The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won
TOBIAS MOSKOWITZ is the Fama Family Chaired Professor of Finance at
the University of Chicago. He is the winner of the 2007 Fischer
Black Prize, which honors the top finance scholar in the world
under the age of 40.
L. JON WERTHEIM is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, a recent
Ferris Professor at Princeton, and the author of five books,
including Strokes of Genius- Federer, Nadal, and the Greatest Match
Ever Played.
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"The closest thing to Freakonomics I've seen since the original. A
rare combination of terrific storytelling and unconventional
thinking. I love this book..."
—Steven D. Levitt, Alvin H. Baum Professor of Economics, University
of Chicago, and co-author of Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics
"I love this book. If I told you why, the NBA would fine me
again."
—Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks
“Scorecasting is both scholarly and entertaining, a rare double.
It gets beyond the cliched narratives and
tried-but-not-necessarily-true assumptions to reveal significant
and fascinating truths about sports.”
—Bob Costas
"A counterintuitive, innovative, unexpected handbook for sports
fans interested in the truths that underpin our favorite games.
With their lively minds and prose, Moskowitz and Wertheim will
change the way you think about and watch sports. Not just for stats
nerds, Scorecasting enlightens and entertains. I wish I had thought
of it!"
—Jeremy Schaap, ESPN reporter, Author of Cinderella Man.
"(Sports + numbers) x great writing = winning formula. A must
read for all couch analysts."
—Richard Thaler, Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics,
best-selling author of Nudge.
“Scorecasting will change the way you watch sports, but don’t start
reading it during a game; you’re liable to get lost in it and miss
the action. I’m not giving anything away because you’ll want to
read exactly how they arrived at their conclusions."
—Allen Barra, NJ Star Ledger
“Like Moneyball and Soccernomics before it, Scorecasting crunches
the numbers to challenge notions that have been codified into
conventional sports wisdom.”
—Wired Magazine
“Freakonomics meets Moneyball”
—The Wall Street Journal
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