{"product_id":"9780131388420","title":"A Century of Mistakes in Baseball","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the eBook version of the printed book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis Element is an excerpt from \u003ci\u003eStumbling On Wins: Two Economists Expose the Pitfalls on the Road to Victory in Professional Sports\u003c\/i\u003e (9780132357784) by David J. Berri and Martin B. Schmidt. Available in print and digital formats.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCan sports decision-makers keep making the same mistakes for decades? Yes–and here’s the proof. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn 1997, the Oakland A’s ranked toward the bottom in Major League Baseball, in both team payroll and winning percentage. Next season, Billy Beane became general manager. Spending didn’t change. Outcomes did. From 1999 to 2002, only the Yankees won more games in the American League. It’s been argued the key was Beane’s ability to recognize specific inefficiencies in baseball’s labor market. For the empirical evidence…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078950666480,"sku":"9780131388420","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780131388420_p0.jpg?v=1763640145","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780131388420","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}