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Review: The Baseball Economist: The Real Game Exposed

User Review  - Justin - Goodreads

The book's an uneven read and suffers from dry prose throughout and an entry-level use of baseball statistics/sabermetrics. Some chapters are interesting, but too many are simplistic takes on ... Read full review

Review: The Baseball Economist: The Real Game Exposed

User Review  - Rob Olson - Goodreads

I would describe this as the high school stats reading level version of Moneyball without the interesting narrative. It 'sa tough book to get through. I only recommend it to die-hard baseball fans. That said I found several of the topics to be interesting and thought provoking. Read full review

Review: The Baseball Economist: The Real Game Exposed

User Review  - Sean Asbury - Goodreads

Very disappointed. Read full review

Review: The Baseball Economist: The Real Game Exposed

User Review  - Gilbert - Goodreads

You gotta be a nerdy baseball fan to enjoy this one. Still, the last few chapters were quite boring. Read full review

Review: The Baseball Economist: The Real Game Exposed

User Review  - Christoph Weber - Goodreads

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Review: The Baseball Economist: The Real Game Exposed

User Review  - Eric Hines - Goodreads

Well, sometimes quantification *reduces* knowledge. When our uncertainty can only be expressed in vague and nebulous terms, at least we know we don't know. When we follow then path of the numbers ... Read full review

Review: The Baseball Economist: The Real Game Exposed

User Review  - Alex - Goodreads

Awesome math/baseball nerdery. If you like the way Baseball Prospectus looks at the world of hardball, you'll like this book too. Read full review

Review: The Baseball Economist: The Real Game Exposed

User Review  - Ron Kaplan - Goodreads

business,economics,statistics Read full review

Review: The Baseball Economist: The Real Game Exposed

User Review  - Joaquin - Goodreads

It's econ which is naturally a little dry, but it brings up good questions. Some of the math can get a little nerdy as well, but the book was worth reading. Read full review

Review: The Baseball Economist: The Real Game Exposed

User Review  - Christian Schultz - Goodreads

Bradbury apparently couldn't decide whether he wanted to write a statistics book or a baseball book. Nonetheless, I found about half of it interesting and readable, particularly those chapters concerning players' real values. Read full review

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