Scorecasting...
Some analysis of sports trends, cliches and what not by ... "The latest salvo in the revolution comes from Jon Wertheim, a senior writer at Sports Illustrated (right), and Tobias Moskowitz, a finance professor from the University of Chicago, with their Freakonomics-influenced book Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won."
There is a whole chapter on the Cubs....I wonder if anyone has read this yet/any comments?
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