The central premise of Moneyball is that the collected wisdom of baseball insiders (including players‚ managers‚ coaches‚ scouts‚ and the front office) over the past century is subjective and often flawed. Statistics such as stolen bases‚ runs batted in‚ and batting average‚ typically used to gauge players‚ are relics of a 19th-century view of the game and the statistics available at that time. The book argues that the Oakland A’s’ front office took advantage of more analytical gauges of player performance
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To: Kristen Brown From: John Doe Date: December 9‚ 2009 Re: Business Plan Evaulation You have asked me to review the following two business plans: • Vette Kat Harbour Bed & Breakfast • Magnolia Inn I recommend investing in the Magnolia Inn. I have taken the time to evaluate and quantify the two business plans. Each category will be rated on a scale of 1-5‚ five being most desirable. While reviewing the information I have determined a few factors that helped me draw my final conclusion
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CHICAGO — Next year is here. At exactly 11:47 local time‚ the Chicago Cubs won the World Series that has eluded them for 108 years. Fans who packed bars to watch the games on television near Wrigley Field — neither of which existed back in 1908 — erupted in cheers before swarming onto the streets just before midnight Wednesday to celebrate in the shadows of the statues of Cubs greats Ernie Banks‚ Billy Williams‚ Ron Santo and legendary announcer Harry Caray. As the game ended‚ the roar from inside
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tickets to a World Series game‚ I thought? “CROWN tickets!” my dad said excitedly. “You‚ me‚ your mom‚ and your brother!” I literally almost fainted on the spot. It was so unexpected. Especially since our hometown team the Royals were playing the San Francisco Giants in the World Series. And the Royals haven’t won it since 1985‚ the longest streak of not winning the World Series ever! I could witness history! “What game are we going to?” I asked my dad. “Game 7‚ so it isn’t for certain we will get
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The Auditor-An Instructional Novella Jack was the number-one player on the Mountainside golf team when he was a junior in high school. His dream was graduating from high school as a named player and getting scholarship offers from all the big golf schools. But in his early senior year‚ he got into am automobile accident. He has to have surgery on his left leg‚ leaving it a little shorter than his right. He wasn’t able to follow his dream of a golfer after the accident. Jack didn’t start out
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Jack Prelutsky (born September 8‚ 1940) is an American writer of children ’s poetry. He lives in Seattle‚ Washington with his wife‚ Carolynn.[1] Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Poetry 3 Personal life 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External links Early life[edit] Jack Prelutsky was born on September 8‚ 1940 in Brooklyn‚ New York to Charles‚ an electrician/plumber and Dorothea‚ a homemaker. While he was still a baby‚ a fire burned his family ’s apartment and he was saved by his Uncle Charlie
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1. Jackie Robinson (January 31‚ 1919) He was the first African American to play in the Major League Baseball. He was also part of the Black Panthers Tank Battalion during WWII‚ but he never got to fight because he didn’t not get off the military bus when the bus driver told him to do so‚ so he was later charged with offenses‚ even with those which weren’t true. He started playing baseball in the Negro Leagues and then moved up to the minor leagues‚ but was mostly segregated from his team. Then in
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West Bladen High School Guidance Department 1600 NC Highway 410 Bladenboro‚ NC 28320 (910) 862-2130 Telephone March 25‚ 2014 To The Admissions Committee‚ Having worked closely with Kandyce McCary I can whole-heartedly recommend her to be selected for your university. Kandyce is an outstanding student‚ who possesses a keen work ethic‚ and solid educational skills. Kandyce has worked her entire senior year at her position in JROTC‚ while maintaining a solid reputation as a dependable
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become a phenomenal athlete. In the mix‚ his family moved to California where Smith was voted MVP (most valuable player) of his basketball‚ football‚ and track team at Lemoore high school. Condescending into his early years‚ Smith’s and rolled at the San José State University in 1963. Where he played basketball for a short semester and ran track for his remaining years. Smith did not just
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Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro‚ Born in Trujillo‚ Estremadura‚ Spain‚ in 1471. He was the son of Gonzalo Pizarro and Francisca Gonzalez‚ Francisco did not know how to read or write. He had little education throughout his life. His father was a captain of infantry and had fought in many battles. Pizarro always wanted to explore and sail. Pizarro set sail to Urabi. He lost many men during his explorations. He went to Cartagena‚ where he met another explorer named Balboa and they became close
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