Bibliograph

Big data baseball, math, miracles, and the end of a 20-year losing streak, Travis Sawchik

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Big data baseball, math, miracles, and the end of a 20-year losing streak, Travis Sawchik

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-242)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Big data baseball

Nature of contents

bibliographystatistics

Oclc number

918994441

Responsibility statement

Travis Sawchik

Sub title

math, miracles, and the end of a 20-year losing streak

Summary

After twenty consecutive losing seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates, team morale was low, the club's payroll ranked near the bottom of the sport, game attendance was down, and the city was becoming increasingly disenchanted with its team. Pittsburghers joked their town was the city of champions...and the Pirates. Big Data Baseball is the story of how the 2013 Pirates, mired in the longest losing streak in North American pro sports history, adopted drastic big-data strategies to end the drought, make the playoffs, and turn around the franchise's fortunes.--, Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

The meeting -- Demons -- Proving grounds -- The hidden value -- Point of no return -- Shifting the playing field -- Attrition -- Spinning gold -- The missing All-Stars -- Geography test -- Arms race -- Magic act -- Epilogue: A perfect circle

Target audience

adult

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