A Century of Mistakes in Baseball

Nonfiction, Sports
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Author: Martin Schmidt, David Berri ISBN: 9780131388420
Publisher: Pearson Education Publication: March 15, 2010
Imprint: FT Press Language: English
Author: Martin Schmidt, David Berri
ISBN: 9780131388420
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication: March 15, 2010
Imprint: FT Press
Language: English

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

This Element is an excerpt from Stumbling On Wins: Two Economists Expose the Pitfalls on the Road to Victory in Professional Sports (9780132357784) by David J. Berri and Martin B. Schmidt. Available in print and digital formats.

 

Can sports decision-makers keep making the same mistakes for decades? Yes–and here’s the proof.

 

In 1997, the Oakland A’s ranked toward the bottom in Major League Baseball, in both team payroll and winning percentage. Next season, Billy Beane became general manager. Spending didn’t change. Outcomes did. From 1999 to 2002, only the Yankees won more games in the American League. It’s been argued the key was Beane’s ability to recognize specific inefficiencies in baseball’s labor market. For the empirical evidence…

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

This Element is an excerpt from Stumbling On Wins: Two Economists Expose the Pitfalls on the Road to Victory in Professional Sports (9780132357784) by David J. Berri and Martin B. Schmidt. Available in print and digital formats.

 

Can sports decision-makers keep making the same mistakes for decades? Yes–and here’s the proof.

 

In 1997, the Oakland A’s ranked toward the bottom in Major League Baseball, in both team payroll and winning percentage. Next season, Billy Beane became general manager. Spending didn’t change. Outcomes did. From 1999 to 2002, only the Yankees won more games in the American League. It’s been argued the key was Beane’s ability to recognize specific inefficiencies in baseball’s labor market. For the empirical evidence…

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