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The wages of wins : taking measure of the many myths in modern sport / David J. Berri, Martin B. Schmidt, Stacey L. Brook.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Berri, David J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Professional sports--Economic aspects--United States.
- Professional sports.
- Professional sports--Social aspects--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (298 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Business Books, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Wages of Wins is a proper analysis of the data generated by professional sports; it tells many tales that are inconsistent with the myths put forward by the media, industry, and consumers of professional sport.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Preface
- 1. Games with Numbers
- 2. Much Talking, Little Walking
- 3. Can You Buy the Fan's Love?
- 4. Baseball's Competitive Balance Problem?
- 5. The NBA's Competitive Balance Problem?
- 6. Shaq and Kobe
- 7. Who Is the Best?
- 8. A Few Chicago Stories
- 9. How Are Quarterbacks Like Mutual Funds?
- 10. Scoring to Score
- Notes
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-271) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8047-6790-4
- 1-4294-5681-7
- OCLC:
- 86076439
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