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Author : Aaron Schatz
Publisher : Plume
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-07
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0452289734
A handbook for fantasy football players and pro football fans includes detailed team and player ratings, along with predictions about the upcoming season and the odds on each team as a Super Bowl contender.
Author : Aaron Schatz
Publisher : Workman Publishing
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006-08
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0761142177
Presenting a new year of groundbreaking intelligence, this guide includes team and player ratings that correct for situation and opponent to reveal true contributions to success, a unique statistical toolbox featuring DPAR (Defense adjusted Points Above Replacement), and more.
Author : Wayne L. Winston
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-18
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781400842070
How math can be used to improve performance and predict outcomes in professional sports Mathletics is a remarkably entertaining book that shows readers how to use simple mathematics to analyze a range of statistical and probability-related questions in professional baseball, basketball, and football, and in sports gambling. How does professional baseball evaluate hitters? Is a singles hitter like Wade Boggs more valuable than a power hitter like David Ortiz? Should NFL teams pass or run more often on first downs? Could professional basketball have used statistics to expose the crooked referee Tim Donaghy? Does money buy performance in professional sports? In Mathletics, Wayne Winston describes the mathematical methods that top coaches and managers use to evaluate players and improve team performance, and gives math enthusiasts the practical tools they need to enhance their understanding and enjoyment of their favorite sports—and maybe even gain the outside edge to winning bets. Mathletics blends fun math problems with sports stories of actual games, teams, and players, along with personal anecdotes from Winston's work as a sports consultant. Winston uses easy-to-read tables and illustrations to illuminate the techniques and ideas he presents, and all the necessary math concepts—such as arithmetic, basic statistics and probability, and Monte Carlo simulations—are fully explained in the examples. After reading Mathletics, you will understand why baseball teams should almost never bunt, why football overtime systems are unfair, why points, rebounds, and assists aren't enough to determine who's the NBA's best player—and much, much more. In a new epilogue, Winston discusses the stats and numerical analysis behind some recent sporting events, such as how the Dallas Mavericks used analytics to become the 2011 NBA champions.
Author : Jim Baker,Bernard M. Corbett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781608190744
With extensive reporting and engrossing storytelling, Jim Baker and Bernard Corbett give us the scenes of one of the NFL's most successful and popular franchises. Interviews with Giants legends who participated in these historic moments put us behind closed doors in the commissioner's office during a fixed game in 1946, in the backfield wit Frank Gifford as the Giants advance to the championship in 1958, and in the huddle with Eli Manning as he diagrams the play that would result in the deciding touchdown in the 2008 Super Bowl. With an eye for memorable details and historical significance, Baker and Corbett let the players themselves tell the war stories that all Giants fans love to relive, and in so doing, construct an engrossing and exciting history of the team and the sport. The book will also feature revealing statistical sidebars and fresh analysis of the games that throw new light on the history of the team.
Author : Paul Reeths
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476667447
One of the most ambitious (and short-lived) endeavors in professional sports history, the United States Football League was founded in 1982. Premiering with a spring schedule and an abundance of talent that included top rookies and National Football League veterans, the USFL gained national attention with broadcast and cable television contracts, controversial player signings, ownership battles and an unsuccessful billion-dollar lawsuit against the NFL. The USFL folded after four years yet represented the last major challenge to America's big four sports leagues--the NFL, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball. Based upon extensive research and interviews with owners, coaches, players and administrators, this book chronicles the league's formation, its three seasons of play and its long-term effects on pro sports.
Author : Sean Lahman,Todd Greanier,Michael Ellis,Kenneth Shouler
Publisher : Potomac Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09
Category : Football
ISBN : 157488557X
Provides analysis of every team, all of the players, and essays on every aspect of the game
Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
Page : 1464 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Robert W. Cohen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781493069361
The 50 Greatest Players in Cleveland Browns History examines the careers of the 50 men who made the greatest impact on one of the National Football League’s oldest and most iconic and franchises. Using as measuring sticks the degree to which they impacted the fortunes of the team, the extent to which they added to the Browns legacy, and the levels of statistical compilation and overall dominance they attained while wearing a Browns uniform, The 50 Greatest Players in Cleveland Browns History ranks, from 1 to 50, the top 50 players in team history. Quotes from opposing players and former teammates are provided along the way, as are summaries of each player’s greatest season, most memorable performances, and most notable achievements.
