The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2011

Author : Hardball Times Writers,Richard Barbieri,John Beamer,Brian Borawski,Josh Fisher,Brandon Isleib,Chris Jaffe
Publisher : ACTA Publications
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0879464402

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The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2011 by Hardball Times Writers,Richard Barbieri,John Beamer,Brian Borawski,Josh Fisher,Brandon Isleib,Chris Jaffe Pdf

The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2011 compiles some of the best analytical and historical writing on baseball with unique and innovative statistics into a timeless annual guide. With guest writers like Rob Neyer, John Dewan, Richard Lederer and Tom Tango, and articles on some of the hottest topics in baseball, as well as historical analyses, The Hardball Times Baseball Annual is a resource readers will enjoy again and again.

Author : Bryan Tsao,Carolina Bolado,Joe Distelheim
Publisher : ACTA Publications
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0879463414

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The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2008 by Bryan Tsao,Carolina Bolado,Joe Distelheim Pdf

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

Author : Joe Distelheim,Greg Simons,Carolina Bolado Hale
Publisher : ACTA Publications
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Baseball
ISBN : 0879464747

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The Hardball Times Baseball Annual by Joe Distelheim,Greg Simons,Carolina Bolado Hale Pdf

"The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2012" compiles some of the best analytical and historical writing on baseball with unique and innovative statistics into a timeless annual guide. Includes articles on some of the hottest topics in baseball, as well as historical analyses.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Baseball
ISBN : OCLC:1066589661

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Hardball Times Baseball Annual by Anonim Pdf

Author : Joe Distelheim,Bryan Tsao,Carolina Bolado
Publisher : ACTA Publications
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0879463686

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The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2009 by Joe Distelheim,Bryan Tsao,Carolina Bolado Pdf

A comprehensive analysis of the entire 2008 baseball season, this annual includes reviews of how 2008 played out in each of baseball's six divisions; provides detailed team stats and graphs; offers team-by-team individual hitting and fielding numbers; and more.

Author : ACTA Publications
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2005-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0879463082

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The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2006 by ACTA Publications Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-17
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781315360591

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Analyzing Baseball Data with R by Anonim Pdf

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.

Author : The Baseball Prospectus
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780465029181

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Extra Innings by The Baseball Prospectus Pdf

In 1996, a brassy young team of fansproduced a guide to baseball statistics.Printed on a photocopier, its distribution,which was in the low hundreds, was limited tofriends, family, and die-hard stat heads. Sixteenyears later, the Baseball Prospectus annualregularly hits best-seller lists and has becomean indispensable guide for the serious fan. In Extra Innings, the team at Baseball Prospectusintegrates statistics, interviews, and analysis todeliver twenty arguments about today's game.In the tradition of their seminal book, BaseballBetween the Numbers, they take on everything fromsteroids to the amateur draft. They probe theimpact of managers on the game. They explainthe critical art of building a bullpen. In an erawhen statistics matter more than ever, Extra Inningsis an essential volume for every baseball fan.

Author : Max Marchi,Jim Albert,Benjamin S. Baumer
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-19
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781351107075

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Analyzing Baseball Data with R, Second Edition by Max Marchi,Jim Albert,Benjamin S. Baumer Pdf

Analyzing Baseball Data with R Second Edition introduces R to sabermetricians, baseball enthusiasts, and students interested in exploring the richness of baseball data. It equips you with the necessary skills and software tools to perform all the analysis steps, from importing the data to transforming them into an appropriate 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 ggplot2 graphics functions and employ a tidyverse-friendly workflow throughout. Much of the book illustrates the use of R through popular sabermetrics topics, including the Pythagorean formula, runs expectancy, catcher framing, career trajectories, simulation of games and seasons, patterns of streaky behavior of players, and launch angles and exit velocities. All the datasets and R code used in the text are available online. New to the second edition are a systematic adoption of the tidyverse and incorporation of Statcast player tracking data (made available by Baseball Savant). All code from the first edition has been revised according to the principles of the tidyverse. Tidyverse packages, including dplyr, ggplot2, tidyr, purrr, and broom are emphasized throughout the book. Two entirely new chapters are made possible by the availability of Statcast data: one explores the notion of catcher framing ability, and the other uses launch angle and exit velocity to estimate the probability of a home run. Through the book’s various examples, you will learn about modern sabermetrics and how to conduct your own baseball analyses. Max Marchi is a Baseball Analytics Analyst for the Cleveland Indians. He was a regular contributor to The Hardball Times and Baseball Prospectus websites and previously consulted for other MLB clubs. Jim Albert is a Distinguished University Professor of statistics at Bowling Green State University. He has authored or coauthored several books including Curve Ball and Visualizing Baseball and was the editor of the Journal of Quantitative Analysis of Sports. Ben Baumer is an assistant professor of statistical & data sciences at Smith College. Previously a statistical analyst for the New York Mets, he is a co-author of The Sabermetric Revolution and Modern Data Science with R.

