{"product_id":"baseball-hacks-paperback","title":"Baseball Hacks - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Adler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eBaseball Hacks\u003c\/i\u003e isn't your typical baseball book--it's a book about how to watch, research, and understand baseball. It's an instruction manual for the free baseball databases. It's a cookbook for baseball research. Every part of this book is designed to teach baseball fans how to do something. In short, it's a how-to book--one that will increase your enjoyment and knowledge of the game.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo much of the way baseball is played today hinges upon interpreting statistical data. Players are acquired based on their performance in statistical categories that ownership deems most important. Managers make in-game decisions based not on instincts, but on probability - how a particular batter might fare against left-handed pitching, for instance. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe goal of this unique book is to show fans all the baseball-related stuff that they can do for free (or close to free). Just as open source projects have made great software freely available, collaborative projects such as Retrosheet and Baseball DataBank have made great data freely available. You can use these data sources to research your favorite players, win your fantasy league, or appreciate the game of baseball even more than you do now.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaseball Hacks shows\u003c\/i\u003e how easy it is to get data, process it, and use it to truly understand baseball. The book lists a number of sources for current and historical baseball data, and explains how to load it into a database for analysis. It then introduces several powerful statistical tools for understanding data and forecasting results.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the uninitiated baseball fan, author Joseph Adler walks readers through the core statistical categories for hitters (batting average, on-base percentage, etc.), pitchers (earned run average, strikeout-to-walk ratio, etc.), and fielders (putouts, errors, etc.). He then extrapolates upon these numbers to examine more advanced data groups like career averages, team stats, season-by-season comparisons, and more. Whether you're a mathematician, scientist, or season-ticket holder to your favorite team, \u003ci\u003eBaseball Hacks\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to have something for you. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvance praise for Baseball Hacks: \u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eBaseball Hacks\u003c\/i\u003e is the best book ever written for understanding and practicing baseball analytics. A must-read for baseball professionals and enthusiasts alike.\" \u003cp\u003e-- Ari Kaplan, database consultant to the Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres, and Baltimore Orioles\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The game was born in the 19th century, but the passion for its analysis continues to grow into the 21st. In \u003ci\u003eBaseball Hacks\u003c\/i\u003e, Joe Adler not only demonstrates that the latest data-mining technologies have useful application to the study of baseball statistics, he also teaches the reader how to do the analysis himself, arming the dedicated baseball fan with tools to take his understanding of the game to a higher level.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-- Mark E. Johnson, Ph.D., Founder, SportMetrika, Inc. and Baseball Analyst for the 2004 St. Louis Cardinals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Adler has years of experience working with lots of popular data mining packages, including databases (including Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MS Access), statistical analysis tools (SAS, SPSS, S-Plus, and R), and data mining tools (SAS Enterprise Miner, Insightful Miner, Oracle Data Mining, Weka, and SPSS Clementine). He is currently leading a project at Verisign to pick a data mining package for enterprise deployment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 467\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 8.94 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691707732031,"sku":"9780596009427","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9c753a0f71cc707b5572a28310f5ebdf.webp?v=1764992956","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/baseball-hacks-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}