Wharton Moneyball

Show from 1/23/19

This week on Wharton Moneyball, we have our whole team, Cade, Shane, Adi, and Eric talking about the MLB Hall of Fame. What will be the outcome for Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens? Then they switch to the NFL to talk pass vs runs stats, scoring, and play calling logic with the co-founder of Edj Analytics. Plus they get into wearable tech and innovation in the space of motion tracking data. All that and more

Guests:

Frank Frigo - Co-Founder of Edj Analytics. Edj Analytics. He has consulted with several NFL and NCAA Division 1 football programs and his work in sports analytics has been prominently featured in Esquire, Foxsports, ESPN, The New York Times and Showtime’s “Inside the NFL"

Follow him on Twitter @edjanalytics

Steve Gera - CEO at Gains Group, where he works to leverage data for long term value. He is also the former Head of Innovation at the Cleveland Browns and was brought in by the Chargers to “do Moneyball” in the mid-2000s. 

Check out his website: http://www.stevegera.com/

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Show fro 1/16/19

In this episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts take at what teams are primed to go to the super bowl. Then the latest in soccer analytics with the head of the Football Observatory at the International Center for Sports Studies. Plus Former NFL Receiver and game analyst for NBC’s Sunday Night Football, Chris Collinsworth, joins us for a season update! All that and more

Guest:

Raffaele Poli - The head of the Football Observatory at the International Center for Sports Studies. The Observatory is an international academic research group, specialized in the statistical analysis of the sport. He also holds a PhD in Human Science. 

Follow the Football Observatory on Twitter @CIES_Football

Cris Collinsworth - The game analyst for NBC’s Sunday Night Football where he has called games alongside Al Michaels for ten years. He’s been a part of four Super Bowls, calling three, including last year’s, and playing in one. Chris is also the majority owner of the great Pro Football Focus.

Follow him on Twitter @CollinsworthPFF 

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Show from 1/9/19

In this episode of Wharton Moneyball hosts Cade Massey, Adi Wyner, and Eric Bradlow get into the college football playoff national championship and predictive analytics. Then, we all want to know which NFL teams are on their way to the Super Bowl. Our hosts talk home field advantage and other useful measures to decide who will come out of the playoffs victorious. Plus Josh Hermsmeyer, writer for FiveThirtyEight and the founder of AirYards.com, joins the show to add to our football analytics conversation. All that and more on this weeks show! Tune in

Guest:

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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Episode from 1/2/19

Happy New Year and welcome back to Wharton Moneyball! Hosts Eric Bradlow and Adi Wyner kick off the year with a big name guest, Atlanta Hawk's Guard Jeremy Lin! They get into training regimens, analytics in basketball, hot hand and much more. Plus they talk to fellow host and 1 half of Massey-Peabody, Cade Massey, about the 2018-2019 CFB Season. That and much more. Tune in!

Guest:

Jeremy Lin - Atlanta Hawks Guard. Jeremy played at Harvard before moving to the NBA where he has played nine seasons with teams including the Knicks, Lakers, Nets and more before joining Atlanta this offseason

Follow him on Twitter @JLin7

Check out his vlog here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5e_P_-3tY1nDPhXoSX-jGw

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Show from 12/19/18

In this episode, the final show of 2018, hosts Eric Bradlow and Adi Wyner start off the show talking about who deserves to be in the MLB Hall of Fame and who is a fringe player. Could Babe Ruth play in today's game? Then, what's new in NFL analytics? An expert on the subject joins our hosts to talk about how uses large datasets to learn about human behavior. Plus a look at coahcing development, E-Sports, and our Moneyball Matchups. Tune in!

Guests:

Ben Baldwin - An economist by trade as he uses large datasets to try to learn about human behavior. Ben joined The Athletic after previously covering the Seahawks for Field Gulls.

Follow him on Twitter @benbbaldwin

Rob Ash - Championship Analytics Director of Coaching Development. I company works to integrate world-class analytics with a coach’s insight to take the guesswork out of in-game decision making and is working with teams in the NFL, Big Ten, SEC, Pac-12, ACC and more. Coach Ash is responsible for creating CAI’s football strategy curriculum and for working directly with CAI client head coaches to improve our clients’ in-game football strategy performance. 

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Show from 12/12/18

In this episode of Wharton Moneyball we have our full roster of hosts covering sports headlines from the miracle of Miami to college basketball. Then an expert on soccer analytics at Seattle Sounders FC. Plus Former NFL Fullback and Tight End for the Buccaneers and the Saints Erik Lorig! Tune in

Guests:

Ravi Ramineni is the Director of Soccer Analytics at Seattle Sounders FC. He is the architect of the analytics platform that helps the coaching staff make informed decisions about day-to-day activities like opposition scouting and training plans as well as helping identify players for potential signings from both within MLS and from the international market.

Erik Lorig is a former NFL fullback and tight end where he played for the Buccaneers and Saints after converting from a defensive lineman where he played at Stanford. Erik is currently a fulltime MBA student here at Wharton where he is focusing his studies on Business Analytics and Entrepreneurship

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Show from 12/5/18

In this episode of Wharton Moneyball hosts Shane Jensen and Eric Bradlow get into the nitty gritty of the NFL playoffs. Then college football playoffs. Will UCF fans ever be satisfied? Plus is there a Hot Hand effect in the NBA? We’ll have on the author of a paper titled “Surprised by the Gambler's and Hot Hand Fallacies? A Truth in the Law of Small Numbers.” All that and more!

Guests:

Bill Connelly is a writer for SB Nation host of “Podcast Ain’t Played Nobody” and Author of The 50 Best* College Football Teams of All Time.

Follow Bill on Twitter @SBN_BillC

Joshua Miller is an Assistant. Professor in the, Department of Economics at the University of Alicante. He is also the author of a paper entitled, “Surprised by the Gambler's and Hot Hand Fallacies? A Truth in the Law of Small Numbers.”

Follow Joshua on Twitter @jben0

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Show from 11-28-18 

In this episode of Wharton Moneyball the whole crew covers sports headlines, focusing on the teams they think will make the CFB conference championships. Then more college football with Seth Walder, an analytics writer at ESPN. Plus motion tracking in the NBA! Tune in

Guests:

Seth Walder - A Sports Analytics Writer at ESPN since 2017. Prior to joining ESPN, he worked as a reporter for the New York Daily News for six years, primarily covering the New York Jets and New York Giants.

Follow him on Twitter @SethWalder

Read his articles here: http://www.espn.com/search/results?q=seth%20walder#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=seth%20walder

Luke Bornn - VP of Strategy and Analytics for the Sacramento Kings as well as a Professor ant Sain Francisco University. He was formerly Head of Analytics at AS Roma & a Professor at Harvard.

Follow him on Twitter @LukeBornn

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Show from 11/21/18

In this episode hosts Eric Bradlow and Adi Wyner fly solo covering sports headlines. The get into NBA player stats and historic MLB teams.What players deserve recognition? Then more player stats across sports as they look at who should be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Plus super bowl projections, tennis, and even golf! Who will win in the heated matchup of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. All that and more!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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