The baseball economist
Subtitle: the real game exposed
By: J.C. Bradbury.
Publisher: Dutton
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780525949930
Subjects: Baseball -- Economic aspects -- United States
Description: A survey of some of professional baseball's controversies and myths draws on the latest economic and statistical methods to discuss such topics as steroid use, the practice of lobbying for balls and strikes, and the over-valuing of specific players.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Accidents happen, but more so in the American League; title: The legendary power of the on-deck hitter; title: The extinct left-handed catcher; title: Lobbying for balls and strikes; title: How good is Leo Mazzone?; title: Big city vs. small city; title: The Marlins and Indians, c'mon; title: The evolution of baseball talent; title: The steroids game; title: Innovating to win; title: Scouts vs. stat-heads; title: How to judge a hitter or a pitcher; title: What is a ballplayer worth?; title: Is major league baseball a monopoly?; title: Bud the Benevolent; title: Expansion and the invisible hand; title: Epilogue.