Pro Football Prospectus

Pro Football Prospectus

Author: Aaron Schatz

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Published: 2006-08

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 9780761142171

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Presenting a new year of groundbreaking intelligence, this guide includes team and player ratings that correct for situation and opponent to reveal true contributions to success, a unique statistical toolbox featuring DPAR (Defense adjusted Points Above Replacement), and more.


Pro Football Prospectus 2007

Pro Football Prospectus 2007

Author: Aaron Schatz

Publisher: Plume

Published: 2007-07

Total Pages: 530

ISBN-13: 9780452288478

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Schatz and the experts at FootballOutsiders.com use groundbreaking statistical analysis to provide readers with a new understanding of how football works--without sacrificing readability.


The United States Football League, 1982-1986

The United States Football League, 1982-1986

Author: Paul Reeths

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2017-03-21

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 1476627738

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One of the most ambitious (and short-lived) endeavors in professional sports history, the United States Football League was founded in 1982. Premiering with a spring schedule and an abundance of talent that included top rookies and National Football League veterans, the USFL gained national attention with broadcast and cable television contracts, controversial player signings, ownership battles and an unsuccessful billion-dollar lawsuit against the NFL. The USFL folded after four years yet represented the last major challenge to America's big four sports leagues--the NFL, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball. Based upon extensive research and interviews with owners, coaches, players and administrators, this book chronicles the league's formation, its three seasons of play and its long-term effects on pro sports.


Pro Football Prospectus 2008

Pro Football Prospectus 2008

Author: Aaron Schatz

Publisher: Plume

Published: 2008-07

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9780452289734

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A handbook for fantasy football players and pro football fans includes detailed team and player ratings, along with predictions about the upcoming season and the odds on each team as a Super Bowl contender.


Routledge Handbook of Sport Communication

Routledge Handbook of Sport Communication

Author: PaulM. Pedersen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 722

ISBN-13: 1351550446

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The Routledge Handbook of Sport Communication is the only book to offer a fully comprehensive and in-depth survey of the contemporary discipline of sport communication. It explores communication within, through, and for sport in all its theoretical, conceptual, cultural, behavioral, practical and managerial aspects, tracing the contours of this expansive, transdisciplinary and international discipline and demonstrating that there are few aspects of contemporary sport that don?t rely on effective communications.Including contributions from leading sport media and communications scholars and professionals from around the world, the book examines emerging (new and social) media, traditional (print, broadcast and screen) media, sociological themes in communication in sport, and management issues, at every level, from the interpersonal to communication within and between sport organisations and global institutions. Taking stock of current research, new ideas and key issues, this book is an essential reference for any advanced student, researcher or practitioner with an interest in sport communication, sport business, sport management, sport marketing, communication theory, journalism, or media studies.


Routledge Handbook of Sport Communication

Routledge Handbook of Sport Communication

Author: Paul M. Pedersen

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-10-24

Total Pages: 611

ISBN-13: 1040145760

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The Routledge Handbook of Sport Communication offers a comprehensive and in-depth survey of the contemporary discipline of sport communication. Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, it explores communication within, through, and for sport in various theoretical, conceptual, cultural, behavioral, practical, and managerial aspects. Including contributions from leading sport communication scholars and professionals from around the world, the book is structured around four key themes: theoretical and conceptual foundations; mediated aspects of sport communication; sociological aspects; and organizational, technological, and managerial aspects. This new edition includes expanded coverage of important and emerging topics within sport communication including cross-cultural communication, rhetoric in sport, storytelling, the business of sports broadcasting, athlete activism, and communication within sports teams. Taking stock of current research, new ideas, and key issues, this book is an essential reference for any advanced student, researcher, or practitioner with an interest in sport communication, sport business, sport management, sport marketing, communication theory, journalism, or media studies.


The Wages of Wins

The Wages of Wins

Author: David Berri

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2007-09-04

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 0804758441

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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.


It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over

It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over

Author: Baseball Prospectus

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2007-08-01

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 0465008402

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Pennant races are arguably the most important aspect of baseball. Players, teams, and franchises are all after one goal: to win the pennant and get into the post-season. But what really determines who wins? Statistical analyses of baseball abound: different ways of breaking down everyone's individual performance, from hitters and pitchers to managers and even owners. But surprisingly, team success-what makes some teams winners over an entire season-has never been looked at with the same statistical rigor. In It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over, The Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts introduce the Davenport Method of deciding which races were the most dramatic-the closest, the most volatile-and determine the ten greatest races of modern baseball history. They use these key races (and a few others) to answer the main question: What determines who wins? How important are such things as mid-season trades, how much a manager overworks his pitchers, and why teams have winning and losing streaks? Can one player carry a team? Can one bad player ruin a team? Can one bad play ruin a team's chances? This fascinating and illuminating book will change your perception of the game.


Draft Report

Draft Report

Author: Mel Kiper

Publisher:

Published: 2008-04-23

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781419692451

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The Draft Report is Mel's most in depth book taking you through a player's high school and college career, referencing pertinent stats, historical data & injuries also key strengths and weaknesses.