Wharton Moneyball

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Wharton Moneyball: Jordan Spieth, NBA Offseason, & MLB Stats Jul 26, 2017

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Full show from 7/26/17

Guest:

Kevin Ferrigan - Kevin is an independent writer who focuses on the NBA and the numbers germane to analyzing basketball effectively. He also hosts the Nothing But Nylon podcast, Nylon Calculus's official podcast, where he picks the brains of the talented writers of Nylon Calculus

Rick Peterson - former Major League Pitching Coach for the Mets, the A’s, the Brewers and the Orioles. He is now a sought-after motivational speaker and is co-author of Crunch Time: How to Be Your Best When It Matters Most.

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Wharton Moneyball: Exceptional MLB Players, Golf, & Competitive Cycling Jul 18, 2017

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Full show from 7/19/17

Guest:

Dan Rosenheck - Data and Sports Editor, The Economist

Louis Passfield - Professor, Kent University School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

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7/12/17 Wharton Moneyball: MLB Homerun Stats & Wimbledon Jul 12, 2017

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Full show from 7/12/17

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Jon Wertheim - a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, is one of the most accomplished sports journalists in America. His work has been cited in The Best American Sports Writing anthology numerous times, as well as in The Best American Crime Writing. He is the author of various book including New York Times bestsellers Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won (co-written with University of Chicago finance professor Tobias Moskowitz) and You Can't make This Up (with sportscaster Al Michaels.) His most recent book, This is your Brain on Sports, was released in February 2016.

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The Wharton Moneyball Post Game Podcast: MLB Player Value Jul 05, 2017

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Guest:

Keith Law - Senior baseball writer for ESPN Insider; Analyst for ESPN’s Baseball Tonight; Author of Smart Baseball: The Story Behind the Old Stats That Are Ruining the Game, the New Ones That Are Running It, and the Right Way to Think About Baseball

Finbarr Kirwan - High Performance Director at the US Olympics Committee

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The Wharton Moneyball Post Game Podcast: Elo Vs Glicko Model & Baseball Reference Jul 05, 2017

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Guests:

Mark Glickman - Senior Lecturer on Statistics at Harvard University, Author of the Handbook of Statistical Methods and Analyses in Sports

Sean Foreman - Founder of Baseball Reference

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The Wharton Moneyball Post Game Podcast: Fantasy Baseball & MLB Batting Jun 28, 2017

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Guest:

Dan Okrent - Founding Father of Fantasy; Author; First public editor of The New York Times, editor-at-large of Time, Inc., and managing editor of Life magazine

Rick Peterson - Spent over 15 years in the Majors as Pitching Coach for the Oakland A’s during the Moneyball era, the New York Mets and more recently as Pitching Development Coach for the Baltimore Orioles. He’s an acclaimed keynote speaker and has a recent book, Crunch Time: How to Be Your Best When it Matters Most

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Wharton Moneyball: Statistical Methods in Sports and Baseball Reference Jun 21, 2017

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Show from 6/21/17

Guests:

Mark Glickman - Senior Lecturer on Statistics at Harvard University, Author of the Handbook of Statistical Methods and Analyses in Sports

Sean Foreman - Founder of Baseball Reference

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The Wharton Moneyball Post Game Podcast: NBA Finals, MLB Draft, & The French Open Jun 14, 2017

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Guests:

Neil Paine- Senior Sportswriter FiveThirtyEight

Rick Peterson – He spent over 15 years in the Majors as Pitching Coach for the Oakland A’s during the Moneyball era, the New York Mets and more recently as Pitching Development Coach for the Baltimore Orioles. He’s an acclaimed keynote speaker and has a recent book, Crunch Time: How to Be Your Best When it Matters Most

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Wharton Moneyball: Game Insight Group Tennis & STATS Jun 07, 2017

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Show from 6/7/17

Guests:

Stephanie Kovalchik - Lead data scientist in the Game Insight Group at Tennis Australia - Tennis Analytics

Patrick Lucey - Director of Data Science at STATS (Returning Guest)

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The Wharton Moneyball Post Game Podcast: Data In Tennis & NBA 3 Point Shots Jun 07, 2017

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Guests:

Stephanie Kovalchik - Lead data scientist in the Game Insight Group at Tennis Australia - Tennis Analytics