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| Author | : Jonah Keri |
| Publisher | : Basic Books |
| Total Pages | : 520 |
| Release | : 2007-02-27 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 0465003737 |
In the numbers-obsessed sport of baseball, statistics don't merely record what players, managers, and owners have done. Properly understood, they can tell us how the teams we root for could employ better strategies, put more effective players on the field, and win more games. The revolution in baseball statistics that began in the 1970s is a controversial subject that professionals and fans alike argue over without end. Despite this fundamental change in the way we watch and understand the sport, no one has written the book that reveals, across every area of strategy and management, how the best practitioners of statistical analysis in baseball-people like Bill James, Billy Beane, and Theo Epstein-think about numbers and the game. Baseball Between the Numbers is that book. In separate chapters covering every aspect of the game, from hitting, pitching, and fielding to roster construction and the scouting and drafting of players, the experts at Baseball Prospectus examine the subtle, hidden aspects of the game, bring them out into the open, and show us how our favorite teams could win more games. This is a book that every fan, every follower of sports radio, every fantasy player, every coach, and every player, at every level, can learn from and enjoy.
| Author | : Joseph A. Gallian |
| Publisher | : MAA |
| Total Pages | : 344 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 0883853493 |
This is an eclectic compendium of the essays solicited for the 2010 Mathematics Awareness Month Web page on the theme of 'Mathematics and Sports'. In keeping with the goal of promoting mathematics awareness to a broad audience, all of the articles are accessible to university-level mathematics students and many are accessible to the general public. The book is divided into sections by the kind of sports. The section on American football includes an article that evaluates a method for reducing the advantage of the winner to a coin flip in an NFL overtime game; the section on track and field examines the ultimate limit on how fast a human can run 100 metres; the section on baseball includes an article on the likelihood of streaks; the section on golf has an article that describes the double-pendulum model of a golf swing and an article on modelling Tiger Woods' career.
| Author | : Chris Anderson |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 402 |
| Release | : 2013-07-30 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1101628871 |
Moneyball meets Freakonomics in this myth-busting guide to understanding—and winning—the most popular sport on the planet. Innovation is coming to soccer, and at the center of it all are the numbers—a way of thinking about the game that ignores the obvious in favor of how things actually are. In The Numbers Game, Chris Anderson, a former professional goalkeeper turned soccer statistics guru, teams up with behavioral analyst David Sally to uncover the numbers that really matter when it comes to predicting a winner. Investigating basic but profound questions—How valuable are corners? Which goal matters most? Is possession really nine-tenths of the law? How should a player’s value be judged?—they deliver an incisive, revolutionary new way of watching and understanding soccer.
| Author | : Eric Zweig |
| Publisher | : National Geographic Kids |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2022 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 9781426372902 |
"This next book in the It's a Numbers Game series explains the math behind football and highlights the game's greatest stats and numbers history from college ball, to the CFL, to the NFL"--
| Author | : Jason Fitzgerald |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2016-09-08 |
| Genre | : Collective labor agreements |
| ISBN | : 9780692742235 |
The authoritative guide on the National Football League (NFL) salary cap and Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Crunching Numbers: An Inside Look at the Salary Cap and Negotiating Player Contracts is the perfect book for any NFL fan to broaden their understanding of the rules and decision making processes general managers face each day, as they construct their team. Crunching Numbers goes into great detail to explain how the money works. Key concepts from the NFL CBA such as signing bonuses, dead money, free agency, salary guarantees, franchise tags, termination pay, minimum salary benefit, bonus forfeitures, grievances, and many more will be looked at closely. By using practical case player examples to illustrate the concepts within the CBA, readers will learn how to calculate a player's salary cap number and the ways in which teams manipulate those numbers to work within the NFL rules. In addition, Crunching Numbers explores ways to benchmark contracts and the roles team contract negotiators play in today's NFL. Whether you are a student with aspirations of working in an NFL front office, a sports agent, a sports writer or just an avid fan, Crunching Numbers will help you better understand the intricacies of the NFL's player's contracts, the salary cap, and salary cap management. For more information, please visit www.CrunchingNumbersBook.com. Praise for Crunching Numbers "Crunching Numbers fills the void that has existed for years when it comes to understanding NFL contracts and the rules regarding the salary cap." - Paraag Marathe, Executive VP of Football Operations, San