Hot Hands, Draft Hype, and DiMaggio's Streak
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Hot Hands, Draft Hype, and DiMaggio's Streak by Sheldon Hirsch
In sports there are lies, damned lies, and statistics. Joe DiMaggio's fifty-six-game hitting streak was magical. The three-point shot is an essential part of NBA basketball. Babe Ruth shouldn't have attempted to steal second base in the ninth inning of the 1926 World Series. Scientist and researcher Sheldon Hirsch has taken a decidedly unorthodox approach to sports history. He looks at myths, legends, conventional wisdom, shibboleths, and firm convictions of all kinds that sports lovers hold to be true, and demonstrates how analysis of facts and figures disproves what tradition--and sportswriters--would have us believe. Divided into three parts, on baseball, basketball, and football, Hot Hands, Draft Hype, and DiMaggio's Streak contains enough clear-sightedness and shocking conclusions to delight any sports lover.
SHELDON HIRSCH grew up in New York and wrestled at Amherst College. He is a kidney doctor and a self-professed sports geek. He lives in Chicago (but still roots for the Yankees). He is the coauthor of The Beauty of Short Hops.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781512600636 |
| ISBN 10 | 1512600636 |
| Title | Hot Hands, Draft Hype, and DiMaggio's Streak |
| Author | Sheldon Hirsch |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University Press of New England |
| Year published | 2017-05-16 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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