Moneyball
The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
By Michael Lewis
(W. W. Norton & Company, Paperback, 9780393338393, 317pp.)
Publication Date: August 2011
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Hardcover, Paperback
Categories: General, Baseball - Essays & Writings
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Description
Billy Beane, the Oakland A 's general manager, is leading a revolution. Reinventing his team on a budget, he needs to outsmart the richer teams. He signs undervalued players whom the scouts consider flawed but who have a knack for getting on base, scoring runs, and winning games. Moneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball and a tale of the search for new baseball knowledge insights that will give the little guy who is willing to discard old wisdom the edge over big money.
Friday, Sep 23, 2011
In 2002, the Oakland A's made history, winning 20 games in a row to set a new American League record. In Moneyball, writer Michael Lewis goes behind the scenes and explains how the A's used statistics and analytics to compete with teams with much bigger payrolls. More at NPR.org
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