Big Data Baseball by Travis Sawchik follows the story of the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates. It gives insight into their sabermetrics approach and low budget salary to produce a winning baseball team for the first time in 20 years. This story has been told before, about how a team overcomes some obstacle by thinking outside the […]
Big Data Baseball: Math, Miracles, and the End of a 20-Year Losing Streak
January 11, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Ballplayer by Chipper Jones
May 12, 2017 by Leave a Comment
I recently finished reading Ballplayer by Chipper Jones. The book was on my immediate read list because I grew up a Braves fan, and Chipper was my favorite player. When I played growing up, third base became my primary position, and it was only natural that my admiration for Chipper grew even more. Ballplayer is […]
