Big Data Baseball: Math, Miracles, and the End of a 20-Year Losing Streak

Author: Travis Sawchik Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 New York Times Bestseller After twenty consecutive losing seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates, team morale was low, the club's payroll ranked near the bottom of the sport, game attendance was down, and the city was becoming increasingly disenchanted with its team. Pittsburghers joked their town was the city of champions...and the Pirates. Big Data Baseball is the story of how the 2013 Pirates, mired in the longest losing streak in North...Read more