Stumbling on Wins

"This book takes the hallowed traditions of sports decision-making and pokes them with a sharp stick." - Henry Abbott, founder of TrueHoop, housed at ESPN.com "Moneyball should have been called 'MoneyBaseball.' Stumbling On Wins covers everything else. Every general manager needs to buy this book to save his owner money. Every fan needs to buy this book to know when it makes sense to yell at the general manager." - Darren Rovell, CNBC Sports Business Reporter "This is an important book.Berri and Schmidt have been leaders of the revolution in the analysis of team performance in sports and, in this book, they explain why coaches, players, and fans cannot afford to ignore the stats if they want to win. Moneyball gave us an inkling of what is to come, but this is the real deal." - Stefan Szymanski, author of Soccernomics and Playbooks and Checkbooks "Stumbling On Wins lays it all out- a roadmap of behavioral economics, that runs straight through your favorite sports arena. Brilliantstuff, beautifully written, and sure to captivate any student of economics or sports."- Justin Wolfers, Associate Professor of Business and Public Policy, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; writer for Freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com "Berri and Schmidt are true pioneers of modern sports economics, proving time and again that sports are the perfect laboratory for social science research.Stumbling On Wins reveals that sports are more than entertainment; they tell us something important about ourselves." - J.C. Bradbury, author of The Baseball Economist "This book isn't just about sports statistics. In Stumbling On Wins, Berri and Schmidt have a compelling story to tell about how people make decisions in sports, and the stats narrate the story.This is a fresh and revealing look at how decision-makers frequently miss the mark and how they can do better." - Brian Burke, AdvancedNFLStats.com Don't they want to win? Every sports fan asks that question. And no wonder! Teams have an immense