Wharton Moneyball

Show from 5/29/19

In 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 in

Guests:

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: @DavidEpstein

James 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_Holzhauer

Check out his progress on Jeopardy here: https://www.facebook.com/jeopardyjames/

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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: @MikeKellyNHL

Craig 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

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00:00: This Week in Sports

31:25: Brandel Chamblee of the Golf Channel on the PGA Championship

54:30: Jay Jaffe of FanGraphs on all things MLB

1:24:10: TWIS continued and Over/Unders

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Show from 5/8/19

In this episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts get into college basketball analytics with an expert in the space from the University of San Francisco Men’s Basketball team. Then get the latest on the MLB player stats with everything from intra-individual variation to effectiveness and player development. Plus don't miss the weekly over unders!

Guests:

Todd Golden is the head coach of the University of San Francisco Men’s Basketball Team.

Follow him on Twitter: @CoachToddGolden

Dan Auden spent three seasons in the player development departments of the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays before joining Driveline Baseball in 2017 as a sabermetric analyst.

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Show from 5/1/19

In this episode of Wharton Moneyball hosts Adi Wyner and Shane Jensen carry the torch while Cade Massey and Eric Bradlow are away. They start the show with some Game of Thrones character death predictions and NHL playoffs. Then what’s the best way to bet on a horse race? Our hosts talk to returning guest and expert in the space of scouting young horses, Jeff Seder, about the Kentucky Derby. Plus with the NFL draft coming up which players will be top picks? Our hosts explore NFL player stats to figure out which ones teams should be looking at. Tune in!

Guests:

Jeff Seder - The Founder, Owner and President of EQB Inc. and is a longtime friend of the show. He has been in the world of horses for over 40 years and is a leading talent scout buyer for young unraced Thoroughbred racehorses.

Follow him on Twitter: @phugley

More about EQB here: https://www.eqb.com/

Neil Paine - A 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.

Follow him on Twitter: @Neil_Paine

Read Neil's Articles here: https://fivethirtyeight.com/contributors/neil-paine/

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Show from 4/24/19

Tune in to this week’s episode of Wharton Moneyball. Our hosts Cade Massey, Shane Jensen, and Adi Wyner get into the biggest sports news headlines from NFL draft picks and hockey to NBA playoff results. Then more NFL draft and successful coaching techniques with long time NFL Executive Michael Lombardi! Plus our hosts discuss predicting NFL performance, James Holzhauer’s Jeopardy run, and over/unders. 

Guests: 

Michael Lombardi is an NFL Insider for The Athletic. Since the mid-1980s, Michael has been an executive in the front offices of the 49ers, Browns, Eagles and Raiders. From 2014-16 he was an assistant to the coaching staff of the Patriots. He is also the host The GM Shuffle Podcast.

Follow him on Twitter at @MLombardiNFL

Josh Hermsmeyer - A writer for FiveThirtyEight and the Founder of AirYards.com where he works on all things football analytics.

Follow him on Twitter at @FriscoJosh

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Show from 4/17/19

In this episode of Wharton Moneyball host Adi Wyner flies solo and gets into the nitty gritty of analytics in MLB spring training. He travels down to Palm Beach Florida to interview two experts in the space about player valuation, strike zone changes, TrackMan data, and more. Then he gets into the big upsets of the week in sports from Tiger Woods winning the Masters to the Sixers victory. He brings on one half of Massey-Peabody analytics to talk about these upsets and sports betting. And don't miss the over under segment at the end!

Guests:

Sam Mondrey Cohen – Former Penn Student, Assistant General Manager, Baseball R&D at Washington Nationals

Follow the Washington Nationals on Twitter: @Nationals

Michael Fishman – Vice President and Assistant General Manager for the NY Yankees

Follow the NY Yankees on Twitter: @Yankees

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.