Francisco 49ers "A must read for all who want to learn about NFL contracts and the salary cap." - Jason LaCanfora, CBS Sports "I've been covering the NFL since the 90's and consider Jason and Vijay to be indispensable resources for all things relating to the salary cap. Their extensive knowledge of the CBA shines through in this collaboration." - Mike Sando, ESPN Senior Writer and Pro Football Hall of Fame Selector "Crunching Numbers is a welcome addition to the sports management education literature. Fitzgerald and Natarajan's work provides and inside view far more credible than anecdotal commentaries, uncovering the accounting and strategy behind the NFL salary cap." - Dr. Kristi Sweeney, Assistant Professor, University of North Florida About the Authors Jason Fitzgerald is the founder of the website OverTheCap.com, which focuses on contract analytics and bench marking contracts. Jason is considered a salary cap expert and has been hired as a consultant by NFL teams and sports agencies to conduct contract analytic projects. His work has been cited by numerous print and digital media including Sports Illustrated, NFL.com, the New York Times, Boston Globe, and the Seattle Times to name a few. Jason has been a contributing writer for the Sporting News. Vijay Natarajan works in the athlete representation field overseeing the day to day operations for the NFL clients of KLASS Sports, LLC. Vijay performs statistical analysis and focuses numerous studies on expected contract trends. He is an expert at sports collective bargaining agreements, salary cap analysis, and player contract negotiations. Vijay has also worked closely on NBA player contract negotiations and is well versed in NBA contract analytics.
| Author | : Christophe Ley |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2020-11 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781527558564 |
This book presents the field of sports statistics to two very distinct target audiences, namely academicians, in order to raise their interest in this growing field, and, on the other hand, sports fans, who, even without advanced mathematical knowledge, will be able to understand the data analysis and gain new insights into their favourite sports. The book thus offers a unique perspective on this attractive topic by combining sports analytics, data visualisation and advanced statistical procedures to extract new findings from sports data such as improved rankings or prediction methods. Bringing together insights from football, tennis, basketball, track and field, and baseball, the book will appeal to aficionados of any sport, and, thanks to its cutting-edge data analysis tools, will provide the reader with completely new insights into their favourite sport in an engaging and user-friendly way.
| Author | : Jack Moore |
| Publisher | : Lyle Stuart |
| Total Pages | : 190 |
| Release | : 1996-01-01 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 9780818405792 |
Moore draws on his extensive experience as a criminal trial attorney, handling countless gambling cases, to explain betting concepts in easy-to-grasp terms. He uses amusing and memorable anecdotes to reveal the ideas that most successful bookmakers already know.
| Author | : James Buckley, Jr. |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2021 |
| Genre | : Baseball |
| ISBN | : 9781426371578 |
With every hit, ball, strike, and home run numbers are being calculated on the baseball field. Get ready to learn all the ways digits and math factor into the game, from the countless statistics used to measure an individual player's game to the exact timing used to steal a base. Read about all the greatest players from baseball history and get fun facts, like what the most retired jersey number is. Discover what countries dominate in the Little League World Series and check out cool graphics that show the frequency of hits to every part of the field. Jam-packed with sports trivia, awesome photos, and fun activities at the end of every chapter, this number-focused look at the game is the ultimate grand slam.
| Author | : Alex Kuskowski |
| Publisher | : ABDO |
| Total Pages | : 26 |
| Release | : 2014-08-15 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1629686115 |
Teach kids to count and read at the same time! Know Your Numbers: Sports introduces early readers to numbers by paring them with simple sentences about sports. Beautiful photos and graphics tie the written, numeral, and visual forms of each number together. For instance, one page has a picture of 13 surfers a sentence about them, and four different ways to see the number thirteen. Help early learners gain reading practice and counting skills while building an interest in numbers. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
| Author | : Nick Kleist |
| Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
| Total Pages | : 26 |
| Release | : 2014-08-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1477746684 |
Understanding the principles of base ten is essential to understanding numbers and operations. Students will become familiar with the concept of place value through engaging narratives and real-life situations. Students will then be challenged to use place value in the context of algebraic operations, demonstrating the knowledge they’ve gained from reading. Eye-catching visuals help walk readers through the math problems, while age-appropriate language encourages learning. Readers are challenged to use place value to determine which famous sports records are greater than, less than, or equal to each other. This volume meets CCSS Math Standard 2.NBT.A.4.
