“Given the A's lack of success since then, and the mediocre results of the draft choices mentioned in the book, is Sabermetrics as infallible system as it seemed in the book?”
“I've never been as engrosses in a book as I was while reading Moneyball. Genuinely.”
“Solving problems with dataThe reason Moneyball and Freakonomics are in my top 10 books ever is that they use data to answer questions. This book reinforced my belief that people should try and find data to answer questions that have typically been analyzed without data. Any suggestions on books like Moneyball where data is used to solve problems that were previously addressed qualitatively?Also, I am still waiting for the "Moneyball of Football"... and it certainly wasn't "The Blindside".”
“Interesting article today on ESPN... Not quite Moneyball, but it talks about using data to evaluate critical decisions in a pro football game. Check it out:http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=zeus/070213&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab5pos2”
“May I also recommend www.profootballtalk.com for the best (and mostly accurate) rumors out there regarding the NFL.”
“Not sure the real Moneyball of Football exists just yet, but you should check out the work of the guys at footballoutsiders.com.”