Follow Rick Peterson on Twitter: @RickPetersonCT 

Check out his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Crunch-Time-Your-Best-Matters/dp/1626567697

Rufus Peabody – Professional sports analyst and one half of Massey-Peabody Betting System

Follow him on Twitter: @RufusPeabody 

Check out the Massey-Peabody Analytics here: https://massey-peabody.com/

Dan Loney – Host of Knowledge@Wharton on SiriusXM @DanLoney21

Follow him on Twitter: @DanLoney21

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Show from 4/11/19

In this episode of Wharton Moneyball we have a full studio! Hosts Cade Massey, Shane Jensen, Adi Wyner, and Eric Bradlow get into headlines from the NCAA Texas Tech vs UVA game to predicting which Game of Thrones character will die next. Then they talk advanced analytics in the NFL with a former 20 year NFL Executive. Plus NBA matchups and team season stats with someone who was part of the analytics revolution in basketball. And of course stay tuned for the over under segment at the end! All that and more

Guests:

Joe Banner - Former 20 year NFL Executive. He was the President of the Philadelphia Eagles and later the CEO of the Cleveland Browns. He was also an ESPN analyst.

Follow him on Twitter: @JoeBanner13

Dean Oliver - Currently the Vice President of Data at TrueMedia Networks and was one of the pioneers of the advanced statistical revolution in basketball with his fundamental book, Basketball on Paper.  

Check out his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Basketball-Paper-Rules-Performance-Analysis/dp/1574886886

Follow him on Twitter: @DeanO_Lytics

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Show from 4/3/19

In this episode of Wharton Moneyball Eric Bradlow hosts the show with Shane Jensen and Adi Wyner. They get into some sports headlines from NCAA basketball news and the NFL draft to the hockey World Cup. Will the Cardinals put in for Josh Rosen and are the coaches at Duke University surrounding Zion Williamson with the best teammates to help him succeed? Then you'll learn how to measure endurance and human performance. Our guest started out as a Cambridge-trained physicist and long-distance runner on the Canadian national team, he'll teach us the science behind marathons. Plus a golf expert joins the show to talk about the upcoming Masters Tournament. He gets into the impact of players being more physically fit than in the past and why you need to factor in course terrain when ranking players.

Guests:

Alex Hutchinson - He writes Outside’s Sweat Science column, about the science of endurance and adventure. He started out as a Cambridge-trained physicist and long-distance runner on the Canadian national team. As a journalist, he earned awards for his work with Popular Mechanics, he has written for the New York Times and Runner’s World. And his latest book is ENDURE: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance.

Follow him on Twitter @sweatscience

Check out his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Endure-Curiously-Elastic-Limits-Performance/dp/0062499866

His Column: https://www.outsideonline.com/1745511/alex-hutchinson

Mark Broadie - A Columbia Business School Professor and a pioneer of golf analytics

and statistics. He wrote the book, “Every Stroke Counts” and currently writes

for Golf.com.

Follow him on Twitter @MarkBroadie

Check out his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Every-Shot-Counts-Revolutionary-Performance/dp/1592407501

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Show from 3/27/19

In this episode of Wharton Moneyball hosts Adi Wyner, Shane Jensen, and Cade Massey take on the sports news of the week from hockey and MLB spring training to the NFL and Rob Gronkowski's retirement. Then they bring on Ben Reiter of Sports Illustrated to get into the Astro's Legacy, Mike Trout, MLB All Star Players, and opening day. Plus Ken Pomeroy joins the show to talk about the latest on March Madness.

Guests:

Ben Reiter - Senior writer for Sports Illustrated, which he joined in 2004 and where he has written over 25 cover stories. He is also the author of the book Astroball: The New Way To Win It All, which was released in paperback this week.

Follow him on Twitter: @BenReiter

Check out the book: https://www.amazon.com/Astroball-New-Way-Win-All/dp/0525576649

Ken Pomeroy - The creator of a popular college basketball website and statistical archive, kenpom.com. His work on tempo-based basketball statistics is compared by many to the work of Bill James in baseball.

Follow him on Twitter: @kenpomeroy

Check out his website: https://kenpom.com/

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