Scorecasting
The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won
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- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2012
Summary
In Scorecasting, University of Chicago behavioral economist Tobias Moskowitz teams up with veteran Sports Illustrated writer L. Jon Wertheim to overturn some of the most cherished truisms of sports, and reveal the hidden forces that shape how basketball, baseball, football, and hockey games are played, won, and lost.
Drawing from Moskowitz’s original research, as well as studies from fellow economists, the authors look at:
- The influence home-field advan…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780307591807 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0307591808 |
| Author: | L. Jon Wertheim, Tobias Moskowitz |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Three Rivers Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2012 |
| Weight: | 238g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 133mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
“The closest thing to Freakonomics I’ve seen since the original. A rare combination of terrific storytelling and unconventional thinking. I love this book…”
—Steven D. Levitt, Alvin H. Baum Professor of Economics, University of Chicago, and co-author of Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics
“I love this book. If I told you why, the NBA would fine me again.”
—Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks
“Scorecasting is both scholarly and entertaining, a rare double. It gets beyond the cliched narratives and tried-but-not-necessarily-true assumptions to reveal significant and fascinating truths about sports.”
—Bob Costas
“A counterintuitive, innovative, unexpected handbook for sports fans interested in the truths that underpin our favorite games. With their lively minds and prose, Moskowitz and Wertheim will change the way you think about and watch sports. Not just for stats nerds, Scorecasting enlightens and entertains. I wish I had thought of it!”
—Jeremy Schaap, ESPN reporter, Author of Cinderella Man.
”(Sports + numbers) x great writing = winning formula. A must read for all couch analysts.”
—Richard Thaler, Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics, best-selling author of Nudge.
“Scorecasting will change the way you watch sports, but don’t start reading it during a game; you’re liable to get lost in it and miss the action. I’m not giving anything away because you’ll want to read exactly how they arrived at their conclusions.”
—Allen Barra, NJ Star Ledger
“Like Moneyball and Soccernomics before it, Scorecasting crunches the numbers to challenge notions that have been codified into conventional sports wisdom.”
—Wired Magazine
“Freakonomics meets Moneyball”
—The Wall Street Journal
About The Author
L. Jon Wertheim
TOBIAS MOSKOWITZ is the Fama Family Chaired Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago. He is the winner of the 2007 Fischer Black Prize, which honors the top finance scholar in the world under the age of 40.
L. JON WERTHEIM is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, a recent Ferris Professor at Princeton, and the author of five books, including Strokes of Genius- Federer, Nadal, and the Greatest Match Ever Played.
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