Swing for the Fences: a review of Scorecasting: "Even if you calculate that on average away teams only ever had a 10 per cent chance of beating one of Mourinho's sides, the odds against going unbeaten for 150 matches are more than seven million to one." David Runciman reviews Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won for the London Review of Books. The article mainly focuses on home advantage and what the reviewer thinks about the authors' hypothesis regarding its cause. via MetaFilter
posted by WalterMitty to general at 06:46 AM - 1 comment
Very interesting and thought out review.
posted by billsaysthis at 12:06 PM on July 05, 2011