Author : Robert W. Cohen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781493031894
The 50 Greatest Players in Green Bay Packers History examines the careers of the 50 men who made the greatest impact on one of the National Football League’s most iconic and successful franchises. Using as measuring sticks the degree to which they impacted the fortunes of the team, the extent to which they added to the Packers legacy of excellence, and the levels of statistical compilation and overall dominance they attained while wearing a Packers uniform, The 50 Greatest Players in Green Bay Packers History ranks, from 1 to 50, the top 50 players in team history. Quotes from opposing players and former teammates are provided along the way, as are summaries of each player’s greatest season, most memorable performances, and most notable achievements
Author : Christina Kahrl,Steven Goldman
Publisher : Plume
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0452289033
The New York Timesbestselling guide to major league baseball returns for the 2008 season For over a decade, Baseball Prospectushas been the ultimate guide to the game for fantasy players, professionals, and casual fans alike. Baseball Prospectus 2008continues that tradition, bringing together the top young baseball writers and analysts in the business to provide a definitive look at the season to come. Featuring groundbreaking essays on the performance of each of the thirty teams and an in-depth look at every major league player and all the top prospects, Baseball Prospectus 2008offers the cutting-edge analysis that has inspired nearly every major league team to seek the advice of current or former Prospectuswriters. Also included are projections of player stats for next year, as determined by the groundbreaking PECOTA system, which Sports Illustratedhas called “perhaps the game’s most accurate projection model.” The most authoritative and entertaining book of its kind, Baseball Prospectus 2008is as essential to the baseball-watching experience as hot dogs and cold beer.
Author : Michael Kun,Adam Hoff
Publisher : Clerisy Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781578603756
With a blend of statistical analysis, opinion, love for the game, and a healthy dash of humor, authors Michael Kun and Adam Hoff challenge the myths and beliefs that have long afflicted football. No subject is off limits. The greatness of the 1972 Miami Dolphins? Skewered. America's Team? Put in its place. Pittsburgh's Berkowitz Fish Sandwich? Praised, obviously. Joe Namath? Well, he gets a little bit of everything. The Football Uncyclopedia gives equal time to owners and champions, stadiums and cities. It rushes to the defense of everyone from Shaun Alexander to Kurt Warner and of everything from the Heisman Trophy to Randall Cunningham's marble business. It focuses on player legacies, NFL history, and hot-button issues, but it also delves into topics like celebrity misbehavior, on-air kisses, and the film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. The Football Uncyclopedia covers the names, the nuances, and everything in between that make football an enduring American phenomenon.
Author : Matthew Coller
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781637275900
In the 1980s, Neil Hornsby was one of very few National Football League fans in England. Never one to do anything casually, he began keeping hand-written score sheets of every game using his own tracking system. Soon he'd enlisted some fellow British super fans in his mission to take football information an extra layer deeper. This was the beginning of Pro Football Focus, an analytics company that now supplies data to all 32 NFL teams and every major broadcasting corporation. PFF player grades appear on the screen during Sunday Night Football broadcasts, and PFF's pioneering research and analysis informs discussions at the highest level, from coaching to drafting to game-planning and player evaluation. In Football Is a Numbers Game, Matthew Coller chronicles this improbable start-up tale with unprecedented access, exploring the company's origin as a band of obsessive outsiders, its pivotal acquisition by Cris Collinsworth, and its role in the proliferation of data in the NFL and professional sports. Featuring a cast of memorable characters, this is a portrait of an unlikely business success as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the forces guiding modern NFL teams as they search for a competitive edge.
Author : Will Carroll,Tyler Brooke
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781683584605
In The Science of Football, sportswriter and injury expert Will Carroll teams up with writer and podcast host Tyler Brooke to show how understanding the science behind American football helps fans appreciate the sport even more. The authors cover topics like injuries, equipment, and analytics from all sides of the game, including offense, defense, and special teams. After reading this fascinating addition to the successful Science of series, football enthusiasts at the professional, college, and high school levels and science geeks alike will better appreciate the game--no matter which teams are playing!
Author : John Goddard,Peter Sloane
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-28
Category : Games
ISBN : 9781781003176
In this comprehensive Handbook, John Goddard and Peter Sloane present a collection of analytical contributions by internationally regarded scholars in the field, which extensively examine the many economic challenges facing the world's most popular
Author : Sean Lahman,Todd Greanier
Publisher : Brassey's
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003-07
Category : Football
ISBN : 1574886576
The popular guide returns for another year of unique football scrutiny and prognoses plus analyses of every team and player in the NFL and interesting essays on the game.