Description
Michael Lewis chronicles the revolutionary approach of Billy Beane, the general manager of the underdog Oakland A's, who defied conventional wisdom to build a winning team on a shoestring budget. Faced with the financial might of richer clubs, Beane and his unconventional team of analysts turned to sabermetrics, a data-driven method of evaluating players based on objective statistical analysis rather than traditional scouting methods. This groundbreaking strategy questioned decades of established baseball dogma, proving that undervalued players could lead to championship success and forever changing the landscape of the sport.
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paperback
W. W. Norton & Company
Published Jan 1, 2004
320 pages
ISBN: 9780393324815
paperback
W.W. Norton
Published Jan 1, 2011
317 pages
ISBN: 9780393338393
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First Published
2003
Language
eng
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