The Wages of Wins
eBook - ePub

The Wages of Wins

Taking Measure of the Many Myths in Modern Sport. Updated Edition

  1. 312 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Wages of Wins

Taking Measure of the Many Myths in Modern Sport. Updated Edition

About this book

Arguing about sports is as old as the games people play. Over the years sports debates have become muddled by many myths that do not match the numbers generated by those playing the games. In The Wages of Wins, the authors use layman's language and easy to follow examples based on their own academic research to debunk many of the most commonly held beliefs about sports.

In this updated version of their book, these authors explain why Allen Iverson leaving Philadelphia made the 76ers a better team, why the Yankees find it so hard to repeat their success from the late 1990s, and why even great quarterbacks like Brett Favre are consistently inconsistent. The book names names, and makes it abundantly clear that much of the decision making of coaches and general managers does not hold up to an analysis of the numbers. Whether you are a fantasy league fanatic or a casual weekend fan, much of what you believe about sports will change after reading this book.

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Yes, you can access The Wages of Wins by David J. Berri,Martin B. Schmidt,Stacey L. Brook in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Business & Business General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Edition
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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Table of Figures
  5. List of Tables
  6. PREFACE
  7. PREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION
  8. 1 - GAMES WITH NUMBERS
  9. 2 - MUCH TALKING, LITTLE WALKING
  10. 3 - CAN YOU BUY THE FAN’S LOVE?
  11. 4 - BASEBALL’S COMPETITIVE BALANCE PROBLEM?
  12. 5 - THE NBA’S COMPETITIVE BALANCE PROBLEM?
  13. 6 - SHAQ AND KOBE
  14. 7 - WHO IS THE BEST?
  15. 8 - A FEW CHICAGO STORIES
  16. 9 - HOW ARE QUARTERBACKS LIKE MUTUAL FUNDS?
  17. 10 - SCORING TO SCORE
  18. REFERENCE MATTER
  19. NOTES
  20. REFERENCES
  21. INDEX