The Baseball Economist
The Real Game Exposed
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · February 26, 2008
Freakonomics meets Moneyball in this provocative exposé of baseball’s most fiercely debated controversies and some of its oldest, most dearly held myths.
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- Who it’s for
- Economics gives familiar baseball arguments a sharper edge, beyond the numbers on the scoreboard.
- Themes
- Economic incentives in baseball, Player valuation, Baseball controversies
- Genres
- Baseball Essays, Economics, Baseball Statistics
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Freakonomics meets Moneyball in this provocative exposé of baseball’s most fiercely debated controversies and some of its oldest, most dearly held myths. Providing far more than a mere collection of numbers, economics professor and popular blogger J.C. Bradbury shines the light of his economic thinking on baseball, exposing the power of tradeoffs, competition, and incentives.
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Utilizing his own “sabernomic” approach, Bradbury dissects baseball topics such as: • Did steroids have nothing to do with the recent homerun records? Incredibly, Bradbury’s research reveals steroids probably had little impact. • Which players are ridiculously overvalued? Bradbury lists all players by team with their revenue value to the team listed in dollars—including a dishonor role of those players with negative values—updated in paperback to include the 2007 season. • Does it help to lobby for balls and strikes? Statistics alone aren’t enough anymore. This is a refreshing, lucid, and powerful read for fans, fantasy buffs, and players—as well as coaches at all levels—who want to know what is really happening on the field.
Baseball, Reconsidered
Economics gives familiar baseball arguments a sharper edge, beyond the numbers on the scoreboard.
Come here for
- Controversies examined through tradeoffs, competition, and incentives
- A fresh look at player value and long-held baseball myths
Expect
- Lucid economic thinking applied to the game
- Statistics used to question what’s really happening on the field
Where it sits
| Baseball Statistics | 66% |
|---|---|
| Economics | 39% |
| Baseball Essays | 36% |
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Publisher categories
- Baseball Statistics
- Sports & Society
- Business of Sports
- Authors
- J.C. Bradbury
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- February 26, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Economic incentives in baseball · Player valuation · Baseball controversies
- Reading lane
- Baseball Statistics