Castrovince has taken on the role as explainer to help such fans understand why the old stats don’t always add up. Readers will also learn where these modern stats came from, what they convey, and how to use them to evaluate players of the present, past, and future. For instance, what if we told you that when Joe DiMaggio had his famous 56-game hitting streak in 1941, helping him win the AL MVP, that there was, perhaps, someone more deserving? In fact, the great Ted Williams actually had a higher fWAR, bWAR, wRC+, OPS, OPS+, ISO, RC . . . well, you get the picture. So, streak or no streak, Williams should have been league MVP. An introductory course on sabermetrics, A Fan’s Guide to Baseball Analytics is an easily digestible resource that readers can keep turning back to when they see a modern metric referenced in today’s baseball coverage.
Understanding Fantasy Baseball No Longer Just For Nerds
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Author : Jason Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Jason johnson
Release Date : 2015-02-11
Understanding Fantasy Baseball No Longer Just For Nerds written by Jason Johnson and has been published by Jason johnson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-11 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Historically, people that have had the most interest in fantasy baseball have been statistic junkies and lovers of baseball in general. People who immerse themselves into spreadsheets and stare at computer screens to develop strategies have made a name for themselves in the industry. With technological advancement in recent years however, this is no longer the case. Information is very accessible and easily compiled so that almost anyone can put together a team and compete in fantasy baseball with a reasonable amount of time, research, and luck. It is not nearly as difficult to find player statistics, trends, reports or any other type of information that you need to succeed in your league. When I began working on this book, many people asked me why I was writing it. What could this book offer that other published works didn’t already talk about? There is some truth to those questions. There are plenty of available works published that provide a tremendous amount of knowledge about fantasy baseball. Reading other fantasy baseball articles and books myself, I’ve found that many of them, while thorough, tend to neglect the fundamentals. They assume that any reader already has a good grasp of the basics. While that often may be the case, I believe it’s critically important not only to know the basics but to completely understand how to use them to your advantage. Having this book as a foundation, you can then better understand some of the more complex topics: sabermetrics, drafting, trading, etc. In this book I will provide insights into not only the basics of fantasy baseball, but will also delve into complex strategies and statistical analysis to help you succeed. In each section, I will first present the topic and then discuss how understanding it in detail will help you as a fantasy baseball team owner. I’m certain that even savvy fantasy baseball players will be able to take away at least a few insights to improve their overall fantasy baseball experience. In one section in particular, Relative Draft Value, I provide original, self-developed formulas and strategies that you simply can’t get anywhere else. I will be focusing primarily on season long leagues; however I have also dedicated a section to daily games which have become extremely popular and deserve discussion. In short, this book will go into almost everything you need to know to start yourself down a path to fantasy baseball success.
Hot Stove Economics
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Author : J.C. Bradbury
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2010-09-29
Hot Stove Economics written by J.C. Bradbury and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-29 with Business & Economics categories.
The final out of the World Series marks the beginning of baseball's second season, when teams court free agents and orchestrate trades with the hope of building a championship contender. The real and anticipated transactions generate excitement among fans who discuss the merit of moves in the arena informally known as the “hot stove league.” In Hot Stove Economics, economist J.C. Bradbury answers the hot stove league's most important question: what are baseball players worth? With in-depth analysis, Bradbury identifies the game’s best and worst contracts—revealing the bargains, duds, and players who are worth every penny they receive. From minor-league prospects to major-league MVPs, Bradbury examines how factors such as revenue growth, labor rules, and aging— even down to the month in which players are born—shape players' worth and evaluates how well franchises manage their rosters. He broadly applies the principles of economics to baseball in a way that is both interesting and understandable to sports fanatics, team managers, armchair economists and students alike.
Baseball Explained
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Author : Mike Shatzkin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Baseball Explained written by Mike Shatzkin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Baseball categories.
Understanding Sabermetrics
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Author : Gabriel B. Costa,
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2007-11-27
Understanding Sabermetrics written by Gabriel B. Costa, and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-27 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Born in the 1970s as a radical challenge to traditional baseball statistics, sabermetrics has developed into a new way of understanding many aspects of the game. Its practitioners have created new statistical tools and revised our old ways of thinking about established measures such as the batting average, tactics such as the sacrifice bunt, and even who among the greats was truly great. This introduction to the basics of sabermetric analysis explains concepts including normalization, peak versus career performance, linear weights and runs created, as well as popular calculations like OPS (On-Base plus Slugging), WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched), PF (Park Factor) and others increasingly used by baseball fans. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.