{"product_id":"ahead-of-the-curve-inside-the-baseball-revolution-paperback","title":"Ahead of the Curve: Inside the Baseball Revolution - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Kenny\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A delight for baseball lovers\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"one of the most significant baseball books of the year\" (Bob Costas) \u003ci\u003eAhead of the Curve\u003c\/i\u003e uses stories from baseball's present and past to examine why we sometimes choose ignorance over information, and how tradition can trump logic.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForget batting average. Kill the \"Win.\" Say goodbye to starting pitchers. And please, please stop bunting. MLB Network anchor and commentator Brian Kenny provides \"an excellent, entertaining read for the all-around baseball fan\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) and shows how baseball has been revolutionized--not destroyed--by analytical thinking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost people who resist logical thought in baseball preach \"tradition\" and \"respecting the game.\" But many of baseball's traditions go back to the nineteenth century, when the pitcher's job was to provide the batter with a ball he could hit and fielders played without gloves. Instead of fearing change, Brian Kenny wants fans to think critically, reject outmoded groupthink, and embrace the changes that have come with the sabermetric era. In his entertaining and enlightening book, Kenny discusses why the pitching win-loss record, the Triple Crown, fielding errors, and so-called battling titles should be ignored. He also points out how fossilized sportswriters have been electing the wrong MVP's and ignoring legitimate candidates for the Hall of Fame; why managers are hired based on their looks; and how the most important position in baseball may just be \"Director of Decision Sciences.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Prepare to have your brain and your assumptions challenged. Guided by data and a deep love of the game, Brian Kenny takes a cutting-edge look at where baseball is and where it is going\" (Tom Verducci, \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e). Illustrated with unique anecdotes from those who have reshaped the game, \u003ci\u003eAhead of the Curve\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a great story about the game in the age of information and technology\" (Billy Beane).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Kenny is an Emmy Award­-winning broadcaster and host for the MLB Network. The foremost proponent of analytics on sports television, he founded the first and only TV program devoted to sports analytics, \u003ci\u003eClubhouse Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently hosts the daily panel shows \u003ci\u003eMLB Now \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e MLB Tonight\u003c\/i\u003e and is a columnist for \u003ci\u003eSports on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e. Previous to his tenure at MLB, he spent fourteen years at ESPN hosting \u003ci\u003eSportsCenter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBaseball Tonight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe HotList\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFriday Night Fights\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Brian Kenny Show \u003c\/i\u003eon ESPN Radio and on NBC Sports Radio. \u003ci\u003eAhead of the Curve\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 04, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760630530336,"sku":"9781501106354","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/58e0da1eb7763370b5de8ff4d22a3996.webp?v=1780185277","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ahead-of-the-curve-inside-the-baseball-revolution-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}