LEADER 02486nam 22005894a 450 001 9910810787403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8047-6790-4 010 $a1-4294-5681-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000471050 035 $a(OCoLC)86076439 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10156548 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000268642 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11222186 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000268642 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10237480 035 $a(PQKB)10520010 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3037538 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3037538 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10156548 035 $a(OCoLC)923699959 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000471050 100 $a20051215d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe wages of wins $etaking measure of the many myths in modern sport /$fDavid J. Berri, Martin B. Schmidt, Stacey L. Brook 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aStanford, Calif. $cStanford Business Books$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (298 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8047-5287-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [263]-271) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- 1. Games with Numbers -- 2. Much Talking, Little Walking -- 3. Can You Buy the Fan's Love? -- 4. Baseball's Competitive Balance Problem? -- 5. The NBA's Competitive Balance Problem? -- 6. Shaq and Kobe -- 7. Who Is the Best? -- 8. A Few Chicago Stories -- 9. How Are Quarterbacks Like Mutual Funds? -- 10. Scoring to Score -- Notes -- References -- Index. 330 $aThe Wages of Wins is a proper analysis of the data generated by professional sports; it tells many tales that are inconsistent with the myths put forward by the media, industry, and consumers of professional sport. 606 $aProfessional sports$xEconomic aspects$zUnited States 606 $aProfessional sports$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 615 0$aProfessional sports$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aProfessional sports$xSocial aspects 676 $a338.4/37960440973 700 $aBerri$b David J$01662203 701 $aSchmidt$b Martin B$060959 701 $aBrook$b Stacey L$01662204 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810787403321 996 $aThe wages of wins$94018701 997 $aUNINA