Bibliograph

Ahead of the curve, inside the baseball revolution, Brian Kenny

Type

Label

Ahead of the curve, inside the baseball revolution, Brian Kenny

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-333) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ahead of the curve

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

930068047

Responsibility statement

Brian Kenny

Sub title

inside the baseball revolution

Summary

MLB Network host and commentator Brian Kenny uses stories from baseball's present and past to examine why we sometimes choose ignorance over information, and how tradition can trump logic, even when directly contradicted by evidence

Table Of Contents

The herd -- Good looking beats good pitching -- The will to (not) win -- The epiphany -- The Godfather -- The tyranny of the batting average -- Kill the win -- Kill the save too -- Bullpenning -- When bad contracts happen to good people -- Hall of Fame -- Triple Crown--a love story -- The mis-education of the voting sportswriter -- The 1941 MVP--blind squirrels find nut -- Department of Decision Sciences -- The year of getting smart

Target audience

adult

Classification