Author : Mark Armour,Daniel R. Levitt
Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781496206015

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In Pursuit of Pennants by Mark Armour,Daniel R. Levitt Pdf

The 1936 Yankees, the 1963 Dodgers, the 1975 Reds, the 2010 Giants—why do some baseball teams win while others don’t? General managers and fans alike have pondered this most important of baseball questions. The Moneyball strategy is not the first example of how new ideas and innovative management have transformed the way teams are assembled. In Pursuit of Pennants examines and analyzes a number of compelling, winning baseball teams over the past hundred-plus years, focusing on their decision making and how they assembled their championship teams. Whether through scouting, integration, instruction, expansion, free agency, or modernizing their management structure, each winning team and each era had its own version of Moneyball, where front office decisions often made the difference. Mark L. Armour and Daniel R. Levitt show how these teams succeeded and how they relied on talent both on the field and in the front office. While there is no recipe for guaranteed success in a competitive, ever-changing environment, these teams demonstrate how creatively thinking about one’s circumstances can often lead to a competitive advantage. Purchase the audio edition.

Author : Mark L. Armour,Daniel R. Levitt
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780803277113

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In Pursuit of Pennants by Mark L. Armour,Daniel R. Levitt Pdf

The 1936 Yankees, the 1963 Dodgers, the 1975 Reds, the 2010 Giants--why do some baseball teams win while others don't? General managers and fans alike have pondered this most important of baseball questions. The Moneyball strategy is not the first example of how new ideas and innovative management have transformed the way teams are assembled. In Pursuit of Pennants examines and analyzes a number of compelling, winning baseball teams over the past hundred-plus years, focusing on their decision making and how they assembled their championship teams. Whether through scouting, integration, instruction, expansion, free agency, or modernizing their management structure, each winning team and each era had its own version of Moneyball, where front office decisions often made the difference. Mark L. Armour and Daniel R. Levitt show how these teams succeeded and how they relied on talent both on the field and in the front office. While there is no recipe for guaranteed success in a competitive, ever-changing environment, these teams demonstrate how creatively thinking about one's circumstances can often lead to a competitive advantage. Purchase the audio edition.

Author : Lonnie Wheeler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781451696042

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Intangiball by Lonnie Wheeler Pdf

A unique and refreshing ode to the “little things” that represent baseball’s heartbeat—the player who, in countless ways, makes other players better. Intangiball tracks the progress of the Cincinnati Reds through five years of culture change, beginning with the trades of decorated veterans Adam Dunn and Ken Griffey, Jr. It also draws liberally from such character-conscious clubs as the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, and Tampa Bay Rays. Author, sportswriter, and eternal fan of the game, Lonnie Wheeler systematically identifies the performance-enhancing qualities (PEQs) that together comprise the “communicable competitiveness” that he calls “teamship.” Intangiball is not designed to debunk Moneyball, but rather to sketch in what it left out: “What order is there to a baseball world in which a struggling rookie benefits not a bit from the encouraging words of the veteran who drapes his arm around the kid’s shoulders; in which Derek Jeter’s professionalism serves none but him; in which there is no reward for hustle, no edge for enthusiasm, no payoff for sacrifice; in which there is no place for the ambient contributions of David Eckstein, Marco Scutaro, or the aging, battered Scott Rolen; in which shared purpose serves no purpose?” Intangibles, as it turns out, not only ennoble the game; they help win it. And this is the book every fan must read.

Author : Baseball Prospectus
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 1910 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781118197691

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Baseball Prospectus 2012 by Baseball Prospectus Pdf

The bestselling annual baseball preview from the smartest analysts in the business The essential guide to the 2012 baseball season is on deck now, and whether you're a fan or fantasy player—or both—you won't be properly informed without it. Baseball Prospectus 2012 brings together an elite group of analysts to provide the definitive look at the upcoming season in critical essays and commentary on the thirty teams, their managers, and more than sixty players and prospects from each team. Contains critical essays on each of the thirty teams and player comments for some sixty players for each of those teams Projects each player's stats for the coming season using the groundbreaking PECOTA projection system, which has been called "perhaps the game's most accurate projection model" (Sports Illustrated) From Baseball Prospectus, America's leading provider of statistical analysis for baseball Now in its seventeenth edition, this New York Times bestselling insider's guide remains hands down the most authoritative and entertaining book of its kind.

Author : Baseball Prospectus
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 2284 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781118459218

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Baseball Prospectus 2013 by Baseball Prospectus Pdf

The bestselling annual baseball preview from the smartest analysts in the business The essential guide to the 2013 baseball season is on deck now, and whether you're a fan or fantasy player?or both?you won't be properly informed without it. Baseball Prospectus 2013 brings together an elite group of analysts to provide the definitive look at the upcoming season in critical essays and commentary on the thirty teams, their managers, and more than sixty players and prospects from each team. Contains critical essays on each of the thirty teams and player comments for some sixty players for each of those teams Projects each player's stats for the coming season using the groundbreaking PECOTA projection system, which has been called "perhaps the game's most accurate projection model" (Sports Illustrated) From Baseball Prospectus, America's leading provider of statistical analysis for baseball Now in its eighteenth edition, this New York Times bestselling insider's guide remains hands down the most authoritative and entertaining book of its kind.

Author : Stew Thornley
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476633589

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The Polo Grounds by Stew Thornley Pdf

In an era of unique baseball stadiums, the Polo Grounds in New York stood out from the rest. With its horseshoe shape, the Polo Grounds had extremely short distances down the foul lines and equally long distances up the alley and to center field. Some of baseball's most historic moments--Bobby Thomson's Shot Heard Round the World, Willie Mays' Catch, Fred Merkle's infamous blunder--happened at the Polo Grounds. This book offers descriptive text and photographs that give a sense of the glory of this classic ballpark. Additionally, it contains historical articles and memories submitted by more than 70 former players who played at the Polo Grounds.