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Big Data Baseball
Big Data Baseball: Math, Miracles, and the End of a 20-Year Losing Streak | Travis Sawchik
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New York Times Bestseller 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 (…more)
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DoubleARon
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I enjoyed this look at how a small- market team found wins at the margins using a combination of analytics and coaching to help end the longest stretch of losing in north American sports. Well written, researched, and told.

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lilycobalt
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I enjoy reading about baseball and what strategies teams are doing to advance the game. This book gets into sabermetrics in a way that's easily readable and shows how defensive shifts and pitch framing are impacting baseball. Plus, it's a great underdog story. Maybe my team is next and that 15-year playoff drought will end? #goms

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Curley_Bender
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A fun read about how the small market Pirates ended a 20-year losing streak through innovative data analysis. The game is always changing, and champagne flows towards innovation. #baseball