scorecasting

Scorcasting -baseball -football -tiger woods -basketball

The hopes of this book is to change the way people view sports. It mixes the logic of Wall Street with the mentality of sport officials. So far, it has changed the way we think about baseball. Contrary to popular beliefs, we learned that it is better to put the worst player as the catcher instead of in right field. Also, it explained that umpires will change the strike zone depending on the pitch count.

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Steve Sabol who is the President of NFL Films and the sport's preeminent historian said the Tyree play in Super Bowl XLII was,"the greatest play in Super Bowl history." The ref supposedly missed the call because Eli Manning was scrambling and one of lineman grabbed Manning with both hands and the play should have been dead right there but instead, he didn't call the play dead and because he didn't, the greatest play in Super Bowl history happened. If he had blown the whistle, it would have been fourth and long and if the Giants have failed to convert, the Patriots would have won Super Bowl XLII and not the Giants and the Tyree play would have never happened. So the refs can change the game significantly even if you don't realize it.

statements of the book: -that which is recognizable or apparent is often given too much credit, whereas the real answer often lies concealed -incentives are powerful motivators and predictors of how athletes, owners, coaches, and fans believe - sometimes with undesirable consequences. -human biases and behavior play a pivotal role in almost every aspect of life, and sports is no exception. -the role of luck is underappreciated and often misunderstood.

Rounding First: This chapter explains why .299 hitters are better than .300 hitters. It uses the analogy of purchasing products at stores. For example, when you buy a drink you never see it priced at $2. It is always priced at $1.99. The book explains that for some reason the number nine appeals more to people than round numbers.

Presentation Ideas: 1) Trivia with cash prizes and questions about the video 2) Slide show 3) have different stations explaining different parts of the book