We're less than one week into Major League Baseball's return to play, and the league has already delayed multiple contests due to the Marlins' COVID-19 cases. Professor Mike Lewis and co-host Doug Battle discuss the situation and contrast MLB's disastrous return with the NBA Bubble's promising start.

Mike and Doug also discuss implications for the NFL and NCAA as teams approach their targeted Fall camp start dates.

In the show's final segment, Mike and Doug talk Edgar Berlanga's 14 straight first round KOs and the challenges Top Rank Boxing faces in legitimizing its rising star's accomplishment.

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When we think Fandom we usually think sports or entertainment. But Fandom is also a key driver of success in the political world.

In today's conversation, Professor Mike Lewis digs into underlying polling issues such as the differences between registered and likely voters and whether or not pollsters are under sampling Republican voters.

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In Class 4 we get to what many consider the heart of sports analytics: sports statistics. Statistics have long been a part of sports, but recent times have seen an explosion of new, improved, advanced statistics. In this class we talk about several examples of advanced statistics and then discuss methods for developing new player performance metrics.

In this episode Professor Mike Lewis breaks down the NFL Passer Rating Statistic, On Base Plus Slugging (OBPS), and the most common approach to advanced statistics: Multi Attribute Decision Models.

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Professor Mike Lewis and co-host Doug Battle discuss the MLS is Back tournament, which quietly kicked off at Disney World last week. The two also recap early player complaints from the NBA's neighboring Disney World bubble.

Doug then shares the latest on college football's plan for a 2020 fall season, and Mike observes potential implications.

In the show's final segment, Mike and Doug continue last week's discussion on the Washington Football Team Brand after Dan Synder announced his intention to change the team name early this week.

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As speculation builds regarding a Washington Redskins rebrand, Professor Mike Lewis and co-host Doug Battle explore options for the Washington football franchise moving forward.

Then, Mike and Doug discuss what makes a mascot "problematic" as well as the non-Redskins franchises / brands facing challenges in the modern social landscape.

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Following the Patriots' widely praised acquisition of Cam Newton, Professor Mike Lewis applies concepts such as The Winner's Curse and Probability Distribution to evaluate the deal from an analytical angle.

Then, Mike and co-host Doug Battle analyze how New England's perceived low cost move may cost the organization years of Super Bowl contention down the road.

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Consumer behavior is the academic field that focuses on why people make choices and engage in consumption of various products and services. In Class 3, Professor Mike Lewis discusses the key elements of consumer behavior in sports.

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If the NBA and MLB return in 2020, this year's champions will undoubtedly see an asterisk next to their championship title. In this episode, Professor Mike Lewis and his co-host Doug Battle dive deep into the factors at play and the leagues that aren't.

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Professor Mike Lewis uses the theories of cognitive bias, regression to the mean, and the winner's curse to break down NFL spending on QBs in lieu of Dak Prescott's contract hold out.

Then, Mike and co-host Doug Battle discuss the cause of declining ESPN ratings amidst a season of widespread division.

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Doug details the NBAs return plan, and Professor Mike Lewis explores implications for players, teams, leagues, and even the 2020 election.

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