The Inside Game: Bad Calls, Strange Moves, and What Baseball Behavior Teaches Us

Description: The Inside Game by Keith Law, Rhett Samuel Price Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Compact Disc Condition Brand New Description In this groundbreaking book, Keith Law, the ESPN baseball writer and author of the acclaimed Smart Baseball, offers an era-spanning dissection of some of the best and worst decisions in modern baseball, explaining what motivated them, what can be learned from them, and how their legacy has shaped the game.For years, Daniel Kahnemans iconic work of behavioral science Thinking Fast and Slow has been required reading in front offices across Major League Baseball. In this smart, incisive, and eye-opening book, Keith Law applies Kahnemans ideas about decision making to the game itself.Baseball is a sport of decisions. Some are so small and routine they become the building blocks of the game itself--what pitch to throw or when to swing away. Others are so huge they dictate the future of franchises--when to make a strategic trade for a chance to win now, or when to offer a millions and a multi-year contract for a twenty-eight-year-old star. These decisions have long shaped the behavior of players, managers, and entire franchises. But as those choices have become more complex and data-driven, knowing whats behind them has become key to understanding the sport. This fascinating, revelatory work explores as never before the essential question: What were they thinking?Combining behavioral science and interviews with executives, managers, and players, Keith Law analyzes baseballs biggest decision making successes and failures, looking at how gambles and calculated risks of all sizes and scales have shaped the sport, and how the games ongoing data revolution is rewriting decades of accepted decision making. In the process, he explores questions that have long been debated, from whether throwing harder really increases a players risk of serious injury to whether teams actually overvalue trade prospects.Bringing his analytical and combative style to some of baseballs longest running debates, Law deepens our knowledge of the sport in this entertaining work that is both fun and deeply informative. Author Biography Keith Law is a senior baseball writer at The Athletic, and before joining The Athletic, he was a senior baseball writer for ESPN Insider. Previously he was also special assistant to the general manager for the Toronto Blue Jays, handling all statistical analysis, and he wrote for Baseball Prospectus. He lives in Delaware.Rhett S. Price is a skilled and sought after corporate narrator, versatile commercial voiceover talent, exceptional audiobook narrator, and former television on-air personality. An opportunity to further expand his career in voiceovers came through his unique experience as the on-air traffic reporter for Los Angeles KABC TV, Channel 7, and numerous southland radio stations. Details ISBN 1094119415 ISBN-13 9781094119410 Title The Inside Game Author Keith Law, Rhett Samuel Price Format Compact Disc Year 2020 Publisher HarperCollins GE_Item_ID:158617911; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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