Tag: Baseball

Free Download Baseball For Dummies, 5th Edition by Joe Morgan, Richard Lally
English | February 11th, 2025 | ISBN: 1394290837 | 400 pages | True EPUB | 10.40 MB
Learn the basics of baseball as a player, spectator, or coach

Free Download John Ruggiero, "Frontiers in Major League Baseball: Nonparametric Analysis of Performance Using Data Envelopment Analysis"
English | 2010 | pages: 156 | ISBN: 1441908307, 1461427347 | PDF | 0,9 mb
This book focuses on the application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to Major League Baseball (MLB). DEA is a nonparametric linear programming model that is used across academic disciplines. In sports economics, authors have applied the technique primarily to assess team and/or managerial efficiency. The basis for performance analysis is economic production theory, where it is assumed that baseball can be viewed as a production process whereby inputs (player quality measures) are transformed into outputs (wins, attendance). The primary advantage that DEA has over more traditional regression based approaches is the ability to handle multiple inputs and multiple outputs. Further, the approach is nonparametric and hence, does not require a priori specification of the production function. The book develops the theory of DEA in the context of a production environment. A focal point is the assessment of technical and cost efficiency of MLB teams. It is shown that previous frontier applications that measure efficiency provide biased results given that the outcome of a game is zero-sum. If a team loses a game due to inefficiency, another team wins a lost game. A corrected frontier is presented to overcome this problem. Free agent salary arbitration is analyzed using a dual DEA model. Each free agent’s contract zone is identified. The upper and lower bounds, representing the player’s and team’s perspective of value, respectively, are estimated. Player performance is estimated using a modified DEA model to rank order players based on multiple attributes. This model will be used to evaluate current Hall of Fame players. We provide arguments for other players who are deserving of membership. We also use our measure of performance and evaluate age-performance profilers for many ball players. Regression analysis is used to identify the age of peak performance. The method is used to evaluate some of the all-time greats. We also use the method to analyze admitted and implicated steroid users. The results clearly show that performance was enhanced. This book will provide appropriate theoretical models with methodological considerations and interesting empirical analyses and is intended to serve academics and practitioners interested in applying DEA to baseball as well as other sports or production processes.

Free Download I Love Baseball: Players, Managers, Sportswriters, and Fans Talk about Their Love for the Game
by Wayne Stewart
English | 2025 | ISBN: 149308531X | 232 Pages | PDF | 1.64 MB

Free Download William M. Simons, "The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, 2007-2008"
English | 2007 | pages: 279 | ISBN: 0786435690 | PDF | 1,1 mb
This anthology gathers selected papers from the 2007 and 2008 meetings of the Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, the long-running academic conference held annually at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Essays included employ the national pastime to comment on issues transcending the playing field, and are divided into six sections: "Cultural Perspectives on the Game," "Literary Baseball," "Baseball at the Movies," "Minority Standard Bearers," "New Leagues," and "The Business of Baseball."

Free Download Moon Baseball Road Trips: The Complete Guide to All the Ballparks, with Beer, Bites, and Sights Nearby (Moon Road Trip Travel Guide) by Timothy Malcolm, Moon Travel Guides
English | September 10, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0CR93WKBZ | 1578 pages | EPUB | 34 Mb
Baseball is called America’s pastime for a reason. Experience the best of the MLB cities and stadiums with Moon Baseball Road Trips!Flexible Itineraries: Explore the 30 major league cities with a variety of road trip options, including a Boston to DC route, a loop through the Midwest, a dip into Toronto, a cruise along the West Coast, and moreVisit all the Ballparks: From the ivy walls of Wrigley to Fenway’s Green Monster and Dodger Stadium’s gorgeous mountain views, experience every ballpark in the league and dive into local fan cultureCatch a Game: Find valuable tips for snagging tickets and get the inside scoop on the best places to park or catch public transit, where to eat and drink nearby, and events like music festivals, the Hall of Fame Weekend, Fourth of July celebrations, and moreExplore the Major League Cities: Get to know the MLB hometowns with full chapters on each city. Pay respects to Babe Ruth in Baltimore, visit Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and stroll through the Boston Common. Find the best local craft breweriesand chow down on chili dogs, barbecue, fresh crab, and more foodie specialties. Hold back a tear at the Field of Dreams, grab a seat for a Spring Training game, or rent a kayak on the bay and try to catch a fly ball from San Francisco’s Oracle ParkExpertise and Know-How: Former baseball writer and avid Phillies fan Timothy Malcolm shares his advice for planning the perfect baseball road tripMaps and Driving Tools: Detailed, easy-to-use maps, along with mileages, driving times, and directions, with full-color photos throughoutA Foldout Poster Mapand ballparkchecklistPlanning Tips: Where to stay, when and where to get gas, how to avoid traffic, and tips for driving in different road and weather conditions, plus suggestions for seniors, families with kids, and moreWith Moon Baseball Road Trips’ practical tips, local expertise, and flexible itineraries, you’re ready to step up to the plate and hit the road.

Free Download James E. Brunson III, "Black Baseball, 1858-1900: A Comprehensive Record of the Teams, Players, Managers, Owners and Umpires"
English | ISBN: 0786494174 | 2019 | 1394 pages | EPUB | 38 MB
This is one of the most important baseball books to be published in a long time, taking a comprehensive look at black participation in the national pastime from 1858 through 1900. It provides team rosters and team histories, player biographies, a list of umpires and games they officiated and information on team managers and team secretaries. Well known organizations like the Washington’s Mutuals, Philadelphia Pythians, Chicago Uniques, St. Louis Black Stockings, Cuban Giants and Chicago Unions are documented, as well as lesser known teams like the Wilmington Mutuals, Newton Black Stockings, San Francisco Enterprise, Dallas Black Stockings, Galveston Flyaways, Louisville Brotherhoods and Helena Pastimes.

Free Download Larry Lester, "Black Baseball in New York City: An Illustrated History, 1885-1959"
English | ISBN: 1476670463 | 2017 | 256 pages | EPUB | 45 MB
Covering the post-Civil War period through the 1950s, this richly illustrated-300 photographs!-history examines black baseball in and around New York City, focusing on its economic impact and cultural legacy. The author documents such famed teams as the Cuban Giants, Lincoln Stars/Giants, Black Yankees, Newark Eagles, and Brooklyn Royal Giants, along with a number of other historically important clubs, as well as the integration of Major League Baseball’s Dodgers, Yankees and Giants.

Free Download David H. Nathan, "The McFarland Baseball Quotations Dictionary, 3d ed. Ed 3"
English | ISBN: 0786447907 | 2011 | 350 pages | PDF | 3 MB
"I can remember a reporter asking me for a quote, and I didn’t know what a quote was. I thought it was some kind of soft drink."-Joe DiMaggio, Hall of Fame outfielder.

Free Download Paul Batesel, "Major League Baseball Players of 1884: A Biographical Dictionary"
English | ISBN: 0786459050 | 2010 | 251 pages | PDF | 4 MB
This work presents biographical and career sketches of each of the 637 participants in the 1884 Major League Baseball season. It also includes more than 100 photographs and 110 charts of the players’ performances on National Association, National League, American Association, Union Association, Players League and American League clubs, and one age chart and one mortality chart.

Free Download Ed Edmonds, "Baseball Meets the Law: A Chronology of Decisions, Statutes and Other Legal Events"
English | ISBN: 1476664382 | 2017 | 336 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
Baseball and law have intersected since the primordial days. In 1791, a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, ordinance prohibited ball playing near the town’s meeting house. Ball games on Sundays were barred by a Pennsylvania statute in 1794.