'Moneyball' is Entertaining, and Not Accurate

Since I’m the co-author of a recent book critical of the book Moneyball , folks have been asking what I think about the new movie based on the book. The answer may surprise them: I liked it. What’s not to like? Brad Pitt brilliantly plays the hero in an entertaining melodrama in which the …

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Written by Alan Hirsch on Saturday October 8, 2011

What "Moneyball" Misses About Baseball

The mammoth best seller Moneyball revolutionized baseball. Sheldon and Alan Hirsch have provided the first sensible rebuttal to the Moneyball approach. Over the last decade mathematicians have overrun the world of sports. Experts now scoff at conventional statistics like win-lose records, passer …

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Written by Nat Frum on Friday June 17, 2011