Hot Hands, Draft Hype, and DiMaggio's Streak : Debunking America's Favorite Sports Myths (Paperback)

from GaryLeeJones

_Hot Hands, Draft Hype, and DiMaggio's Streak_ promises to debunk some favorite sport myths, and I guess it does, in a way. the author, Sheldon Hirsch, discusses a wide range of issues, generally saying that this or that myth is only partly true, or that it relies on out-dated statistics when it ...

from kristenembers

In hot Hands, Draft Hype, DiMaggio's Streak: Debunking America's Favorite Sports Myths, Sheldon Hirsch addresses the three "myths" in the title as well as a number of other conventional sports beliefs. In the section about baseball he he tries to use statistics and probability to minimize the sig...

from jclemence

This book basically contains one person's opinions on baseball, basketball and football. Mind you, the author is a life-long sports fan, and a medical doctor. He has a very good understanding of statistics and some keen insights into each of these sports. That being said, much of what he writes i...

from ridgeclub

This book won't resolve any arguments but it will be useful for starting a few if you are so inclined. The author cites statistics for each sports issue that sound pretty good and may temporarily get you off the hook in a hot stove league discussion. There is nothing too conclusive, however, on w...

from mrmapcase

This is the usual sports reporter discussions, the author is just a regular fan with a day job. Hirsch provides a statistical look at three of the major sports in the U.S., baseball, basketball, and football hitting a lot of major points in discussion today.