Wharton Moneyball

Show from 7/10/19In this episode of Wharton Moneyball the hosts kick off the show discussing the US Women's World Cup victory against the Netherlands! Thenthe Clippers, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George shifted the balance of power in the NBA, tune in to hear what the data and analytics tell us about who will succeed and who will falter in the new look league. After that our hosts take a look at how the baseball has changed over time and the effects these changes have on pitchers. Plus the ins and outs of football scouting.Guests:Dr. Meredith Wills - A sports data scientist, having transitioned from a previous career in astrophysics. In addition to independent research, she is a Sports Data Product Specialist for SportsMEDIA Technology. Follow her on Twitter: @Bbl_AstrophyscsDan Hatman - Has worked in player personnel and scouting roles for the Giants, Jets and Eagles and he is currently the Director of Scouting Development at The Scouting Academy. His focus is on the personal and professional development of the next generation of evaluators and enhance the evaluation community.Follow him on Twitter: @Dan_Hatman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 7/3/19In this episode of Wharton Moneyball, Cirque du Soleil has been lauded for its sports science program for the incredible athletes in the organization. Tune in to hear from the man behind that program as hosts Cade Massey and Eric Bradlow dive into the importance of training and developing talent within your franchise. With NBA free agency now open hear the latest developments and how they will impact the upcoming season. Plus a look at the world of Major League Baseball ahead of next week’s All Star Break and the Women's World Cup!Guests:Ted Knutson - Ted is the owner and founder of StatsBomb and StatsBomb Services. His company is at the forefront of the data and analytics revolution in Soccer, and also has a unique expertise in set piece design and execution. Prior to StatsBomb, Ted was Head of Player Analytics at Brentford and Midtjylland football clubs.Follow him on Twitter: @mixedknutsCheck out StatsBomb: https://statsbomb.com/Andrew Walker - The Senior Head Therapist at Cirque Du Soleil where he works to improve high performance pathways for over 250 artists. Previously he worked with high level Rugby teams and was also the 1st Team Physiotherapist for the Premier League’s West Ham United.Follow Cirque Du Soleil on Twitter: @Cirque Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 6/26/19The Raptors were the first team ever to win an NBA Championship without a lottery draft pick on their roster. Tune in for an analytical look at recent NBA drafts, how the data suggests that teams are actually getting worse at drafting players and why this may happening. Hosts Adi Wyner and Shane Jensen will also breakdown this week’s news across the world of sports and hear from former MLB Pitching Coach Rick Peterson for his take on the latest happenings in Major League Baseball.Guests:Rick Peterson - former Major League Pitching Coach for the Mets, A’s, Brewers and the Orioles. He is now a sought-after motivational speaker and is author of Crunch Time: How to Be Your Best When It Matters Most.Check out his website: https://www.rickpetersoncoaching.com/Follow him on Twitter: @RickPetersonCTIan Levy - Senior NBA Editor for FanSided and The Step Back. He has previously written for FiveThirtyEight, VICE Sports, Sporting News, and The Cauldron at Sports Illustrated.Follow Ian on Twitter: @HickoryHigh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 6/19/19Hosts Adi Wyner and Shane Jensen fly solo in this episode of Wharton Moneyball! Hear them get into the Stanley Cup, win probability in MLB, the NBA Finals and much more. Then they talk to the director of football and research at Sports Info Solutions about why we're seeing more passing in football and how analytics can ultimately save the game from dying out. Plus returning guest Neil Paine of FiveThirtyEight comes on to go through the headlines from the NBA Finals to baseball. Statisticians are the new cool kids on the block in this episode.Guests:Matt Manocherian - Director of Football and Research at Sports Info Solutions. He is also an Adjunct Professor at NYU and a former Scout for the Saints and Browns. You can hear Matt on his Podcast with Aaron Schatz, the “Off The Charts Football Podcast.”Podcast: https://offthechartsfootball.libsyn.com/Twitter: @mattmanoNeil Paine - Senior sportswriter for FiveThirtyEight. He previously wrote for ESPN Insider, The New York Times and Sports-Reference.com and consulted for the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks.Twitter: @Neil_PaineArticles: https://fivethirtyeight.com/contributors/neil-paine/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 6/12/19Full house in this episode of Wharton Moneyball! At the top of the show our hosts get into the biggest sports news of the week, the NBA finals, Durant's injury and the Warriors victory in Toronto. Then former NFL Offensive Lineman turned MIT PHD in Mathematics, John Urschel, joins the show to talk about how he used his intelligence to help him excel on and off the field as well as his brand new book, “Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football.” Plus learn how TrackMan data in the MLB is useful in player development. Guests:John Urschel - Former offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens and a PhD candidate at MIT. He has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in mathematics from Penn State, and in 2013, he won the Sullivan Award, given to “the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States,” and the Campbell Trophy, awarded to the country’s top scholar-athlete in college football. He is also the Author of the new book, “Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football.”Follow him on Twitter: @JohnCUrschelCheck out his book: https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Matter-Life-Math-Football/dp/0735224862John Olshan - General Manager of TrackMan, a technology used by all 30 MLB teams today.Follow TrackMan on Twitter: @TrackManBB Visit TrackMan Sites: https://trackmangolf.com/what-we-track https://baseball.trackman.com/Zach Day - Former Major League Pitcher and he is now the Manager of Insights and Player Development at TrackMan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Craig O'Shannessy joins the show again to talk all things tennis analytics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 6/5/19Cade Massey and Shane Jensen fly solo at the top of the show and manage to sneak in some football, Canadian football to be exact! Then the NBA Finals are locked at one game apiece after the Warriors took game two. Tune in for an analytical look at what is now a pivotal game three and the potential impact of welcoming Kevin Durant back into the fold.  Plus two guest segments on horse betting and MLB's switch to data driven baseball. What are the effects of the 'MVP Machine?' Find out in this episode of Wharton Moneyball.Guests:Etan Green - Assistant Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on judgment and decision making among experts, including professional athletes and referees in sports.Follow his research here: https://oid.wharton.upenn.edu/profile/etangr/Ben Lindbergh – Co-Author of The MVP Machine: How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players with Travis Sawchik. Fifteen years after Michael Lewis brought the Oakland Athletics' groundbreaking team-building strategies to light, every front office takes a data-driven approach to evaluating players, and the league's smarter teams no longer have a huge advantage in valuing past performance.The book charts the future of a sport and offers a lesson that goes beyond baseball: Success stems not from focusing on finished products, but from making the most of untapped potential.Check out the book here: https://www.amazon.com/MVP-Machine-Baseballs-Nonconformists-Players/dp/1541698940Follow him on Twitter: @BenLindbergh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 5/29/19In this episode of Wharton Moneyball we have our full cast of hosts and they talk to current Jeopardy champion James Holzhauer about strategy on the show! Plus they get into the benefits of being a generalist with author of the brand new book Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. Stay tuned for their weekly over unders at the end! Tune inGuests:David Epstein is author of the brand new book RANGE: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, and of the New York Times best seller The Sports Gene. He was previously an investigative reporter at ProPublica–covering everything from medical misdiagnosis to drug cartels–and before that a senior writer at Sports Illustrated.Check out his website: https://www.davidepstein.com/Follow him on Twitter: @DavidEpsteinJames Holzhauer is the current Jeopardy Champion who is all over the news. He has eclipsed $2 million in earnings in just 27 games. For reference it took Ken Jennings 74 games to win all of his $2.5 million. His correct response rate on the show is at 97% and when he is not on Jeopardy he is a professional sports better who resides in Las Vegas.Follow him on Twitter: @James_HolzhauerCheck out his progress on Jeopardy here: https://www.facebook.com/jeopardyjames/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 5/22/19 In this episode of Wharton Moneyball hosts Shane Jensen and Adi Wyner kick off the show alone and switch things up by discussing things that DID NOT catch their eye in sports. Then they get into MLB forecasting and the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. Next they bring on Hockey Analyst for TSN and NHL Network Mike Kelly to talk about the Stanley Cup from evaluating coaches to analyzing goalies. Plus host Eric Bradlow crashes the show during the second hour and they talk to Craig O’Shannessy about the French Open and tennis news. Tune in!Guests:Mike Kelly is a Hockey Analyst for TSN and NHL Network. He also works with the data driven story telling platform The Point and he has a particular focus on hockey analytics.Follow him on Twitter: @MikeKellyNHLCraig O’Shannessy is widely recognized as the world leader in teaching and analyzing tennis strategy. Craig is the strategy analyst for the ATP Tour, Wimbledon, the Australian Open, Team Djokovic and The New York Times. He is also the founder of Brain Game Tennis.Follow him on Twitter: @BrainGameTennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

00:00: This Week in Sports31:25: Brandel Chamblee of the Golf Channel on the PGA Championship54:30: Jay Jaffe of FanGraphs on all things MLB1:24:10: TWIS continued and Over/Unders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.