Sentences with phrase «story of baseball»

In fact, the 2011 blockbuster Moneyball is loosely based on the story of baseball manager Beane (played by Brad Pitt) & Mets executive Paul DePodesta who introduced professional sports to the «Era of Big Data».

THE RISE OF THE PITCHER With every new season comes another tome touted as the next Moneyball, Michael Lewis» influential story of baseball's statistical revolution.

The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton.

Check out the story of Baseball, the Color Line, and Jackie Robinson.

It's the story of baseball wrapped in a 7» 1» shell, at least, and it's worth watching — even if you think you've watched tall pitchers before.

That's the story of baseball, more or less.

I want the story of baseball, not the story of baseball as told by the players I also want to eat ice cream with.

This is the story of a baseball, a baseball ordinary in size and weight and composition and nothing else.

He was a chapter in the story of baseball that I'd want to pass on, and highlight in a museum dedicated to highlighting great players.

It has been over a decade since Michael Lewis's Moneyball told the story of a baseball general manager using advanced data analytics to look for players with undervalued skills.

Not exact matches

Gary is the author of Playing With The Enemy, the story of his father's remarkable odyssey through World War II and the hardships of his off and on minor league baseball career with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The company's AI product, Quill, can essentially turn numbers into stories: The box score from a baseball game becomes a written report of that game, for example, detailing player performance as if you were reading a sportswriter's coverage in the newspaper.

Here are the top takeaways from the story of how the Oakland A's changed the way baseball teams do business.

Yes, the story is of the too - smart - for - its - own - good kind, though Madden is able to wrangle it enough so that it doesn't completely go over our heads (if you're a politics junkie, you'll likely love the inside baseball of it).

In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Patrick Bet - David remembers a story of going to a baseball game several years ago between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros.

The Cubs» stadium - adjacent, six - story office building and conference center, constructed for an undisclosed sum, was one phase of the Ricketts family's multiyear plan to give its baseball empire a systemwide structural expansion and upgrade.

Australia has no stories of 14 - year - old boy - millionaires who ramped their chosen shares via a chat - room canard: nor, more substantively, of entrepreneurs with backwards - facing baseball caps attracting serious funding on the promise of a rapid «cash - burn».

The story of faith belongs to the baseball executive who signed Robinson, the equally legendary Branch Rickey, and to a New York minister who played a quiet role in a major decision.

Take, for example, the behind - the - scenes story that preceded the entry of the first African - American player to major league baseball more than six decades ago.

The more optimistic story draws an analogy between the explosion of C.E.O. pay and the explosion of baseball salaries with the introduction of free agency.

We talked, as baseball people do, of the past: He told me how much he'd enjoyed competing against Frank and Brooks Robinson of my Orioles, and he loved the story of how Baltimore fans bombarded showboating Reggie Jackson with hot dogs dispensed from the upper deck when Reggie played his first game in Memorial Stadium after abandoning Baltimore for the fleshpots of New York and the overbearing Yankees.

That curve ball was just one of the memories I recalled as my wife, our 12 - year - old son and I watched «Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story,» a film directed by Peter Miller, written by New York Times sportswriter Ira Berkow and narrated by actor Dustin Hoffman.

: The Enduring Legacy by Kal Wagenheim 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente by Wilfred Santiago History, Identity and Baseball: Wilfred Santiago Tells «The Story of Roberto Clemente,» by John Seven, Feb. 22, 2011, Publishers Weekly.

Every baseball player is a unique snowflake, a thumbprint, a story that takes them from their first tee - ball game through their teen years, into their first professional experience, hundreds or thousands of miles from home, surrounded by peers who would all garrote each other to make the big leagues.

That's not to slam Rich Hill, who's become one of the better stories in baseball, but it gives you the idea of the trade market.

It might be one of the most under - the - radar stories in baseball, and I can't figure out why it's not getting more attention.

This has got to be one of the greatest stories I have ever seen in Baseball.

So here are the stories we'd be perseverating on after a month of baseball if April didn't exist.

And baseball always needs a couple of those stories every generation.

He's a part of baseball's story that I want to tell.

Ten years later, SB Nation spoke with three of the leaders from the 2007 squad — head coach Mike Bellotti, offensive tackle Geoff Schwartz, and safety Patrick Chung — to tell the story of a program - changing season; one that never could've happened without a symbolic equipment bonfire, a genius from New Hampshire, and a certain minor league baseball player.

That's the story of how the Rangers, once again, became baseball's saddest rotten - luck team.

His story strains credulity: After graduating from high school, he turned down a scholarship to Texas A&M and swore off the game; underwent treatment for drug abuse and depression; embarked on a four - year odyssey around the country in search of spiritual understanding before he was led back to baseball; was drafted in the 23rd round in 2010; then made the Braves» Opening Day roster a year after starting the»12 season in high A ball.

When the history of 2015 is written, when the confetti is swept up and the championship T - shirts are all sold, we'll get a chance to reflect on all the special baseball stories and sort them in order of importance.

This is the story of how a grown man — a grown man with a mortgage, two kids and no time to screw around with baseball cards — fell in love with baseball cards for the first time.

An older, Tolkien - quoting phenomenon, but still one of the biggest stories in baseball.

It will always be one of my favorite baseball stories, and it's told in just a few numbers on a page somewhere in the Internet.

I'm a fan of baseball's story, its winding lyricism.

The best comparison for what would have happened is probably Ken Brett, who is one of baseball's all - time best what - if stories.

While it's possible, if not likely, that the Gallo story has at least one more detour in the minors, this is the perfect time for Rangers fans to ask one of the very best baseball questions: What if?

Alexander had one of the more tragic baseball stories, coming back from World War I with shrapnel in his ear, worsened epilepsy, and crippling alcoholism.

We're going to skip the editorial and get right to the stories this morning, as baseball lost two players to car accidents in the Dominican Republic on Sunday morning: Royals» pitcher Yordano Ventura and former top prospect and infielder for a number of big - league teams, Andy Marte.

The Indians are the biggest story in baseball right now, and as someone who has averaged 100 page views for every Indians story of his career, I AM HERE FOR IT.

An exciting part of September baseball is watching teams clinch their berths in the postseason and seeing the stories of the playoffs begin to form throughout the month.

UP, UP AND AWAY GO SALARIES Sir: As a basis for comparison with your March 4 cover story on baseball player salaries, I have enclosed a copy of your Oct. 7, 1968 cover featuring the St. Louis Cardinals.

Listen in, and you'll hear the sounds of baseball: chatter, needling, kibitzing, stories that reach across the years and often involve their old coach.

Now you're the current you, reading a baseball story on one of 30 dozen outlets that you can access at any time.

From the SI Vault: William Nack's story of the stretch in May 1947 when Jackie Robinson showed he could play major league baseball, paving the way for other African - Americans to follow.

While the story questioned the wisdom of hosting the racially challenged ex-cop during the season that celebrated the 50th anniversary of baseball's integration, it skirted the issue of whether the glove in Wells's locker had been planted.

The O's have been one of baseball's best stories this season, defying pre-season expectations.