"He never felt like a Hall of Famer." "You can't argue with championships." "If he was so good, why were his teams so bad?" On talk shows and in sports bars, statements like these are often made about both underrated and overrated players. It's generally accepted that being in a bigger market or on a winning team can cause a player to be overrated, while the opposite can leave them underrated. Examining pennant races to show how much attention a team receives and which teams are getting the most attention provides a context to this familiar commentary. This book studies the effects of the…mehr
"He never felt like a Hall of Famer." "You can't argue with championships." "If he was so good, why were his teams so bad?" On talk shows and in sports bars, statements like these are often made about both underrated and overrated players. It's generally accepted that being in a bigger market or on a winning team can cause a player to be overrated, while the opposite can leave them underrated. Examining pennant races to show how much attention a team receives and which teams are getting the most attention provides a context to this familiar commentary. This book studies the effects of the sports media spotlight (and its absence) on the fortunes of teams in pennant races and Hall of Fame inductees. Along the way, the author brings to light accomplished players most non-fans have probably never heard of.
Brandon Isleib is a legislation editor for the City of Seattle. He maintains baseballspotlight.com, has written about baseball for The Hardball Times and Baseball Prospectus. He lives in Tukwila, Washington.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Craig Calcaterra Preface Introduction - Part I - Momentum, Statistics and Numbers 1. Bird, Plane or Dynasty? 2. The Math of Perception 3. Momentum, Spotlight and SpWAR 4. SpWAR and the Hall of Fame 5. The Most Famous Players 6. Baseball in the Dark: The Best Players Outside the Spotlight - Part II - Momentum, Seasons and Narratives 7. The Early Narrative, 1871-1900 8. A Permanent Rival Emerges, 1901-1917 9. A Call to Arms and an Arms Race, 1918-1934 10. The Post-Ruth Era, 1935-1951 11. The Yankees and Dodgers, 1952-1968 12. Divisions of Labor, 1969-1981 13. A Post-Strike World, 1982-1993 14. Playing Your Wild Cards Right, 1994-2002 15. No Change but Steroids, 2003-2011 16. The Last (?) Changes, 2012-2015 17. Modern Playoffs: Better for Fans, Worse for Everyone Else Chapter Notes Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Craig Calcaterra Preface Introduction - Part I - Momentum, Statistics and Numbers 1. Bird, Plane or Dynasty? 2. The Math of Perception 3. Momentum, Spotlight and SpWAR 4. SpWAR and the Hall of Fame 5. The Most Famous Players 6. Baseball in the Dark: The Best Players Outside the Spotlight - Part II - Momentum, Seasons and Narratives 7. The Early Narrative, 1871-1900 8. A Permanent Rival Emerges, 1901-1917 9. A Call to Arms and an Arms Race, 1918-1934 10. The Post-Ruth Era, 1935-1951 11. The Yankees and Dodgers, 1952-1968 12. Divisions of Labor, 1969-1981 13. A Post-Strike World, 1982-1993 14. Playing Your Wild Cards Right, 1994-2002 15. No Change but Steroids, 2003-2011 16. The Last (?) Changes, 2012-2015 17. Modern Playoffs: Better for Fans, Worse for Everyone Else Chapter Notes Index
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